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As our little procession passed my home, my father, who was aged and feeble, came tottering forward to say good bye to me. A soldier pushed him roughly back; he reeled, then fell full length in the street before my eyes. AS OUR LITTLE PROCESSION PASSED MY HOME MY FATHER WHO WAS AGED AND FEEBLE CAME TOTTERING FORWARD TO SAY GOOD BYE TO ME A SOLDIER PUSHED HIM ROUGHLY BACK HE REELED THEN FELL FULL LENGTH IN THE STREET BEFORE MY EYES
ver and stuck the muzzle right in my face. I felt the blood leave my heart, but I was able to control myself and refuse his demand. The officer was not easily discouraged; the hours I passed in that little room, with its smoky kerosene lamp, were terrible ones. I realized, however, how tremendously important the question of the arms was, and strength was given me to hold out until the officer gave up in disgust and let me go home. [ILLUSTRATION: HOUSE OF THE AUTHOR'S FATHER, EPHRAIM FISHL AARONSOHN, IN ZICRON-JACOB] My father, an old man, knew nothing of what had happened, but the rest of my family were tremendously excited. I made light of the whole affair, but I felt sure that this was only the beginning. Sure enough, next morning--the Sabbath--the same officer returned and put three of the leading elders of the village, together with myself, under arrest. After another fruitless inquisition at the hotel, we were handcuffed and started on foot toward the prison, a day's journey away. N WHEEDLING AND OFFERING ALL SORTS OF FAVORS IF I WOULD BETRAY MY PEOPLE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE WHIPPED OUT A REVOLVER AND STUCK THE MUZZLE RIGHT IN MY FACE I FELT THE BLOOD LEAVE MY HEART BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL MYSELF AND REFUSE HIS DEMAND THE OFFICER WAS NOT EASILY DISCOURAGED THE HOURS I PASSED IN THAT LITTLE ROOM WITH ITS SMOKY CARRISON LAMP WERE TERRIBLE ONES I REALIZED HOWEVER HOW TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT THE QUESTION OF ARMS WAS AND STRENGTH WAS GIVEN ME TO HOLD OUT UNTIL THE OFFICER GAVE UP IN DISGUST AND LET ME GO HOME MY FATHER AN OLD MAN KNEW NOTHING OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT THE REST OF MY FAMILY WERE TREMENDOUSLY EXCITED I MADE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE AFFAIR BUT I FELT SURE THAT THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING SURE ENOUGH NEXT MORNING THE SABBATH THE SAME OFFICER RETURNED AND PUT THREE OF THE LEADING ELDERS OF THE VILLAGE TOGETHER WITH MYSELF UNDER ARREST AFTER ANOTHER FRUITLESS INQUISITION AT THE HOTEL WE WERE HANDCUFFED AND STARTED ON FOOT TOWARDS THE PRISON A DAY'S JOURNEY AWAY
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