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At dawn, two days later, I slipped into Jaffa by way of the sand dunes and went to the house of a friend whom I could trust to help me in every possible way, and begged him to find me a passport for a neutral. He set off in search and I waited all day at his house, consumed with impatience and anxiety. AT DAWN TWO DAYS LATER I SLIPPED INTO JAFFA BY WAY OF THE SAND DUNES AND WENT TO THE HOUSE OF A FRIEND WHOM I COULD TRUST TO HELP ME IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY AND BEGGED HIM TO FIND ME A PASSPORT FOR A NEUTRAL HE SET OFF IN SEARCH AND I WAITED ALL DAY AT HIS HOUSE CONSUMED WITH IMPATIENCE AND ANXIETY
. The eternal curse of the Wandering Jew! Driven from Russia, they come to seek shelter in Turkey; Turkey then casts them from her under pretext that they are loyal to Russia. Truly, the Jew lifts his eyes to the mountains, asking the ancient and still unanswered question, "Whence shall come my help?" The Turkish Government later repented of its leniency in allowing these Russian Jews to escape, and gave orders that only neutrals should leave the country--and then only under certain conditions. I was not a neutral; my first papers of American citizenship were valueless to further my escape. I had heard, however, that the United States cruiser Tennessee was to call at Jaffa, and I determined to get aboard her by hook or by crook. One evening, as soon as darkness had fallen, I bade a sorrowful farewell to my people, and set off for Jaffa, traveling only by night and taking out-of-the-way paths to avoid the pickets, for now that the locust campaign was over, my _boyouroulton_ was useless. BLY ABUSED BY THE JAFFA BOATMEN THE ETERNAL CURSE OF THE WANDERING JEW DRIVEN FROM RUSSIA THEY COME TO SEEK SHELTER IN TURKEY TURKEY THEN CAST THEM FROM HER UNDER PRETEXT THAT THEY ARE LOYAL TO RUSSIA TRULY THE JEW LIFTS HIS EYES TO THE MOUNTAINS ASKING THE ANCIENT AND STILL UNANSWERED QUESTION WHENCE SHALL COME MY HELP THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT LATER REPENTED OF ITS LENIENCY IN ALLOWING THESE RUSSIAN JEWS TO ESCAPE AND GAVE ORDERS THAT ONLY NEUTRALS SHOULD LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND THEN ONLY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS I WAS NOT A NEUTRAL MY FIRST PAPERS OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP WERE VALUELESS TO FURTHER MY ESCAPE I HAD HEARD HOWEVER THAT THE UNITED STATES CRUISER TENNESSEE WAS TO CALL AT JOFFA AND I DETERMINED TO GET ABOARD HER BY HOOK OR BY CROOK ONE EVENING AS SOON AS DARKNESS HAD FALLEN I BADE A SORROWFUL FAREWELL TO MY PEOPLE AND SET OFF FOR JAVA TRAVELLING ONLY BY NIGHT AND TAKING OUT OF THE WAY PATHS TO AVOID THE PICKETS FOR NOW THAT THE LOCUST CAMPAIGN WAS OVER MY BOYOU ROTON WAS USELESS
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