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40 BY ORDER OF THE CZAR.

" Yes," replied the poor creature.

"You hear, Jew? You shall see how just I am, how generous are my brother councillors. What have you to say?"

" May I ask your witness, my unhappy brother, a ques- tion ?"

" You may."

" Did I advise anything but gentle submission to the new Governor a careful observance of the law ? "

" No," said the wretch. " Oh, God forgive me ! "

" Stand up, Judas," said the Governor. " That meant, open day light; but the Governor Petronovitch is unworthy of his position ; he is a tyrant. His Imperial Majesty has sent amongst you an unjust and cruel officer ; rebel against him, but have a care, do it secretly.' You, Losinski, are a cut-throat Jew a rebel, a traitor to the State and for this I will make an example of you. You are condemned to receive fifty blows of the knout in the public place of execution ! Officers, remove him and let his punishment take place with all convenient speed ; direct the Commander of the District Prison to attend us at the Palace of the Government within the hour."
 * 'Be careful how you rebel, but rebel ; don't do it in the

Losinski staggered under the sentence and turned pale to the very lips.

" Mercy ! mercy ! " he cried ; " do not condemn me on the evidence of a miserable wretch such as this."

He pointed to the suborned witness as he spoke, and the poor creature turned away his head and sobbed.

" Why ask me for mercy," said the Governor with a cruel sneer, " since I am a tyrant, without pity, without remorse ? "

" I did not say so," the rabbi replied, "and whatever I said was in the cause of peace."

" It is in the same cause that thou art condemned.'*