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While the anger of the people surged and broke in the air, a third voice came through the tumult, and Naomi knew it, for it was the harsh voice of Reuben Maliki, the silversmith and keeper of the poor-box. "And does God," said Reuben, "any more than Ben Aboo blessings on his life! love that His people should be oppressed? How has He dealt with this Israel ben Oliel?
"That is just the flaw of the modern world, to keep life and religion apart," protested Raphael; "to have one set of principles for week-days and another for Sundays; to grind the inexorable mechanism of supply and demand on pagan principles, and make it up out of the poor-box." Strelitski shook his head. "We must make broad our platform, not our phylacteries.
A little group of old Jews, all held in honour among their people Abraham Ohana, nicknamed Pigman, son of a former rabbi; Judah ben Lolo, an elder of his synagogue; and Reuben Maliki, keeper of the poor-box were seized and cast into the Kasbah for gross and base usury. At this the Jewish quarter was thrown into wild hubbub. The hand that was on their people was a daring and terrible one.
John, but attended continuously to the care of souls and the ordinary business of his office. He would reproach himself with the fact that under his administration the poor-box of the church was neglected, and that he was often too tired and too lazy to do anything.
Dale, for her own special pocket-money; what became of the second third he never owned even to his better half, but certain it was, that every time the parson won seven-and-sixpence, half-a-crown, which nobody could account for, found its way to the poor-box; while the remaining third, the parson, it is true, openly and avowedly retained; but I have no manner of doubt that, at the year's end, it got to the poor quite as safely as if it had been put into the box.
The wooden man's arm went up, so that it creaked in the old woodwork, and he touched his hat brim as he replied: "Rosenbom, by Your Majesty's leave. Once upon a time boatswain on the man-of-war, Dristigheten; after completed service, sexton at the Admiral's church and, lately, carved in wood and exhibited in the churchyard as a poor-box."
When he died there were four florins left, which I put into the poor-box." They had a very pleasant season in London. They were mainly occupied in preparing The Arabian Nights; but their labours over for the day, they went out in society a great deal. Perhaps the most noteworthy event at this time was that Isabel made a long speech at St.
The act-books teem with such presentments as the following: one Holaway refuses to give to the poor-box, "and is found able by the parish." Thomas Arter will give but a half-penny to the poor. Arter appears and "saithe that he is not of the wealthe that men takithe him to be." The judge commands him to pay a half-penny every week, and dismisses him.
During the rest of the day the excited populace seemed as if shaken by an earthquake. About six o'clock in the evening, some of the most desperate characters in the town possessed themselves of a hatchet, and, taking their way to the Protestant church, smashed the doors, tore the pastors' gowns, rifled the poor-box, and pulled the books to pieces.
"True," said the king; "it was not made to be shown." "Old coquedouille! that was your wife," said the constable. "My lord constable, she is asleep, poor girl!" "Quick, quick, then! To horse! Let us be off, and if she be in your house I'll forgive you." Then the constable, followed by the provost, went to the latter's house in less time than it would have taken a beggar to empty the poor-box.
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