INTRODUCTION. II 



horses were long distances apart, but in every hamlet 

 and village through which they passed they were 

 sure of protection and non-betrayal. Faithful to 

 each other, they were at secret enmity to the rest, 

 and their great and ever-increasing numbers made 

 their adverse influence one to be dreaded, in so 

 haughty and arrogant a nation as Russia," 



Then you are not surprised at this terrible up- 

 heaval in Russia, and the persecution of the Jews? 



" Ah, no ! It cannot be to me a matter of astonish- 

 ment that the Jews are finally expelled and forever 

 banished from Russia and Poland." 



But there must be some good men among this 

 great army of sufferers? 



"Among them are many good and honorable men, 

 and as such they will be recognized here and every- 

 where. But the edict had to include all or none, 

 and while the means employed to banish them were 

 cruel and severe, Russia can shrug her shoulders 

 and show to the world, in her disdainful attitude, 

 her indifference to the opinion of all other nations." 



Well, dear Count, we are not only glad to wel- 

 come you to America, and to adopt you as one of her 

 sons, but, even at this late day, congratulate you 

 upon your escape from all those wicked designs, and 

 that you still live to tell about them. 



*' Ah, my friends, there is no country in all the 

 world like America; and I thank God every day of 

 my life that my steps were directed hither, and that 

 now in my old age I can enjoy the inestimable bless- 

 ings of perfect liberty of thought, and freedom of 

 action, which she bestows." 



