TIIELEM OF WILMA.
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In the advance Of The frenCn against Rus
sia. a Colonel, stroilin., the subur0su of wilma,
heard cries Of di tress !rom house, and ELL
tering TO ascert lin the cause, he found four
soldiers enga ed in plun.lerng and illtreat-
ing an aged Jew and IL Young girl. The
mtl"luders not being inc!med to relmquish
their prey, proceeded To ,,low, but the Col
onel, who was an excellent swords nan, laid
two Of his assAilants dead Oh the SPOT, and
drove the other two from the house severe
" woundeI-hc himself received slight
wounds, and ball grazed his cheek. On
the return of the remn1nt OF the French ar
nv oppressed with fatigue, want and dis
ease, the worn out soldier in rags, sought
the dwelling of the Jew, and with difficulty
was recognized, so completely changed was
his appearance. The Jew completely fur
nishcd his wardrobe, and contrivcd to send
him through the hostile armies to France
At the peace the Colonel was obliged to
retire on a miserable pittance, which an aged
mother and sis1er shared. He had forgotten
the Jew of wilma, when one evening in the
spring of 1916, a man called at his humble
abode, in the suburbs of Paris, and having
satisfied himself as to hls identity, placed in
his hands packet, and vanished. On open
ing 1t the Colonel found bills on banker in
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lowing note:


"He whose daughter you preserved from
a brutal ravisler, whose life you saved, and
whose house you protected from plunder,
at the risk Of your own existence, sends you
an offering of his gratitude; the only return
he requires is, if ever you near the Jews
condemned, you will say, that one of that
race knew how to be grateful" The old
Jew died at Vienna; hi daughter, the heress
of his immense wealth, the largest portion
of which was in the French funis, visited
Paris; it was natural she should seek the
brave man who had preserved her from tle
worst of fates,. and with no common emotion
he found the young girl he had protected
now ii blooming aud beautiful woman, ant
amiable as she was engaging He became
a lover, and she consented to become a wife


With her hand he received more than i1O0
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