Our Little Jewish Cousin

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Wade Mary Hazelton Blanchard. Our Little Jewish Cousin

CHAPTER I. THE PLACE OF WAILING

CHAPTER II. THE GAZELLE

CHAPTER III. THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER

CHAPTER IV. THE ORPHAN

CHAPTER V. THE JEWS OF LONG AGO

CHAPTER VI. QUEER SIGHTS

CHAPTER VII. THE CAVE

CHAPTER VIII. THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL

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"Come, Esther! Come, Solomon! I am waiting for you," cried a woman's voice.

The two children were in the courtyard, but, when they heard their mother calling, they ran into the house at once.

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"Titus, the Roman general, followed the Syrians. The spearmen came with him. Next came the legions with their terrible short swords and the trumpets that filled the air with word of their approach.

"Every footman among the Romans was armed with a sword, a lance, and a shield. Besides these, he carried with him a saw, axe, hook, pickaxe, and enough food to last him for three days. The horsemen were also furnished with everything they needed for battle or for a long siege.

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