Stempenyu: a Jewish Romance
“Nor would they have spared him if he had not agreed to satisfy their demands at once, which he did, having a kind heart and being utterly opposed to vexing anybody. So they all played together at the weddings, and peace reigned among the musicians.
Between each of the weddings there was an interval of several days, during which Stempenyu had nothing at all to do. He went out amongst the families of the local musicians, and made the acquaintance of Isaiah the Fiddler’s daughter—a finely built gi...rl of about twenty-two years old. She had a swarthy complexion, black hair like a raven’s wings, and dark eyes that had a green glitter in them. Stempenyu fell madly in love with her, after the fashion that was usual with him. He kissed her, and embraced her, and bought her presents; and, when the time came for him to go away, the young woman, whose name was Freidel, told him to make no mistake. She was not going to let him go until he had affianced himself to her, openly and publicly, according to the customs which obtained in the village.MoreLess
Between each of the weddings there was an interval of several days, during which Stempenyu had nothing at all to do. He went out amongst the families of the local musicians, and made the acquaintance of Isaiah the Fiddler’s daughter—a finely built gi...rl of about twenty-two years old. She had a swarthy complexion, black hair like a raven’s wings, and dark eyes that had a green glitter in them. Stempenyu fell madly in love with her, after the fashion that was usual with him. He kissed her, and embraced her, and bought her presents; and, when the time came for him to go away, the young woman, whose name was Freidel, told him to make no mistake. She was not going to let him go until he had affianced himself to her, openly and publicly, according to the customs which obtained in the village.MoreLess
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