A SINGULAR CASE.
A singular case recently occurred in Belgium. A young and beautiful Jewish girl, belonging to a rich and honorable family, was about to be married, when a peasant woman entered the room, and stated that the ceremony could not go on. “ Twenty years ago I was given a child to nurse. That child you suppose is the lady there. But in the night, in my sleep, I rolled over and crushed the infant to death. I was afraid to tell this, so I substituted my own child of the same age. You have brought up and educated my child, and I thank you ; but you will understand that, being a good Christain, I cannot consent to the marriage of my daughter, baptised in an English Church, with a Jew.” The astonishment of everybody, as may be imagined, was great. An inquiry followed, and the story of the peasant woman was substantiated. The marriage was postponed.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1122, 14 August 1882, Page 4
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158A SINGULAR CASE. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1122, 14 August 1882, Page 4
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