Moses won every game to-night and was full of glee and told the _Kinder_ another story.

It was about the Emperor Nicholas and is not to be found in the official histories of Russia.
"Nicholas, was a wicked king, who oppressed the Jews and made their lives sore and bitter.

And one day he made it known to the Jews that if a million roubles were not raised for him in a month's time they should be driven from their homes.

Then the Jews prayed unto God and besought him to help them for the merits of the forefathers, but no help came.
Then they tried to bribe the officials, but the officials pocketed their gold and the Emperor still demanded his tax.

Then they went to the great Masters of Cabalah, who, by pondering day and night on the name and its transmutations, had won the control of all things, and they said, 'Can ye do naught for us ?' Then the Masters of Cabalah took counsel together and at midnight they called up the spirits of Abraham our father, and Isaac and Jacob, and Elijah the prophet, who wept to hear of their children's sorrows.