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A Modern "wandering Jew."

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Day
13
Month
March
Year
1885
Copyright
Public Domain
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Eleven living types oí tho "Wandoring Jew" - a father, ínother and mno childrcn- remained over Simday recently in New Haven, (Jonn., Thoir history is sufñcently remarkablo to warrant a careful study. Mr. Chai'les F. Russoll, tho íathor, is a gentleman of culture. Fourteen yoar3 ago ho married Miss Chippiadalo of Paddington, England, partof the marriage contract being that should Proyidenco bless theni with an heir Mr. Rnssell wonld hold himself bound to talco hís wife on a trip aroundtho world, About thirteon' years ago a sou was boru, and Mr. and Mra.'Russell started upoa tho prcmised trip. LjBeforo tho entiro circuit of the globo was made another sou was born, and Mr. Russoli feit hitnsclf called upon to make another "lap." Ho says ho has been traveling around tho world for nearly thirtcen years and has mado but seven completa circuits. He aud his family aro now on their oighth circuit, but he hardly txpects to catoh up with Mrs. Russell. He thinks sho is a reinarkablo wom.an, and the oftener sho repeats herself tho better, but it is very diicouraging to got up somo niorniua; and find another little stnine;er which calis for another circuit. Ho says they always travel westwf.rd, seldom repealiag tho same route. This trip thoy crossed tho Atlantic to Canada and are now on their way to New York. They travel Avith as littlo baggage as possible, one portmantcr.u partorming services for three. Tho nino children are bright, speaking tho lacguagos of the worid. While playing around the room thoir utterances most resemblo tho dialect s used at the building of the Tower of Babe!. His account of experiences iu Japau, India, Dolhi and Barrackporo would fill volumes. Ilis family have been transported by cara, steaaiers, elephants, camels, asses, slaves, junks and góndolas, and speak in the most bewilderiDg manner of Chinese forts, the pearl mosque, Mohammedan citios, tho Hindoos, Paris, Cairo, and New York. Mr. Kussoll says he was originally of tho belief that constant traveling through the cities of tho oartb would edúcate his childron, but he is now afraid that ultiirately thoy will all become tramps. England is his home, but ho has lived so long "on tho fly" that he hardly knows how tbey could ever settlo down.

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