Our officers are not wanting in good will; but the bad will of the priests neutralizes their efforts.

By way of illustrating the operation of these two influences, I will relate a little incident which recently occurred.
An Israelite of Rome had hired some land in defiance of the law, under the name of a Christian.

As everybody knew that the Jew was the real farmer, he was robbed right and left in the most unscrupulous manner, merely because he _was_ a Jew.

The poor man, foreseeing that before rent-day he should be completely ruined, applied for leave to have a guard sworn to protect his property.

The authorities replied that under no pretext should a Christian be sworn in the service of a Jew.