had carefully buried them after the capitulation of Vilagos, he
proudly hung these trophies of his prowess over his bed, and
rejoiced in the memories of his martial exploits.

Liberty and religious peace held equal sway. Reciprocal kindliness
and toleration spread light where darkness had been, and scattered
the shadows of prejudice.

Hunyadi, or Kalimann, was regarded in Hort as a freethinker. This
was scarcely just; he was pious, and strictly discharged his
religious observances, emancipating himself at the same time from
those distinctions in dress and customs which he deemed neither in
accordance with Mosaic law nor with his ideas of progress.

He followed the observance of wearing his hat while at synagogue,
but during no other religious ceremony; troubled himself but little
regarding the dietary laws; dressed as his Christian neighbor did;
and strictly prohibited any superstitious practices in his house. He
even permitted his wife to let her hair grow,--a bold innovation.

His appearance was by no means suggestive of the hero. Short, thin,
and insignificant-looking, with hair that frizzled beyond all
thought of disentanglement, a tanned and freckled skin, flaxen
moustache, and gray eyes that blinked continuously, Kalimann had
truly no cause for vanity. Besides, he was excessively near-sighted,
and as his large spectacles were taken from their red case only when
he read or worked, it not unfrequently happened that when he took
his walk abroad he would mistake a tall post for the chief
magistrate of the county, and salute it with his most respectful
bow; or, with a composure born of self-complacency, it would be his