An account of the time spent by Lewis Flegeltaub in Brisbane in the late 19th century. Flegeltaub, or "deaf mute", was born in 1848 in Poland, and migrated to Victoria as a child. he grew wealthy around Ballarat and Bendigo during the gold rushes, and after his marriage to Esther Hannah Phillips in 1868 moved to Brisbane and opened a clock and jewellery store. He was active in the local Hebrew Congregation and died in 1897.