Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-12-02

iF'fe lbr-tt al the lluutf : llShtihSs iipI"
over the wind blew the sparks "ut alma
before they fell.
Well. if your cousins are not more
easily TO be got at than your light Is,
pity you, young sir, was the sole remark
IL which the stranger cond->rended. ~
Ia watched ll-nrirh's lnh"rinu> -ni-av
or
MI d-sprr ,ndum l. my motto, aus
Wered the Young man; and whrn iiIt
words were scarcely uttered, the light
had been struck In his delight aI sue
ceeding, Heinrich jumped ufon tue ear
rage step. and leaning through the WIN
dow. thrust the tinder eagerly ia the iii
rectiOn OF the gentleman lace. 'Hurrt
sir, pun away
After short pause, during which time
the stranger had been putting at his pipe
he removed it from his month, and All
dressed Heinrich in this way:
! have been thinking over what you
have been telling me; and perhaps, in an
humble way, | might be able to assist
you, and thus act the part of the cousin
you are seeking. At all events. when you
get to Berlin, take this note handing
him a slip of paper on which he had been
writing; take this note Ia Marshal
Grumbkow. who is somewhat of friend
OF mine. anu who will, | think, be glad
to oblige me. But mind, Do exactly as
he bids you. and abide strictly by his ad
vice. If he says he will help you, rely
upon it he will keep his word; but he is
rather eccentric, and the way he sets
about doing a kindness may perhaps seem
strange 10 you. And now" he continued
''as the road is improved, must hurry
on the horses, and so bid you good even
ing. hoping you will prosper in your new
career
As Heinrich began TO express his thanks
| for the good wishes of his unknown friend
the signal was given to increase the speed
| of the horses, and before he had time tC
make any Acknowledgements, he found
himself alone again. The young man wa
no little astonished at what had taken
place; and as he gazed on the slip OF pa
per he could not help wondering wh-th
er any good would come of IT. These
were the only words written on it:
Dear Mans4ol: II you can forward the views o
the bearer, Heinrich Meyer. you will obiige youl
Let me kn ow the result of your interview with
him. F."
Time will prove this, as il does all other
things thought Henrick, a. Le proceed
ed on his way. Somehow or other, the
road appeared less wearisoms and he felt
less tired and footsore since receiving the
mysterious bit of paper. Hope was strong
er than she had been for many a day;
and on her wings he was carried pleas.
antly along. so that he reached Berlin 10y
nIghtfall
The noise and hustle of the capital was
new TO him; and he found some little
difficulty in finding his way TO the gas
thaus, to which he had been recommend
ed by the pastor of the parish. The pas
tor having been once IN Berlin was con-
sidered, in his part of the world, AN oracle
in all matters connected with town life.
The inn, was. however. found at last,
and after frugal supper aud good
nights rest, our friend arose. ready TO
hope and believe every thing from the
mysterious note, which he started forth
to deliver Immediately after break fast
Obliged to ask his way to Marshal
Grumbkow he was amused and surpris-
ed at the astonishment depicted on the
countenance of those persons of whom he
made the inquiry, as if they would say,
What business can you have with the
Marshal Grumbkow?'
The house, was. however. at last gam
ed, and having delivered his missiye 10
servant, Heinrich awaited the result in
the hall. In few minutes the servant
returned, and requested him i'll the most
respectful manner to follow him to the
MarshaPs presence. Arriving there he
was received most courteously; and the
Marshal made many inquiries rs 10 his
past life and future prospects; requested
hsaA As1l1 go
in which he had been last residing; the
school at which he had been educated; at
what inn he was living in Berlin, &c. But
still, no allusion was made, either 10 the
note or to the writer of it. The interview
lasted about twenty minutes: at the end
of which time the Marshal dismissed him,
desiring he would call again on that day
fortnight.
Heinrich employ the interval in visit
ing the lions of the town. There was a
grand review of the troops ON the kings
birthday; and like a loyal subject, our
friend went to have reyerent stare al his
majesty, whom he had never seen. At
one point of the review the king stopped
almost opposite 10 Henrick; and then
was suggested to him, as the reader prob
able suspects, that, after all, he must have
seen that face before. Was il the friend
who hailed him in the muddy road?-
Impossiblei How should the king be
travelling at that time of the day? At
any rate it Vexed him TO think that he
had not treated the gentleman in the
coach in a very ceremonious manner
He had thrust tinder at his nose, and
cried to him Puff away!'
At last the time appointed for his sec
ond visit to the Marshal arrived. His re-
ception was again most favorable. The
Marshal begged him to be seated at the
table at which he was writing, and pro-
ceed at the same time to business. Un-
locking drawer, and bringing forth g
small bundle of papers, he asked Hen
rich, as he drew them forth, one by one,
if he knew in whose handwriting the va
rious subscriptions were?
Heinrich answered, that TO the best of
his belief, one was that of Herr Mudel,
his former schoolmasteF; another, that of
DR.. Won Hummer, the principal of such a
college, and so on.
Quite right remarked the Marshal,
and perhaps it may not surprise you to
hear that have written TO these different
gentlemen to enquire your character, that
| may know with whom | have to deal,
and not be working in the dark As he
said these words the Marshal fixed his
eyes to Heinrich TO see what effect they
had, but the young mans eOuntenance
was unabashed; he evidently feared no
evil report Il feel bound, continued
the Marshal, to tell you, that all they
say of you is most favorable, and | am
equally bound to believe and act upon
their opinions. have now to beg ofyou
to follow me to friends house.
The Marshal descended a private stair
case leading TO the court yard, crossing
which he passed through a gate in the
wall into narrow side street, down which
he conducted Heinrich, till they arrived
at a private entrance to the palace
Heinrich began to get exceedingly nerv-
GUS; the convictions that this idea was
not mere trick of the imagination be-
came stronger and stronger. Could he
have had his own wish, Heinrich Meyer
would have been forty miles from Berlin. |