The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-04-04
5od have mercy on me 2

God have mercy on me
He isa good and faithful God, the
God Of my fathers, and he helped me
much, or | could not afford to lose by
such bargains as this. Twelve pence
and four and.twenty pence make slx-and
thirty. l may as we'll take it off the
fve-and-twonty shiilings p! it will save
you bringing it back here
Neumark made no answer. He was
gazing at his violoncello, while the tears
rolled silently down his cheek.
Nathan, have but one request.
You don't know how hard it is to part
from that violin. For ten years we
have been together. IF I have nothing
else have it at the worst it spoke to
me, and sung back all my courage and
hope. Ten times rather wonld | give
my hearts blood than this beloved
comforter. Of all the sad hearts that
have LEFT your door there has been none
SO sad as mine
His voice grew thick, and he paused
for a moment.
Just this one favor you must do me,
Nathan to let me play once more upon
my violin
And he hurried to it without waiting
for an answer.
Hold cried the Jew, in passion !;
the shop should have been closed an
hour ago but for you and your fiddle.
Come tomorrow, or, not at all
No-to'day, now returned Neu-
mark. Il must say FAREWELL and soiz,
ing the instrument, and half embracing
it, he sat down on an old chest in the
middle of the shop, and began tune
SO exquisitely soft that the Jew listened
in spite of himself. A few more starins,
and he sang to his own melody two stan
Eas of the hymn
''Lifc is weary, Saviour, take me-"
Enough, enough broke in the Jew.
- What is the use of all this lamenta
tion You have fve-and-twenty shill.
ings in your pocket
But the musician was deaf. Absor.
bed in his own thoughts, he played on.
Suddenly the key changed. A few
bars, and the melody poured itself out
anew ; but, like river which runs into
the sunshine out of the shade Of sullen
banks, he sang louder, and his face
lighted up with happy smiles
'Tot wnc r-e--" r'~s-~-v"S- 80 p s~-"'-'---
That's better. Stick by that,
shouted the Jew. And don't forget
that you have fve.and-twenty shillings
in your pocket. Now, theu, in fort
night the thing is mine if you have moi
redeemed it" And he turned aside,
muttorirg mechanically, "but what an
| to do with great piece of Lumber
work ?"
Neumark laid his violin gently back
in the corner, and murmured, u .fa
dicina UoG,sntds-As God will an
still ;" and without a word of adieu lett
the shop.
AS he rushed out into the night, he
stumbled against man who seemed tc
have been listening to the music at the
door.
Pardon me, sir, but may ask if i
was you who played and sang 80 beauti'
fully just now ?
| 'Yes,' said Neumark hurriedly, anc
pushed on.
The stranger seized hold of his cloak
Pardon me, am but poor man, bu
that hymn you sung has gone through
my very soul. Could you tell me, per
haps, whore I might get copy?
am only servant, but [ would give ;
form to get this hymn-that was jus
written, 1 do believe, for myself
| MY good FRIEND replied NeumarI
gently, will willingly ful6l your wist
without the form. May l ask who yOl
are?'
John Gutig, at your service, and il
the house of the Swedish Ambassador
Baron Von Rosenkranz.'
| well, como early TO- morrow morning
My name is George Neumark and yol
will fnd me at Mistress Johannsen's, il
the Crooked lane. Good night
CHAPTER III.
! One morning, about week after this
Gutig paid second visit to Mistress 10
hannsen's. Neumark received hin
kindly.
Perhaps, sir, you will think what ]
am going to say foolish, but l have
prayed over it the whole night, and ]
hope | may make so bold
what Is it second copy of the
hymn of course you may have it with
| pleasure.
mo, no, sir, it is not that. I have
the copy you gave me in my Bible, tc
keep it better though if it we're lost,
think have it as well off as the Lords
Prayer and the Greed. But yesterday
you won't take it ill?'
Never mind go on,
We'll, sir, the Ambassador had sec.
retary that wrote all his letters. Yester,
day he suddenly left the house ;why, nc
one knew but we believe that the mas
ter found him in default and let him
| easily off. Yesterday evenin0. as I saw