The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-12-10

One morning, about a week after
this, Gutig paid second visit to Mis-
ltress Johannsen's. Neumark receiv-
ed him kindly. " ''i'- 5s
aH''Perhaps, sir, you will think what
1 am going to say foolish but I have
prayed over it the whole night, and [
hope I may make SO bold-''i.l ls,t.
! st'Whatl2.HIs it the second copy of
the hymn; of course you may have it
with pleasore. fhaaiz. !aaai L.a
No, no, sir, it is not that. | have
the copy you gave me in my Bible, to
keep it better though if it were lost,
F 1 think / have it as well off as the
Lords Prayer and Greed: But yester-
day-YOu won't take it ill?''t-" oa.
"Never mind; go on" 80 II
"Well ,sir. the ambassador had a
secretary that wrote all his letters.-7
Yesterday he suddenly left the house;
why, no one, knew but we believe the
master found him in default and let
him easily of. Yesterday evening.
as ], saw my lord to bed, he said to
me, "Now that Mr.. Secretary is gone,
/ I know not where to look for as cley-
er one. Somehow your name came
Into my. mind; for the secretary lives
in the house, and is entertained at the
table, and has a hundred crowns a
year paid down. So 1 said. MY lord,
lIaknow some ono--' AYeul'- he cried,
and laughed; shavel you a. secretary
among your friends p ifNo, my lord,
said l. though Ikuew him, ] am
much too humble to have him for q
friend or acquaintahce.''' So, to make
"a ! long :, story short, sir I told him
7"Aif ?'' interrupted Neumqrk.-
h'And that you made my acquain tance
on the doorstep of Nathan Hirsch
the Jew pawabroker, where [ was
ipledging my violin 2'' li'o Isis %.
! Eyes, all that, replied Gutig ''and
if 1 have done wrong 1 am very sor-
ry; only my heart was SO full. My
lord was not offended, but bid me bring
/ your hymn to see how you wrote
iSWriting and poetry both admirable,
he said, as helaid it down. and i
! the young man would come at once,
would see, perhaps he might do
was uneasy afterwards lest you nigh
be hurt, sir /; and between that anC
wishing you might be secretary,
could scarcely wait for the morning
The ambassador likes an early visit
and if you would pardon me, sir, ant
i think well Of it, you might ge to hin
at once >" @ -'' S'--''' - I..a
Ngumark, instead of answering
walked up and down the room, " Yes
he said to himself, .the Lords way
are surely wonderful. They tina
trust in the Lord shall not.want an,
good thing" Then turning to tn,
servant, ttGod reward you for wha
'fyou have doDel I shall go with you.
), The ambassador received him kindly
ise,Yeu are poet, L see, by thes,
3 verses. Do you compose hymns only
"Of the poor said Nuemark, afte
moments pause, sit is written
thsir's Is the kingdom of beauea.
never knew any one who was rich an,
! enjoyed this world that had written
hymn. Il is the cross that presse
4 such music out of us. y -t--e sd
The ambassador looked surprised
but not displeased. "You certainl.
5 do not fatfer us, u he said. ""Bat
young man, your experience is bu
d narrow. Yet 5eu-might remembartha
: our king, Gustavus Adolphus,. thoug
he lived in the state and glory of th
i throne, not only composed, but sun
and played a right noble Christia
o hymn. However, you are poor, yer
e poor, if my servants account be col
e rect, Has poverty made you curi
Z your life ?''.' - ''-
: 81 thank The Lord, never, though
t have been near it. But he alway
kept the true peaee7in my heart
81 Moreover, the Lerd said, 'the poor J
e have always ); aud another time 1
IS called them blessed and was himse
poor for our sakes, and commando
t. the gospel to be preached to the peo
o and the very poor, as the apostle say
-s NAV vet make them rich. It is n