, 1873-07-06

Gf fGd 1,nth9s ,mon l9t mysolf BE- persuaded that
first syllable Of both names sounds very much
alito. What. therefore, I afterwards said !
m said as II woro addressing Huldrioh Won Hutton,
Meanwhile. thoro came In two trsvo,5nn
mcrohants WHO also wished to stay for tho night
at tho inn and, aftor they ikd unc1oakod
themselves. and taken OF their spurs, ono Of
them them LAID d upon tho table by him an unbound
of book that was. Tho merchant answered.
1t Is DR.. 1uti,or'a exposition OF somo Of tho
u9snc!s end Epatea just lately printed and
pu99ahsn9di p9a havo you not neon 1t 7" Tho trooper
said, 1T will come to mo-
Thon tho landlord said, "Now coat yourselves
at tho table; wo must havo our supper" But
re ooggod tho landlord thnt hc would have for
.a boafan9S e. With us, and giyo Us something napn-
panione, scat yourselves at tho table with tho
Eontloraen. will deal with You very roasona-
ply" Whom the trooper hoard this, ho natl,
tho lapI11 oTl will 500 to the 'otsl0nont with
J During tho moal he spolo many pious friendly
words, 80 that tho merchants and wo woro
astonahod OF him, and paid more attention to
lia words than to all tho good things Of tho
@ supper. AZ, And, amidst M theoo ssying he bcmoaned
assembled ut the Imperial Dict Of Nuremberg On
account Of Gods Word, to constdor those itnui-
nent affairs and tho burdens Of tho German
nation; but wore 70 nothing moro inclined than
to waste tho good time In costly tourpnments
slodglngs, courtly Pomp, and wtckedness Of a1i
The fcar OF God and Christian prayer to God.
"But theao arc our Christian Princes !" Further
moro ho said that ho was IN hopes that
the Evangelical truth would bring forth moro
fruit In our children and descendants who wore
not poisoned, by PapiBtical error, but we're al
rendy planted upon puIo truth and Gods word,
orrorB were 30 intooted that with difficulty they
oould DO uprootcd. Theroupon, tho merchants
n!so gave thor opinions, and the older ono said,
LIAM. ~ am simple, plata lsyymap; II understand
must Wy, now look at tho thing, Luther must
| oltlor be an angel from hoavon Or dovil from
| boil I would with pleasure give him ten guldon
II might confesa him, for believe he could and
landlord camo to us and whispered, "Mar-
| tin has paid for tho supper for you"
| Tint gladdonod ua nuch, not on nccount Of tho
monoy aud tho enjoyment but because ths man
merchants rose up and vent INTO tho stablca to
| look after their horses. Meanwhile Martin ro-
malned with us alone in tho chamber, and We
thanked him for the honor ho had dono us, and
the cost he had been vt for MS, and we aaid that
we had taken him for Huldrich Won Hutton but
ho replied, II am not"
Thoreupon came in tho landlord. and Martin
said, I have become tonight nobloman, for
theae Swiss tako mo for Huldrich You Hut
.hat but Martin lathor Then he uushod s;S nas 10
morrilyi "Thoy," he sa!d, !" tako mo for Hut
ten-you for Luthor. soon ehall be Markolfus"
[A1arkolfnH was . comica! hgure that delighted
Aftor talk of this kind, he lftod up T beer
glass aud Baid, according to tho custom Of tho
country " Swiss, drink to mo friendly drink
for blessing" And as was about to tako tho
glass with vino, saying, " Boer il not d homo
drink ths wine." Then be stood ap threw hisl IL
troopers cloalt on his shoulder, and took leavo.
AZ ~ no did 80 hc offered US his hnnd and said,
uioron1nus Bchurf." We said, "Wo will will
ingy do 10, but VIC muHt give your narIle tl,at ho
may know who it is groots lin.'. He replied,
words" Then ho loft ,,a to 60 to lliH chamber.
Afterwards the morclantA cnmo buck irto tho
room and caliod the landlord 10 bring them
drink. during which tthoy hal much discourse
Whereupon tho landtord let them know That ho
took him for Luther. Then tile merchants
talked ovor tho n1atter, and Vexed themselves
greatly that they haa spolicn in 20 unsoenl1y q
got up carly in tho morning boforo ho took lis
departure and would beg him not to bo angry
with them, and not to tako it IL that thoy lind
not recognized bis person. This :hoy did, and
they found him III tho morning in tho nt able;
per, you said that you would give ton cultlon to
Luther to cnnfcss him. When YOU do confess
him, yon will ses aud know whether l nm Martiu
Luthcr." Further ho did not allow himself to
be recognized; but rose up and went to Witten-
borg.
On the same day va got off for Naumb,trg, and
NO camo to village Qt il situated on d hill, and
I think the hill il callcd Orlanundo and tho
1ooi which had broko forth yrcason of tho great
rains, mud ii had partly carried AWAY part Of the
bridge, 60 that no ono could pass over it On
horseback. We returned to tho yillaso, and
chRnced to find the Two merchants i'll tho inn,
WHO also for luther's sake, paid or reckoning.
On tho next Saturday, the day before tho fret
Sunday i'll !ont, wo paid yialt to DR.. Hioloni-
hold, wo find tho trooper Martin, just as ho waa
at Jena. With him weTo Philip Molanctton,
Justns Jodochus, Jonas Nicholas, Ar1nadorf,
and Dr. Augustine schurf. They woro telling
with bis finger, aud says, "Thin il Tic rhilp
Molancthon Of whom spoke to you."
Thus ends this insertDting narrative. Tho ro-
mara Of austayo Froytag upon i Is; tin the
truo-hcartea representation Of Ko9slor nothing
IL moro worthy Of notice thnn tho serene pcaco-
fulncss Of tho strong mnn, who iB riding through
Thuringia under the bann Of tho Empire, with
passionate caro- at his hcart in respect Of tho
great danger which threatened hia teaching from
tho fanatlcBm of his OWN partsauB."
I would venture to add that nothing la moro
remarkable In this truo-hearted narrative than
tho exceeding kindness. aud oven politonoas,
which the groat man showed to those poor STU
dents, even manifested in such little thing "a
providing for them their accustomed beverage,
vino, whom they drank together the cup OF bon-
ediction on parting for tho neutrality-suspicious.
Journal.
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