The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-06

lty2 Here is the sum of the difficulties.
Government would do right, but the
elements of wrong and error surround 1t
on every side, and, ike all other things
which humanity creates, it is tainted
with human imperfection. SIRIUS.
FREDERICK THE GREAT AND The JESUl1S.
Frederick the Great was so kindly dis
posed towards the. Jesuits that he. when
they were driven from other countries,
gave them place of refuge in Silesia.
All the more astonished were they,
therefore, when lie suddenly ordered
seals to be put ON their valuable library
in Breslau. The circumstances con-
nected with the affair, which are COM
parativeIy little known, are these:
Ond day the king met, in his garden at
Potsdam, a young man or foreign lo0k,
with whose appearance he was SO
pleased that he inquired Of him who he
was. The young man replied that his
name was Hedhessi; that he had recent
| ly come from Frankfort-on.the-Ode
where he had studied theology; but was
a native Of Hungary, whittier he would
return after spending short time in
Berlin. Tie King then entered into long
conversation with the young Protestant
theolOgian, and was so pleased with his
cleverness that he finally said to him:
"Do you know that you must remain
here In my Kingdom. will see thatyou
are we'll provided for. Do you hear2'
The Hungarian assured the king that
he should Do most happy to profit by his
gracious offer, but that family consider
atoms rendered itimpossible.
"That is unfortunate" said Frederick.
swell then, tell me what service can
render you." u.
aI don't know, really" replied the
Hungarian. 81 can think OF nothing at
the moment" -
"What, can you think of nothing
nothing at all to ask me?"
"Ah, yes, now that l bethink me, there
Is something l would ask your majesty
to do for ME, since you allow me TO. l
have bought myself several theological
and philosophical books. which, as
think, are prescribed in Vienna blythe
Jesuit Ia Tiers, who form the commission
that decides what foreign books shall be
admitted into the country. Ii your
majesty would have the goodness"
| .'Ay, lay! take your books along," in
Interrupted the king, land buy as many
more as you want; just those, If you
Hike, that you think are specially pro-
lscrlbed. Do you hear? Ii they 60 to
ltake them away from you in Vienna, tell
lthem-tell them that l gave them. The
good fathers won't care Tor that, prob
ably; but never mind. Let them take
liyour books; then 60 straight to my en-
lbassador, tell him all about the matter,
land what I have said to you. This done,
leo to the first hotel in Vienna, and live
iii the best style the house affords. Be
sure you make your bill at least ducat
daly. There you Will remain until they
send your books back to YOU. That they
Twill do it shati be my care. Wait tor me
IL will be back Directly"
| And he went hastily into his villa,
which was near by. When he returned,
| he brought a slip of paper, on which he
had written:
| BON pour roster Vienne aux depens
de moi (toodsfor stay at Vienna at my
expense). Federik."
| liz was thus strans sely enough, that he
| always wrore4 his name.
| s'Here.' said lie, ''you have my name
Show that to: my ambassador, and al
willbe we'll. You will get your books
again. But be sure yea live eweli-every
day ducat, mind."
| .'But, your majesty" I.,
| "rlere is no 'bup in the matter
leave every thing to me, and you sinai
l not only udfc yOaL uUOhoS Uub lie UeS1
curacy in Hungary And now bon yOy
age, and d0n'tf forget to write to me-"
| Hedhessi took leave Of the king, deep
| ly impressed by the singular interest bill
| Majesty had manifested in him. Whei
he reached the Austrian line, as he ex
i pected, the box containing, his books
| was seized; and, in Vienna, as he hat
| also expected, the major part of then
were c0ntiscated; whereupon he, sait
what the King had told him to say. Th,
only reply the Jesuit. fathers, howe ver
made him W as
"What DO we care for.the King of Prus
| siaW
Hedhessi went to the Prussian .embas
sador, showed him the, line from th,
king, and told him how matters, stood
The ambassador had already; received
his instructions from Berlin howtto. pro
ceed. He called one Of bis servants
and told him TO 90 with The Hungarian tt
landlord that his guest would remain
with him for a time at the expense o
the Pfussian embassy.
Soon after this, the .Goyernorof Silesi;
and the Minister Won MunchoM wer,
surprised to receiyesan order to detail {
staff. officer, a Krlegsrath (couuseler-of
wary a sergeant, aud half a dozen sol
disrs.to go 10 the Jesuit college, and pu
seals on the doors OF the library, AM
station saptries before. them. Every morn
ing a military and a civil officer were t,
examine the. doors to seerthat the seal,
had moi been disturbed. each of thes
VISITORS" said the royal order, 'shal
receive one thalgr (sixsy nine cents 10
each visit, the six soldiers ON duty be
fore the doors two thalers daily, and III
commission that puts ON the seals thirt
thalers, all OF which sums shall be pai
by the Jesuit college.
The CONSERVATION could not have beel
greater among the Jesuitiathers ii th
angel GABRIEL had closed their librar