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

than It was when this special order OF
their good friend King Frederick was
executed. They inquired, cdnjectured
and consulted, but all to no purpose.
The manner In which they had forfeited
the favor Of the king remained mystery.
The governor and minister were no wiser
in the matter than they.
There was only one thing left to be
done; they must send deputation OF
such members of their order to Potsdam
as were known to the king, and stood
highest in his favor. Arrived in Pots
dam, they prayed for an audience. which
was not Immediately granted, but was
put off from time to time. Finally, after
a whole month had elapsed, they were
received, and with q cordiality that was
wholly unexpected. His majesty began
Immediately to ask after and to talk with
them about such multiplicity OF things
that they found no opportunity to make
known the object Of their VISIT. They
sat upon thorns. After a long time there
came momentary pause in the conyer.-
to avail himself of 1t to humbly inquire
how their college had had the misfortune
to SO displease his majesty that he should
order their library to be closed.
"Oh, hol about the library" replied
Frederick. ssTrue, true, / did order it
closed. For the reasons you must ad-
dress yourselves TO my ambassador in
Vienna. Good morning, gentlemen.
And don't forget 10 make my compli-
ments to your confrcres, the members OF
the book commission in Vienna. have
no fault to lind with you. Good m0rn-
ing" .s ~, F..
And thus they were dismissed, no
wiser than they were five or six weeks
previously; on the contrary, they had
only unearthed new and inexplicable
complications. Returned to Breslau,
where they were impatieDtly awaited,
the members OF the college assembled to
hear what news they brought; but the
rector and the professors, clever Jesuits
as they were, were now more in maze
than ever. One thing, however, was
clear to them all: that they must send a
deputation to Vienna. This they did
without delay, and the Prussian embas-
sador, unlike his royal master, received
the two deputies Immediately. They
told him what had happened to them in
Breslau, and what the result was OF their
mission to the king. a.g
"Well, gentlemen" replied the EN-
bassador. Il. myself am not very fully
informed with regard to all the circum-
stances of the CASE. know, however,
ouos tucTt lOuuk u0iO AiOu
whom the members of your order, who
form the book. commission, have taken
away a. box of books, and that his
majesty Of Prussia is pleased to insist
upon their being returned" E
The mystery was solved. The two
deputies hastened to their brethren OF
the book-cOmmissi0n and the folio wing
day the Hungarian's books were all re-
turned to him. This. however, was not
all; the Jesuits in Vienna were COM
PEELED to pay Hedhessps hOtelblll, which
amounted TO ninety-six ducats.
The ambassador then signed certifi-
cate in which 1t was stated that the
young Protestants books had been re-
turned to him, and that shotel bill had
been paid. With this document the two
deputies returned TO Bresiau, where the
other deputation took it and repaired
again to POtsdam. This time Frederick
received them without delay, and, after
reading the certificate, he imme diately
sent an order to Breslau to have. the col
lege library reopened.
AS tor the young Hungarian, his royal
friend did not lose sight Of him; and,
thanks to his powerful projections; he re-
ceiyed one of the best curacies in Hun
gary. in tire peaceful enjoyment of which
he remained at least as late as 1885,
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nal.