Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-31

Iaulsr. the preacher, walked, one autumn
wits3a: the walls Of strAsburg, by tn
rendering the solemn miracle OF life 4DUH
As one VINO, wandering In u star'ess Dight
reels, momently, the Jar of unseen waves
ANA hears The thunder Of an unknown sea,
breaking along an unimaKined shore.
AZ he walked he prayed. Even the same j.,
Old prayer with which. for half . scores o
year,,
Morning and noon, and evening. lin and
Had groantd Have pity on me, Lord
Thou seest, while teaching others l am
blind,
Send me man who can direct my stops.
Then, Is he unused. he heard along his
a sound az Of an old mans stat among
Inc dry, dead linden leaves and, looking
up.
He saw stranger. weak, and poor and old.
Peace ur to thee, father" Tauler said;
God give thee good day" The old man
rated
Slowly bis calm, blue eyes. ~ thank thee,
Bu, ali ny days are good, and none are III. ,
Wondering thereat. the preacher spake
kgaiD.
"dod rive thee happy life The old an
IL never am unhappy"
Tauler laid
His hand upcn the strangers coarse gray
sleeve
Tell me, y, father, what thy strange words
Sad As the grave IL leads TO-" :" Nay, my
kon,
Our imes are in Gods hands. and all our
days
Are as our moods TO- shadow ss for sun.
or cold - neat. Tor want as wealth. alike
Our thanks are due since that is best which
And that which is not, sharing not his lie.
lie evil only n devoid Of good.
And for the happiness Of which spake
] md II IL submission 70 his will,
Ard raln trust 10 the holy Trinity
VI knowledge. Goodness and Almieh ty
lover
silent wondering, for little space,
STOOD the greet preacher then he spaks a.
whc, suddenly graphing with = haunting
Which long has followed, whispering through
s,r4ng. terror, drass 1t, shriekins, into
w st 4 Gol's will eonsixn thee hence 70
He'll? 2"
"Th.n," aid the stranger, ehssrily, "bs
What He'll may be l know not; this | know
! eaLnot lete the presence 4, ( the Lord
y. hr1 bumility, takes hold upon
His dear Humanity. the other, Love,
tlatps his divinity 40 where 90
he goes, and better PREVAILED He'll with
I han golden gated Paradise without"
Tears iprs ny il Iauler's eyes. A sudden
light.
Like The hrs; ray which fell on chaos, Glove
Apart the sh' dove wherein he had walked
Darkly at noon, And as the strange old
nan
Went 10 SLOW way until his silver hair
set like the white moon where the hills of
Siope to the Rhine. he bowed his head and
said
MY prayer is answered God hath sent the
man
Lung s.ught, TO teach me, by his riuple
Wisdt m the weary tchoolmen never knew
So. entering with changed and cheerful
step,
The city ates he saw, far down tho street,
4 mighty shadow break the liz ut OF noon,
Which tracing backward I'LL ITS airy lines
Hardened = stony plinths. he raised his eyes
q er trpad facad. and lofty pediment,
t'er aTchitrave ana frie1e by tainteo niche,
Up the atone lace,work chiselied by the wise
Eiwin Of Stsinbach, dizziiy up TO where
In the noon brightness the great Minister'S
tower,
Unveiled with sunbeam on its mural crown,
kose Ike visible prayer. " Behold" he
said,
The stranger's faith mhde plain before
minetyts.
A. yonder tower outstretched TO the earth,
The dark triangle OF it's shade alone,
" hen the clear ray 10 shining on tts top,
50, dai kness In the pathway Of mails life,
IL TUT the shsdow OF q DIS providence,
by the rest Sun Of wisdom cast thereon
Aid what is dark below "a light in Heaven"