The Exeter Times, 1880-4-15, Page 6APRIL I5, 1080"
THE : COBBLER OP HAMI3TJ1iG,
On a fine summer evening, in the
city of H't nbut;g, i> t;llnetn> heir sat at
work beneetb ae awning in front. of 11is.
shop Window'. Above hie heard was a'
tarling, which semi 1 to iteep up a
busy talk with its kind o eller; for n
while it sang and chattered, he wouiil
sing ane of the kine olid Gorman Atealrn
t ranee.
While thus etinapetl, ii young J.iwttth
tadontstot'ped end said, 'Well, rrielld,
you seem a merry Mdse.'
Hans looked np and replied, 'Merry I
to be sty n. 1. am right merry, my
brother; and why should I not be so,
sir'
'Ali aro riot so,' replied the student
with a smiler. 'I onnfese. friend, 1 ani
surprised to see a poor man like you
so cheerful,'
(tl,. 'Poor 1' exclaimed Hems; 'bow know.
est, thong friend, how my acct not
stands with the bank ? Poor l I ani
ric!1'r than thou itnoweet ?'
'11 may be so,' said tue student with
a smile, 'I Inlet haveheard of the
narne in the Exchange, or of thy ships=;
but I have f=trgetten when.'
'Enough,' said 1110 v; time hest con-
fessed thine i•gnoret:oa of me;' and
then, stopping 1114 work, he said calm
ly and scoletnnly, 'Stranger, I am not
pour I an a Kiri;;'; son.'
The J,,i.h student, with a smile,
made a low bow, and went upon hit.
wily. It was even so, thr:u;ili the
'world knew hitu )rot, no nl're than it
knew his Elder brother, that poor; ar-
ti,an wia3 an adopted son cif the great
Bing; his name was known ata nig the
courtiers of the palette of the golden
city, and his prayers and awns had
come up es a memorial to. his honor.
Ile bet mneh wealth mid np where
thieves onnld not break through and
steal. lie had his Father's will iu hie
hand, which lie road attentively from
clay te4dity, and thought often of hie
mansion, his crown, his titles, and his
enduring possessions, So Hans cum-
muned as a sun with Lis heavenly Fa -
the!. and sung becaii a he was very
happy4
A week passed away, the student
came again to the cobbbier's done, and,
making a low bow with his cap in his
hattd, he said, 'Good evening to your
rove! highness.'
'Bait, friend 1' cried Hanel 'I am
glad tee you grain. Yt.0 left me ab-
ruptly the other evening. I suppose
you thought we mad. I am not se.
I tell yrs.! agitm Ring's eon.
When you interrupted me, I was sing
ing a song ab nit my k:nt dorn. Would
you like to Bear it ?'
'Surely, if it please poor royal high•
nes,' replied the Jew, doubting the
cobbler's sanity.
Hans sang a hymn nn ''L'hy kingdom
sone,' and thea asked the stnden.t if he
understood its meaning. His reply
was a shake of the !head,, upon which
Hans began to pont: ,at leis anti: int x -
planation of the kingdom of his Mes
siah, abe,nt rho promise of Eden, its
fu)filinent in the corning death, resur-
rection, and reign of Oiiri:it, of whose
kingdom every subject was a eon, and
• joint heir to all its riches and honors.
The Jew sat as a child at his feet,
gazing uponitim•with hie full, black
eye, and so absorbed with all hill heart,
that he was only aroused as from a
wal is g dream by H:.ns.toek him by h.
N, Arm, and sayiug, 'Now Ilion seest I am
aL King's son, and why I am happy; for
for I know and love this Jesus, and all
things are mine, whether life o` death,
things. present or things. to coine ; and,
young.tvan, he asked with emnliateis,
'believeet thnILthe prnplhets ? I know
that thou belicyest,;For unless Renis•
take thy countenance ;greatly, thy fa -
there did;.an(1 thou, my son, believing
in them, most aloe believe in him
whorrethey have foretold, and whom
God hath sent to 'perforin the mercy
promised to thy father•',.and to temente.
her his holy covenant the oath which
be swage to thy father Abraham.'
The Jitw was. silent before the truth
;of God, Utluttorable thoughts pasted
his thind. From, curiosity he was led
to inquiry, and from inquiry to know-
. ;edge.. 'Where,' he naked meekly, 'can
Illenrn more of thi!''7 for 1' see Unlit
titan Re'l'ieve -t afd,hast peace.', ` ,
' nom this beok,''patd jxnittlr.ltan t.
ieig5lliro,e l3iblor .''Gey home, ;tads molt
there about the kingdom, and return to
me when thou. bast studied the pas
segos 1::!hall point out to thee. label
like Msee, pray for thee, and !eel( One
to pray for thee whom though knowost,
l.)ot, iut who Itnowest thee, and who is (a
greater men them 1110• ee.'
Trio young Jew grasped the hand of
the eiobblee, made a respect ful bow, and
departed. k[ had seen something
wonderful, and he resolved to know
more ab,nit it. He hal seen a mattI in humble lite happier than any noble
e r king, aml wlro appe-tred to have no
ecluired the habits end maniere of a
new life. alis relig`ioe seemed to have
ennobled him, 40 that it touched his
trade and nlaclo it honorable; touched
his Station ill n caret~, and rendered t'
not nu worthy of ono holding gond rank
in. the household of Ge,d Taus onbbter
enjoyed all the pt•ivitoges of his F.L.
thee'; !tense.S , the, Jewish student
read, riutt weighed the evidences c,f the
Sow' Testament in eornparisnn with the
Old, 11" ensue to Hans and c:)nvereed
abo'it his doubts and tfiscoveri s and
e)Ipoetetions. and toe poor di-eipie be•
cline the ter,eltar of r11,-'ettered student.
The retault w)ts his o )ttv: