appendix to history of friedrich ii of prussia-第5节

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his　name？'

ICH。　〃'That　will　have　been　the　Landrath　von　Gorgas　of　Genser。'

KING。　〃'Ja；　ja；　that　was　he。　Is　he　dead　now？'

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty。　He　died　in　1771：　and　it　was　very　singular；
in　one　fortnight　he；　his　wife　and　four　sons　all　died。　The　other
four　that　were　left　had　all　the　same　sickness　too；　which　was　a　hot
fever；　and　though　the　sons；　being　in　the　Army；　were　in　different
garrisons；　and　no　brother　had　visited　the　other；　they　all　got　the
same　illness；　and　came　out　of　it　with　merely　their　life　left。'

KING。　〃'That　was　a　desperate　affair　（VERZWEIFELTER　UMSTAND
GEWESEN）！　Where　are　the　four　sons　that　are　still　in　life？'

ICH。　〃'One　is　in　the　Ziethen　Hussars；　one　in　the　Gens…d'…Armes；
another　was　in　the　regiment　Prinz　Ferdinand；　and　lives　on　the
Estate　Dersau。　The　fourth　is　son…in…law　of　Herr　General　von
Ziethen。　He　was　lieutenant　in　the　Ziethen　Regiment；　but　in　the　last
war　（POTATO…WAR；　1778）；　on　account　of　his　ill　health；　your　Majesty
gave　him　his　discharge；　and　he　now　lives　in　Genser。'

KING。　〃'So？　That　is　one　of　the　Gorgases；　then！Are　you　still
making　experiments　with　the　foreign　kinds　of　corn？'

ICH。　〃'O　ja；　this　year　I　have　sown　Spanish　barley。　But　it　will　not
rightly　take　hold；　I　must　give　it　up　again。　However；　the　Holstein
STOOLing…rye　（STAUDENROGGEN）　has　answered　very　well。'

KING。　〃'What　kind　of　rye　is　that？'

ICH。　〃'It　grows　in　Holstein　in　the　Low　Grounds　（NIEDERUNG）。
Never　below　the　10th　grain　＇10　reaped　for　1　sown＇　have　I　yet
had　it。'

KING。　〃'Nu；　nu　＇Ho；　ho＇；　surely　not　the　10th　grain　all　at　once！'

ICH。　〃'That　is　not　much。　Please　your　Majesty　to　ask　the　Herr
General　von　Gortz　＇who　has　not　spoken　a　syllable　all　day＇；　he　knows
this　is　not　reckoned　much　in　Holstein：'（the　General　Graf　von
Gortz　I　first　had　the　honor　to　make　acquaintance　with　in　Holstein）。

〃They　now　talked；　for　a　while；　of　the　rye；　in　the　carriage
together。　Presently　his　Majesty　called　to　me　from　the　carriage；
'Na；　stand　by　the　Holstein　STAUDEN…rye；　then；　and　give　some　to　the
tenants　too。'

ICH。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'But　give　me　some　idea：　what　kind　of　appearance　had　the　Luch
before　it　was　drained？'

ICH。　〃'It　was　mere　high　rough　masses　of　hillocks　（HULLEN）；
between　them　the　water　settled；　and　had　no　flow。　In　the　driest
years　we　couldn't　cart　the　hay　out；　but　had　to　put　it　up　in　big
ricks。　Only　in　winter；　when　the　frost　was　sharp；　could　we　get　it
home。　But　now　we　have　cut　away　the　hillocks；　and　the　trenches　that
your　Majesty　got　made　for　us　take　the　water　off。　And　now　the　Luch
is　as　dry　as　your　Majesty　sees；　and　we　can　carry　out　our　hay　when
we　please。'

KING。　〃'That　is　well。　Have　your　tenants；　too；　more　cattle
than　formerly？'

ICH。　〃'Ja！'

KING。　〃'How　many　more？'

ICH。　〃'Many　have　one　cow；　many　two；　according　as　their
means　admit。'

KING。　〃'But　how　many　more　have　they　in　all？　About　how　many；
that　is？'

ICH。　〃'About　150　head。'

〃His　Majesty　must　lately　have　asked　the　Herr　General　von　Gortz；　how
I　came　to　know　him；as　I　told　his　Majesty　to　ask　General　von　Gortz
about　the　Holstein　rye；and　presumably　the　Herr　General　must　have
answered；　what　was　the　fact；　That　he　had　first　known　me　in
Holstein；　where　I　dealt　in　horses；　and　that　I　had　been　at　Potsdam
with　horses。　Suddenly　his　Majesty　said：　'Hear！　I　know　you　are　fond
of　horses。　But　give　up　that；　and　prefer　cows；　you　will　find　your
account　better　there。'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　I　no　longer　deal　in　horses。　I　merely　rear　a
few　foals　every　year。'

KING。　〃'Rear　calves　instead；　that　will　be　better。'

ICH。　〃'Oh；　your　Majesty；　if　one　takes　pains　with　it；　there　is　no
loss　in　breeding　horses。　I　know　a　man　who　got；　two　years　ago；　1；000
thalers　for　a　stallion　of　his　raising。'

KING。　〃'He　must　have　been　a　fool　that　gave　it。'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　he　was　a　Mecklenburg　nobleman。'

KING。　〃'But　nevertheless　a　fool。'

〃We　now　came　upon　the　territory　of　the　Amt　Neustadt；　and　here　the
Amtsrath　Klausius；　who　has　the　Amt　in　farm；　was　in　waiting　on　the
boundary；　and　let　his　Majesty　drive　past。　But　as　I　began　to　get
tired　of　the　speaking；　and　his　Majesty　went　on　always　asking　about
villages；　which　stand　hereabouts　in　great　quantity；　and　I　had
always　to　name　the　owner；　and　say　what　sons　he　had　in　the　Army；I
brought　up　Herr　Amtsrath　Klausius　to　the　carriage；　and　said：

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　this　is　the　Amtsrath　Klausius；　of　the　Amt
Neustadt；　in　whose　jurisdiction　the　Colonies　are。'

KING。　〃'So；　so！　that　is　very　good　（DAS　IST　MIR　LIEB）。
Bring　him　up。'

KING。　〃'What's　your　name？'　（from　this　point　the　King　spoke　mostly
with　Amtsrath　Klausius；　and　I　only　wrote　down　what　I　heard）。

KL。　〃'Klausius。'

KING。　〃'Klau…si…us。　Na；　have　you　many　cattle　here　on　the　Colonies？'

KL。　〃'1；887　head　of　cows；　your　Majesty。　There　would　have　been　above
3；000；　had　it　not　been　for　the　murrain　that　was　here。'

KING。　〃'Do　the　people　too　increase　well？　Are　there　jolly　children？'

KL。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty；　there　are　now　1；576　souls　upon
the　Colonies。'

KING。　〃'Are　you　married　too？'

KL。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'And　have　you　children？'

KL。　〃'Step…children；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Why　not　of　your　own？'

KL。　〃'Don't　know　that；　your　Majesty；　as　it　happens。'

KING。　〃'Hear：　Is　it　far　to　the　Mecklenburg　border；　here　where
we　are？'

KL。　〃'Only　a　short　mile　＇5　miles　English＇。　But　there　are　some
villages　scattered　still　within　the　boundary　which　belong　to
Brandenburg。　There　are　Stetzebart；　Rosso　and　so　on。'

KING。　〃'Ja；　ja；　I　know　them。　But　I　should　not　have　thought　we　were
so　near　upon　the　Mecklenburg　country。'　＇TO　THE　HERR　AMTSRATH
KLAUSIUS＇　'Where　were　you　born？'

KL。　〃'At　Neustadt　on　the　Dosse。'

KING。　〃'What　was　your　father？'

KL。　〃'Clergyman。'

KING。　〃'Are　they　good　people；　these　Colonists？　The　first　generation
of　them　is　n't　usually　good　for　much。'

KL。　〃'They　are　getting　on；　better　or　worse。'

KING。　〃'Do　they　manage　their　husbandry　well？'

KL。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty。　His　Excellency　the　Minister　von　Derschau；
too；　has　given　me　a　Colony　of　75　acres；　to　show　the　other　Colonists
a　good　example　in　management。'

KING　（smiling）。　〃'Ha；　ha！　good　example！　But　tell　me；　I　see　no　wood
here：　where　do　the　Colonists　get　their　timber？'

KL。　〃'From　the　Ruppin　district。'

KING。　〃'How　far　is　that？'

KL。　〃'3　miles'　＇15　English＇。

KING。　〃'Well；　that's　a　great　way　。　It　should　have　been　contrived
that　they　could　have　it　nearer　hand。'　＇TO　ME＇　'What　man　is　that　to
the　right　there？'

ICH。　〃'Bauinspector　＇Buildings…Inspector＇　Menzelius；　who　has　charge
of　the　buildings　in　these　parts。'

KING。　〃'Am　I　in　Rome？　They　are　mere　Latin　names！Why　is　that
hedged　in　so　high？'

ICH。　〃'That　is　the　mule…stud。'

KING。　〃'What　is　the　name　of　this　Colony？'

ICH。　〃'Klausiushof。'

KL。　〃'Your　Majesty；　it　should　be　called　Klaushof。'

KING。　〃'Its　name　is　Klausiushof。　What　is　the　other　Colony　called？'

ICH。　〃'Brenkenhof。'

KING。　〃'That　is　not　its　name。'

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty；　I　know　it　by　no　other！'

KING。　〃'Its　name　is　Brenken…hosius…hof！Are　these　the　Stollen
hills　that　lie　before　us？'

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Have　I　to　drive　through　the　village？'

ICH。　〃'It　is　not　indispensable；　but　the　change　of　horses　is　there。
If　your　Majesty　give　order；　I　will　ride　forward；　send　the　fresh
horses　out　of　the　village；　and　have　them　stationed　to　wait　at　the
foot　of　the　hills。'

KING。　〃'O　ja；　do　so！　Take　one　of　my　pages　with　you。'

〃I　now　took　measures　about　the　new　team　of　horses；　but　so　arranged
it；　that　when　his　Majesty　got　upon　the　hills　I　was　there　too。
At　dismounting　from　his　carriage　on　the　hill…top；　his　Majesty
demanded　a　prospect…glass；　looked　round　the　whole　region；　and　then
said：　'Well；　in　truth；　that　is　beyond　my　expectation！　That　is
beautiful！　I　must　say　this　to　you；　all　of　you　that　have　worked　in
this　business；　you　have　behaved　like　honorable　people！'＇TO　ME＇
'Tell　me　now；　is　the　Elbe　far　from　here？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　it　is　2　miles　off　＇10　miles＇。　Yonder　is　Wurben
in　the　Altmark；　it　lies　upon　the　Elbe。'

KING。　〃'That　cannot　be！　Give　me　the　glass　again。Ja；　ja；　it　is
true；　though。　But　what　other　steeple　is　that？'

ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　that　is　Havelberg。'

KING。　〃'Na；　come　here；　all　of　you！'　（THERE　WERE　AMTSRATH　KLAUSIUS；
BAUINSPECTOR　MENZELIUS　AND　I。）　'Hear　now；　the　tract　of　moor　here　to
the　left　must　also　be　reclaimed；　and　what　is　to　the　right　too；　so
far　as　the　moor　extends。　What　kind　of　wood　is　there　on　it？'

ICH。　〃'Alders　（ELSEN）　and　oaks；　your　Majesty。'

KING。　〃'Na！　the　alders　you　may　root　out；　and　the　oaks　may　continue
standing；　the　people　may　sell　these；　or　use　them　otherwise。
When　once　the　ground　is　arable；　I　reckon　upon　300　families　for　it；
and　500　head　of　cows；ha？'Nobody　answered；　at　last　I　began；
and　said：

ICH。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty；　perhaps！'

KING。　〃'Hear　now；　you　may　answer　me　with　confidence。　There　will　be
more　or　fewer　families。　I　know　well　enough　one　cannot；　all　at　once；
exactly　say。　I　was　never　there；　don't　know　the　ground；　otherwise　I
could　understand　equally　with　you　how　many　families　could　be　put
upon　it。'

THE　BAUINSPECTOR。　〃'Your　Majesty；　the　LUCH　is　still　subject　to
rights　of　common　from　a　great　many　hands。'

KING。　〃'No