Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-05-05
miscellaneous.
A ROY AL HIM

FROM rBE GrRMAN or WILHELM Mr NHoLD,
AUTHOR or "THE AMBER WHICH, &c
We are about TO tell our readers very
strange event that occurred IN the reign Of
Frederick William [ of Prussia, father Of
the great Frederick, aud a man generally
dishked on accoun; oi DO, rough aud ire
queuuy iyranncal manner, but who was
really one OF the best regents OF his father
land, as he alone (and 10 TINS ms son ailer-
wards bore lesumouy) was tie real founder
OF lts future greainess.
Tins extraordinary man, who should be
Judged by the customs OF the aye "a winch
he hsed IA order To prove ham eXtraordina-
~ both m his errors aud his virtues, haG
one passion which Ear outweighed all 9th
ers-nlmely, love for the chase. We re-
member reading IA his historian, Forster.
that within one year he killed upwards Of
5000 parirIdges with his own gun, without
taxing the other game INTO account, IN
winch the queen was the greatest suGerer,
as she had to ind hun, according To marl-
age contract, IN powder aud shot gratis
When there was nothing for him 10 shoot
IN his own forests, he never declined The IN
viiaiions Of the landed gentry to pay them a
visit
Thus it happened that - it might be a
bout The year 1920 49, the rich landed pro-
proprietor, Won W, sent his majesty
an Invitation to a wull-hunt. with the hum
4 bic request that he would bring ms most H.
luslrlous consur with HIM, as the noble
mans wife had formerly belonged to her
! maeslys suite.
Ga fine September day, then, the king
and queen, with several officers and ladies
OF the oedchanber, as well as the court fool
Baron Won GundlIng arrived at the noble.
mans ancestral chateau On tie very mex
day the chase commenced, aud Won Quad
ling. who found as lIule pleasure an the
& sports ofthe field as the king did IN the art.
aud sciences, took a SOLITARY walk IN tht
meadows, aud lay down 10 read IA the long
grass.
But before we hear what happened fur
ther, we must first give our readers de-,
eruption of tins strange man. lie was, a,
we have already remarked, tie kings fool
and had received all imaginable niles ane
honors, IN order Ia afford his majesty ant
the cuuri sltl greater sport. In fact, hli
Exceency, the Supreme Master OF the Ger
emonles, Prvy Counsellor, aud Presldeu
OF the Academy OF Arts, Baron Won Guud
ling acquired such arrog ance through hi
s titles, that noIhlng could be more comica
: than the contrast between these digmlle
and the indignitles be had.to suffer daily
even from the youngest leutenauts liz
excellency on such occasions would groy
8 very angry-ihe very thing his tormentor
wished-and would lay protest before IN
king against man of his rank being $
irea,ed which naturally increased the gen
era laughter. Through such scenes vino
were M that day considered remarkably CON
zeal, our fool had become necessity for IN
king aud court. Besides, we may add tina
he was walking lexicon, and had to CIV
all possible explanations ia the daily NEE
ings OF the so-lermed tabaks collegen.
HIS pedanlry, in fact, was the best thing
bout him; as for wit he possessed as Ind
as mule 4; but, to make up for it, he cuul
be a. vicious and obstinate as that ami ib
animal.
he Baron Won Guiding, then, lay
fuil length IN the grass, IN his peculiar dres
HE chieI ornament OF II being an immen,
iull-boilomed wig, aud in such a posillo