The mountain Democrat., 1864-12-10

many a man, Manteutfel tells VSs escaped
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ard the poor man underwent his punish
ment.
The kings Valets, who bad very hard
duty, and were exposed to the coarsest
.illtrcatment, received their dinner from
the court kitchen, as they could not leave
him. The sick man, however, ordered, on
March IA, that they should feed them
selves, and have their dinners brought
from home; each was obliged to show his
dish to the king. who either ate portion
Of it or gave a dish from his own table in
exchange for it.
On the same day he ordered that any
one who coughcd or sneezed in his room
should pay ducat, to 60 TO the poor. A
few days after, he declared that he had
turned against the food which the physi.
clans had ordered for him he wanted
strengthening soup, and ate with a good
appetite bacon and beans, and pickcd
pork and cabbage. The cook, who wish
cd to give him change, roasted him a
woodcock, which the king really enjoyed,
but, as the patient was in particular bad
temper that day, the cook did not dare
enter the price Of the bird on the kitchen
list, which the king daily revised. When
it appeared on the next day, however, the
king struck it out, saying, very angrily,
that he would not have any such dear
rubbish.
On the cook objecting that his Majesty
had seemed greatly to enjoy the bird on
the previous day, the king made answer
Il fanced it was a present, and only
ate it out Of poiiteness to the givcr.'
The cook, in fine, had to pay for the
woodcock out Of his own pocket, and be
glad that he was not punished for his ex-
travagance.
Attacks Of mental arrangement to which
the kinG-so Manteutfcl was assured by
the royal physicians subject during
the last years Of his life, occurred repeat.
edly in l74O. AS rule, however, they
did not last long and, as the king, after
such attacks, had moments Of perfect lu-
cidity, no one dared take the measures
which would have been for the benefit of
the country and the Crown Prince.
This display Of ordinary civility to the
prince (hiS SOM offended him. One even
ing, when Frederick entered his fathers
room, and all the persons present rose, the
king shouted angrily, " Sit down again J"
and when the prince did not at once obey,
and the others, consequently, remained
standing, he cried, "Sit down again, in
the 6end's name, or else go to the devil"
Another time, he declared that he had
only one thing to reproach himself with
that he had not had the prince executed
ten years before.
In order to arouse the crown prince,
who never forgot his reverence for his
father, he would call him sarcastically Sire
and your Majesty, but then add, "You
must have little patience, though; for it
will not happen so soon."
On another occasion, he accused the
prince of being an atheist, and threatened
him with his curse. Frederick lost pa
ticncc, and replied:
"Your Majesty does not know what
you are saying; if | were an atheist, L
should naturally laugh at any blessing or
curse but, as sincerely fear God, your
curse will not affect INC, SO it is needless
trouble to try to tcrrify me with it"
In his attacks of madness, the king fan,
cied his life threatened. On the evening
of February Sd, l740. the physician, after
letting his blood, left him in charge Of a
French valet, with orders to give the king
certain powder, if he did not sleep quiet
ly. The king woke after midnight, and
the valet offered him the powder.
lila, cursed Parisian," the patient yell
ed, $50 you are the man whom my son
has hired to poison me; swallow the pow.
der Immediately, or will have you hang
cd" .-
The valet replied very quietly:
THAT is soon done, but in that case
your Majesty will have to wait two hours
till another powder is prepared, and the
Lord knows whether you will live two
hours, If you don't take the powder now" "
"Well, give it here" said the king, ~
know that it is poison which the French
dogs have given you for me, but | will
take it, in order to show you that | do not
fear DEATH"
The king took the powder and slept
TRANQUILITY.
On April 22d, 174O, the king had him
self carried on litter to the stables, where
he inspected some young horses, and
thence to the armory. 1t was known in
town that the king was dangerously i'll,
and hence the appearance of the royal lit
ter, whose door was left open to make
room for the kings swollen feet, attracted
mob.
An artizan, who regarded the king COM
pasSionately, had the misfortune to attract
his attention. The king commanded the
bearers to stop, and ordered page to give
the man half dozen blows in the face
This was scarcely done, ere an excise.man
came within his Majesty's reign of vision;
he stopped again, called up the man, and
asked him kindly what he wanted there.
The officer replied with cheerful counte.
nance, that he was delighted to see his
Majesty so well. The king gave him in
answer a couple Of hearty blows with his
bamboo, and badc one of his chasseurs to
thrasl MIN, which was done with the most
scrupulous eXactnesS.
SYSTEMATIC FLIRfs.-If young ladies
who pride themselves on their skill and
tact in the art of Irritation could only hear
all that is said of them behind their backs,
we think they would renounce their in
delicate Establishments forever, and blush
if not past that wholesome indication OF
shame, for the false part they had so far
played in society. The practical tlirt is
looked upon ty all young men save those
green enough to be her victims, merely
as frivolous piece of human trumpery,
with whom it may be well enough to
while away an hour now and then, when
nothing better in the way of amusement
offers.
CERTAIN cOquettes, gniiy dressed, thick