The mountain Democrat., 1864-12-10
Ms0nness OF = King.

ing to express bis regret. bis Majesty re-
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al trust to give sound thrashing, be-
fore | die, TO many q scoundrel who is
hoping for my DEATH"
The Crown Prince coming in q few
minutes after, the persons present prepar.
ed to retire /; but the King recalled three
of his valets, who were in hopes that he
was about to recommend them to his sue
cessor, but they were greatly deceived
Said the King:
MY son, these three fellows are the
greatest scoundrcls whom have in my
service. They all three deserve hanging.
and hope you will have it done after my
DEATH"
Upon this, one Of the valcts, who had
served the king since his childhood, spoke
up, after getting safe distance from the
royal bamboo, and said:
$50, that is the reward of my long ser.
vice, and for having had hardly dry bread
to cat for forty years slavery! II We
have deserved the rope, why does not your
Majesty have US hung at once? You
would have the pleasure Of seeing it, and
We should be freed from the harshest and
most ungratcful master in the world"
His two companions expressed their
opinion much in the same way. The king
fell into furious passion, but, as he could
not then seize and punish the daring fel
lows, he contented himself with a threat
o. making them eat stick when he got
well again. 4 few days afterwards the
king, falling into passion with his ser
wants, asked for his pistols, and ordered
them to be loaded No one would obey,
however, for each feared lest he might be
the target, until an armorer completed the
job. The king Mt once raised his salary
By fifty thaIers, and laid the loaded pis.
tolls by his bedside. The valetS, however,
strnightway fed, and refused TO enter the
sick room until the king consented to the
pistols being removed.
The king. when desirous Of making any
person present that should cost himself
nothing, was wont to give him a privilege
in blank for the settlement of Hebrew,
which the recipient would sell, and then
introduce the name.
These privileges were at first valuable,
but fell in price as their numbers increas-
ed. Chamberlin Won Polnitz, in 1876,
became again member of the Reformed
Church, after he had joined the Catholic
faith at Paris.
The great hopes, however, which he
built on this step were awfully disappoint
ed he only. received, rs he assured Man,
teuife!, with tears in his eyes" two Of
these privileges, which would not produce
more than 700 thalers under the best cir
cumstances.
A clerk in the Excise accused some gen.
cral officer, who stood we'll with the king,
of defrauding the revenue, but was una.
ble to substantiate his charge, and was at
once dismissed.
AS he had no private fortune, he was
almost starving, when he sent petition
to the king, imploring employment. The
king sent him back the letter, with the
marginal note, manu- propria, "go to the
devil" The next day, September 30th,
1888, the poor wretch blew out his brains.
A theological candidate at Berlin was
, affected at tunes by attacks Of mania, du-
ring which he fancied he was king Of
luSSld Oub NhCu dltdNh udu puSSSu
over, he was the most sensible man in the
world.
One day, in July, 1879, while in state
Of madness, he met the king in the street.
lie addressed him, and told him myste.
riouSly that he had occupied the throne
long enough, and it was time for him to
surrender it to the rightful owner. The
king, who happened to be in very good
temper, asked the stranger to whom he
had to give up the throne.
! Candidate-A pretty question! Why,
to nc!
King is he, then?
Candidate-I am the King Of Prussia.
King-This is strange; be believes that
he is the king, and believe that l am
Does he know what must happen One
D., Of US must go to the madhouse and the
question is whether it shall be be or L.
What is his opinion?
At this moment the candidate came to
himself again, and revcrcntly answered
the king:
/ al believe must 60 to the madhousc;
and if your Royal Majesty command it,
will proceed there at once, and save your
Royal Majesty the trouble of having me
taken there"
lie will act wisely in so doing" said
the king.
The candidate at cncc walked TO the
Charte, stated his case to the superinten-
dent, and was admitted.
The king was not very gallant in his
( behavior to the ladies'. Fraulcin Won ka.
meke was not pretty, but clever; had a
fortune of 100000 thaeerS. Of course
she had plenty Of admirers, but refused
them all, as she was resolved to die an old
maid. At length, Major Count Won Don
hoff offered his hand, which was respect
fully declined. But the gallant Major did
not understand defeat, and applied to the
king, who, always delighted to interfere
! i'll matters Of this nature, readily acted as
an intermediator. lie spoke to the mother
and daughter, who replied, with all prop
er respect, that the count could entertain
no hopes. 4 few hours after the inter
view, the ladies' were informed that the
king left them the choice whether they
wonld accept the counts offer, or leave
the court and city as beggars.
The marriage ceremony was performed
on the very same day, to the great regret
of the queen, who was attached to tht
young lady.
The older the king grew the more arbi
trary became his actions; and nearly eve
~ letter Of Manteuffel contains some fla
grant case Of injustice or harshness. The
} Procurator, Neander, highly respected
man, had drawn up petition on behalf o
q clergyman at Haborstadt; and sent it tt
the king by the usual course, namely
through the hands Of courtier. 1t 81
happened that, on the very day when thu