The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-03-12
Prussian Anecdotes.

From the Berlln papers.
A Saxon peasant, who had changed MS
wheat for a bundle of five-dollar notes.
while returning from market saw TO MS
amazement on the road, approaching MN,
some Prussian hussars, who had come
from Raichenbach, over the border. LII
tho greatest alarm he hid the money IN
straw-c utting machine in his wagon anu III
the straw. Up came the soldiers, VINO
were foraging for their horses, anu "ho'
for want of hay, at once selzed on inc cut
tor and began to work away Justify with IT,,
~ the horror of the peasant, who saw the
Prussian horses fed with straw mixed with
fine-cut five dollar notes.
Not long ago thief stopped at the door
ofa rich house owner in Berlin. He thought
that no one was at home, and to make sure
of it. knocked at the door. Nobody an
swered and nobody came. He thumped
again and again. Our party now thought
he had the game in his own hands, and he
rushed in, and made his way to the drawers
to help himself. All at once he found him
self grasped by four strong arms. The
thief had not reflected that there are stone
deaf people, and such was the proprietor
and his friend, both of whom had sat still
DldylUR CIlGSS WtlIlC tHC lhtl uaCl hhoShOus
Seeing the thief, they had grasped him
| firmly. In vain were all his prayers for
mercy and his protestations that he would
amend for they could not hear these
either; and so the caught jail-bird went of
to the town cage.
The following is from Breslau, and is of
recent date: Not long since an elderly
man, with bare head, stood in an eating
house surrounded by crowd Of people.
The landlord held the mans hat and cane
in his hands, and an impudent waiter stood
between the guest and the door. The
confusion of the old man was indescribable.
He seemed to be for the first time in his
life in such scrape-said nothing, looked
down on the ground, and with difficulty
restrained his tears, while all around
Knocked and jerred him. Just then a
poorly dressed Israelite, with long white
beard, entered, and inquired what it all
meant, and with an expression Of almost
feminine curiosity. He was told that
the man had eaten and drank, and now
that he must pay, he searched his pockets
in vain for money. SWELL" exclaimed the
Israelite, 81 see the old man for the first
time, but I'll be bound he did not come here
to cheat. And landlord, suppose he had no
money to forget, couldn't you for once give
a poor man something to eat, for Gods
sake? How much does he owe, anyhow 2"
The debt was eight silver groschen, and
the Israelite. paying this, took the poor
old man by the hand and led him to the
door. Those present did not seem to en-
10y the reproof which their brutality had
received, and one insolent fellow cried out /:
"Hey Jew, what have you done this
is the Sabbath, and you have touched mo-
neyr' This is forbidden to the Israelites.l
"You are right" answered the Israelite.
f" Just now / forgot that / was Jew, Just
as you forgot that you were Christian.
But you may rest easy on my account; l
understand my commandment, which says:
Honor the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Just get some schoolmsster to explain it
10 you, and If he Is reasonable man he
@il agree with me. Good deeds have no
SABBATH" And with these words the good
man left the room.