The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-04-11
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
lBoston Commonwealth.l


 IL Is related of an illustrious Russian general, that when boy he lived fou >ome time at the court of Ftedetick the Great. where the following incident oc. l tuned:
 Alter the death of his father, his mother had many hard struggle to support her. self. This fact was we'll known to her son, whose greatest ambition at this time was ,o be able to provide comforts for her bv his own exer,ions.
 To his sorrow, he soon found that it was quite impossible to save any money for tha, purpose out of his small allow ance. He did not despair, however. but assiduously set himself to watch his op- pottunity, At length an idea dashed through his mind, lt was recognized custom that one oi the pages should sit up all night, in room adjoining the kings sleeping apartment, to be ready at any moment tc obey summons, should the ktpg require hts services.
 Fui discovered that to some ol the pages this duty was both buvdensome and disagreeable, and that to provide a sub. sulnSc they would gladly give A certain sum oi money Friu offered to take upon himself the n.ght-watch Tor any one who might be willing to pay hlm rather than accept Ue duty when their turn came round,
 The offer was acceded to by several, and the money thus earned vas regularly sent by Fritz to hts mother.
 One night, the king could no, sleep. and determined at last to call the page in attendance to read aloud to him. He called but there was no response At length he rose and walked into tho ante chamber, ,o look il there really was no page on duty.
 Here he found a page, indeed sitting at his post, but sound asleep Slipping quietly forward 10 the table al which the boy waS sit,ing, the kings eyes fell upon letter which FritE had been wfllinE in his mother when over powered by sleep. The king read the iolosine lines,
 "MY DtAglV NkLoNEp MolnER This iS the thitd night that have taken watch duty for eomtade can scarcely hold out any longer but rejoice greatly that have again canned ten thAivrs iof you. which | send ,n thus letter"
 Whh A heart deeply touched by this proof oi tender hhal affection. the king wen, softly back ,o his room, took out two rolls ot ducats ttom a drawer, and ie. turned lo the sleeping page, into whose side pockets he gently slid Inc toiis of money. Then brtating him sell agsin ;o bed. the king considerably left exhausted nature to restore itself
 FriE at last awokc wth a start, to find that he must have slept iot several hours and. when hndlng hss pockets heavy, he thrus, his hands in and pulled out tho precious rolls oi money, he conjecturcd at once wha, had happened
 Fear made him ucmble, for 1t was helnous offence to be caught asleep M his post, but ID Apite oi thc fear and shame he experienced, he could not bat rejoice. for nov he had ample means 10 ass,st his mother for long tune to come and he hoped lha, the king. who. in the goodness Of hs heart, had put the ducats into his pockets, would pardon hIa griey- ous fault.
 In the morning he seized the very frs, opportunity to approach the kiag, ac. knowledge the great detrllr,ion ot duty of which he had been guilty, and humtly DCk ioi pAtHuus
 One hurried glance at his monaTeh's benevolent countenancs was enough, ior there he read no, only forgiveness but ap' provaI; the kind eyes 1ept upon him melted him to tenderness, and il was with tal,enng voice he now gave expression to his heartfelt gratitude and thanks for tho munlhcen, g,ft his majesty had be- slowed on him.
 The king did not a,temp, to conceaf the high admiration he tel, for the hlial love which had prompted fiiiI to such noble, selfdenying esehions. He made few kindly inquiries regarding his mothers cifcumstances, assured him of hts entire sympathy, and promised that from that day it would be his endeavoF to promote the interests and pave the way to advancement of such 4 faithful, loving son.
 And Frederick the Great was A good ss his word Step by step, as years rolled on, FTl'z rose from one position of honor to another. and as brave and skiliful general he served his beloved king faith fully and well evsn'to old age.