Evening journal., 1908-04-04
What | Know About
Delaware Politics and
Other Things
sIxTY.EIeHTH ARrlcLE.
By Washington Hastings

After early breakfast a half hours ride by rail
through pleasant section Of country, brought
Potdam about eight o'clock and I a hack
at the railroad station Soucr without care)
the delightful spot by upon
which TO build Lodge where he might retire at Will from
the turmoil and intrigue of government TO recuperae
impaired vigor and his shattered norvesthe GER
tain result of life spent Of his life spent
In looking with coveous ewes on everything in sight and
plotting and scheming FOR way MEANS which
would IN the eyes of the world respectable, by
he might annex or appropriate or take over or,
in other words, steal other peoples property.
Sans Souci' Is approached through large iron gate
way with immense stone pillars the terminus of high
iron fence which entirely surrounds magnificent park
OF over thousand OF huge forest trees all beau
tlfuy arranged and laid out in driveways and paths
wilh nnunerabe flower gardens and palms and
plants surrounding large fountains and statues galore OF
almost everything and everybody who was anybody or
had been anybody in Prussia Germany from the
early Brandenburgers down 10 the latest ruler OF the
.,9ohenzollcrn family, the present Emperor
The palace, Lodge they it, is one-sory
structure Of what yellow stucco-worh, about
fve hundred feet long by about hfty feet wide sur
mounted by low oval dome and surrounded by wide
porch with large pillars from the door the stand
ns on a high terraced elevation reached by the toll
Of many steps The place impressed
and broken by the storms Of state it was place to
which TO to find rest and freedom from care--f
such place can ever be found by such a man.
Inside. the establishment was museum Of no mem
order The two rooms WHICH his friend voltaire-who.
for years. made his there-occupied which
he sent cut TO the world much Of his work. good bad
Indifferent just you chose take It, the three apart
ments which Frederick occupied the little camp bed
which which he
productions which he called music the musc-stand, on
which stil remained some those compositions the
famous flute which, tradition says his father
quenty when lad hit him over the head with because
Of his objection TO his musical tastes the writing DESK
az which ne worked with paper pens and inksand still
on IL JUST as ne leIt them when ne last sat at it-so
tho guide said-and the large chair, with a pillow
in it. sti sitting y the window where he sat and, look
ing out over his vast and beautiful domain dedl
standing amid those surroundings could but
Ger tnat great man ana hiustrous soldier ruler Of
ms people hyDNine rght-as he supposed-sttng there
alone and almost frendless living borrowed
waiting Tor DEATH ever reflected upon the utter meanness
vl lne sfeaer part Oh ms hte H. IN those many lonely
hours he ever recalled that basest that ever
g'aeed crowned head or stained kngy ermine-and
eley are mas-the unhoy ana brutal war which, with
out notice declaration. Immediately upon death
ner father he began upon the newly orphaned
mother with nant In her arms Maria Theresa for the
sole and only cold boded black hearted dastardy
purpose Of robbng her Of her province Of sesa such
OF them then who would take his crown and scep
e AID an his greatness and share those sad remnis
cenees with hm7
Sans souci is full interesting objects and one could
easily spend several days in looking al them but had
only day spare the purpose Among them
ana equal to any in interest because Of the story or
legend connected with IT, is Die Historlsche Mihle" n
got this from the inscription the wal)-The Historic
Mll-rhe old Dil stands on the right of the Lodge,
looking east about one-eghth mile down the hll
IL Is very cld-fashoned structure driven by a Wind
mill on the top which drew its power supply from
a nearby small creek 1t has not turned a wheel for
two hundred years. kept in good repair by the
government as show place" The story as related In
a framed pacard on the wall is about like mis- the
noise Of the gearing the milstones night
and day. greaty disturbed the King and sent an of-
Ger 10 the old miller to negotiate for purchase but
the miller fatty refused TO sell The King thinking that
he was holding off for better OFFER much higher
bid, but was unsuccessful This was repeated several
times but the old obdurate declined TO sell
at any price AT last in great wrath the King sent for
the old miller and told him that he had ofered him
mucn moro than the mill worth II he still refused TO
sell he would take II whether no. and pay what he
pleased for IT, The old miller replied Your Majesty
that mill belongs 10 me- don't wish to sell it, and I
won't sell fl; and you can't take it me; because
that would be wrong; and The King do no wrong"
Frederick didn't take the ml-perhaps he thought he
had come to the time OF life when ought to stop
that Kind OF business-and stands today The story
IS perpetusted perhaps. offset the Maria Theresa AZ
fairof which his successors are doubtless thoroughly
ashamed. 80
(ro be continued)