a　Hessian　gentleman；eldest　Brother　of　the　Envoy　Gortz　who　in　his
  cloak　of　darkness　did　such　diplomacies　in　the　Bavarian　matter；
  January　gone　a　year；　and　who　is　a　rising　man　in　that　line　ever
  since。　But　let　Fromme　begin：　＇　Anekdoten　und　Karakterzuge
  aus　dem　Leben　Friedrich　des　Zweyten　　（Berlin；　bei
  Johann　Friedrich　Unger；　1787）；　8te　Sammlung；　ss。　15…79。＇
  〃On　the　23d　of　July；　1779；　it　pleased　his　Majesty　the　King　to
  undertake　a　journey　to　inspect　those〃　mud　〃Colonies　in　the　Rhyn…
  Luch　about　Neustadt…on…the…Dosse；　which　his　Majesty；　at　his　own
  cost；　had　settled；　thereby　reclaiming　a　tract　of　waste　moor　（EINEN
  ODEN　BRUCH　URBAR　MACHEN）　into　arability；　where　now　308　families
  have　their　living。
  〃His　Majesty　set　off　from　Potsdam　about　5　in　the　morning；〃　in　an
  open　carriage；　General　von　Gortz　along　with　him；　and　horses　from
  his　own　post…stations；　〃travelled　over　Ferlaudt；　Tirotz；
  Wustermark；　Nauen；　Konigshorst；　Seelenhorst；　Dechau；　Fehrbellin；〃
  ＇See　Reimann's　KREIS…KARTEN；　Nos。　74；73。＇　and　twelve　other　small
  peat　villages；　looking　all　their　brightest　in　the　morning　sun；
  〃to　the　hills　at　Stollen；　where　his　Majesty；　because　a　view　of　all
  the　Colonies　could　be　had　from　those　hills；　was　pleased　to　get　out
  for　a　little；〃　as　will　afterwards　be　seen。〃Therefrom　the　journey
  went　by　Hohen…Nauen　to　Rathenau：〃　a　civilized　place；　〃where　his
  Majesty　arrived　about　3　in　the　afternoon；　and　there　dined；　and
  passed　the　night。　Next　morning；　about　6；　his　Majesty　continued
  his　drive　into　the　Magdeburg　region；　inspected　various　reclaimed
  moors　（BRUCHE）；　which　in　part　are　already　made　arable；　and　in　part
  are　being　made　so；　came；　in　the　afternoon；　about　4；　over　Ziesar　and
  Brandenburg；　back　to　Potsdam；and　did　not　dine　till　about　4；　when
  he　arrived　there；　and　had　finished　the　Journey。〃　His　usual　dinner…
  hour　is　12；　the　STATE　hour；　on　gala　days　when　company　has　been
  invited；　is　1　P。M。；and　he　always　likes　his　dinner；　and　has　it　of
  a　hot　peppery　quality！
  〃Till　Seelenhorst；　the　Amtsrath　Sach　of　Konigshorst　had　ridden
  before　his　Majesty；　but　here；〃　at　the　border　of　my　Fehrbellin
  district；　where　with　one　of　his　forest…men　I　was　in　waiting　by
  appointment；　〃the　turn　came　for　me。　About　8　o'clock　A。M。　his
  Majesty　arrived　in　Seelenhorst；　had　the　Herr　General　Graf　von　Gortz
  in　the　carriage　with　him；〃　Gortz；　we　need　n't　say；　sitting　back
  foremost：here　I；　Fromme；　with　my　woodman　was　respectfully　in
  readiness。　〃While　the　horses　were　changing；　his　Majesty　spoke　with
  some　of　the　Ziethen　Hussar…Officers；　who　were　upon　grazing　service
  in　the　adjoining　villages　＇all　Friedrich's　cavalry　went　out　to
  GRASS　during　certain　months　of　the　year；　and　it　was　a　LAND…TAX　on
  every　district　to　keep　its　quota　of　army…horses　in　this　manner；
  AUF　GRASUNG＇；　and　of　me　his　Majesty　as　yet　took　no　notice。　As　the
  DAMME；〃　Dams　or　Raised　Roads　through　the　Peat…bog；　〃are　too　narrow
  hereabouts；　I　could　not；　ride　beside　him；〃　and　so　went　before？　or
  BEHIND；　with　woodman　before？　GOTT　WEISS！　〃In　Dechau　his　Majesty　got
  sight　of　Rittmeister　von　Ziethen；〃　old　Ajax　Ziethen's　son；　〃to　whom
  Dechau　belongs；　and　took　him　into　the　carriage　along　with　him；　till
  the　point　where　the　Dechau　boundary　is。　Here　there　was　again　change
  of　horses。　Captain　von　Rathenow；　an　old　favorite　of　the　King's；　to
  whom　the　property　of　Karvesee　in　part　belongs；　happened　to　be　here
  with　his　family；　he　now　went　forward　to　the　carriage：
  CAPTAIN　VON　RATHENOW。　〃'Humblest　servant；　your　Majesty！'
  ＇UNTERTHANIGSTER　KNECHT；　different　from　the　form　of　ending　letters；
  but　really　of　the　same　import＇。
  KING。　〃'Who　are　you？'
  CAPTAIN。　〃'I　am　Captain　von　Rathenow　from　Karvesee。'
  KING　（clapping　his　hands　together）。　〃'Mein　Gott；　dear　Rathenow；　are
  you　still　alive！　＇〃LEBT　ER　NOCH；　is　HE　still　alive？〃way　of
  speaking　to　one　palpably　your　inferior；　scarcely　now　in　use　even　to
  servants；　which　Friedrich　uses　ALWAYS　in　speaking　to　the　highest
  uncrowned　persons：　it　gives　a　strange　dash　of　comic　emphasis　often
  in　his　German　talk：＇　I　thought　you　were　long　since　dead。　How　goes
  it　with　you　7　Are　you　whole　and　well？〃
  CAPTAIN。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Mein　Gott；　how　fat　He　has　（you　are）　grown！'
  CAPTAIN。　〃'Ja；　your　Majesty；　I　can　still　eat　and　drink；　only　the
  feet　get　lazy'　＇won't　go　so　well；　WOLLEN　NICHT　FORT＇。
  KING。　〃'Ja！　that　is　so　with　me　too。　Are　you　married？'
  CAPTAIN。　〃'Yea；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Is　your　wife　among　the　ladies　yonder？'
  CAPTAIN。　〃'Yea；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Bring　her　to　me；　then！'　＇TO　HER；　TAKING　OFF　HIS　HAT＇
  'I　find　in　your　Herr　Husband　a　good　old　friend。'
  FRAU　VON　RATHENOW。　〃'Much　grace　and　honor　for　my　husband！'
  KING。　〃'What　were　YOU　by　birth？'　＇〃WAS　SIND　SIE；〃　the　respectful
  word；　〃FUR　EINE　GEBORNE？〃＇
  FRAU。　〃'A　Fraulein　von　Krocher。'
  KING。　〃'Haha！　A　daughter　of　General　von　Krocher's？'
  FRAU。　〃'JA；　IHRO　MAJESTAT。'
  KING。　〃'Oh；　I　knew　him　very　well。'＇TO　RATHENOW＇　'Have　you
  children　too；　Rathenow？'
  CAPTAIN。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty。　My　sons　are　in　the　service；'
  soldiering；　'and　these　are　my　daughters。'
  KING。　〃'Well；　I　am　glad　of　that　（NUN；　DAS　FREUT　MICH）。　Fare　HE
  well。　Fare　He　well。'
  〃The　road　now　went　upon　Fehrbellin；　and　Forster；〃　Forester；　〃Brand；
  as　woodkeeper　for　the　King　in　these　parts；　rode　along　with　us。
  When　we　came　upon　the　patch　of　Sand…knolls　which　lie　near
  Fehrbellin；　his　Majesty　cried：
  〃'Forester；　why　aren't　these　sand…knolls　sown？'
  FORESTER。　〃'Your　Majesty；　they　don't　belong　to　the　Royal　Forest；
  they　belong　to　the　farm…ground。　In　part　the　people　do　sow　them　with
  all　manner　of　crops。　Here；　on　the　right　hand；　they　have　sown
  fir…cones　（KIENAPFEL）'。
  KING。　〃'Who　sowed　them？'
  FORESTER。　〃'The　Oberamtmann　＇Fromme＇　here。'
  THE　KING　（TO　ME）。　〃'Na！　Tell　my　Geheimer…Rath　Michaelis　that　the
  sand…patches　must　be　sown。'＇TO　THE　FORESTER＇　'But　do　you　know　how
  fir…cones　（KIENAPFEL）　should　be　sown？'
  FORESTER。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Na！　＇a　frequent　interjection　of　Friedrich's　and　his
  Father's＇；　how　are　they　sown；　then？　From　east　to　west；　or　from
  north　to　south？'　＇〃VAN　MORGEN　GEGEN　ABEND；　ODER　VAN　ABEND　GEGEN
  MORGEN？〃　so　in　ORIG。　（p。　22）；but；　surely；　except　as　above；　it　has
  no　sense？　From　north　to　south；　there　is　but　one　fir…seed　sown
  against　the　wind；　from　east　to　west；　there　is　a　whole　row。＇
  FORESTER。　〃'From　east　to　west。'
  KING。　〃'That　is　right。　But　why？'
  FORESTER。　〃'Because　the　most　wind　comes　from　the　west。'
  KING。　〃'That's　right。'
  〃Now　his　Majesty　arrived　at　Fehrbellin；　spoke　there　with　Lieutenant
  Probst　of　the　Ziethen　Hussar　regiment；　＇Probst　is　the　leftmost
  figure　in　that　Chodowiecki　Engraving　of　the　famous　Ziethen…and…
  Friedrich　CHAIR…scene；　five　years　after　this。　（Supra。　374　n。）＇　and
  with　the　Fehrbellin　Postmeister；　Captain　von　Mosch。　So　soon　as　the
  horses　were　to；　we　continued　our　travel；　and　as　his　Majesty　was
  driving　close　by　my　Big　Ditches；〃　GRABEN；　trenches；　main…drains；
  〃which　have　been　made　in　the　Fehrbellin　LUCH　at　the　King's　expense；
  I　rode　up　to　the　carriage；　and　said：
  ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty；　these　now　are　the　two　new　Drains；　which　by
  your　Majesty's　favor　we　have　got　here；　and　which　keep　the　Luch　dry
  for　us。'
  KING。　〃'So；　so；　that　I　am　glad　of！Who　is　He　（are　you）？'
  FROMME。　〃'Your　Majesty；　I　am　the　Beamte　here　of　Fehrbellin。'
  KING。　〃'What　's　your　name？'
  ICH。　〃'Fromme。'
  KING。　〃'Ha；　ha！　you　are　a　son　of　the　Landrath　Fromme's。'
  ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty's　pardon。　My　father　was　Amtsrath　in　the
  AMT　Luhnin。'
  KING。　〃'Amtsrath？　Amtsrath？　That　isn't　true！　Your　father　was
  Landrath。　I　knew　him　very　well。But　tell　me　now　（SAGT　MIR　EINMAL）
  has　the　draining　of　the　Luch　been　of　much　use　to　you　here？'
  ICH。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Do　you　keep　more　cattle　than　your　predecessor？'
  ICH。　　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty。　On　this　farm　I　keep　40　more；　on　all　the
  farms　together　70　more。'
  KING。　〃'That　is　right。　The　murrain　（VIEHSEUCHE）　is　not　here　in
  this　quarter？'
  ICH。　〃'No；　your　Majesty。'
  KING。　〃'Have　you　had　it　here？'
  ICH。　〃'Ja。'
  KING。　〃'Do　but　diligently　use　rock…salt；　you　won't　have　the
  murrain　again。'
  ICH。　〃'Yes；　your　Majesty；　I　do　use　it　too；　but　kitchen　salt　has
  very　nearly　the　same　effect。'
  KING。　〃'No；　don't　fancy　that！　You　must　n't　pound　the　rock…salt
  small；　but　give　it　to　the　cattle　so　that　they　can　lick　it。'
  ICH。　〃'Yes；　it　shall　be　done。'
  KING。　〃'Are　there　still　improvements　needed　here？'
  ICH。　〃'O　ja；　your　Majesty。　Here　lies　the　Kemmensee　＇Kemmen…lake＇：
  if　that　were　drained　out；　your　Majesty　would　gain　some　1；800　acres
  ＇MORGEN；　three…fifths　English　acre＇　of　pasture…land；　where
  colonists　could　be　settled；　and　then　the　whole　country　would　have
  navigation　too；　which　would　help　the　village　of　Fehrbellin　and　the
  town　of　Ruppin　to　an　uncommon　degree。'
  KING。　〃'I　suppose　so！　Be　a　great　help　to　you；　won't　it；　and　many
  will　be　ruined　by　the　job；　especially　the　proprietors　of　the　ground
  NICHT　WAHR？'　＇Ha？＇
  ICH。　〃'Your　Majesty's　gracious　pardon　＇EW。　MAJESTAT　HALTEN　ZU
  GNADEN；hold　me　to　grace＇：　the　ground　belongs　to　the　Royal　Forest；
  and　there　grows　nothing　but　birches　on　it。'
  KING。　〃'Oh；　if　birchwood　is　all　it　produces；　then　we　may　see！
  But　you　must　not　make　your　reckoning　without　your　host