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in,orinreferenceto,theSeven-YearsWar,songsstillprinted,butworthlittle;
whobeggedonce,afterFriedrich'
sdeath,anOLDHATofhis,andtookitwithhimtoHalberstadt(whereIhopeitstillis);
whohada"
Temple-of-Honor,"
orlittleGarden-housesonamed,withPortraitsofhisFriendshunginit;
whoputJeanPaulVERYSOONthere,withagreatexplosionofpraises;
andwho,inshort,seemstohavebeenaverygoodeffervescentcreature,atlastratherwealthytoo,andabletoeffervescewithsomecomfort;
--OberamtmannFromme,Isay,wasthisGleim'
sNephew;
andstoodasakindofRoyalLand-BailiffunderFredericktheGreat,inatractofcountrycalledtheRHYN-LUCH(adreadfullymoorycountryofsandsandquagmires,allgreenandfertilenow,sometwentyorthirtymilesnorthwestofBerlin);
busytherein1779,andhadbeenforsomeyearspast.HehadoriginallybeenanOfficeroftheArtillery;
butobtainedhisdischargein1769,andgot,beforelong,intothisemployment.
Amanofexcellentdispositionandtemper;
withasolidandheavystrokeofworkinhim,whateverhemightbesetto;
andwhointhisOBERAMTMANNSHIP"
becamehighlyesteemed."
Hediedin1798;
andhasleftsons(nowperhapsgrandsonsorgreat-grandsons),whocontinueestimableinlikesituationsunderthePrussianGovernment.
OneofFromme'
susefulgifts,theusefulestofallforusatpresent,was"
hiswonderfultalentofexactmemory."
Hecouldremembertoasingularextent;
and,wewillhope,onthisoccasion,wasunusuallyconscientioustodoit.Foritsohappened,inJuly,1779(23dJuly),Friedrich,justhomefromhistroublesomeBavarianWar,[HadarrivedatBerlinMay27th(Rodenbeck,iii.201).]andagainlookingintoeverythingwithhisowneyes,determinedtohaveapersonalviewofthoseMoorRegionsofFromme'
s;
totakeaday'
sdrivingthroughthatRHYN-LUCHwhichhadcosthimsomucheffortandoutlay;
andheorderedFrommetoattendhimintheexpedition.
Whichtookeffectaccordingly;
FrommeridingswiftlyattheleftwheelofFriedrich'
scarriage,andloudlyansweringquestionsofhis,allday.--Directlyongettinghome,Frommeconsultedhisexcellentmemory,andwrotedowneverything;
aconsiderablePaper,--ofwhichyoushallnowhaveanexactTranslation,ifitbeworthanything.FrommegavethePapertoUncleGleim;
who,inhisenthusiasm,showeditextensivelyabout,andsosoonastherewasliberty,hadit"
printed,athisownexpense,forthebenefitofpoorsoldiers'
children."
["
Gleim'
sedition,broughtoutin1786,theyearofFriedrich'
sdeath,isnowquitegone,--theBookundiscoverable.ButthePaperwasreprintedinanANEKDOTEN-
SAMMLUNG(CollectionofAnecdotes,Berlin,1787,8tesSTUCK,whereIdiscoverityesterday(17thJuly,1852)inacopyofmine,muchtomysurprise;
havingbeforemetwithitinoneHildebrandt'
sANEKDOTEN-SAMMLUNG(Halberstadt,1830,4tesSTUCK,aratherslovenlyBook),whereitisgivenoutasoneoftherarestofallrarities,andashavingbeenspecially'
furnishedbyaDr.W.
Korte,'
beingunattainableotherwise!
Thetwocopiesdifferslightlyhereandthere,--notalwaystoDr.Korte'
sadvantage,orratherhardlyever.Ikeepthembothbeforemeintranslating"
(MARGINALEOF1852).
TheRHYN"
orRhin,isalittleriver,which,nearitshigherclearersources,wewerealloncewellacquaintedwith:
considerablelittlemoorlandriver,withseveralbranchescomingdownfromRuppinCountry,andcertainlakesandplashesthere,inasouthwestdirection,towardstheElbevalley,towardstheHavelStream;
intowhichlatter,throughanotherplashorlakecalledGULPERSEE,andafewmilesfarther,intotheElbeitself,itconveys,afteracourseofsay50Englishmilescircuitouslysouthwest,theblackdrainingsofthosedrearyandintricatePeatbog-and-Sandcountries."
LUCH,"
itappears,signifiesLOCH(orHole,Hollow);
and"
Rhyn-Luch"
willmean,toPrussianears,thePeatbogQuagmiredrainedbytheRHYN.--NewRuppin,wherethisbeautifulblackStreamfirstbecomesconsiderable,andofsteadilyblackcomplexion,liesbetween40and50milesnorthwestofBerlin.
TenortwelvemilesfarthernorthisREINSBERG(properlyRHYNSBERG),whereFriedrichasCrown-Princelivedhishappiestfewyears.Thedetailsofwhichwerefamiliartouslongago,--andnodoubtdwellclearandsoft,intheirappropriate"
palemoonlight,"
inFriedrich'
smemoryonthisoccasion.SometimeafterhisAccession,hegavetheplacetoPrinceHenri,wholivedtheretill1802.Itisnowfallenalldim;
andthereisnothingatNewRuppinbutaremembrance.
TothehitheredgeofthisRhyn-Luoh,fromBerlin,Iguesstheremaybefive-and-twentymiles,inanorthwestdirection;
fromPotsdam,whenceFriedrichstartsto-day,about,thesamedistancenorth-by-west;
"
atSeelenhorst,"
whereFrommewaitshim,Friedrichhasalreadyhad30milesofdriving,--rate10milesanhour,aswechancetoobserve.Notablethings,besidestheSpade-
husbandriesheisintenton,solicithisremembranceinthisregion.OfFreisackand"
Heavy-Peg"
withherdidacticbatteringsthere,Isupposehe,inthosefixedtimes,knowsnothing,probablyhasneverheard:
FreisackisonabranchofthissameRhyn,andhemightseeit,toleftamileortwo,ifhecared.
ButFehrbellin("
FerryofBellEEN"
),distinguishedbytheshiningvictorywhich"
theGreatElector,"
Friedrich'
sGreat-Grandfather,gainedthere,overtheSwedes,in1675,standsontheRhynitself,aboutmidway;
andFriedrichwillpassthroughitonthisoccasion.
GeneralZiethen,too,livesnearitatWusterau(aswillbeseen):
OldZiethen,"
alittlestumpyman,withhangingbrowsandthickpoutinglips;
unbeautifultolookupon,butpious,wise,silent,andwithaterribleblazeoffighting-talentinhim;
fullofobedience,ofendurance,andyetofunsubduable"
silentrage"
(whichhasbrookedeventhevocalrageofFriedrich,onoccasion);
areallycuriousoldHussarGeneral.HeisnowakindofmythicalordemigodpersonageamongthePrussians;
andwasthen(1779),andeveraftertheSeven-YearsWar,regardedpopularlyastheirAjax(withadashoftheUlyssessuperadded),--Seidlitz,anotherHorseGeneral,beingtheAchillesofthatservice.
Thedateofthisdrivethroughthemoorsbeing"
23dJuly,1779,"
weperceiveitisjustabouttwomonthssinceFriedrichgothomefromtheBavarianWar(whattheynowcall"
POTATOWAR,"
sobarrenwasitinfighting,soripeinforaging);
victoriousinasort;
--andthatinhisprivatethought,amongthebigtroublesoftheworldonbothsidesoftheAtlantic,theinfinitesimallysmallbusinessoftheMILLERARNOLD'
SLAWSUITisbeginningtorisenowandthen.
[Supra415,429.Preuss,i.362;
&
c.&
c.]
Friedrichisnow67yearsold;
hasreigned39:
theSeven-YearsWaris16yearsbehindus;
eversincewhichtimeFriedrichhasbeenan"
oldman,"
--havingreturnedhomefromitwithhischeeksallwrinkled,histempleswhite,andothermarksofdecay,attheageof51.The"
woundsofthatterriblebusiness,"
astheysay,"
arenowallhealed,"
perhapsabove100,000burnthousesandhutsrebuilt,foronething;
andthe"
ALTEFRITZ,"
stillbriskandwiry,hasbeenandisanunweariedlybusymaninthataffair,amongothers.Whatbogshehastappedanddried,whatcanalshehasdug,andstubbornstratahehasboredthrough,--assistedbyhisPrussianBrindley(oneBrenkenhof,onceaStable-boyatDessau);
--andeverplanting"
Colonies"
onthereclaimedland,andwatchinghowtheygeton!
Asweshallseeonthisoccasion,--towhichletushasten(astoafeastnotofdainties,butofhonestSAUERKRAUTandwholesomeherbs),withoutfartherparley.
OberamtmannFromme(whomImark"
Ich"
)LOQUITUR:
Major-GeneralGrafvonGortz,"
whomFrommekeepsstrictlymuteallday,isadistinguishedman,ofmanymilitaryandotherexperiences;
muchaboutFriedrichinthistimeandonwards.[Supra,399.]
Introducesstrangers,&
c.;
Bouilletookhimfor"
HeadChamberlain,"
fourorfiveyearsafterthis.HeistenyearstheKing'
sjunior;
aHessiangentleman;
--eldestBrotheroftheEnvoyGortzwhoinhiscloakofdarknessdidsuchdiplomaciesintheBavarianmatter,Januarygoneayear,andwhoisarisingmaninthatlineeversince.ButletFrommebegin:
--[<
italic>
AnekdotenundKarakterzugeausdemLebenFriedrichdesZweyten<
enditalic>
(Berlin,beiJohannFriedrichUnger,1787),8teSammlung,ss.15-79.]
Onthe23dofJuly,1779,itpleasedhisMajestytheKingtoundertakeajourneytoinspectthose"
mud"
ColoniesintheRhyn-
LuchaboutNeustadt-on-the-Dosse,whichhisMajesty,athisowncost,hadsettled;
therebyreclaimingatractofwastemoor(EINEN
ODENBRUCHURBARMACHEN)intoarability,wherenow308familieshavetheirliving.
HisMajestysetofffromPotsdamabout5inthemorning,"
inanopencarriage,GeneralvonGortzalongwithhim,and
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