InNo。3thereismentionlikewiseofthe"KurfurstofKoln，"——
ElectorofCologne；languidlankygentlemanofBavarianbreed，whomwesawlastyearatBonn，richestPluralistoftheChurch；
whomdoubtlessourpoorreadershaveforgottenagain。Mentionofhim；andalsoconsiderablesulkyhumor，oftheMajesty’s—Oppositionkind，onSchulenburg’spart；forwhichreason，andgenerallyasapoordirectreflexoftimeandplace，——
reflexbyruffledbog—water，throughsedges，andintwilight；
dimbutindubitable，——wegivetheLetter，thoughthePrinceislittlespokenofinit:——
No。3。TOTHEEXCELLENCYGRUMKOW（asabove），INBERLIN。
"LANDSBERG，22dOctober（Monday），1731。
"MONSIEUR，——ItrustyourExcellencymadeyourjourneytoCrossenwithallthesatisfactionimaginable。HadIbeenwarnedsooner，I
wouldhavecome；notonlytoseetheKing，butforyourExcellency’ssakeandTruchsess’s:butIreceivedyourExcellency’sLetteronlyyesterdaymorning；soIcouldnothavearrivedbeforeyesternight，andthatlate；foritisfiftymilesoff，andonehastosendrelaysbeforehand；therebeingnopost—horsesonthatroad。
"Weare，——nottomakecomparisons，——likeHarlequin！Nosooneroutofonescrape，thanwegetintoanother；andallforthesakeofthoseBigBlockheads（L’AMOURDECESGRANDSCOLOSSES）。WhattheKurfurstofKolnhasdone，inhischaracterofBishopofOsnabruck，"——adeednotknowntothisEditor，butclearlyinthewayofsnubbingourrecruitingsystem，——"istoodroll:butifweavengeourselves，therewillbehighplay，andplentyofit，allroundourborders！Ifsuchthingswouldmakeanyimpressiononthespirit，ofourMaster:buttheydonot；they"——inshort，thisrecruitingsystemisdelirious，thinksthestiffSchulenburg；
andscruplesnottosayso，thoughnotinhisplaceinParliament，orevenTobacco—Parliament。ForthereisaMajesty’sOppositioninalllandsandtimes。"WeruintheCountry，"saystheHonorableMember，"sendingannuallymillionsofmoneyoutofit，forasetofvagabondfellows（GENSASACETACORDE），whowillneverdoustheleastservice。OneseesclearlyitisthehandofGod，"
darkeningsomepeople’sunderstanding；"otherwiseitmightbepossibletheireyeswouldopen，onetimeoranother！"——Astiffpipe—clayedgentlemanofgreatwisdom，withplentyofsulphurburningintheheartofhim。TherestofhisLetterisallintheOppositionstrain（almostasiffromhisplaceinParliament，onlyfarbrieferthanisusual"withinthesewalls"）；andwindsupwithaglanceatVictorAmadeus’sstrangefeat，orratherattheSon’sfeatdoneuponVictor，overinSardinia；precededbythisinterjectionarysentenceonaPrincenearerhome:——
"AstothePrince—Royal，dependonithewilldowhateverisrequiredofhim[marryanybodyyoulike&c。]，ifyougivehimmoreelbow—room，forthatiswhitherheaims。——Notabadstrokethat，oftheKingofSardinia"——Grandnewsoftheday，atthattime；
nowsomewhatforgotten，andrequiringawordfromus:
OldKingVictorAmadeusofSardiniahadsolemnlyabdicatedinfavorofhisSon；went，foratwelvemonthormore，intoprivatefelicitywithanelderlyLady—lovewhomhehadlongesteemedthefirstofwomen；——tiredofsuchfelicity，afteratwelvemonth；
demandedhiscrownback，andcouldnotgetit！Lady—loveandhearetakenprisoners；lodgedinseparatecastles:[2dSeptember，1730abdicated，wenttoChambery；reclaims，islockedinRivoli，8thOctober，1731（newsofitjustcometoSchulenburg）；
diesthere，31stOctober，1732，his67thyear。]andthewrathoftheproudoldgentlemanisOlympianincharacter，——splitanoaktable，smitingitwhilehespoke（saythecicerones）；——andhissilence，andthefierydaggershelooks，arestillmoreemphatic。
Buttheyoungfellowholdsout；youcannotplayhandy—dandywithaking’scrown，yourMajesty！sayhisnewMinisters。IsandwillcontinueKing。"Notabadstrokeofhim，"thinksSchulenburg，——
——"especiallyifhisFathermeanttoplayhimthesametrick，"
thatis，claphiminprison。Notabadstroke；——whichperhapsthereisanotherthatcouldimitate，"ifHISPapagavehimtheopportunity！ButTHISPapawilltakegoodcare；andtheQueenwillnotforgettheSardinianbusiness，whenhetalksagainofabdicating，"ashedoeswheninill—humor。——
"ButnowhadnotwebetterhavebeenfriendswithEngland，shouldwarriseuponthatSardinianbusiness？GeneralSchulenburg，"——thefamedVenetianField—marshal，bruiseroftheTurksinCandia，[SamewhowasbeatenbyCharlesXII。before；aworthysoldiernevertheless，saytheAuthorities:LIFEofhimbyVarnhagenvonEnse（BiographischeDenkmale，Berlin，1845）。]myhonoredUncle，whosometimesusedtovisithisSistertheMaypole，nowEMERITA，inLondon，andsipbeerandtaketobaccoonanevening，withGeorgeI。offamousmemory，——healso"writesmethisVictor—Amadeusnews，fromParis；"sothatitiscertain；
Ex—KinglockedinRivolinearafortnightago:"he，GeneralSchulenburg，saysfarther，Tojudgebytheoutside，allappearsveryquiet；butmanythink，atthebottomofthebagitwillnotbethesame。"——
"Iam，withrespect，"yourExcellency’smuchinbuckram，"LECOMTEDESCHOULENBOURG。"
[Forster，iii。73—75。]
SofarLieutenant—GeneralSchulenburg；whomwethankforthesecontemporaryglimpsesofayoungmanthathasbecomehistorical，andofthescenehelivedin。Andwiththesethreeaccidentalutterances，asifthey（whicharealoneleft）hadbeenthesumofallhesaidintheworld，lettheLieutenant—Generalwithdrawnowintosilence:hewillturnuptwiceagain，afterhalfascoreofyears，onceinanoblerthantalkingattitude，theclose—harnessed，stalwart，slightlyatrabiliarmilitarygentlemanoftheoldPrussianschool。
TheseglimpsesoftheCrown—Prince，reflectedonusinthismanner，arenotveryluculenttothereader，——lightbeingindifferent，andmirrornoneofthebest:——butsomefeaturesdogleamforth，goodandnotsogood；which，withotherscoming，maygraduallycoalesceintosomethingconceivable。APrinceclearlyofmuchspirit，andnotwithoutpetulance；abundantfire，muchofitshiningandburningirregularlyatpresent；beingsorehelddownfromwithout，andanomalouslysituated。Prideenough，thinksSchulenburg，capriciouspetulanceenough，——likelytogointo"areignofthepassions，"ifwelive。Aswillbeseen！——
WilhelminawasbetrothedinJunelast:Wilhelmina，aBridethesesixmonths，continuestobemuchtormentedbyMamma。ButtheBridegroom，PrinceofBaireuth，isgraduallyrecommendinghimselftopersonsofjudgment，toWilhelminaamongothers。Onedayhenarrowlymissedanunheard—ofaccident:afoolishservant，atsomeboar—hunt，gavehimaloadedpieceonthehalf—cock；half—cockslippedinthehandling；bulletgrazedhisMajesty’sverytemple，wasfelttwitchingthehairthere；——yeHeavens！WhereuponimpertinentremarksfromsomeoftheDessaupeople（alliesofSchwedtandtheMargravineinhighcolors）；whichwerewellansweredbythePrince，andnoiselesslybutseverelycheckedbyawell—bredKing。[Wilhelmina，i。356。]KinghasgiventhePrinceofBaireutharegiment；andlikeshimtolerably，thoughtheyoungmanwillnotalwaysdrinkascouldbewished。Wedding，inspiteofcloudsfromherMajesty，iscomingsteadilyon。
HISMAJESTY’SBUILDINGOPERATIONS。
"Thisyear，"saysFassmann，"thebuildingoperationsbothinBerlinandStettin，"——inStettinwherenewfortificationsarecompleted，inBerlinwheregraduallywholenewquartersaregettingbuilt，——"wereexceedinglypushedforward（AUSSERST
POUSSIRT）。"Alas，yes；thistooisaquestionablememorablefeatureofhisMajesty’sreign。LateMajesty，oldKingFriedrichI。，wishful，——asothershadbeen，forthegrowthofBerlin，laidoutanewQuarter，andcalleditFriedrichsStadt；scraggyboggyground，plannedoutintostreets，FriedrichsStrassethechiefstreet，withhereandthereahousestandinglonesomelypropheticonit。ButitisthispresentMajesty，FriedrichWilhelm，thatgetstheplanexecuted，andtheFriedrichsStrasseactuallybuilt，notalwaysinasoftorspontaneousmanner。FriedrichWilhelmwastheAEdileofhisCountry，aswellastheDrill—sergeant；
BerlinCitydidnotriseofitsownaccord，orontheprincipleofleave—alone，anymorethanthePrussianArmyitself。WreckandrubbishFriedrichWilhelmwillnotleavealone，inanykind；
butisintentbyallchancestosweepthemfromthefaceoftheEarth，thatsomethinguseful，seemlytotheRoyalmind，maystandthereinstead。HencethesebuildingoperationsintheFriedrichStreetandelsewhere，so"exceedinglypushedforward。"
Thenumberofscraggywasteplaceshesweptclear，firstandlast，andbuilttighthumandwellingsupon，isalmostuncountable。
Acommongiftfromhim（asfromhisSonafterhim）toamaninfavor，wasthatofanewgoodHouse，——anexcellentgift。Orifthemanishimselfabletobuild，Majestywillhelphim，incitehim:
"Timberenoughisintheroyalforests；stone，limeareintheroyalquarries；scraggywasteisabundant:whyshouldanyman，oftheleastindustryorprivatecapital，liveinabadhouse？"
Bydegrees，thepressureofhisMajestyuponprivatementobuildwithencouragementbecameconsiderable，becameexcessive，irresistible；andwasmuchcomplainedof，intheseyearsnowcome。
OldColonelDerschauistheKing’sAgent，atBerlin，inthismatter；ahardstiffman；squeezesmen，allmannerofmenwiththeleastcapital，tilltheybuild。
Nussler，forexample，whomweoncesawatHanover，managingacertaincontestedHeritageforFriedrichWilhelm；adroitNussler，thoughhehasyetgotnofixedappointment，norpayexceptbythejob，isurgedtobuild；——secondyearhence，1733，occursthecaseofNussler，andiscopiouslydweltuponbyBuschinghisbiographer:"BuildyourselfahouseintheFriedrichsStrasse！"
urgesDerschau。"ButIhavenopay，nocapital！"pleadsNussler。——
"Tush，yourFather—in—law，abstruseKanzlervonLudwig，inHalleUniversity，monsteroflaw—learningthere，isnotheamonsterofhoardedmoneyswithal？Hewilllendyou，forhisownandhisDaughter’ssake。[Busching，Beitrage，
i。324。]OrshallhisMajestycompelhim？"urgesDerschau。
Andslowly，continuallyturnsthescrewuponNussler，tillhetooraisesforhimselfafirmgoodhouseintheFriedrichsStadt，——
FriedrichsStrasse，orSTREET，astheynowcallit，whichtheTouristofthesedaysknows。SubstantialclearashlarStreet，milesorhalf—mileslong；straightasaline:——FriedrichWilhelmfounditscragandquagmire；andleftitwhattheTouristsees，bythesehardmethods。ThusHerrPrivy—CouncillorKlinggraftoo，Nussler’snextneighbor:hedidnotwanttobuild；farfromit；
butwasobliged，onworsetermsthanNussler。Youhavesuchwork，foundingyourhouse；——fortheNussler—Klinggrafspotwasafish—pool，and"carpsweredugup"infounding；——suchpiles，boundplatformofsolidbeams；"4，000thalersgonebeforethefirststoneislaid:"and，infact，thehousemustbebuilthonestly，oritwillbeworseforthehouseandyou。"Costme12，000thalers（l，800pounds）inall，andisworthperhaps2，000！"sorrowfullyejaculatesNussler，whenthejobisover。StillworsewithPrivy—CouncillorKlinggraf:hishouse，thenexttoNussler’s，isworthmerenothingtohimwhenbuilt；asoap—boileroffershim800
thalers（120pounds）forit；andNussler，toavoidsuffocation，purchasesithimselfofKlinggrafforthatsum。Derschau，withhisslowscrew—machinery，isveryformidable；——andBuschingknowsitforafact，"thatrespectableBerlinpersonsusedtorunoutofthewayofBurgermeisterKochandhim，wheneitherofthemturneduponthestreets！"
Thesethingswereheavytobear。Truly，yes；whereisthelibertyofprivatecapitalorlibertyofalmostanykind，onthoseterms？
LibertytoANNIHILATErubbishandchaos，underknownconditions，youmayhave；butnottheleastlibertytokeepthemaboutyou，thoughneversofondofdoingit！Whatshallwesay？NusslerandtheSoap—boilerdobothliveinhousesmorehumanthantheyoncehad。Berlinitself，andsomeotherthings，didnotspringfromFree—trade。BerlinCitywould，tothisday，havebeenaPlaceofSCRUBS（"theBERLIN，"amereappellativenountothateffect），hadFree—tradealwaysbeentherulethere。IamsorryhisMajestytransgressesthelimits；——andwe，myfriends，ifwecanmakeourChaosintoCosmosbyfiringParliamentaryeloquenceintoit，andbombardingitwithBlue—Books，wewillmuchtriumphoverhisMajesty，oneday！——
Thusarethebuildingoperationsexceedinglypushedforward，theEarofJenkinstornoff，andVictorAmadeuslockedinward，whileourCrown—Prince，intheeclipsedstate，isinspectedbyaSageinpipe—clay，andWilhelmina’sweddingiscomingon。
ChapterVI。
WILHELMINA’SWEDDING。
Tuesday，20thNovember，1731，Wilhelmina’swedding—dayarrived，afterabrideshipofeightmonths；andthatyoungLady’stroublesomeromance，morehappilythanmighthavebeenexpected，didatlastwinditselfup。Mamma’sunreasonablehumorscontinued，moreorless；butthesealsomustnowend。Oldwooersandoutlooks，"thefourorthreecrownedheads，"——theyliefaroverthehorizon；fadedoutofone’sverythoughts，allthese。
CharlesXII。，PeterII。aredead；Weissenfelsisnot，butmightaswellbe。PrinceFred，notyetweddedelsewhere，isdoingFrenchmadrigalsinLeicesterHouse；tendingfowardsthe"WestWickham"
setofPoliticians，thePitt—Lytteltonset；standsillwithFatherandMother，andwillnotcometomuch。AugusttheDilapidated—StrongisdeepinPolishtroubles，inAnti—Kaiserpolitics，indrinking—bouts；——hisgreat—toenevermended，neverwillmend。Gonetothespectralstateallthese:here，bloomingwithlifeinitscheeks，istheonepracticalFact，ourgoodHereditaryPrinceofBaireuth，——privatelyourfateallalong；——
whichwewillwelcomecheerfully；andbethankfultoHeaventhatwehavenotdiedingettingitdecidedforus！——
Weddingwasofgreatmagnificence；BerlinPalaceandallthingsandcreaturesattheirbrightest:theBrunswick—Bevernshere，andotherhighGuests；noendofpompousceremonials，solemnitiesandsplendors，——theverytrainofone’sgownwas"twelveyardslong。"
Eschewingallwhich，thereadershallcommodiouslyconceiveitall，bytwosampleswehavepickedoutforhim:onesampleofaPerson，highGuestpresent；oneofanApartmentwherethesublimitieswenton。
TheDuchessDowagerofSachsen—Meiningen，whohascometohonorusonthisoccasion，averylargeLady，vergingtowardssixty；sheistheperson。AlivingelderlyDaughteroftheGreatElectorhimself；half—sistertothelateKing，half—aunttoFriedrichWilhelm；widownowofherthirdhusband:asingularphenomenontolookupon，foramoment，throughWilhelmina’ssatiricalspectacles。Oneofherthreehusbands，"ChristianErnstofBaireuth"（Margrafthere，whilethepresentLinewasbutexpectant），hadbeenakindofWelsh—UncletothePrincenowBridegroom；sothatshehasadoublerighttobehere。"ShehadfoundthesecretoftotallyruiningBaireuth，"saysWilhelmina；
"Baireuth，andCourlandaswell，whereherfirstwedlockwas；"——
perhapsMeiningenwasdonetoherhand？HereisthePortraitof"myGrand—Aunt；"dashedoffinveryhighcolors，notbyaflatteringpencil:——
"Itissaidshewasveryfondofpleasing，inheryouth；onesawasmuchstillbyheraffectedmanners。Shewouldhavemadeanexcellentactress，toplayfantasticpartsofthatkind。
Herflamingredcountenance，hershape，ofsuchmonstrousextentthatshecouldhardlywalk，gavehertheairofaFemaleBacchus。
Shetookcaretoexposetoviewher"——apartofherperson，largebutnolongerbeautiful，——"andcontinuallykeptpattingitwithherhands，toattractattentionthither。Thoughsixtygone，"——
fifty—seveninpointoffact，——"shewastrickedoutlikeagirl；
hairdoneinribbon—locks（MARRONNES），allfilledwithgewgawsofrose—pinkcolor，whichwastheprevailingtintinhercomplexion，andsoloadedwithcoloredjewels，youwouldhavetakenherfortherainbow。"[Wilhelmina，i。375。]
ThischarmingoldLady，daughteroftheGROSSEKURFURST，andsoveryfatandrubicund，hadaSononce:hetooismentionableinhisway，——asamilestone（parishmilestone）intheobscureChronologyofthoseparts。HerfirsthusbandwastheDukeofCourland；tohimshebroughtanheir，whobecameDukeinhisturn，——andwasthefinalDuke，LASTofthe"Kettler"ornativeLineofDukesthere。TheKettlershadbeenTeutschRitters，CommandantsinCourland；theypickedupthatCountry，fortheirownbehoof，whentheRitterdomwentdown；andthiswasthelastofthem。HemarriedAnneofRussiawiththebigcheek（CzarPeter’sNiece，whoissincebecomeCzarina）；anddiedshortlyafter，twentyyearsago；withtearsdoubtlessfromthepoorrose—pinkMother，farawayinBaireuthandchildlessotherwise；andalsoinasensetothesorrowofCourland，whichwasherebyleftvacant，apreytoenterprisingneighbors。AndonthosetermsitwasthatSaxonsMoritz（ourdissolutefriend，whowillbeMARECHALDESAXE
oneday）madehisclutchatCourland，backedbymoneysoftheFrenchactress；rumorofwhichstillfloatsvaguelyabout。
Moritzmighthavesucceeded，couldhehavedonethefirstpartofthefeat，falleninlovewithSwoln—cheekedAnne，Dowagerthere；
buthecouldnot；couldonlypretendit:Courlandtherefore（nowthattheSwoln—cheekisbecomeCzarina）fallstooneBieren，abornCourlander，whocould。[LastKettler，Anne’sHusband，died（leavingonlyanoldUncle，fallenIntoPapistryandotherfutility，who，tillhisdeathsometwentyyearsafter，hadtoresideabroadandbenominalmerely），1711；Moritz’sattemptwithAdrienneLecouvreur’scashwas，1726；AnnebecameSovereignofalltheRussias（onherpoorCousinPeterII。’sdeath），1730；
Bieren（BIRONashetriedtowritehimself，beingofpoorbirth）
didnotgetinstalledtill1737；andhad，heandCourlandboth，severaltumblesafterthatbeforegettingtostableequilibrium。]
——Wehurrytothe"GrandApartment"inBerlinSchloss，andglancerapidly，withWilhelmina（inanabridgedform），howmagnificentitis:——
RoyalApartment，thirdfloorofthePalaceatBerlin，onemustsay，fewthingsequalitintheworld。"FromtheOuterSaloonorAntechamber，calledSALLEDESSUISSES[wherethehalberdierandvaletpeoplewait]youpassthroughsixgrandrooms，intoasaloonmagnificentlydecorated:thencethroughtworoomsmore，andsointowhattheycallthePicture—Gallery，aroomninetyfeetlong。
Allthisisinaline。"Grandallthis；butstillonlycommonincomparison。FromthePicture—Galleryyouturn（torightorleftisnotsaid，nordoesitmatter）intoasuiteoffourteengreatrooms，eachmoresplendidthantheother:lustrefromtheceilingofthefirstroom，forexample，isofsolidsilver；weighs，inpoundsavoirdupoisIknownotwhat，butinsilvercoin"10，000
crowns:"ceilingspaintedasbyCorreggio；"wall—mirrorsbetweeneachpairofwindowsaretwelvefeethigh，andtheirpiers（TRUMEAUX）areofmassivesilver；infrontofeachmirror，tablecanbelaidfortwelve；"twelveSerenitiesmaydinethere，flankedbytheirmirror，enjoyingtheCorreggiositiesabove，andthepracticalsublimitiesallround。"Andthisisbutthefirstofthefourteen；"andyougoonincreasinginsuperbness，till，forexample，inthelast，orsuperlativeSaloon，youfind"alustreweighing50，000crowns；theglobeofitbigenoughtoholdachildofeightyears；andthebranches（GUERIDONS）ofit，"Iforgethowmanyfeetorfathomsinextent:silvertotheheart。Naythemusic—balconyisofsilver；weariedfiddlerlayshiselbowonbalustradesofthatpreciousmetal。Seldomifeverwasseenthelike。InthissuperlativeSaloontheNuptialBenedictionwasgiven。[Wilhelmina，i。381；Nicolai，ii。881。]
OldKingFriedrich，theexpensiveHerr，itwashethatdidthefurnishingandCorreggio—paintingofthesesublimerooms:butthisofthemassesofwroughtsilver，thiswasdonebyFriedrichWilhelm，——incitedtheretobywhathesawatDresdeninAugusttheStrong’sEstablishment；andreflecting，too，thatsilverissilver，whetheryoukeepitinbarrelsinacoinedform，orworkitintochandeliers，mirror—framesandmusic—balconies。——
Thesethingsweshouldnothavementioned，excepttosaythatthemassivesilverdidproveahoardavailable，inaftertimes，againstarainyday。Massivesilver（wellmixedwithcopperfirst）
wasallmelteddown，stampedintocurrentcoins，nativeandforeign，andsentwanderingovertheworld，beforeacertainPrincegotthroughhisSeven—YearsWarsandotherpinchesthatareahead！——
Infine，Wilhelmina’sWeddingwasmagnificent；thoughonehadrubstoo；andMammawasrathersevere。"Hairwentallwrong，bydintofoverdressing；andhungonone’sfacelikeaboy’s。Crown—royaltheyhadput（asindeedwasproper）onone’shead:hairwasintwenty—fourlocksthesizeofyourarm:suchwastheQueen’sorder。Gownwasofcloth—of—silver，trimmedwithSpanishgold—lace（AVECUNPOINTD’ESPAGNED’OR）；traintwelveyardslong；——onewasliketosinktotheearthinsuchequipment。"Courage，myPrincess！——Infact，theWeddingwentbeautifullyoff；withdancesandsublimities，slowsolemnTorch—dancetoconcludewith，inthoseunparalleledupperrooms；Grand—AuntMeiningenandmanyotherstarsandrainbowswitnessing；eventheMargravineofSchwedt，inherhighcolors，wascompelledtobethere。
Suchvariegatedsplendor，suchadancingoftheConstellations；
sublunaryBerlin，andalltheworld，ontiptoeroundit！
SlowTorchdance，windingitup，meltedintotheshadesofmidnight，forthistime；andtherewassilenceinBerlin。
But，onthefollowingnights，therewereBallsofalesssolemncharacter；farpleasanterfordancingpurposes。Itistothese，tooneofthese，thatwedirecttheattentionofallreaders。
Friday，23d，therewasagainBallandRoyalEveningParty——"GrandApartment"socalled。ImmenseBall，"sevenhundredcouples，allpeopleofcondition:"therewere"FourQuadrilles，"ordancingplacesinthebigseaofquality—figures；eachatitsduedistanceinthegrandsuiteofrooms:WilhelminapresidesinQuadrilleNUMBERONE；placeassignedherwasintheroomcalledPicture—Gallery；QueenandallthePrincipalitieswerewithWilhelmina，sheistoleadofftheirquadrille，andtakechargeofit。Whichshedid，withheraccustomedfireandelasticity；——andwascirclingthere，onthelightfantastictoe，timesixintheevening，whenGrumkow，whomshehadbeendunningforhisbargainaboutFriedrichthedaybefore，cameup:——
"Ilikeddancing，"saysshe，"andwastakingadvantageofmychances。Grumkowcameup，andinterruptedmeinthemiddleofaminuet:’EH，MONDIEUMADAME！’saidGrumkow，’youseemtohavegotbitbythetarantula！Don’tyouseethosestrangerswhohavejustcomein？’Istoptshort；andlookingallround，Inoticedatlastayoungmandressedingray，whomIdidnotknow。’Go，then，embracethePriuce—Royal；thereheisbeforeyou！’saidGrumkow。
Allthebloodinmybodywenttopsy—turvyforjoy。’OHeaven，myBrother？’criedI:’ButIdon’tseehim；whereishe？InGod’sname，letmeseehim！’Grumkowledmetotheyoungmaningray。
Comingnear，Irecognizedhim，thoughwithdifficulty:hehadgrownamazinglystouter（PRODIGIEUSEMENTENGRAISSE），shortenedabouttheneck；hisfacetoohadmuchchanged，andwasnolongersobeautifulasithadbeen。Ispranguponhimwithopenarms（SAUTAIAUCOU）；Iwasinsuchastate，Icouldspeaknothingbutbrokenexclamations:Iwept，Ilaughed，likeonegonedelirious。
InmylifeIhaveneverfeltsolivelyajoy。
"ThefirstsanestepwastothrowmyselfatthefeetoftheKing:
Kingsaid，’Areyoucontentwithme？YouseeIhavekeptmyword！’
ItookmyBrotherbythehand；andentreatedtheKingtorestorehimhisfriendship。Thisscenewassotouching，itdrewtearsfromtheeyesofeverybody。IthenapproachedtheQueen。Shewasobligedtoembraceme，theKingbeingcloseopposite；butI
remarkedthatherjoywasonlyaffected。"——Whythen，OPrincess？
Guess，ifyoucan，thefemalehumorsofherMajesty！——
"IturnedtomyBrotheragain；Igavehimathousandcaresses，andsaidthetenderestthingstohim:toallwhichheremainedcoldasice，andansweredonlyinmonosyllables。IpresentedthePrince（myHusband）；towhomhedidnotsayoneword。Iwasastonishedatthisfashionofprocedure！ButIlaidtheblameofitontheKing，whowasobservingus，andwhoIjudgedmightbeintimidatingmyBrother。Butevenhiscountenancesurprisedme:heworeaproudair，andseemedtolookdownoneverybody。"
Amuch—changedCrown—Prince。Whatcanbethemeaningofit？
NeitherKingnorheappearedatsupper:theyweresuppingelsewhere，withaselectcircle；andthewhisperranamongus，HisMajestywastreatinghimwithgreatfriendliness。AtwhichtheQueen，contrarytohope，couldnotconcealhersecretpique。
"Infact，"saysWilhelmina，againtoohardonMamma，"shedidnotloveherchildrenexceptastheyservedherambitiousviews。"
ThefactthatitwasI，andnotshe，whohadachievedthePrince’sdeliverance，waspainfultoherMajesty:alas，yes，insomedegree！
"Ballhavingrecommenced，Grumkowwhisperedtome，’ThattheKingwaspleasedwithmyfrankkindwaystomyBrother；andnotpleasedwithmyBrother’scoldwayofreturningit:Doeshesimulate，andmeanstilltodeceiveme？OrISthatallthethankshehasforWilhelmina？thinkshisMajesty。Goonwithyoursincerity，Madam；
andforGod’ssakeadmonishtheCrown—Princetoavoidfinessing！’
Crown—Prince，whenIdid，insomeintervalofthedance，reportthisofGrumkow，andsay，Whysochangedandcold，then，Brotherofmyheart？answered，Thathewasstillthesame；andthathehadhisreasonsforwhathedid。"Wilhelmiuacontinues；andcannotunderstandherCrown—Princeatall:——
"Nextmorning，bytheKing’sorder，hepaidmeavisit。
ThePrince，"myHusband，"waspoliteenoughtowithdraw，andleftmeandSousfeldalonewithhim。Hegavemearecitalofhismisfortnues；Icommunicatedminetohim，"——andhowIhadatlastbargainedtogethimfreeagainbymycompliance。"Heappearedmuchdiscountenancedatthislastpartofmynarrative。
HereturnedthanksfortheobligationsIhadlaidonhim，——withsomecaressings，whichevidentlydidnotproceedfromtheheart。
Tobreakthisconversation，hestartedsomeindifferenttopic；
and，underpretenceofseeingmyApartment，movedintothenextroom，wherethePrincemyHusbandwas。Himheranoverwithhiseyesfromheadtofoot，forsometime；then，aftersomeconstrainedcivilitiestohim，wenthisway。"Whattomakeofallthis？"MadamSonsfeldshruggedhershoulders；"noendofMadamSousfeld’sastonishmentatsuchaCrown—Prince。
Alas，yes，poorWilhelmina；aCrown—Princegotintoterriblecognizanceoffactssincewelastmethim！Perhapsalreadysees，notonlywhataHeightofplaceiscutoutforhiminthisworld，butalsoinadimwaywhatasolitudeofsoul，ifhewillmaintainhisheight？TopofthefrozenSchreckhorn；——haveyouwellconsideredsuchaposition！Andeventhewaythitherisdangerous，isterribleinthiscase。BenottooharduponyourCrown—Prince。
Foritiscertainhelovesyoutothelast！
CaptainDickens，whoaloneofalltheExcellencieswasnotattheWedding，——andneverhadbelieveditwouldbeawedding，butonlyarumortobringEnglandround，——dulychroniclesthishappyreappearanceofthePrince—Royal:"aboutsix，yesterdayevening，asthecompanywasdancing，——tothegreatjoyandsurpriseofthewhaleCourt；"——andadds:"ThismorningthePrincecametothepublicParade；wherecrowdsofpeopleofallranksflockedtoseehisRoyalHighness，andgavethemostopendemonstrationsofpleasure。"[Despatch24thNovember，1731。]
Wilhelmina，thesenoisytumults，notallofthemdelightful，oncedone，getsoutoftheperplexedhurly—burly，hometowardsstillBaireuth，shortlyafterNew—year。[11thJanuary，1732（Wilhelmina，ii。20。]"Berlinwasbecomeasodioustomeasithadoncebeendear。Iflatteredmyselfthat，renouncinggrandeurs，ImightleadasoftandtranquillifeinmynewHome，andbeginahappieryearthantheonethathadjustended。"Mammawasstillperverse；
butontheedgeofdepartureWilhelminacontrivedtogetawordofherFather，andprivatelyopenherhearttohim。PoorFather，afterallthathascomeandgone:——
"Mydiscourseproduceditseffect；hemeltedintotears，couldnotanswermeforsobs；heexplainedhisthoughtsbyhisembracingsofme。Makinganeffort，atlength，hesaid:’IamindespairthatI
didnotknowthee。Theyhadtoldmesuchhorribletales，IhatedtheeasmuchasInowlovethee。IfIhadaddressedmyselfdirecttothee，Ishouldhaveescapedmuchtrouble，andthoutoo。
Buttheyhinderedmefromspeaking；saidthouwertill—naturedastheDevil，andwouldstdrivemetoextremitiesIwantedtoavoid。
ThyMother，byherintriguings，isinpartthecauseofthemisfortunesofthefamily；Ihavebeendeceivedanddupedoneveryside。Butmyhandsaretied；andthoughmyheartistorninpieces，Imustleavetheseiniquitiesunpunished！’"——TheQueen’sintentionswerealwaysgood，urgedWilhelmina。"Letusnotenterintothatdetail，"answeredhe:"whatispastispast；Iwilltrytoforgetit；"andassuredWilhelminathatshewasthedearesttohimofthefamily，andthathewoulddogreatthingsforherstill，——onlypartofwhichcametoeffectinthesequel。"Iamtoosadofhearttotakeleaveofyou，"concludedhe:"embraceyourHusbandonmypart；IamsoovercomethatImustnotseehim。"
[Wilhelmina，ii。4；whodates11thJanuary，1732。]Andsotheyrolledaway。
Crown—PrincewasbacktoCustrinagain，manyweeksbefore。BacktoCustrin；butundertotallychangedomens:hishistory，afterthatfirstemergenceinWilhelmina’sdance"23dNovemberaboutsixP。M。，"andappearanceatParadeonthemorrow（Saturdaymorning），hadbeenasfollows。MondayNovember26th）therewasagaingrandBall，andthePrincethere，notingraythistime。Nextday，theoldDessauerandallthehigherOfficersinBerlinpetitioned，"LetushavehimintheArmyagain，yourMajesty！"Majestyconsented:andso，Friday，30th，therewasgranddinneratSeckendorf’s，Crown—Princethere，insoldier’suniformagain；acompletelypardonedyouth。HisuniformisoftheGoltzRegiment，Infantry:GoltzRegiment，whichliesatRuppin，——atandabout，inthatmooryCountrytotheNortheast，somethirtyorfortymilesfromBerlin；——whitherhisdestinationnowis。
Crown—PrincehadtoresumehisKammerworkatCustrin，andseetheBuildingsatCarzig，forathreemonthslonger，tillsomearrangementsintheRegimentGoltzwereperfected，andfinishingimprovementsgiventoit。But"onthelastdayofFebruary"（29th）
1732beingleap—year），hisRoyalHighness’sCommissiontobeColonelCommandantofsaidRegimentismadeout；andheproceeds，indischargeofthesame，toRuppin，wherehismenlie。Andsoputsoffthepike—graycoat，andputsonthemilitaryblueone，[Preuss，i。69。]——nevertoquititagain，asturnedout。
RuppinisalittleTown，inthatnorthwestFehrbellinregion:
RegimentGoltzhadlainindetachedquartershitherto；butisnowtolieatRuppin，thefirstBattalionofitthere，andtherestwithinreach。Here，inRuppinitself，orultimatelyatReinsbergintheneighborhood，wasFriedrich’sabode，forthenexteightyears。Habitualresidence:withtransientexcursions，chieflytoBerlininCarnivaltime，oronothergreatoccasions，andalwaysstrictlyonleave；hisemploymentbeingthatofColonelofFoot，athingrequiringcontinualvigilanceandindustryinthatCountry。
Leastofalltobeneglected，inanypoint，byoneinhiscircumstances。HedidhismilitarydutiestoaperfectionsatisfactoryeventoPapa；andachievedonhisownscoremanyotherdutiesandimprovements，forwhichPapahadlessvalue。
Theseeightyears，itisalwaysunderstood，wereamongthemostimportantofhislifetohim。
ENDOFBOOKVIII
HistoryofFriedrichIIofPrussiaV9
byThomasCarlyleCarlyle’s"HistoryofFriedrichIIofPrussia"
BOOKIX。
LASTSTAGEOFFRIEDRICH’SAPPRENTICESHIP:
LIFEINRUPPIN。
1732—1736。
ChapterI。
PRINCESSELIZABETHCHRISTINAOFBRUNSWICK—BEVERN。
WedescribedtheCrown—Princeasintenttocomply，especiallyinallvisibleexternalparticulars，withPapa’swillandpleasure；——
todistingnishhimselfbyrealexcellenceinCommandantshipoftheRegimentGoltz，firstofall。Butbeforeevergettingintothat，therehasanotherpointrisen，onwhichobedience，equallyessential，maybestillmoredifficult。
EversincethegrandCatastrophewentoffWITHOUTtakingFriedrich’sheadalongwithit，andtherebegantobehopesofapacificsettlement，questionhasbeen，WhomshalltheCrown—Princemarry？AndthedebatesaboutitintheRoyalbreastandinTobacco—Parliament，andrumorsaboutitintheworldatlarge，havebeenmanifoldandcontinual。IntheSchulenburgLetterswesawtheCrown—Princehimselfmuchinterested，andeagerlyinquisitiveonthathead。Aswasnatural:butitisnotintheCrown—Prince’smind，itisintheTobacco—Parliament，andtheRoyalbreastasinfluencedthere，thatthethingmustbedecided。
Whointheworldwillitbe，then？Crown—Princehimselfhearsnowofthisparty，nowofthat。Englandisquiteover，andthePrincessAmeliasunkbelowthehorizon。FriedrichhimselfappearsalittlepiquedthatHothamcarriedhisnosesohigh；thattheEnglishwouldnot，inthoselife—and—deathcircumstances，abatetheleastfromtheir"Bothmarriagesornone，"——thinkstheyshouldhavesavedWilhelmina，andtakenhiswordofhonorfortherest。
Englandisnowoutofhishead；——allromanceistoosorrowfullysweptout:andinsteadofthe"sacredair—citiesofhope"inthishighsectionofhishistory，theyoungmanislookingintothe"meanclayhamletsofreality，"withaneyewellrecognizingthemforreal。Withaneyeandheartalreadytemperedtotheduehardnessforthem。Notafortunateresult，thoughitwasaninevitableone。WesawhimflirtingwiththebeautifulweddedWreech；talkingtoLieutenant—GeneralSchulenburgaboutmarriage，inawaywhichshookthepipe—clayofthatvirtuousman。Heknowshewouldnotgethischoice，ifhehadone；strivesnottocare。
Nordoeshe，infact，muchcare；theromancebeingalloutofit。
Helooksmainlytooutwardadvantages；topersonalappearance，temper，goodmanners；to"religiousprinciple，"sometimesratherinthereverseway（fearinganOVERPLUSrather）；——butalwaystolikelihoodofmoneysbythematch，asaverydirectitem。
Readycommandofmoney，hefeels，willbeextremelydesirableinaWife；desirableandalmostindispensable，inpresentstraitenedcircumstances。Thesearethenotionsofthisill—situatedCoelebs。
Thepartiesproposedfirstandlast，andrumoredofinNewspapersandtheidlebrainsofmen，havebeenverymany，——nolimittotheirnumbers；itMAYbeanybody:anintendingpurchaser，thoughbutpossessedofsixpence，isinasenseproprietorofthewholeFair！ThroughSchulenburgweheardhisownaccountofthem，lastAutumn；——butthefarnoblestofthelotwashardlyglancedat，ornotatall，onthatoccasion。TheKaiser’seldestDaughter，soleheiressofAustriaandthesevastPragmatic—Sanctionoperations；
ArchduchessMariaTheresaherself，——itisaffirmedtohavebeenPrinceEugene’soften—expressedwish，ThattheCrown—PrinceofPrussiashouldwedthefutureEmpress[Hormayr，
AllgemeineGeschichtederneueslenZeit（Wien，1817），i。13；citedinPreuss，i。71。]Whichwouldindeedhavesavedimmenseconfusionstomankind！NayshealoneofPrincesses，beautiful，magnanimous，brave，wasthemateforsuchaPrince，——
hadtheGoodFairiesbeenconsulted，whichseldomhappens:——andRomanceitselfmighthavebecomeRealityinthatcase:withhighresultstotheverysoulofthisyoungPrince！Wishesarefree:
andwiseEugenewillhavebeenheard，perhapsoften，toexpressthiswish；butthatmusthavebeenall。Alas，thepreliminaries，political，especiallyreligious，areatonceindispensableandimpossible:wehavetodismissthatdaydream。APapal—ProtestantControversystillexistsamongmankind；andthisisonepenaltytheypayfornothavingsettleditsooner。TheImperialCourtcannotafforditsArchduchessonthetermspossibleinthatquarter。
WhattheImperialCourtcandois，torecommendaNieceoftheirs，insignificantyoungPrincess，ElizabethChristinaofBrunswick—Bevern，whoisNiecetotheEmpress；andmaybemadeusefulinthisway，toherselfandus，thinktheImperialMajesties；——willbeanewtieuponthePrussiansandthePragmaticSanction，andkeeptheAlliancestillsurerforourArchduchessintimescoming，thinktheirMajesties。She，itisinsinuatedbySeckendorfinTobaoco—Parliament；oughtnotshe，DaughterofyourMajesty’sesteemedfriend，——modest—minded，innocentyoungPrincess，withaBrotheralreadybetrothedinyourMajesty’sHouse，——tobetheLady？Itisprobableshewill。
DidweinformthereaderonceaboutKaiserKarl’syoungmarriageadventures；andmaywe，toremindhim，mentionthemasecondtime？
HowImperialMajesty，somefive—and—twentyyearsago，thenonlyKingofSpain，askedPrincessCarolineofAnspach，whowasverypoor，andanorphanintheworld。Whoatoncerefused，decliningtothinkofchangingherreligiononsuchascore；——andnowgovernsEngland，telegraphingwithWalpole，asQueenthereinstead。HowKarl，nowImperialMajesty，thenKingofSpain，nextappliedtoBrunswick—Wolfenbuttel；andmetwithamuchbetterreceptionthere。AppliedtooldAntonUlrich，reigningDuke，whowritesbigNovels，anddoesotherfoolishgood—naturedthings；——
whopersuadedhisGrand—daughterthatachangetoCatholicismwasnothinginsuchacase，thathehimselfshouldnotcareintheleasttochange。HowtheGrand—daughterchangedaccordingly，wenttoBarcelona，andwaswedded；——andhadtodunoldGrandpapa，"Whydon’tyouchange，then？"Whodidchangethereupon；thinkingtohimself，"PlagueonitImust，then！"thefoolisholdHerr。
Heisdead；andhisNovels，insixvolumesquarto，arealldead:
andtheGrand—daughterisKaiserinn，onthoseterms，aserenemonotonouswell—favoredLady，diligentinherCatholicexercises；
ofwhomIneverheardanyevil，goodrather，inhereminentsereneposition。PityperhapsthatshehadrecommendedherNieceforthisyoungPrussiangentleman；whomitbynomeansdid"attachtotheFamily"soverycarefulabouthimatVienna！Butiftherelayasin，andapunishmentfollowingonit，hereorelsewhere，inherImperialposition，surelyitistobechargedonfoolisholdAntonUlrich；notonher，poorLady，whohadnevercovetedsuchheight，nordurstforhersoultaketheleapthitherward，tillthesereneoldliterarygentlemanshowedherhoweasyitwas。
Well，oldAntonUlrichislongsincedead，[1714，age70。Huber，t。190。]andhisreligiousaccountsareallsettledbeyondcavil；
andonlythesaddutydevolvesonmeofexplainingalittlewhatandwhohisratherinsipidoffspringare，sofarasrelatedtoreadersofthisHistory。AntonUlrichlefttwosons；theelderofwhomwasDuke，andtheyoungerhadanApanage，Blankenburgbyname。Onlythisyoungerhadchildren，——sereneKaiserinnthatnowis，oneofthem:Theelderdiedchildless，[1731，Michaelis，i。132。]preciselyafewmonthsbeforethetimeswearenowgotto；reigningDukeofBrunswick—Wolfenbuttel，["Welf—BOOTHS"
（HuntedCampoftheWelfs），accordingtoEtymology。"Brunswick，"
again，isBRAUN’S—Wick；"Braun"（Brown）beinganoldmilitantWelfinthoseparts，whobuiltsomelodgeforhimself，asaconveniencethere，——Year880，saytheuncertainoldBooks。Hubner，t。149；
Michaelis，&c。]allbutcertainApanages，anddoesnotconcernusfarther。Tothatsupremedignitytheyoungerhasnowcome，andhisApanageofBlankenburgandchildrenwithhim；——sothatthereisnowonlyoneoutstandingApanage（Bevern，notknowntousyet）；
whichalsowillperhapsgetreunited，ifwecaredforit。
LudwigRudolfisthenameofthisnewsovereignDukeofBrunswick—Wolfenbuttel，orDukeinchief；agenowsixty；hasashining，bustling，somewhatirregularDuchess，saysWilhelmina；
andanose——orratheralmostnonose，forsadreasons！
[Wilhelmina，ii。121。]OtherqualitiesoraccidentsIknownotofhim，——exceptthatheisFatheroftheViennaKaiserinn；
GrandfatherofthePrincesswhomSeckendorfsuggestsforourFriedrichofPrussia。
InLudwigRudolf’sinsipidoffspringourreadersareunexpectedlysomewhatinterested；letreaderspatientlyattend，therefore。
HehadthreeDaughters，neveranyson。TwoofhisDaughters，eldestandyoungest，arealivestill；themiddleonehadasadfatelongago。Shemarried，in1711，AlexiustheCzarowitzofPetertheGreat:foolishCzarowitz，miserableandmakingothersmiserable，brokeherheartbyillconduct，illusage，infouryears；sothatshedied；leavinghimonlyapoorsmallPeterII。，whoisnowdeadtoo，andthatmatterendedallbutthememoryofit。Someaccountsbear，thatshedidnotdie；thatsheonlypretendedit，andranandleftherintolerableCzarowitz。Thatshewedded，atParis，indeepobscurity，anOfficerjustsettingoutforLouisiana；livedmanyyearsthereasathriftysoldier’swife；
returnedtoPariswithherOfficerreducedtohalf—pay；andtoldhim——ortoldsomeselectOfficialpersonafterhim，underseven—foldoath，beingthenawidowandnecessitous——hersublimesecret。Sublimesecret，whichcamethustobeknowntoasupremelyselectcircleatParis；andwaspublishedinBooks，whereonestillreadsit。Novestigeoftruthinit，——exceptthatperhapsanecessitoussoldier’swidowatParis，consideringofwaysandmeans，foundthatshehadsometraceoflikenesstothePicturesofthisPrincess，andhadheardhertragicstory。
LudwigRudolf’ssecondDaughterisdeadlongyearsago；norhasthisfableasyetrisenfromherdust。OfLudwigRudolf’sothertwoDaughters，wehavesaidthatone，theeldest，wastheKaiserinn；EmpressElizabethChristina，agenowpreciselyforty；
withtwobeautifulDaughters，sublimeMariaTheresatheelderofthem，andnosonthatwouldlive。WhichlastlittlecircumstancehascausedthePragmaticSanction，andtormenteduniversalNatureforsomanyyearsback！LudwigRudolfhasayoungestDaughter，alsomarried，andaMotherinGermany，——tothisdayconspicuouslyso；——ofwhomnext，orratherofherHusbandandFamily—circle，wemustsayaword。
HerHusbandisnootherthantheesteemedFriendofFriedrichWilhelm；DukeofBrunswick—Bevern，bytitle；who，asajuniorbranch，livesontheApanageofBevern，ashisFatherdid；butissurenowtoinheritthesovereigntyandbeDukeofBrunswick—Wolfenbuttelatlarge，heorhisSons，werethepresentincumbent，LudwigRudolf，onceout。Presentincumbent，wehavejustintimated，ishisFather—in—law；butitisnotonthatgroundthathelookstoinherit。HeisNephewofoldAntonUlrich，SonofayoungerBrother（whowasalso"Bevern"inAnton’stime）；andistheevidentHeir—male；oldAntonbeingalreadyfallenintothedistaff，withnothingbutthreeGrand—daughters。Anton’sheirwillnowbethisNephew；NephewhasweddedoneoftheGrand—daughters，youngestoftheThree，youngestDaughterofLudwigRudolf，SovereignDukethatnowis；whichLady，bythefamilyshebroughthim，ifnootherwise，ismemorableormentionablehere，andmaybecalled，aMotherinGermany。
[ANTONULRICH（1833—1714）。DukeinChief；thatis，DukeofBrunswick—WOLFENBUTTEL。
AUGUSTWILHELM，elderSonandHeir（1662，1714，1731）；hadnochildren。
LUDWIGRUDOLF，theyoungerSon（1671，1731，1735），apanagadinBlankenburg:DukeofBrunswick—BLANKENBURG；becameWOLFENBUTTEL。
1731，died，1stMarch，1735。NoSon；sothatnowtheBevernsucceeded。ThreeDaughters:
ElizabethChristina，theKaiserinn（1691，1708，1750）。
CharlotteChristina（1694，1711，1715），AlexiusofRussia’s，hadaFABULOUSend。
AntoinetteAmelia（1695，1712，1762）；Bevern’sWife，——a"MotherinGermany。"
FERDINANDALBERT（1636—1687），hisyoungerBrotherapanagedinBevern；thatis，DukeofBrunswick—BEVERN。
FERDINANDALBERT，eldestSon（anelderhadperished，1704，ontheSchellenbergunderMarlborough），followedinBevern（1680，1687—1704，1735）；Kaiser’ssoldier，FriedrichWilhelm’sfriend；
marriedhisCousin，AntoinetteAmelia（"MotherinGermany，"aswecallher）。DukeinChief，1stMarch，1785，onLudwigRudolf’sdecease；diedhimself，3dSeptembersameyear。
BORN1713，KarltheHeir（tomarryourFriedrich’sSister）。
1714，AntonUlrich（Russia；tragedyofCzarIwan）。
1715，8thNovember，ElizabethChristina（CrownPrince’s）。
1718，LudwigErnst（Holland，1787）。
1721，Ferdinand（Chatham’sandEngland’s）oftheSevenYearsWar。
1722，1724，1725，1732，Fourothers；BoystheyoungestTwo，whowerebothkilledinFriedrich’sWars。]
FatherBevernherHusband，FerdinandAlbertthenameofhim，isnowjustfifty，onlytenyearsyoungerthanhissereneFather—in—
law，LudwigRudolf:——whom，Imayaswellsayhere，hedoesatlastsucceed，threeyearshence（1735）andbecomesDukeofBrunswickinGeneral，accordingtohope；butonlyforafewmonths，havinghimselfdiedthatsameyear。PoorDuke；ratheragoodman，byalltheaccountsIcouldhear；thoughnotofqualitiesthatshone。
Heisatpresent"DukeofBrunswick—Bevern，"——suchhisactualnomenclatureinthoseever—fluctuatingSibyl’s—leavesofGermanHistory—Books，Wilhelmina’sandtheothers；——expectantDukeofBrunswickinGeneral；muchafriendofFriedrichWilhelm。AkindofAustriansoldierhewasformerly，andwillagainbeforbrieftimes；General—Feldmarschallsostyled；butisnotnotableinWar，norotherwiseatall，exceptfortheoffspringhehadbythissereneSpouseofhis。Insipidoffspring，theimpatientreadersays；butpermitsmetoenumerateoneortwoofthem:——
1。Karl，eldestSon；whoissuretobeBrunswickinGeneral；
whoisbetrothedtoPrincessCharlotteofPrussia，——"asatiricalcreature，she，fonderofmyPrincethanofhim，"Wilhelminathinks。Theweddingneverthelesstookeffect。BrunswickinGeneraldulyfellin，firsttotheFather；then，inafewmonthsmore，toKarlwithhisCharlotte:andfromthemproceeded，induetime，anotherKarl，ofwhomweshallhearinthisHistory；——andofwhomalltheworldheardmuchintheFrenchRevolutionWars；in1792，andstillmoretragicallyafterwards。Shot，todeathorworse，attheBattleofJena，October，1806；"battlelostbeforeitwasbegun，"——suchthestrategichistorytheygiveofit。
HeperemptorilyorderedtheFrenchRevolutiontosuppressitself；
andthatwastheanswertheFrenchRevolutionmadehim。FromthisKarl，whatNEWQueensCarolineofEnglandandportentousDukesofBrunswick，sentupontheirtravelsthroughtheanarchicworld，profitableonlytoNewspapers，weneednotsay！——
2。AntonUlrich；namedafterhisaugustGreat—Grandfather；
doesnotwritenovelslikehim。Atpresentayounggentlemanofeighteen；goesintoRussiabeforelong，hopingtobegetCzars；
whichissuesdreadfullyforhimselfandthepotentialCzarshebegot。Thereaderhasheardofapotential"CzarIwan，"violentlydonetodeathinhisroom，onedimmoonlightnightof1764，intheFortressofSchlusselburg，middleofLakeLadoga；mistymoonlookingdownonthestonebattlements，onthemelancholywaters，audsayingnothing。——Butletusnotanticipate。
3。ElizabethChristina；tousmoreimportantthananyofthem。
NamesakeoftheKaiserinn，heraugustAunt；agenowseventeen；
insipidfine—complexionedyounglady，whoistalkedoffortheBrideofourCrown—Prince。Ofwhomthereaderwillhearmore。
Crown—Princefearssheis"tooreligious，"——andwillhave"CAGOTS"
abouther（solemnpersonsinblack，highlyunconscioushowlittlewisdomtheyhave），whomaybetroublesome。
4。AmerryyoungBoy，nowten，calledFerdinand；withwhomEnglandwithinthenextthirtyyearswillring，forsometime，loudenough:thegreat"PrinceFerdinand"himself，——underwhomtheMarquisofGranbyandothersbecamegreat；Chathamsuperintendingit。Thisreallywasarespectablegentleman，anddidconsiderablethings，——aTrismegistusincomparisonwiththeDukeofCnmberlandwhomhesucceeded。Acheerful，singularlypolite，modest，well—conditionedmanwithal。Tobeslightlybetterknowntous，ifwelive。HeatpresentisaBoyoften，chasingthethistle’sbeard。
5。Threeothersons，allsoldiers，twoofthemyoungerthanFerdinand；whosenameswereinthegazettesdowntoalateperiod；——whomweshallignoreinthisplace。ThelastofthemwasmarchedoutofHolland，wherehehadlongbeenCommander—in—chiefonratherToryprinciples，inthetroublesof1787。Othersofthemweshallseestormingforwardonoccasion，valiantlymeetingdeathinthefieldoffight，allconspicuouslybraveofcharacter；
butthisshallbeenoughofthematpresent。
ItisofthesethatLudwigRudolf’syoungestdaughter，thesereneFerdinandAlbert’swife，isMotherinGermany；highlyconspicuousintheirday。Ifthequestionisput，itmustbeownedtheyareallratheroftheinsipidtype。Nothingbutakindofalbuminoussimplicitynoticeableinthem；nowit，originality，brightnessinthewayofutteredintellect。Ifitisasked，Howcametheytotheleastdistinctioninthisworld？——theanswerisnotimmediatelyapparent。ButindeedtheyareWelfoftheWelfs，inthisrespectasinothers。Oneasks，withincreasedwonder，noticingintheWelfsgenerallynothiugbutthesamealbuminoussimplicity，andpovertyratherthanopulenceofutteredintellect，orofqualitiesthatshine，HowtheWelfscametoplaysuchapart，forthelastthousandyears，andstilltobeatit，inconspicuousplaces？
Reader，Ihaveobservedthatutteredintellectisnotwhatpermanentlymakesway，butunuttered。Wit，logicalbrilliancy，spiritualeffulgency，trueorFALSE，——howprecioustoidlemankind，andtotheNewspapersandHistory—Books，evenwhenitisfalse:while，again，NatureandPracticalFactcarenexttonothingforitincomparison，evenwhenitistrue！TwosilentqualitiesyouwillnoticeintheseWelfs，modernandancient；
whichNaturemuchvalues:FIRST，consummatehumanCourage；
anoble，perfect，andasitwereunconscioussuperioritytofear。
AndthenSECONDLY，muchweightofmind，anoblenottooconsciousSenseofwhatisRightandNot—Right，Ihavefoundinsomeofthem；——whichmeansmostlyWEIGHT，orgoodgravitation，goodobservanceoftheperpendicular；andiscalledjustice，veracity，high—honor，andothersuchnames。Thesearefinequalitiesindeed，especiallywithan"albuminoussimplicity"asvehicletothem。
IftheWelfshadnotmucharticulateintellect，letusguesstheymadeagooduse，notabadorindifferent，asiscommoner，ofwhattheyhad。
WHOHISMAJESTY’SCHOICEIS；ANDWHATTHECROWN—PRINCETHINKSOFIT。
PrincessElizabethChristina，theinsipidBrunswickspecimen，backedbySeckendorfandVienna，provesonconsiderationthedesirabletoFriedrichWilhelminthismatter。ButhisSon’snotions，whoasyetknowsheronlybyrumor，donotgothatway。
Insipidity，triviality；thefearof"CAGOTAGE"andfrightfulfellowsinblacksupremelyunconsciouswhatblockheadstheyare，hauntshimagooddeal。Andasforanymoneycoming，——hersublimeAunttheKaiserinnneverhadmuchreadymoney；one’sresourcesonthatsidearelikelytobeexiguous。HewouldpreferthePrincessofMecklenburg，Semi—RussianCatharineorAnna，ofwhomwehaveheard；wouldpreferthePrincessofEisenach（whosenamehedoesnotknowrightly）；thinkstherearemanyPrincessespreferable。
Mostofallhewouldprefer，whatiswellknownofhiminTobacco—Parliament，butknowntobeimpossible，thislongwhileback，togouponaroundoftravel，——asforinstancethePrinceofLorraineisnowdoing，——andlookabouthimalittle。
ThesecandidconsiderationstheCrown—PrinceearnestlysuggeststoGrumkow，andthesecretcommitteeofTobacco—Parliament；
earnestlyagainandagain，inhisCorrespondencewiththatgentleman，whichgoesonverybriskatpresent。"Muchofitlost，"
wehear；——butenough，andtospare，issaved！Notabeautifulcorrespondence:thetoneofitshallow，hardofheart；tragicallyflippant，especiallyontheCrown—Prince’spart；nowandthenevenatouchofthehypocriticalfromhim，slighttouchandnotwithwill:alas，whatcanthepooryoungmando？Grumkow——whoseground，Ithink，isneverquitesosecuresincethatNostibusiness——
professesardentattachmenttotherealinterestsofthePrince；
anddoessolidlyadvisehimofwhatisfeasible，whatnot，inhead—quarters；veryexemplary"attachment；"credibletowhatlength，thePrincewellenoughknows。AndsotheCorrespondenceisunbeautiful；notverydescriptiveeven，——forpoorFriedrichisconsiderablyundermask，whilehewritestothataddress；andofGrumkowhimselfwewantnomore"description；"andis，infact，onitsownscore，anavoidablearticleratherthanotherwise；
thoughperhapsthereader，forapoorinvolvedCrown—Prince’ssake，willwishanexactExcerptortwobeforewequitedismissit。
TowardsturningofftheBrunswickspeculation，orturningontheMecklenburgorEisenachoranyotherinitsstead，theCorrespondencenaturallyavailsnothing。SeckendorfhashisordersfromVienna:Grumkowhashispension，——hiscream—bowldulyset，——
forhelpingBeckendorf。Thoughangelspleaded，notinatoneoftragicflippancy，butwiththevoiceofbreakinghearts，itwouldbetonopurpose。TheImperialMajestieshaveordered，MarryhimtoBrunswick，"bindhimthebettertoourHouseintimecoming；"
naytheRoyalmindatPotsdamgravitates，ofitself，thatway，afterthefirsthintisgiven。TheImperialwillhasbecomethePaternalone；noanswerbutobedience。WhatGrumkowcandowillbe，ifpossible，toleadordrivetheCrown—Princeintoobeyingsmoothly，orwithoutbreakingofharnessagain。Which，accordingly，isprettymuchthesumofhispartinthisunlovelyCorrespondence:thegeeho—ingofanexpertwagoner，whohasgotafieryyoungArabthoroughlytiedintohisdastardsand—cart，andhastodrivehimbyvoice，oratmostbyslightcrackofwhip；
anddoesit。Canwehope，aselectspecimenortwooftheseDocuments，notonGrumkow’spart，orforGrumkow’sunlovelysake，maynowbeacceptabletothereader？ALetterortwopickedfromthatlargestock，inalegiblestate，willshowusFatherandSon，andhowthattragicmatterwenton，betterthandescriptioncould。
Papa’sLetterstotheCrown—PrinceduringthatfinalCustrinperiod，——whenCarzigandHimmelstadtweregoingon，andtherewassuchprogressinEconomics，areallofhopefulruggedlyaffectionatetenor；andthereareagoodfewofthem:
stylecuriouslyrugged，intricate，headlong；andastrongsubstanceofsenseandworthtortuouslyvisibleeverywhere。
LetterssodelightfultothepoorretrievedCrown—Princethenandthere；andwhicharestillalmostpleasantreadingtothird—parties，onceyouintroducegrammarandspelling。Thisisoneexactspecimen；mostimportanttothePrinceandus。
Suddenly，onenight，byestafette，hisMajesty，meaningnothingbutkindness，andgratefultoSeckendorfandTobacco—Parliamentforsuchanidea，proposes，——intheseterms（merelyreducedtoEnglishandthecommonspelling）:——
"TOTHECROWN—PRINCEATCUSTRIN（fromPapa）。
"POTSDAM，4thFebruary，1732
"MYDEARSONFRITZ，——Iamverygladyouneednomorephysic。Butyoumusthaveacareofyourself，somedaysyet，forthesevereweather；whichgivesmeandeverybodycolds；sopraybeonyourguard（NEHMETEUCHKUBSCHINACHT）。
"Youknow，mydearSon，thatwhenmychildrenareobedient，Ilovethemmuch:so，whenyouwereatBerlin，Ifrommyheartforgaveyoueverything；andfromthatBerlintime，sinceIsawyou，havethoughtofnothingbutofyourwell—beingandhowtoestablishyou，——notintheArmyonly，butalsowitharightStep—daughter，andsoseeyoumarriedinmylifetime。YoumaybewellpersuadedI
havehadthePrincessesofGermanytakensurveyof，sofaraspossible，andexaminedbytrustypeople，whattheirconductis，theireducationandsoon:andsoaPrincesshasbeenfound，theEldestoneofBevern，whoiswellbroughtup，modestandretiring，aswomenoughttobe。
"Youwillwithoutdelay（CITO）writemeyourmindonthis。IhavepurchasedtheVonKatschHouse；theFeldmarschall，"oldWartensleben，poorKatte’sgrandfather，"asGovernor"ofBerlin，"willgetthattolivein:andhisGovernmentHouse，[FineenougholdHouse，orPalace，builtbytheGreatElector；givenbyhimtoGrafFeldmarschallvonSchomberg，the"DukeSchomberg"whowaskilledintheBattleoftheBoyne:"sameHouse，oppositetheArsenal，whichbelongsnow（1855）tohisRoyalHighnessPrinceFriedrichWilhelmofPrussia。"（Preuss，i。73；and
OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvi。12n。）]Iwillhavemadenewforyou，andfurnishitall；andgiveyouenoughtokeephouseyourselfthere；andwillcommandyouintotheArmy，Aprilcoming[whichisquiteasubordinatestory，yourMajesty！]。
"ThePrincessisnotugly，norbeautiful。Youmustmentionittonomortal；——writeindeedtoMamma（DERMAMA）thatIhavewrittentoyou。AndwhenyoushallhaveaSon，IwillletyougoonyourTravels，——wedding，however，cannotbebeforewinternext。
MeanwhileIwilltryaudcontriveopportunitythatyouseeoneanother，afewtimes，inallhonor，yetsothatyougetacquaintedwithher。SheisaGod—fearingcreature（GOTTESFURCHTIGESMENSCH），whichisallinall；willsuitherselftoyou[beCOMPORTABLEtoyou]asshedoestotheParents—in—law。
"Godgivehisblessingtoit；andblessYouandyourPosterity，andkeepTheeasagoodChristian。AndhaveGodalwaysbeforeyoureyes；——anddon’tbelievethatdamnablePARTICULARtenet[Predestination]；andbeobedientandfaithful:soshallit，hereinTimeandthereinEternity，gowellwiththee；——andwhoeverwishesthatfromtheheart，lethimsayAmen。
"YourtrueFathertothedeath，"FRIEDRICHWILHELM。
"WhentheDukeofLorrainecomes，Iwillhavetheecome。IthinkthyBridewillbeherethen。Adieu；Godbewithyou。"[
OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii，part3d，p。55。]
ThisimportantMissivereachedCustrin，byestafette，thatsamemidnight，4th—5thFebruary；whenWolden，"HofmarschallofthePrince’sCourt"（titularGoldstickthere，butwithabundanceofrealfunctionslaidonhim），hadthehonortoawakentheCrown—Princeintothejoyofreading。Crown—Princeinstantlydespatched，byanotherestafette，therequisiteresponsestoPapaandMamma，——ofwhichWoldendoesnotknowthecontentsatall，nothe，theobsequiousGoldstick；——butdoubtlesstheymean"Yes，"
Crown—PrinceappearingsooverjoyedatthissplendidevidenceofPapa’slove，astheGoldstickcouldperceive。[Wolden’sLETTERtoFriedrichWilhelm，"5thFebruary，1732:"inPreuss，ii。part2d（orURKUNDENOUCH），p。206。Mamma’sanswertothemessagebroughtherbythisreturnestafette，amereformalVERY—WELL，writtenfromthefingersoutward，exists（OEuvres，
xxvi。65）；theresthavehappilyvanished。]
WhatthePrince’sactualamountofjoywas，weshalllearnbetterfromthefollowingthreesuccessiveutterancesofhis，confidentiallydespatchedtoGrumkowintheintermediatedays，beforeBerlinorthis"DukeofLorraine"（whomourreadersandtheCrown—Princearetowaitupon），withactualsightofPapaandtheIntended，cameincourse。Grumkow’sLetterstotheCrown—Princeinthisimportantintervalarenotextant，noriftheywerecouldwestandthem:fromthePrince’sAnswersitwillbesufficientlyapparentwhatthetenorofthemwas。Utterancefirstisaboutaweekafterthatoftheestafetteatmidnight:——
TOGENERALFELDMARSCHALLVONGRUMKOW，ATPOTSDAM
（fromtheCrown—Prince）。
"CUSTRIN，11thFebruary，1732。
"MYDEARGENERALANDFRIEND，——IwascharmedtolearnbyyourLetterthatmyaffairsareonsogoodafooting[Papasowellsatisfiedwithmyprofessionsofobedience]；andyoumaydependonitIamdociletofollowyouradvice。Iwilllendmyselftowhateverispossibleforme；andprovidedIcansecuretheKing’sfavorbymyobedience，Iwilldoallthatiswithinmypower。
"Nevertheless，inmakingmybargainwiththeDukeofBevern，managethattheCORPUSDELICTI[myIntended]bebroughtupunderherGrandmother[DuchessofBrunswick—Wolfenbuttel，LudwigRudolf’sSpouse，anairycoquettishLady，——letherbethetutoressandmodelofmyIntended，OGeneral]。ForIshouldpreferbeingmadea"——whatshallwesay？byalightwife，——"ortoserveunderthehaughtyFONTANGE[Speciesoftopknot；sonamedfromFontange，anunfortunatefemaleofLouisFourteenth’s，whoinventedtheornament。]ofmySpouse[asLudwigRudolfdoes，byallaccounts]，thantohaveablockheadwhowoulddrivememadbyherineptitudes？andwhomIshouldbeashamedtoproduce。