第6章

KING。\"\'Thatisbad。Tellmethough；therelivedaLandrathherebefore:hehadaquantityofchildren:can\'tyourecollecthisname？\'

ICH。\"\'ThatwillhavebeentheLandrathvonGorgasofGenser。\'

KING。\"\'Ja，ja，thatwashe。Ishedeadnow？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。Hediedin1771:anditwasverysingular；

inonefortnighthe，hiswifeandfoursonsalldied。Theotherfourthatwerelefthadallthesamesicknesstoo，whichwasahotfever；andthoughthesons，beingintheArmy，wereindifferentgarrisons，andnobrotherhadvisitedtheother，theyallgotthesameillness，andcameoutofitwithmerelytheirlifeleft。\'

KING。\"\'Thatwasadesperateaffair（VERZWEIFELTERUMSTAND

GEWESEN）！Wherearethefoursonsthatarestillinlife？\'

ICH。\"\'OneisintheZiethenHussars，oneintheGensd\'Armes，anotherwasintheregimentPrinzFerdinand，andlivesontheEstateDersau。ThefourthissoninlawofHerrGeneralvonZiethen。HewaslieutenantintheZiethenRegiment；butinthelastwar（POTATOWAR，1778），onaccountofhisillhealth，yourMajestygavehimhisdischarge；andhenowlivesinGenser。\'

KING。\"\'So？ThatisoneoftheGorgases，then！Areyoustillmakingexperimentswiththeforeignkindsofcorn？\'

ICH。\"\'Oja；thisyearIhavesownSpanishbarley。Butitwillnotrightlytakehold；Imustgiveitupagain。However，theHolsteinSTOOLingrye（STAUDENROGGEN）hasansweredverywell。\'

KING。\"\'Whatkindofryeisthat？\'

ICH。\"\'ItgrowsinHolsteinintheLowGrounds（NIEDERUNG）。

Neverbelowthe10thgrain[10reapedfor1sown]haveIyethadit。\'

KING。\"\'Nu，nu[Ho，ho]，surelynotthe10thgrainallatonce！\'

ICH。\"\'Thatisnotmuch。PleaseyourMajestytoasktheHerrGeneralvonGortz[whohasnotspokenasyllableallday]；heknowsthisisnotreckonedmuchinHolstein:\'（theGeneralGrafvonGortzIfirsthadthehonortomakeacquaintancewithinHolstein）。

\"Theynowtalked，forawhile，oftherye，inthecarriagetogether。PresentlyhisMajestycalledtomefromthecarriage，\'Na，standbytheHolsteinSTAUDENrye，then；andgivesometothetenantstoo。\'

ICH。\"\'Yes，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Butgivemesomeidea:whatkindofappearancehadtheLuchbeforeitwasdrained？\'

ICH。\"\'Itwasmerehighroughmassesofhillocks（HULLEN）；

betweenthemthewatersettled，andhadnoflow。Inthedriestyearswecouldn\'tcartthehayout，buthadtoputitupinbigricks。Onlyinwinter，whenthefrostwassharp，couldwegetithome。Butnowwehavecutawaythehillocks；andthetrenchesthatyourMajestygotmadeforustakethewateroff。AndnowtheLuchisasdryasyourMajestysees，andwecancarryoutourhaywhenweplease。\'

KING。\"\'Thatiswell。Haveyourtenants，too，morecattlethanformerly？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja！\'

KING。\"\'Howmanymore？\'

ICH。\"\'Manyhaveonecow，manytwo，accordingastheirmeansadmit。\'

KING。\"\'Buthowmanymorehavetheyinall？Abouthowmany，thatis？\'

ICH。\"\'About150head。\'

\"HisMajestymustlatelyhaveaskedtheHerrGeneralvonGortz，howIcametoknowhim，asItoldhisMajestytoaskGeneralvonGortzabouttheHolsteinrye；andpresumablytheHerrGeneralmusthaveanswered，whatwasthefact，ThathehadfirstknownmeinHolstein，whereIdealtinhorses，andthatIhadbeenatPotsdamwithhorses。SuddenlyhisMajestysaid:\'Hear！Iknowyouarefondofhorses。Butgiveupthat，andprefercows；youwillfindyouraccountbetterthere。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，Inolongerdealinhorses。Imerelyrearafewfoalseveryyear。\'

KING。\"\'Rearcalvesinstead；thatwillbebetter。\'

ICH。\"\'Oh，yourMajesty，ifonetakespainswithit，thereisnolossinbreedinghorses。Iknowamanwhogot，twoyearsago，1，000

thalersforastallionofhisraising。\'

KING。\"\'Hemusthavebeenafoolthatgaveit。\'

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，hewasaMecklenburgnobleman。\'

KING。\"\'Butneverthelessafool。\'

\"WenowcameupontheterritoryoftheAmtNeustadt；andheretheAmtsrathKlausius，whohastheAmtinfarm，wasinwaitingontheboundary，andlethisMajestydrivepast。ButasIbegantogettiredofthespeaking，andhisMajestywentonalwaysaskingaboutvillages，whichstandhereaboutsingreatquantity，andIhadalwaystonametheowner，andsaywhatsonshehadintheArmy，I

broughtupHerrAmtsrathKlausiustothecarriage，andsaid:

ICH。\"\'YourMajesty，thisistheAmtsrathKlausius，oftheAmtNeustadt，inwhosejurisdictiontheColoniesare。\'

KING。\"\'So，so！thatisverygood（DASISTMIRLIEB）。

Bringhimup。\'

KING。\"\'What\'syourname？\'（fromthispointtheKingspokemostlywithAmtsrathKlausius，andIonlywrotedownwhatIheard）。

KL。\"\'Klausius。\'

KING。\"\'Klausius。Na，haveyoumanycattlehereontheColonies？\'

KL。\"\'1，887headofcows，yourMajesty。Therewouldhavebeenabove3，000，haditnotbeenforthemurrainthatwashere。\'

KING。\"\'Dothepeopletooincreasewell？Aretherejollychildren？\'

KL。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty；therearenow1，576soulsupontheColonies。\'

KING。\"\'Areyoumarriedtoo？\'

KL。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Andhaveyouchildren？\'

KL。\"\'Stepchildren，yourMajesty。\'

KING。\"\'Whynotofyourown？\'

KL。\"\'Don\'tknowthat，yourMajesty；asithappens。\'

KING。\"\'Hear:IsitfartotheMecklenburgborder，herewhereweare？\'

KL。\"\'Onlyashortmile[5milesEnglish]。ButtherearesomevillagesscatteredstillwithintheboundarywhichbelongtoBrandenburg。ThereareStetzebart，Rossoandsoon。\'

KING。\"\'Ja，ja，Iknowthem。ButIshouldnothavethoughtweweresonearupontheMecklenburgcountry。\'[TOTHEHERRAMTSRATH

KLAUSIUS]\'Wherewereyouborn？\'

KL。\"\'AtNeustadtontheDosse。\'

KING。\"\'Whatwasyourfather？\'

KL。\"\'Clergyman。\'

KING。\"\'Aretheygoodpeople，theseColonists？Thefirstgenerationofthemisn\'tusuallygoodformuch。\'

KL。\"\'Theyaregettingon，betterorworse。\'

KING。\"\'Dotheymanagetheirhusbandrywell？\'

KL。\"\'Oja，yourMajesty。HisExcellencytheMinistervonDerschau，too，hasgivenmeaColonyof75acres，toshowtheotherColonistsagoodexampleinmanagement。\'

KING（smiling）。\"\'Ha，ha！goodexample！Buttellme，Iseenowoodhere:wheredotheColonistsgettheirtimber？\'

KL。\"\'FromtheRuppindistrict。\'

KING。\"\'Howfaristhat？\'

KL。\"\'3miles\'[15English]。

KING。\"\'Well，that\'sagreatway。Itshouldhavebeencontrivedthattheycouldhaveitnearerhand。\'[TOME]\'Whatmanisthattotherightthere？\'

ICH。\"\'Bauinspector[BuildingsInspector]Menzelius，whohaschargeofthebuildingsintheseparts。\'

KING。\"\'AmIinRome？TheyaremereLatinnames！Whyisthathedgedinsohigh？\'

ICH。\"\'Thatisthemulestud。\'

KING。\"\'WhatisthenameofthisColony？\'

ICH。\"\'Klausiushof。\'

KL。\"\'YourMajesty，itshouldbecalledKlaushof。\'

KING。\"\'ItsnameisKlausiushof。WhatistheotherColonycalled？\'

ICH。\"\'Brenkenhof。\'

KING。\"\'Thatisnotitsname。\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty，Iknowitbynoother！\'

KING。\"\'ItsnameisBrenkenhosiushof！ArethesetheStollenhillsthatliebeforeus？\'

ICH。\"\'Ja，yourMajesty。\'