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The OLD MILL.-A correspondent of the
" Evening Gazette," writes as follows from
Berlin, under date of July oath: 81 spent a
pleasant day at Potsdam and visited the tomb
of Frederic the Great, and the famous gar
dens and palaces of Sans Souci. The old
windmill is still standing in perfect repair,
and belongs to the descendants of the mil
Ter who refused to give it up to Frederic. "


The following anecdote explains this re-
mark J.a4 So ga.a ita1a t1ai .


Near Potsdam, in the regin of Frederic
the Great was mill which interfered with
the view from the windows of Sans Souci.
Annoyed by this eye-sore to his favorite res
idence, the King sent to inquire the price for
which the mill would be sold by its owner.
ssFor no price" was the reply of the sturdy
Prussian and in moment of anger, Fred
eric gave orders to have it pulled down.
The King may do this said the miller, quietly
folding his arms, " but there are laws in Prus-
sia,n and forthwith he commenced proceed
ings against the monarch; the result Of which
was, that the court sentenced Frederic to re-
build the mill, and to pay large sum Of
money as compensation for the injury which
he had done. ..''i'


The king was mortified, but he said to his
courtiers, 81 am glad to see that just laws
and upright Judges exist in my kingdom"


The above anecdote is well known to
every reader of Prussian history, but is ne
cessary to be related here, as an introduction
to what follows n h5i5g sistha


About three years ago, the present head of
the honest niller's family, (his namei is Frank
who succeeded to the possession Of his little
estate, finding himself after a long struggle
with losses, occasioned by that war which
had ruined many house beside his own,
involved in pecuniary difficulties almost in
surmountable, wrote to the king Of Prussia
reminding him of the refusal experienced by
Frederic the Great at the hand Of his ances-
tor, and stating that if his Majesty now en-
tertained similar desire to obtain pos
session Of the properly, il would be very
agreeable to him, in his present en-
barassed circumstances, to sell the mill
The king wrote Immediately with his own
hand, the following reply 81;


1My dear neighbor, cannot allow you
to sell the mill it must remain in your pos
session as long as one member Of your fam
lily exists, for it belongs to the history of
Prussia. | lament however, to hear that you