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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XXI. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER VII
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"September 7th,"-- Potato-War just closing its sad Campaign; to-morrow, march for Trautenau, thirty horses to a gun .-- The Arnolds did make various attempts and appeals to the Neumark REGIERUNG (College of Judges); but it was without the least result.
"Schlecker right in every point; Gersdorf right," answered the College: "go, will you!" A Mill forfeited by every Law, and fallen to the highest bidder.

Cess-Collector Kuppisch, it was soon known, had sold his purchase to Von Gersdorf: "Hah!" said the rural public, smelling something bad.

Certain it is, Von Gersdorf is become proprietor both of Pond and Mill; and it is not to the ruined Arnolds that Schlecker law can seem an admirable sample.

And truly, reading over those barrow-loads of pleadings and RELATIONES, one has to admit that, taken as a reason for seeing oneself ruined, and one's Mill become the big gentleman's who fancies carp, they do seem considerably insufficient.

The Law-Pleadings are duly voluminous.


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