Show dou double ble disappointment johnson tells us in his life of the great frederic of prussia that his maje father was par particularly ticul 1 attached to his tall regiment and that if he met with wit a woman of more than common height he consigned her to berlini berlin and married her to one of his giants As the king icing was one day traveling incognito through Brandenbur gb arrayed in ablee coat little little hat bat and worsted stockings he cast his eyes upon ayoung a young woman who was nearly seven feet high such a st sight ht as this never escaped him and he alighted from h his horse and caused her to be brought before him when finding she ahe was a shoemakers daughter unmarried i unengaged and only nineteen years of age he be immediate immediately fV wrote a letter to the colonel of the royal regiment regime rif oi of grenadier guards at berlin commanding him to cause the bearer to be instantly married to the tallest man in his corps and to be present atthe at the ceremony this letter he delivered to the girl without informing her of the contents but making her a handsome present enjoined her to carry it as directed deliver it into the colonels own hands and wait for an answer this done he proceeded on his journey the ai girl cr A never having been at berlin and not suspecting the rank of the personage who gave her the letter bargained with a little old woman woman in the neighborhood to carry it the de deputy uty was true to directed her trust and delivered the letter as directed but the I 1 color el on reading it was wag surprised however his maje orders were peremptory and must be obeyed the parties met and were marr married aed and the affair remained rem a mystery until the kings return to the capital I 1 when the first person he be wished to see were his handsome new married couple he was astonished at the sight of the he bride and in great reat wrath demanded how she came to 0 o practice such abominable deceit the woman told him the truth and lifting up lip her eyes eves to the ceiling acknowledged the kindness of providence in brin bringing ging about suel such a wonderful work j of charity by such unexpected means pan |