Show frederick the great in the course of some military evolutions frederick the great of prussia irritated by some mistake of a captain ran after him with his stick in to strike him the captain ran away the next morning the commanding officer reported to the king that the boffl j in question one of the most effi dent in the regiment had sent in his papers tell him to come to me eald the king the officer in great perturbation came good morning major he apostrophized the officer who was speechless with surprise 1 I r wanted to tell you of your promotion but you ran so fast I 1 could not catch you up good morning enother time an officer attempted to get a comrade into bad odor the king by telling his majesty that he was a drunkard in a subsequent battle the batters lat fitness was conspicuous whereas his slanderer played a very poor part when afterward he defiled past the king at the head of bis regiment his majesty called out to him in a voice of thunder the sooner you take to drink the better |