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Chap. III.
THE SIDNEY OF FLENSBORG.
45
Swede, who, fixing his longing eyes on the beverage,
exclaimed, ‘ I am thirsty; give me to drink.’
“Now the burgher of Flensborg was a kind man,
and, though he suffered greatly himself, he replied at
once—‘ Thy need is greater than mineand, kneeling
down by the side of the wounded soldier, he poured the
liquor into his mouth.
“ But the treacherous Swede, taking advantage of the
unarmed state of his benefactor, fired his pistol as he
bent down, wounding him in the shoulder.
“ Then the burgher sprang upon his legs, and,
indignant, exclaimed, ‘ Rascal! I would have befriended
you, and you would murder me in return: now will I
punish you. I would have given you the whole bottle,
but you shall only have halfand, drinking off
one-half himself, he gave the remainder to his enemy.
When the news of this action came to the ears of King
Frederic III. he ordered the burgher into his
presence, and asked him, ‘ Why did you not kill the
rascal? ’
“ ‘ Sire,’ replied the man, ‘ I could never slay a
wounded enemy.’
“ ‘ Thou meritest to be a noble,’ said the King, and
he caused him to be created one at once, and gave him
for his arms a wooden beer-bottle pierced through with
an arrow; which cognizance was borne by his children
after him, till the family died out in the person of this
maiden lady, his last descendant.”
Before quitting Flensborg we drove to visit the old
castle of Glücksborg, situated at a distance of one
German mile, at that moment occupied by his present
Majesty and his morganatic spouse, the Countess
Danner. The less said about the road the better, for
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