itself, one hopes!

"Dinner done, the ninety-five Land's-Eldest are instructed by
proper parties, What the Infantry's ration is, in meat, in bread,
exact to the ounce; what the Cavalry's is, and that of the
Cavalry's Horse. Tabular statement, succinct, correct, clear to the
simplest capacity, shows what quotities of men on foot, and of men
on horseback, or men with draught-cattle, will march through their
respective Circles; Lands-Eldests conclude what amount of meal and
butcher's-meat it will be indispensable to have in readiness;--what
Lands-Eldest can deny the fact? These Papers still exist, at least
the long-winded Summary of them does: and I own the reading of it
far less insupportable than that of the mountains of Proclamatory,
Manifesto and Diplomatic matter. Nay it leaves a certain wholesome
impression on the mind, as of business thoroughly well done; and a
matter, capable, if left in the chaotic state, of running to all
manner of depths and heights, compendiously forced to become cosmic
in this manner.

"These Lands-Eldest undertake, in a mildly resigned or even hopeful
humor. They will manage as required, in their own Circles; will
communicate with the Circles farther on; and everywhere the due
proviants, prestations, furtherances, shall be got together by fair
apportionment on the Silesian Community, and be punctually ready
a,s the Army advances. Book-keeping there is to be, legible record
of everything; on all hands 'quittance' for everything furnished;
and a time is coming, when such quittance, presented by any
Silesian man, will be counted money paid by him, and remitted at
the next tax-day, or otherwise made good. Which promise also was
accurately kept, the hoped-for time having come. It must be owned