triumphantly the battledoor and shuttlecock high in the air.

"You deserve your reward, and you shall have it. You can stay with
me and play with it here. Take care and not make too much noise, as
I wish to write."

The king now seated himself, to draw up the instructions for Herr
Behnisch. While he was thus occupied, the little prince tossed his
shuttlecock, springing lightly after it on tiptoe to catch it;
sometimes he missed it, and then he cast an imploring look at the
king, as it fell upon the furniture; but he observed it not. He was
absorbed in writing the instructions for the education of the future
king, Frederick William III. The physical education of the prince
was his first care. He dwelt upon the necessity of the frequent
practice of dancing, fencing, and riding, to give suppleness, grace,
and a good carriage--through severe training, to make him capable of
enduring all hardships. The different branches of study next
occupied the king. "It is not sufficient," he wrote," that the
prince should learn the dates of history, to repeat them like a
parrot; but he must understand how to compare the events of ancient
times with the modern, and discover the causes which produced
revolutions, and show that, generally, in the world, virtue is
rewarded and vice punished. Later, he can learn a short course of
logic, free from all pedantry; then study the orations of Cicero and
Demosthenes, and read the tragedies of Racine. When older, he should
have some knowledge of the opinions of philosophers, and the
different religious sects, without inspiring him with dislike for
any one sect. Make it clear to him that we all worship God--only in
different ways. It is not necessary that he should have too much
respect for the priests who instruct him."