ow-creature; through whose eyes it is here and
there worth while to look. In regard to Fuchs himself, a late Tourist
says:--

"This 'Centenary-Celebration Pamphlet' (Celebration itself, so obtuse
was the Country, did not take effect) was by a zealous, noisy but not
wise, old Medical Gentleman of these parts, called Dr. Fuchs (FOX);
who had set his heart on raising, by subscription, a proper National
Monument on the Field of Mollwitz, and so closing his old career.
Subscriptions did not take, in that April, 1841, nor in the following
months or twelve-months: the zealous Doctor, therefore, indignantly drew
his own purse; got a big Obelisk of Granite hewn ready, with suitable
Inscription on it; carted his big Obelisk from the quarries of Strehlen;
assembled the Country round it, on Mollwitz Field; and passionately
discoursed and pleaded, That at least the Country should bring
block-and-tackle, with proper framework, and set up this Obelisk on the
pedestal he had there built for it. The Country listened cheerfully
(for the old Doctor was a popular man, clever though flighty); but the
Country was again obtuse in the way of active furtherance, and would not
even bring block-and-tackle. The old Doctor had to answer, 'Well,
then!' and go on his way on more serious errands. The cattle have much
undermined, and rubbed down, his poor Pedestal, which is of rubble-work;
his Obelisk still lies mournfully horizontal, uninjured;--and really
ought to be set up, by some parish-rate, or effort of the community
otherwise." [Tourist's Note (Brieg, 1858).]

From the old Mollwitz Schoolmaster we distil the following:--

"MOLLWITZ, SUNDAY, 9th APRIL. Country for two days back: was in new
alarm by the Austrian Garrison of Brieg now left at liberty, who sallied
out upon the Villages about, and plundered black-cattle, sheep, grain,
and whatever they could come at. But this day (Sunday) in Mollwitz the
whole Austrian Army was upon us. First, there went 300 Hussars through
the Village to Gruningen, who quartered themselves there; and rushed
hither and thither into houses, robbing and plundering. From one they
took his best horses, from another they took linen, clothes, and other
furnitures and victual. General Neuburg [Neipperg] halted here at
Mollwitz, with the whole Army; before the Village, in mind to quarter.
And quarter was settled, so that a BAUER [Plough-Farmer] got four to
five companies to lodge, and a GARTNER [Spade-Farmer] two or three