Louisa (HORE, LUISE), it is still time," said the King: "Tell
us, wouldst thou rather go to Anspach, now, or stay with me? If thou
choose to stay, thou shalt want, for nothing, either, to the end of thy
life. Speak!"--"At such unexpected question," says Fassmann, "there rose
a fine blush over the Princess's face, who seemed to be at a loss for
her answer. However, she soon collected herself; kissed his Majesty's
hand, and said: 'Most gracious Papa, I will to Anspach!' To which
the King: 'Very well, then; God give thee all happiness and thousand
blessings!--But, hearken, Louisa,' the King's Majesty was pleased at
the same time to add, 'We will make a bargain, thou and I. You have
excellent, Flour at Anspach (SCHONES MEHL); but in Hams and Smoked
Sausages you don't, come up, either in quality or quantity, to us in
this Country. Now I, for my part, like good pastries. So, from time to
time, thou shalt send me a box of nice flour, and I will keep thee in
hams and sausages. Wilt thou, Louisa?' That the Princess answered Yea,"
says poor Fassmann with the tear in his eye, "may readily be supposed!"
Nay all that heard the thing round the royal bed there--simple
humanities of that kind from so great, a King--had almost or altogether
tears in their eyes. [Fassmann, pp. 393, 394.]

This surely is a very touching scene. But now listen to Wilhelmina's
account of another on the same subject, between the same parties. "At
table;" no date indicated, or a wrong one, but evidently after this:
in fact, we find it was about the beginning of March, 1729; and had sad
consequences for Wilhelmina.

"At table his Majesty told the Queen that he had Letters from Anspach;
the young Margraf to be at Berlin in May for his wedding; that M. Bremer
his Tutor was just coming with the ring of betrothal for Louisa. He
asked my Sister, If that gave her pleasure? and How she would regulate
her housekeeping when married? My Sister had got into the way of telling
him whatever she thought, and home-truths sometimes, without his taking
it ill. She answered with her customary frankness, That she would have
a good table, which should be delicately served; and, added she, 'which
shall be better than yours. And if I have children, I will not maltreat
them like you, nor force them to eat what they have an aversion
to.'--'What do you mean by that?' replied the King: 'what is there
wanting at my table?'--'There is this wanting,' she said, 'that one
cannot have enoug