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`` Frankfort , July 20th , 1866 . `` The Military Superintendent of the army of the Main . `` KASUISKIL '' The unhappy townspeople had believed themselves free from these imposts according to General Falkenstein 's promise -- except , indeed , as regards cigars , of which both the Prussian officers and men required nine provided each day . The next day , while at breakfast with his family towards ten o'clock , Fellner received a letter from the new commander . It was addressed : `` To the Very Illustrious Herren Fellner and Müller , proxies of the town of Frankfort . '' He turned it and turned it about between his hands without unsealing it . Madame Fellner trembled , Herr Kugler , his brother-in-law , grew pale , and seeing the drops of perspiration on their father 's forehead as he sighed deeply , the children began to cry .