Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-06-04
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.
IIOmc.Lifc in Germany,

work with the above title from which we ex-
tract the following
PRoFEssoR's EVENING PARTY.
was invited last evening to a small party
at Prof----'s. Invent about eight o'clock,
as the invitation was to tea, and found the
company Just assembling. The same plain
ness here again, in the furnishing of the
rooms, which ! observe everywhere. No
carpets, furniture light hut pleasing, mud
pretty shows of flowers throughout The
writing. desk in the corner is arched with a
trelis-worS of vines, and the deep nlcoyes
of the windows show through the cur
iains, flowers and tropical fruit, arranged
so as almost to give the effect of bower.
There is to he, contrary to the custom, only
n little dancing at this party, aud the most OF
the time shall be for conversation. An es-
pecinl god.send too, such company is to
the Berlin young people; for generally The
laws of society for the intercourse OF young
gentlemen aud ladies' are the sirctest posi-
bic. Every gentleman is nssnmed-beiore
nnythiug is known to the contrary--to be of
lax principles. lie cannot walk out with n
lady; he cannot accompany her to n meeting,
concert, or theatre; lie must not see her
nj her own house, except in company with
company without an older relative, and for
her TO invite any young gentleman TO her
house would be the greatest breach of eti-
quete. The proper place for intercourse
between the sexes is considered TO be the
ballroom and the few words passed there
are usually the basis and often the main part
of their kno Wedge Of one another, before
the parties become more nearly connected.
OF course there nro exceptions to this
families where all The free, social intercourse
Of American life is carried on--bnt, in gem
eral, this treatment of the two sexes as II
they were morally dangerous to one another
is kept up through Germany. A stranger
never suffers from such rules. lie is chart
itably supposed to he utterly ignorant ol
them aud can break over ms many Of them
ns he chooses. certainly trnnsgressed them
dd hbiium.
In one of our rooms this evening the dance
went OH most spirtedly. Here, rs every
where inGermnny, the dance is an entirely diff
ierent affair from what il is with us at home.
There is life aud spirit in il which contrasts
most pleasantly with the solemn and meas
ured cerenlonials in our parlors in Americu.
for the first time ! gained the true idea of the
dnnce-a musical, Joyous, childliko express
sion of good spirits.
What you dance not;" snd young
lady to me, whom | knew well, in English,
ns | stood watching the merry groups.
"No, never dnncew
Perhaps you nrc from the PieiiSien, who
think it wrong TO dance%
"Oh no, like to see it very much"
Are your country people so strict rs the
English in dancing aud Sabbaih-keepng
told her thought they were in the last,
hut that great many good people approved
of dancing. Still we did not have That dance
among us.
$50 ~ said she. "That is one of our pret-
iiest dances-n Hungarian dance. See, the
gentleman EfeW--what call you it ? whistles"
A Hungarian was ut the pinno, aud he
commenced running accompaniment by
whistling the air, which had very enliyen-
ing effect
"They say your people never play; they
work alwnys~ said she again.
ayes; it is too true" answered.; we
make our play, work"
But we poor Germans have nothing else
than play TO do" said she with hnli-sigh.
elbow should like to see America! The
nature must he grand there. But then you
Americans are so pr0kiisch, practically
| ] said, did not think we all were and
asked her il she had read the volume OF Po-
ems, (IlolWes' Poenls) which had lent her.
"Oh yes !" said she, ! am so much ohig-
ed! There is no other poetry like it. IL is
utterly chnracteristic--so fresh aud original
and how simplel remember you thnt OF
the old MANI"
"And tho mossy marbles rest
On the lips he once has pressed
In their bloom"
Blu: then so practical! No German
young gentleman would so write to his bride,
ms that one who spenks of his dollars aud
shiIings; and his presents, which he shall
not again havem
| could not restrain n good laugh. The
poem was that one OF Holmes
"Of my cooings and my billings
| do not now complain
! But the dollars and the shillings
They will never come again ="
was obliged TO explain to her. that TO u:
Americans, that was the very Joke.
".7ch GoH! sec. You are a strange peo
Pile y and she took my arm into another
room.
sis it true" she nsked as we sat dowr
together, "tlIat your ladies' in America 81
still in the houses, aud read, aud cause th,
husbands and the servants to work every
thing;"
"Oh, o." answered; ard then tried tc
explain to her the position of woman il
American society.
So! il is very different here. You Sc,
TINT lady across the room, very stout, will
earrings, and light hair, that is the Frat
, Professor aud Geheimraih s., hut sb,
goes down every morning and cooks in IN,
kitchen till eleven hour. ! myself divide m,
householding with my sister; aud since ST,
months, have kept the accounts, and | Q,
10 the markets, mud look the cooking ever,
day over, and brush the rooms and clarity tl,
dishes. The next six months will my siste
f take; and oh will not be gladw
assured her, she would have an easie
time in America, in many circles. Yes. sh,