Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-19
MISC Z L L A N Y
Letter from Germany.
From the Gazette.

From the Gazette
Letter from Germany.
Professor ]. NJ Fishburn. of Washington Col
leoe. who is now prosecuting his classical studies
a, Berlin writes under date Of October 22nd, to a
friend of long staudiag (being smarlly upwards
of six fee,) in this place, from which letter we
have been permitted to make the following ex-
tracts:
II could tell you all day about the public inst-
tu,i,ns and the curios;ies in this great fiat city
bu, perhaps You would like glimpse al our prl-
vate ilfe So shall give you some of the parlcai-
lars as minutelg as my patience will allow board
IN n nitrate family consisting of mother, son
and a dauuhter The sun is Professor In one of
the Six Gymnasia in the city. which by the way
are superior to any COLLEGE II our country, IN the
rapye Of studies and thoronghnesS U! Instruction
(rh4se Germans seem to be students by nature
and schulars by neceSsity.) pay 81 Ihalers
per month, i. e. S22.5). aud get In return every
ihinr except my washing. In the morning rlng
The bell, and the maid brings me, into my ruom,
cafiee, butlet cold rolls and homeopathic allow
ancp of meat e. q. ore little oFd extending us
slender legs mplOriHgly upwards. berett ol Inc
| little skin and flesh that once covered them: or
dos. nf shifted sausage ABOUT two inches long
eft then TO solitude and my breakfast, dispose
I II
IL breakfasts in Il similar way. About one O'Clock
! see the family for the first time in the day at
dinner. Now that is place where you would
be at some oss huw to arrange yourself 50 as to
,ret close enough to the table and yet not to be tou
close 10 the rest of US as represented by certain
..ue,ubers' under same This article OF turnl-
ture is five feet long by two and quarter vide,
br,,..- rhus expanded fr,m lady'S working taole
by .Ieans Of wings. They have given me tine
foot :" opposite our worthy hoSteSs; but no carving
devoives un me from said position, because our
one dish is under the clntrOl of the Madane-
( should have mentioned that, besides myself,
there are boarding mere two youths of Is who are
in The Gymnasium, and are American students
lun Syracuse. n. Y. Well after plentiful sup
plies OF soup, which is inuocent OF all condment
aud spicing, we anuse our jaws with the few Sill
css of brown bread. till the big white dish ot meat
c1mes on never eau decide what 1t Is, except 90
Sundays, when it is generally a guose stuffed
with whoIed baked apples Accompanying inns
Is alwavs more modest dish nj excellent POTATOES
aud sometimes, y hen the 9u0Se dues not make lis
appearance, we have stewed pears in yet third
small platter. On the first day came mere
axe moderately OF cuurSe expecting. Ike you now,
To hear Ot something else directly but that was ali
and su made the acquaintance Of cunditorei or
restaurant DeiOfe very lOu8. OH .'u"uoJ We VI"
have plate of sliced spolge cake. which you are
expected tu lay in your plate and eat with spoon
ia htle habil which cannot fall into: for am
decidedly of the opinion that American fingers
are better than German spoons for eating dry
sponge cake with. After discnarglng our duty
to these vlands, we gentlemen 90 into the adJ"in
Inr library or saunter about the dining room,
which Is also the drawing room, Tor a lew minutes
when this sane table is drawn up to the sola Tor
us. with cotiee. Cigars and coffee went rather
strangely tuIeiher q, first; but they are both good
separately, aud begin To think both little bet
Ter in This way. We sit and chat for an hotr or
So about anything and everything: and this is
one of our goud tunes tor learning German. II
the weather Is gu1d. almost every body takes
walk or ride in the aIternojn. out through the
Brandenburg gate with the car Oi victory ON 1t in
To the Thereafter to some coffee or beer house,,
thus spendlnr from two 10 four h0nrs in eX
ercse. Their waters are 50 long aud cold ina
,hey enjoy the pleasant weather as much as pos
sibie. let US 20 now to tea ~ eight o'clock, a
round this same little table drawn up 10 the Soa
We have tea, cold bread aud butter, generally
little nee cheese. 4 cfuet Of respectable size al
50 finds place, with rum lur tiavorng the tea,
which generally dOes need something to decide
lis smick This meal Is very slowly gone
IN,
f,ws very freely and easily. They seem to feel
interested in everybody they talk with, aud there
is more heartiness in their manner than is general
found amuny US. From the first evening AT this
ltlle table felt quite at home and when friends
come in To spend The evening, II is really charm.
ing To see The same genial hospitality To all. Our
hosl Ga PhOsophle DJctor) is remarkably learn
ed Tor his age, yes Tor any age, aud among his
friends whp come in to. tea are some other D1ctus
and Directors OF ZoOlogica aud Botanical Museums.
30 Yuu would be aslOnished 10 see how easily
and pleasantly they converse On anything III SCI
ence and literature and art. They rarely discuss
politics (!) or re!igInu-the city is too large for
gossip aud 81 they must talk on such subjects. Ev
cry budy takes at least two cups ot tea, and then
the ciyarS are lighted the maid takes away the
few eating utensils and the pleasant conversation
continues, the ladies knitting away very buslly
and takng full share in the talk, OF course. We
ry often considerable rmneSs is required to resist
their euireatles to lOln IN game Ut cards: tor this
is Common amusement heie, even on the Sab
bath-with ladies' as well as gentlemen. The e.
yening Is rarely prolonged beyond ten for at ten.
the watchmen lock the lower street doors, through
which the various families who occupy each resi-
dence must pass. And though they have keys
and can pass thus freely, yet II is Troublesome to
send down the servant to let the visitors out -
Not uno ago was making an evening visit at
at our Minister'S here Gov. Vruom's) and when
I came home towards 1.-THE small hours" found
that my key would not unlock the door. went
m search OF watchlnan: but fading none, tried
INV KEY again, and much To my surprise 1t worked
very well. But tell YOU it was not funny To be
tucked out of one IS own hcuSe in that way, on |
cold niuh, The Waterman comes round every
hour after ten, to see that the doOrs are all locked
,lnwing his hOrrid whistle every few steps,
rhis arrangement is sort OF protection against
stealing, aud is made with The Walchmen BY the
families themselves. But togoon little further:
oo into beds about eleven, and try To sleep like
, decent republican but it is warm work. LIE,
ne tell you The beadsleads are like our cheap
OUNCES, with foot and head boards without backs
Il course: about "a to 8 feet wide and never long