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erected for the purpose. On the fronts Q!
these structures we're large aud gorgeously

these structures were large aud gorgeously
painted pictures of the woaders to be seen
within. Above or below these pictures,
! in staring letters, was sach information ss
this >: "Here is the living, travelling croco-
die and his family" y"-"Here is the HIPPO.
| tamus to be seen"-"Iir Palace" -
"Tho Great Pclar Bear" Sc. Ons of
these tents contained only large hog
said to ueigh thousand pounds-of which
there was picture outside. Such lot Of
mcoageries, circuases, Photographic 5a-
zaars, flying horses, &c, never saw.
From all the tents came sounds of music,
from brass instruments and et.ingei, druDs,
ffes, and miraculous hand-organs which
bowed brass horns, and kept hundred
comical- looking automatons at the most
comical mannuvres. 10 front of each show
was loud lunged fellow trying to per
suaa the people 20 "walk in and he would
assure them it was worth five times the
money" What with rsttling Of vehicles,
tle cries Of men and wild beasts, and the
bllring Of brass horns, it was confusion
worse confouuded" during my stay 10
Leipzig.
Among the stalls in the fair, were seg-
eral devoted to the s.le Of books, aud in
these l saw some very old works, dating
back nearly as far as the time of Guttem-
burg himself. Here the poet Wm. Ii
Burleigh, could have had the desire ex-
pressed in one Of his verses, gratiiied at
comparatively trifing expense:
"Give old books-the tones where mind
Its choicest treasures hath cn-Arincd,
Rich with the thought Of buried seers,
Whose genius giDriied their years;
Old booss-wcii thumbeI and V.lium bouui,
Tn, wise, the witty. the profound
Whose stained and simple pages hold
rarer wealth than sem- Di gold
The University at Leipzig occupies
very fair position and numbers about 500
students. As this is one Of the greatest
publishing cities in the world, the students
certainly have the best Of opportunities for
Intellectual culture.
Most Of the houses in Leipzig have q
very old end quaint appearance but, of
late the modern style of architecture has
superseded the purely German style, and
some of the newer buildings are very fine.
On the outskirts Of the city, are some beau
tiful promenades lG one Of the Places,
stands monument 70 the memory OF
Samuel Habnemann the great lIJmeopa-
thist, erected by his pupils aud admirers
On wednesday, Oct. 9th, l taie good
bye to Leipzig, and its Fair, and took the
train for Frankf0rt-ou-the. Main. Gu leay-
ing the hotel, passport was put into my
hands, which, supposing it was mine, |
carelessly thrust into my pocket, AMI was
about getting into .droscLk-' to rile to
the station, when it occurred to ne to look
at the document. 1t proved to be the
passport Of another American, sho with
his family, was stopping at the same place
The journey to Frankfori-a distance Of
$50 miles-occupied twelve hours; but
the route lay through such a beautiful
country, that it was scarcely fati-uing.
The Indian Summer still continued, and
the day was more bright and pleasant shan
that upon which the trip was made from
Berlin to Leipzig. Everywhere, there was
something to interest stranger. Here
were gently sloping bills, purple with the
yet ungathercd vintage Here beautiful
little village, rising amid wealth Of shade
trees, upon which few leaves we're turn
ing yellow, indicating the approach Of
winter. Here we crossed barrow stream,
spanned, near BY, by rustic bridge, on
which some peasant children were bastins
in the sun. And thus one thing followed
another, keeping the eyes constantly on
the stretch. Passing Sulga, Weimar, and
Erfurt, We came to Gotha-a bright, WE'LL
built town, rich ir trees-Where, il | mis-
take not, Bayard Taylor got bis German
bride. Hence through Esenach and C cs-
sturgen, TO Guntershausen, where We
changed cars and took supper. l had
been taking German all along to the tes:
of ny ability, but some time before We
reached the last mentioned place, an old
German said something to me which had
10 confess l could not understand. He
then addressed me in English, and on to
where he stepped, We con
versed in that language. 1t was the first
English Of any account had heard since !
leaving Hamburg. Near Gersungen-tle
next station-there are two old castles, !
perched upon two conical hills, pcrhlps q
mile apart, which in the twilight, boxed
to me most attractive, and felt inclined
to stop to visit them AMI learn their
legends. On VIC sped, BY moonlight, iLro'
Msrburg, where there is au old University
-Giessen, famous also for its old Uuver-
'ity, and its beer-Homburg, the seat of
me of the largest and finest ramhlinr