The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-26
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4 ChnrHct"ri-tjc GCrmau scene.
Ffom Professor fefgHs ic'terfrau Munich, ,I,sI.
"Piofessor Thieisch has long stood nearly at
the had OF the classical scholar, in Germany.
He vas especially interesting to me bee lusc [
first gained radical knowledge Of the Greek
vetb, as loDg ago as 1922, by Studying work Of
hts which my teacher, Mr.. Simeon Putnam, ac,i-
dentslly possessed. He was not at home when
called, but, in the course Of the afternoon he
tane 10 our lodgings and called on me. He is a
grey y-headed old gentleman, and always walks
With a cane, and accompanied by a dog He
spesks English a very little. He invited me 10
walk With him TO 'oier.kcller' where he would
introduce me 70 the principal celebrities at
Munich. I forget the name Of the keller but
AgabsH will d, btless remember it a, ne must
have been there many q time.
alt lies at some distance outside the CITY on a
hill which Is followed out for the beer barrels
The surface is occupied by house and q garden
with trees, Uud'r Jhe trees are arrang "a plain
wooden tables and benches 10 match. A band Of
musC ans Is IN attendance, and, as tue evening
comes on, the wi ole is lighted with candles. The
extensive gardens are rapidly filed with all sorts
OF people studeuts citizens with yheir wives aud
ughters, professors, lawyers, aud so on. The
Keller furnishes absolutely nothing but Bavtrun
bcev and black bread, tor which each person pays
siX gToschen, or about four or five. cents. IL be
vans anything else, he must bring it with him.
"ArriYlng al the place, Professor Ihicrsch con-
dueed me through the tables--the occupants OF
which saluted him with the greatest respect as
we passed aloTg-uutil he found the one ne was
10 search Of. There was sitting Steub, the author
of ar admirable work on Greece; Fallmerayer
the author Of great work on Sclavonian imni
pstiOns into Greece Muller. the first orientalis
In Germany; aud four or five other gentlemen
whose names are classical In the literature of tn,
age sitting on a rough bench, at a table Of black
and weather-wOyn plank, each with a pot of beer
and II alice Of bread as black US the table
Can eminent jurist, whose opinions are law Oyei
half the civilized ord, had bruughti ia his pocket
q slice Of ham, wrapped up in piece OF newspl'
per, which lay before bin, aud added 5omethu lag
substantial to his entertainment. He cut L up
With iack.kni'e and laid the bits on the black
bread. Professor Thiersch called the damsel in
attendance, ordered two pots of beer and two
slices Of black bread, and we Joined the learned
revel5 OF the company, never met more in
teligent, genial and pleasant circle; and for the
sake Of their delightful conversation l readily
drank the beer and ate the bread, which, without
such seasoning, l should have lOund il impOs
sbe 10 worry down. II was q most curious and
characteristic scene aud have described it partly
for Agassiz, with whom l wish you would tall
shout IL. think he will recognize the fidelity o
the picture At the end Of the evening we re
turned, and Professor Thiersch invited me to hi
house. His family were seated at a tca-table il
the garden, his wife, two daughters, and a sister
and, as | had not supped very heartily at the bel
keller had no objection to a nice cup of tea an
a sandwich"