Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-18
A Characteristic German Scene

From Prof ssor Fultons Letter from Munich
Professor Thercsh has long stood near
" at the head Of the classical scholars III
Germany lie was especially interesting
10 me, because first gained radical knowl-
edge Of the Greek verb rs long ago as 1922.
by studying n work Of his which my teach
er, Mr. Simeon -PutWam, accidei tally pos
sessed. He was not at home when called
but, in the course Of the afternoon, he came
to our lodgings and called on me. lie is a
gray -hesded old gentleman, and always
walks with cane aud accompanied by
dog. Ne sreaks Eneli,ha very little. He
invited me t. walk with him to n 'bier kcl-
Ter" where he would inuoluce me to the
principal celebrities of Munich. forget
the name OF the keller, but Agassiz vii!
doubtless remember it, as he must nave
been there many time. 1t lies At sore
distance outside the city on h'i', whien Is
followed out for the beer barrels. ne
surface is occupied by house ami garden
with trees. Under the trees are arranged
plain wooden tables and benches to mat n :;
a band Of musicilns is in Attendance. AMI,
as the evening comes OH, the whole Is iight-
ed with. candles. The extensive gl'dens
ARE rapidly fillcdwi'h all sorts OF people
Students, citizens with tse.r wives and
daughters, professors. lawyers, and SO on
The keller iurniehes absolutely nothing but
Bayarian beer and black bread, Tor which
each persons pays six groschcn, or ABOUT
four or five cents. Ii he wants anything
Q Sc, he must bring i, with hun.
Arriving at the place. Professor 'Ihisssch
conducted me through the tables the occu-
pants Of which saluted him with the grea'-
est respect as we passed along unit. he
Epund the one he was in search Of There
w.s sitting Steub, the author Of an admira-
BILE work OsoGrcece Fallmeraver, the au-
thor or great work on the Sclavoni,n im
migration into Grccce: Muller. the first ori-
l entalist in Germany; and four or five other
gentlemen whose nxslscs arc classical in the
| literature Of the agc-sitting On rough
bench, at table OF black an weather worn
plank, each with pot OF beer and slice of
bread Us black Is the table.
| An eminent jnrist, whose opinions are
law over hNf the civi'ixei world. had
brought in his pocket slice of ham, wrap
ped up in piece of newspaper, sich lay
bcf,rc him. and aided something substan.
tial to his enter tanment. He cut ii up With
jack knife, and laid the bits on the bla *
bread. Professor Thiersch called the dam
sci in attendance, ordered two pots OF be-, r,
AMI slices Of black brcad and VIC jointdthe
learned revels OF the company. never met
a more intelligent genial and pleasant cir
Gle, and for the sake OF their delightful con-
versation readily drank the beer and ate
the bread. which without such seasoning,
should have found it impossible to worry
down. 1t VAS = most curious and charac
teristic scene. and have described it part
Nv for Agassiz, witftwhdm wish you would
talk about it, think he will recognize the
fidelity Of the picture. AT the end Of the
evening We rsturhed, and Professor Thersch
invited me to his house. His amlvswere
seated at a tea tahle in the garden-his wife.
two daughters and sister; and, as bad
not supped very heartily At the !" bier KEEL
ler." had No ohjcctioa 70 nice cup oftea
and . sandwich"