, 1870-06-26

g1eAs united Germany. There
.as no more Interested va.ohar
dent; He felt sba. tho baltic then vasips
for The right Of self government hzd con-
necton with III. hopes for the futu1e Of his
ovn severed land. Gern2ny's wrongs, and
the nigh for universal liberty, Aro the burden
Of his many eongs. No higher md no more
spp1opriate eu1ogy On the German student
can be pronounced shAn to say that, IN his
university days 1t least, he Is truo to the
spirit Of one Of his unoat beautiful aud most
popular melodies, To the bold deed, tho troe
word. The generous action, wonan's love, and
tho fatherland."
By tho lawn Of German universities,
= roabicu{sted student il not obliged 70
pay fot more than tho lectnrea Of ono psnfesa.
or during eemester,-that ia, atx noaths.
managed, therefme, to pay for thu cheaFest
and attended as many moro II mod; 50
about ten do1laIn year wen, nv cpl1cs;ste ex-
penscs. To confess the euth. my calendar
1nd that Of the uriTsrsity did not always Agree-
often took VACATIONS in session tina, IN tbs
.hape q long excursions On foot, and soae-
times disappeared from Heidelberg for weeks
tesesher. Ny Hau!ft7uu-eha that re-
ceired the prinnely income OF eighty
cents = month for my room-at hzst
showed symptoms Of anxicty about me;
hut she soon learned to bo surprised 1t
no Wild freak Of her aeriA lodscr. By these
tonrs on foot,-thc only philosophical way OF
tt1geling.-And BY tho occasional aid Of the
cheap third-clhss cars Of that country, / vis-
tied Ill parts Of Germany. and learned mora
Of the language, chiaeteF, and habits Of odd,
*nm-souled people than 1 ever could h1vs
learned 1t the great hotels and in tho f1st-
class railway carriages During the long vAc.-
tionB, and especially after leaving HeidelberK
altogether. extended my explorations into
Eeaoter paEts,-into the Tyrol, Switzerland,
italy, and Ftanee. l travelled in way in
which probably no American hAs ever travelled
before or since, namely, disguised As ;
handwerxsbursche, - wandering tradas-
nan- Anyone who hts been in Europe will
not ask Why ) stranger in that land shou1l
need TO pass himself on ~ 4 poor native, II he
wants to saye money. On the continent, -
general rule, man in hroadcloth, not perBon-
aly known to the shop or hotelteepe1, pays
ilsh, evan Il clAd In fustiAu, pAyn throe prices
and hhould like to see him help himself. The
Engaah language has come to be mistaken for
Eola'mine Al through Europe. These wand
etlos uaoeamen, these hAndworkbursche
let me ssy,-for they are unknown 10 nations
under FREQ, constitutional governmenta,-
are sort OF fossil rem1ina Of feudah1su.
They arc young fellows, half Journey
men, half Apprentices, who are obliged to wan
der for two Or three ysA1s from city to city,
working at their rzdes- They finally retuin
leaned little but tho rough side of The world
70 make what is called their "noAsterpiece. !"
Il this pass muster, they are entitled to style
Themselves masters Of their trades. Thsy
g1ow out Of that old illihera1 principle which
compels tho son to follow in tho footeteps
u his father and his grandfather. Yet,
aud rcGnaAons to crush their spirit and
make them miserable. they always walk
on the sunny side ct nature They are jo-
Vial Get Of vhgabondo, who have rarely the
chance % be dishonest, If they Ind tho incli-
nsdon- Disguised in the blouse Of their Glass;
cer. that It il Of thin blne n,-l have spent
many happy hour, toil;pg along the same
read with them, liatening to their stories and
merry eoDgs. II meet ono of them on the
highway ke stops, Offers mo his hand and e1-
changes kindly word. lie takes crt bis pipe,
saks me to I'LL mine from his tobacco-pouch,
and tells me all he knows Of the road paesed
work there: The village inn il his castle hcse
he obtains his bed At night aud hla breakfast
IN the morning for seven kreutzess,--
not qute i've cents and tudges on, smoking
and singing. through alt Europe. This is the
Aandwethsbuisehe, poor, but merry; the
trouoadour and minnesingts Of tho nineteenth
century.
In 6Whzcrland, for instance, where Almost
every one travels as pedestrian, and where
h,anssfetas of cur countfymen every year bis
ter their inexperienced feet At The rates Of
from ten to thirteen fraacs day, have Jour
for thirty sons, When addressed in French,
teed, It r.s Asa supposed epssen .b.. x'' ns, No,
from one OF tho German cantona and in the
came manner, il my bad German was detect-
60, Eas set down as from one Of the French
cantons. THIS gratuitous naturalization on
NJ 4 krfA
nad enect whatever on my health, whereas 1t
Lad the best possible result on my purse.
Ny blouse VAS protection, not only TO tie
respectable suit OF clothes which wore under
it, but sgainst all tho impoeitions practised
upon travellers. When I arrived At large
city ,;,t's o. xate1ing.plsee I generally hired
cheap place to get my meals, and,
after settling prices for everything in I'd.
vance, diyeated myself of nv discutse. and
did" the galleries and prpmenades, to the &C.
linen.
Dut The slory Of the pedeatri.nlsn, Is not in
cities It ia IN the broad highway, On the bsukz
Of mighty 1ivers, or In tho narrow footpath
winding over mountains. There Is such pfcss-
u1o md p1ldo in tho consciousness that one
eau 80 where and when one viii, without wait
Mg On coaches or trains. Thirty, forty, OF
MY good miles left behind in ono day, By the
NH %N't~4AAANNA AA<AE AA8 KlF en- 10 every
ono, no not only consolation 10 sleep upon
At village inn, bat make the sleep sounder
and sweeter. I defy any map not to
be proud OF his strength, when be ands-
a. Almost every one will, after 4 lit
tie rfschct-th,t he can make thirty miles on
ioot. DAY after day, with perfect ease. It is,
however. Just to state that Ti1lxge inns are
not always parzdises. The hostess soma-
times las more lodgera In her beds than she
receives money for but 4 l.racdsed ego gen.
crallv detects such places At \ glance, and
zi5sly ri: Exposes The body 70 their pszs Every
fore my personal history had taught me Iii.
wisdom b e1e:uciatns example, I had good
reason to believe that tho totture. AZ tha
vehngezicht, the' old eec.et tihun,j
Of 2ennany, were not the th,n9.
q the past which tho world though
th4n; had frequent occaeiou, loo,
for what might ba called An squsnlmitT oi
stomach: arrived one evening, }or Instance, e.
II email desolate village in the remote east.
esn part OF BAvaz,A, near the Austrian border.
Has weary and hungry, bnt before mine boat
OF tho inn would hAye anything to do With me,
70 eont me- on wild chaso through innumerz-
pc nalFoT. crooked alleys. in search of the
hands and obtain his gracious permission to
remain over night in tho place. fhs entrance
10 the u1auAion Of that dignit4rv vas
through cAttleyard- Es bad proba-
hy never before IN his Efe hear,l Of tho
I4ogaa lnngsafs q p ~ passport, bat that did not
infinite Hisdom. returned to the inn At
Last, fortified With the regulate credentials.
lhe boktess now appeared and asked ma what
Tonld eat, addressing me familiarly IN tho
second pereon singular. Her long, lani frame
waa atttred IN the abom;nable costume Of the
bavz1lan peasans1y. could compare her to
nothing but giant specimen Of The Huura-
s'an heron, which I nocd hardly say is not 4
pretty bird. The Game room served as partor
and kitchen. I sat patiently and watched her
fnd!lnS the tire IN the great earthen store, in
an1glng ny mind, - hungry people a.e wont
20 uo' WITH nch visions OF imaginary ban
1uets. What was my honor to SEQ her take
the eegs: which hid ordered, break them enc
By one into her greasy, leathezn apron, and
commence hcating them vigorously with 3
Cewter spoon! Az Boon u I recovered nv
E:etenee OF mind, conaidered the folly Of re-
monss5ating With heE, and, With greai effort,
mildly remarked that sbe hAd m,suud deFstood
me; wanted my eggs boiled By this strata
gem, preserved my Disguise md achieved
cleanly meal in defiance Of the Ieathazu
apron
In nthemeantimeth the condition Of my finances
was becoming hourly more desperate. had
written to inuumenb1e American newspapers.
4 week, and making al sorts Of struseling
tenders OF bzain-wo.k, from which, ~ gen.
s1ai rule, heard nothing 1t III. At LIST
Christmas came, and found me buck 1t He1del-
berg, utterly penniIess; over eve thousand
rnlles from tonaa, in country where for )
stranger 10 obtain work WIS nmph hopeless !;
since the boys IN that dousely populated land
have to pay fos the privilege of lsa1ning 70
ca1Ey bundlcs-A pursuit which ID there for
three yeAtb ueceAsAty introduction to becum-
Ing salesman OF the smallest warcs To OBJ
tain etuation - beggL va sdn moro hope
lesr. the competition Of native dwarfs snfl
e1ipples being altogether too powerful
for An ahie-bodied alien. Sc hers MS the end
Of my sls1 in currency, Il had made Whist is
prospect ofimncdiate staryation for my pains.