Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-03-17
Shades Of German Life.

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A prominent thing that strikes the eve
Of an American in Germany when lie be-
gins to get II little sight into the life of
the people, is the equality and sympathy
existing between parents and children
There Is no country where parents take
mole pains, and occupy more time, to en-
ter ino the very hearts and lives of their
children than there. They make them
acquainted very early with their plans,
t.lk with them rs to older people. never
90 on IN excursion or journey without
thcn, and search everywhere for whatever
Will minister to their amusement and in
ruction. In no home could | sooner
expect to find Il father turning himself
INTO donkey, horse, an elephant, or n
barrel on hi, plrlor floor. for his children
to bride him, ride him, spur him, roll
him over or do with HIM what they please.
tlil. in a German one-and Il clergyman
soon any other. There are probably
live Juvenile household games in Germ my
10 one anywhere else. and the parents rN-
crci>e wise discretion by having frequent
entertainments for their children, and pro
Wiling everything possible Tor the amu-e-
mcnt of All, to make their home the mos,
attractive spot on earth to the little folks.
with Il cart answer. but with such Il reply
-;l~ pleasant and instructive Is the p .rrnt
knows how to = .vc-a> naturally promotes
other inquiries and gives stimulus to the
mind.
Onc Of the cluSe> of the equality be-
tween the old and the Young lies in the
Fact thlt the chill-at any rate the eldest
ID ,v--is expected to follow hi, fathers
business, and must carly share liz plans
/ he >,me house. thr same employment
and should not 1T all wonder il some
times the same generations of customers
are Identified with the same f.m'lN and
NAM, from century to century, in defiance
OF changes ut governments. If Luther
and Mrancthon >huuli rs, from the stone
tloor IF the old Castle Chur,h h in Witjrn-
h,.i =. tnd take :, shopping stroll together,
i, would not be unlikely llat thy could
buy 1uhs. stationery. clo;ling and gro
c, rir-. and yet a large class of wan sup
pli al. II about the slmc shops they had
llt1onizcd three hundred years ago.
The = wv delay j. Il terrible and
pIiut,l rcrliv in Germany. BE. ter never
commence >uit unless You are willing to
lose double tllr sum III sake, and wait :,
vclr or two b fore voI htvc the >;It fac
tion OF knowing it and the privilege "i
paving it. You can neither enter nor
leave the world without all sorts Of tor
malitie-, ana the buying of enough GER
tillc;ttcS TO set an army in motion. A
clcI gNna", 4 nci4hbur of mine, III order
to many The lady OF his choice, who WIS
l SNablan. was compelled to procure
tWrntv-ihrcc different certificates bctur,
they were pronounced imam and wife
Tnc most of III, Sc of course, had To bt
paid for | WAS fined tncc for not regis
t,linw the entrance of 4 servant girl into
my household within Il few specified day:
from home Twas told that impri>o mrnt
e onlv rcliet 1t yuu find IN Article
say Il watch key-in the street, you are
expected To take 1t to a police barcau. an,
th,t watch key is regularly advertised. |
10 owner claims it. it is returned to Vol
within Just two weeks. or if You are Sc
charitable. i is sold for the benefit of til,
city poor. On going to any public Off e
vuu have TO sometimes wait for hours TO
admission l have learned never to =,
without Il book in my pocket. Mr.. Gree
Iey oould have gotten through all th'
newspapers in the pockets of his three
;,t> during the process. When once vol
are in, YOU are treated very politely us
general rule. and rs leiSurcly rs if the
sun WIS standing still. and nobody wait
inr to follow YOU. To IN American, al
this is very tantalizing; but the German
the storm spare patient souls. - neve
seem to be worried. or to Imagine llG,
they are losing in this way big slices ou
thcIr lifctilne.-DF. XtrS,.