The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-11

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mepced > series u cross qaestioas, but
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senrty Thea. after a moments severe
cogitstion be bad an idea aud rushed
away While we waited 10 some Curl
osity a. 70 bow oar interview was TO
tcfmiaate. cur German friend rushed
10 sgaia with . little fellow who
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talion ii Preach We 5000 satisfied
b'm that oar French was slill worse
than our German, aud be retired from
the scene, Another idea now got hold
o. our teuionic irieu aud be seized u
I key aud haftied away down stairs.
telling us 10 follow When We arrived
10 the basement he showed US two large
empty rooms, with front on the street.
evidently thinking that We wanted 70
start beer-ccllar OF bakery. What
further complications might have arisen
DO uol know Tor. tin our descent we
took uote o. the position Of the door,
briefly giving the lenton to understand
that i We determined 10 open beer
cellar We wauid let him know. We aed
precipitately. doubt it be has yet
recovered from his bewilderment.
t4eipsic, The city where an at pres
ent located. is an old city with very
moderu additions aud contains now
nearly II not quite, Que hundred and
thitty thousand inhabitants, It's growth
for the last fifty years has been very
rapid. and now presents curious
union II new and old buildings. rhe
old city in the center is quaint and old
fashioned. with peaked Dutch roofs,
covered with red OF stained tiles. and
with little narrow windows peeping
out al over them. The streets of this
part are very narrow aud very dirty,
Uttered with refuse and crowded with
old women with dog carts aud great
wicker baskets full OF vegetables,
bread, aud all sorts of marketable pro.
duce All sorts Of dissgteeable odors
and noises must be thrown ia profusely
TO make UP picture of old Leipsic.
| The new city surrounds the old. and is
divided from it by broad open space.
In contrast to the old city it has broad
streets, tolerably clean and modern
buildings, some of which make some
pretentions to architectural beauty.
Leipsic derives most Of its impor-
lance from its position as center OF the
book trade of Germany. There are
about eighty printing houses in this
town, and almost all publishers in other
parts Of Germany have branch Offices
here. This makes il perhaps the book
mart OF the world Then the fairs
which are held here three times every
year add materially TO its business i'm.
portance. 1t is made, at the time OF
the fair, center for the exchange oil
commodities, and its streets are crowd.
ed with the trades Of every country In
Europe At least that is what the in.
habitants say, aud current report con
firms them. For myself / have not yet
seen what perhaps one might call the
glory OF old Leipsic, when to the ordl-
nary chaos of market.day morning is
added the crowd and turmoil OF M in.
ternational fair. Heaven send they may
come in vacation, for the old city il
asleep. Yet I fancy that on the whole
Leipsic is a very pleasant place TO live
in. 1t cannot be very bad when two
hundred Americans lend it the devast
ing influence Of their presence, and
there are that number in town at the
session OF the University So you zee
we are very we'll situated here 10 the
new city, Tor we are almost among oul
kindred. Indeed we are quite at home
ii we only had that foreign JoURSAI
Office. Really. Mr Editor, you must
seriously consider the suggestion, and
IL you cannot decide to adopt ii let me
know and l will make you a PROPOSE
ton, for the JouRsAL must have ever
il have 20 pay the postage.
Yours in expectancy,
A. @. C.
/ PS. | would willingly act as for.
cign agent on Slight commission
ANE TuE ADIKUN BACKS ovEREsrf.
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