Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-23
An AUGUSTA Teacher Abroad---L etter No. ).

counted, and have gone through the
Ausgang you are apt to find big
sign-Durch gang Verboten-"No thor
oughfare," owing to repairs. But if you
try to go through the Ausgang whence
you have just emerged. you will find
that it is Verbcten. You must go back
into the station through some other
eingang and then go out again through
some other ausgang.
Really, We were so afraid OF the
German laws that when we reached
LaipZig we did not dare to cross the
streets except at the crossings. A
professor from our college came near
getting arrested for simply crossing
the railway tracks out in the country.
and if he had not had a passport it
would have been a serious matter.
On we went hearing German all
aoout us and we reached Leipzig just
as it was growing dark. One of our
travelling companions advised us to go
to the Hotel Zum Grunen Baum, as it
was one of the smaller ones in the city.
and one where we could be comfortable
until we could find quarters for the
winter. 1t was a typical German hotel
and we went to bed that night almost
smothered by the feather beds which
we mad on top of US.
The next morning we were awakened
by bowling medley of dog voices and
wondering what had happened we
rushed to the window and saw little
dogs, big dogs, dogs of all descrip-
tons harneSSed to market wagons and
engaging in exciting conversation with
their neighbors, while the market wo-
men who had come in from the cOun-
try at an early hour. were trying to
sell their vegetables to the Leipzig
tradeSpeople.
We pitied those poor dogs who sat
muzzlcd on bits of rags. and looked at
the passerby with such melancholy
expressions. One day seeing more
forlorn looking one than usual we
stopped to Fat him, when he let forth
such Il yclp that it brought all Leipzig
to the place to see what was tile cause
of all that volume of sound. Never
trust tie German dogs. They are in
dependent creatures and do not care
for CarcsseS.
Besides those large market dogs.
there is the lashhund which every
German student has trailing behind
him on string, and the postcard
which is seen most in the store win
doWS is the one of the daShhund with
his head in a beer mug, or depicted as
having y tOothache or headache. or in
some other impossible pose. Meek as
those little dashhunds appear they
have a penetrating falsetto that would
STIR up an entire city.
Becoming little accustomed to the
excitement of market day. we started
out in search Of lodgings. We thought
it would be very easy matter. but one
days wandering about the city proved
that we were mistaken. In almost
every window we saw the sign garcon-
l"gis. but knowing that in French
garcon meant boy we did not try them
until we were informed that those
garcon-logis were simply lodgings and
Just what we were looking for. So
next morning we started out again
and seeing one of those signs in
third story window. we entered a
barn-like doorway. climbed over a half
a dozen children and CROPPED our way
up three flights of stairs, where a
family on one side of the hall had one
room to let and the one on the other
had another. so after a great deal of
useless talking. none of which was I'M
| derstOod by any of us we made them
| know by gestures that we wanted
those rooms for the winter. SO before
another day had passed we were set
tied with Frau Seifertle and Frau
| Kirschner. 1t was long time before
| they understood our German, and
many we're the mistakes made. One
| time for instance we wanted some
kerosene for the lamp and they
brought us water. soap. everything but
the article wanted. They were pa
| tient, however. with our plumbers and
helped us to become comfortably set
| tied for the winter
| MABEL FRANCES KNIGHT.
4 81, \, l. r.