The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-27
:: !; i; :: I: = :; !: X
LETTER FROM GER
MANY.
= s. s. :: :. s. :. >:
Leipzig, Germany.

the Institute and | went to work
before realizing them SO | would
have something even more joy
Gus than usual to come home to
in the evening. We not only lik;
to get your letters but we fairly
live on them and we will do the
best we can to make returns fol-
IS many as as long as you all
an write. Every little iterr that
iappens as the days go by is Oh
interest to us.
The account OF the butch.ring
If the brown calf for the winter
upply on meat especially enlisted
\. rs attention. We were in
luman-or perhaps human
enough to wish we were near to
share in the divide. We have a
notion that when we get home
Our frequent indulgence for
awhile will be some good beef
steak. We do not mean to say
we cannot get good meat here
Inspection OF meat is very strict
and it may be even better than
n the United States but it costs
money. One kind OF meat is
common, that is not SO common
at home, namely-goose. Many
OF them come from Dresden
dresden .gauze." "Galzebraten'
is something almost worth cross
ing the Atlantic to get. No doubt
it would be good in America or
anywhere else. Maybe we'll all
try one together some of these
days, and here's hoping, without
dwelling too much upon it, thai
the day may speedily come.
In the meantime we are well
and happy, with no just cause for
complaint. This evening after ]
had returned from a walk which
included one or two villages in
this neighborhood a caller came
He was Johannes Bushong, a
medical student and he stated
that part of his errand was to in
vite me to come to the Dentsche
Christ Student evuereingung
which meets at Czermaks-garte
10th Montags. IA 9 Uhrs. The
Interpretation of which is. "Ths
German Christian Students Tn
ion" and corresponds to our Y
M. c. A. | intend to be there.
will not only meet a fine lot Oh
young Germans but my talking
with them will help me much to
get the language. That is one o.
the most necessary things | an
finding in getting German, tc
have some one to talk to and
keep talking, not depending or
English at all. 1t would be for
lorn at first but he would get the
language and in the long rur
that is very essential to the pur-
suit OF any kind of happiness in
Germany. We went to church
this morning, an American stud
ent preached. There seem to b,
more Americans in theology ank
music than in any other depart
ments. | have met no other ir
botany. 1t is time to put out thu
candle. Many candles are usec
here. We have but one lamp, fol-
the rest we use candles which dc
very we'll for ordinary lighting
We are having the toughest BIZ
OF weather since we came. You
have inquired whether we car
keep warm with our tile stoves
We are very comfortable. Since
our rooms are dried out they
Seem much more like rooms a.
home and our stoves keep then
heated very we'll. We hav,
double windows and the house i:
a we'll built brick.
Some days since Johanne:
Bushong invited me to NEE
Herr Ackinich, a student in his
tory and philology, who woulc
like to arrange to talk with mt
each week. That is he would
give me the benefit of his Ger
man and | would give him Eng
lish. This was an opportunity
was glad to take advantage of
We met by arrangement yester
day afternoon in the main build
ing and walked and converseC
for two hours. We will NEE
again Saturday and oflener in va
cation. More and more we real
ize we must take up German anc
use it in order TO get if at all
Each evening we read aloud ant
that is helping us Some. W.
have gained on it since we came
but none too fast.
The much 1heralded two-cen
postage rate for letters between
Germany and the United State.
has been on trial long enough t,
raise storm of protest. The in
nocent appearing regulation tina
two cents is for all sea transit
really works out That mail come.
as very slow freight. Two cent.
will bring a letter but if yol
want it to get over promptly give
it five cents.
Albert N. Hume