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stand at all, but got the sense of it—could hardly scare
up words enough to reply in, and they were in very bad
grammar. Very curious.

In early times some sufferer had to sit up with a
toothache, and he put in the time inventing the German
language.

Antique oak chair and table, bought very cheap in
Heidelberg. Made last year of pine and stained this year
in water-color black which rubs off. Rubbed off all the
antiquity in 6 weeks.

They work the cows in wagons—maybe they can't give
good milk—would like to put one in a hydraulic press
and squeeze her.

German laundry could not have acquired this perfect
ignorance of how to do up a shirt without able instruc-
tion—one easily sees England in it. Your collar is like a
horse-collar; your shirt can stand alone and when you
get into it you feel ready for crime. It is a wonder they
do not have more crime here, but it is increasing as adop-
tion of clean shirts spreads among the social democrats.

June 29. Six students entered the Schloss grounds this
afternoon in single file, each solemnly towing a big dog.

German hotels and houses are as brilliantly lighted as
English ones are dark.

The Children
Clara, age 4: "I brang you some flowers—no I bringed

Clara: "Why mustn't I?"
"Because I said not"

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