early hour we despatch breakfast, and are
again in motion. As we pass the gates of
the city, a student, wearing a blue frock, flop-
ped hat, wallet, and staff, and speaking both
French and German, overtakes the diligence
and springs upon the step to tell us that he
has been deceived by the driver: he was
anxious to reach the Rhine, had applied for a
seat in the rotundcj and learned that they
were all engaged, but his eyes inform him
there is one vacant ; we reply, we have en^
gaged all, but invito him to ride with us, and
find him a very intelligent and amusing com-
panion. He has just taken his degree as
bachelor of laws at Strasburg ; he gives us a
sketch of college life and studies, and, in re-
ply to our inquiries, informs us his expense
at the Royal College have been but seven
hundred and fifty francs a year for food, in-
struction, and clothing. He appears well ed-
ucated, speaks the Latin fluently, and enter-,
tains us by reciting from Virgil, first with l^iy
German and then with the French pronydmi-
ation. He also points out objects of i
and gives us the names of the ttjentlemen
villages on the way. At St. Nichol^k of the
tice a venerable cathedral, at Lunee of me-
ancient palace of Stanislaus, the kand oma-
Poland, now the quarters of three he size of.
