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with　their　pocket…knives；　but　red　tape　was　in　the　way。　

The　custodian　could　not　sell　one　without　an　order　from

a　superior；　and　that　superior　would　have　to　get　it　from

HIS　superior；　and　this　one　would　have　to　get　it　from

a　higher　oneand　so　on　up　and　up　until　the　faculty

should　sit　on　the　matter　and　deliver　final　judgment。　

The　system　was　right；　and　nobody　could　find　fault　with　it；

but　it　did　not　seem　justifiable　to　bother　so　many　people；

so　I　proceeded　no　further。　　It　might　have　cost　me　more　than

I　could　afford；　anyway；　for　one　of　those　prison　tables；

which　was　at　the　time　in　a　private　museum　in　Heidelberg；

was　afterward　sold　at　auction　for　two　hundred　and　fifty　dollars。　

It　was　not　worth　more　than　a　dollar；　or　possibly　a　dollar

and　half；　before　the　captive　students　began　their　work

on　it。　　Persons　who　saw　it　at　the　auction　said　it　was

so　curiously　and　wonderfully　carved　that　it　was　worth

the　money　that　was　paid　for　it。　



Among　them　many　who　have　tasted　the　college　prison's

dreary　hospitality　was　a　lively　young　fellow　from　one

of　the　Southern　states　of　America；　whose　first　year's

experience　of　German　university　life　was　rather　peculiar。　

The　day　he　arrived　in　Heidelberg　he　enrolled　his　name

on　the　college　books；　and　was　so　elated　with　the　fact

that　his　dearest　hope　had　found　fruition　and　he　was

actually　a　student　of　the　old　and　renowned　university；

that　he　set　to　work　that　very　night　to　celebrate　the　event

by　a　grand　lark　in　company　with　some　other　students。　

In　the　course　of　his　lark　he　managed　to　make　a　wide

breach　in　one　of　the　university's　most　stringent　laws。　

Sequel：　before　noon；　next　day；　he　was　in　the　college

prisonbooked　for　three　months。　　The　twelve　long　weeks

dragged　slowly　by；　and　the　day　of　deliverance　came　at　last。　

A　great　crowd　of　sympathizing　fellow…students　received

him　with　a　rousing　demonstration　as　he　came　forth；

and　of　course　there　was　another　grand　larkin　the　course

of　which　he　managed　to　make　a　wide　breach　of　the　CITY'S

most　stringent　laws。　　Sequel：　before　noon；　next　day；

he　was　safe　in　the　city　lockupbooked　for　three　months。　

This　second　tedious　captivity　drew　to　an　end　in　the　course

of　time；　and　again　a　great　crowd　of　sympathizing　fellow

students　gave　him　a　rousing　reception　as　he　came　forth；

but　his　delight　in　his　freedom　was　so　boundless　that　he

could　not　proceed　soberly　and　calmly；　but　must　go　hopping

and　skipping　and　jumping　down　the　sleety　street　from　sheer

excess　of　joy。　　Sequel：　he　slipped　and　broke　his　leg；

and　actually　lay　in　the　hospital　during　the　next　three

months！



When　he　at　last　became　a　free　man　again；　he　said　he　believed

he　would　hunt　up　a　brisker　seat　of　learning；　the　Heidelberg

lectures　might　be　good；　but　the　opportunities　of　attending

them　were　too　rare；　the　educational　process　too　slow；

he　said　he　had　come　to　Europe　with　the　idea　that　the

acquirement　of　an　education　was　only　a　matter　of　time；

but　if　he　had　averaged　the　Heidelberg　system　correctly；

it　was　rather　a　matter　of　eternity。