lecture, the room began to fill with students, scarcely any two dressed alike, if I except their caps, by which the different clubs which exist among them are specially distinguished. It would take up too much of my time and paper were I to attempt minutely to describe their singular appearance; and yet with all their peculiarities, which by English and other writers appear to have been considerably exaggerated, there seems to be the most perfect freedom for a man to pursue the course that best suits his own taste. During the few minutes in which we waited for the entrance of Dr. Loebell, each student drew from his pocket a small inkstand, one end of which being unscrewed, was furnished with an iron spike, by which its position was rendered firm on the deal desk; their portfolios, which they may all be seen carrying to lecture, lay open before them. Presently the door opened, the professor entered his desk, the slight noises of rustling paper, subdued conversation, and mending pens suddenly ceased; complete silence reigned throughout the room, which was only once disturbed during the progress of the lecture, when a student entering about ten minutes too late, was welcomed by a universal scraping of shoes upon the floor of the room, which lasted until he had taken his seat. All that I have seen here, and much that I have not seen, has given me a higher impression than I had previously entertained of the excellence of German universities as schools of learning; and greater admiration of the general conduct and character of the students.

In the afternoon of Monday we hired a carriage and rode to Godesberg, a few miles distant. The village is situated at the foot of a lofty mountain, whose summit is crowned with the ruins of an ancient castle. The view from the top of the tower, which is still standing, is varied and beautiful. As we rode to the village we did not hire donkeys for the ascent, but a crowd of children appeared, who were all eager, in the hope of receiving a few kreutzers, to conduct us along the winding path. At every hundred yards we passed crosses, images, and shrines; as the path wound round the hill, above and below us were patches of vines among the rocks, and the view of the surrounding country widened into a more magnificent panorama. We stopped at a cave hollowed out of the side of the mountain, the entrance to which was hung with fresh-gathered garlands, and dimly illu

minated by a small lamp; on entering, our passage was arrested by an iron railing, behind which was a reclining image of the Redeemer, the size of life. Thus do the people keep alive the remembrance of the death of the Son of God, but while superstitiously exact in their outward reverence for his image, they appear strangely forgetful of the living spirit of his truth. Is there not something like a retributive infliction of judicial punishment in this? Departing from the simplicity of the gospel, opposing the plainest dictates of the divine word, making to themselves "graven images," and falling down and worshipping, they are stricken as with a moral paralysis, given over to a childish infatuation, and spend their strength, their talent, their intellect, and their wealth, about that which in its relation to the gospel is only as the frame to the picture, or the shell and husk to the inner ripened fruit.

Advancing nearer to the top, on a little piece of table land, is a small church and cemetery, beautifully situated, and prettily planted; and immediately above us were the frowning ruins of the castle. We climbed to the top of the old tower, and were well repaid by the lovely and picturesque prospect.

Descending to what may have been a small court-yard, we were surrounded by the children who had been our voluntary guides. Having with us a number of French and German tracts, we proceeded to test the ability of these little ones as readers; they appeared all of them able to read, and were very anxious to have our books. The German tracts they read and understood, but of the French they appeared to be quite ignorant. One boy told us he could read it, and taking the tract in his hand, proceeded to read as if it were German, but evidently only understanding when here and there he stumbled upon a proper name; this seemed to give great amusement to all the rest. The children at once perceived that our little books were on the subject of religion; but there were two, a little boy and girl, who had mingled with the rest on a perfect equality, and were as eager to point out different objects in our path, who seemed rather to hang back when the tracts were given away, or if they attempted to approach and take one, were instantly, and with some violence, repelled by the others. This excited our curiosity; the children with great earnestness explained the matter, but it was

some time before we were able to comprehend their meaning, at last we unravelled the mystery, and our enlightenment was welcomed by the little ones with a shout of merriment. The two outcasts were a little jew and jewess. "Not christians! not christians!" they repeated again and again, and the poor little despised children of Abraham appeared as though they felt that in all that concerned the religion of the Saviour they were in a position of manifest inferiority to the rest. They submitted meekly; bore the blows and ridicule of these young pharisees with patience; and seemed, as we fancied, to regard it as a strange thing, when, to the best of our German ability, which was very small, we attempted to remonstrate with these little self-styled christians, on their rudeness and unkindness. This little incident, under all the circumstances of the case, was to our minds at the time deeply affecting; it brought strikingly to our recollection the language of the apostle Paul in the Epistle to the Romans, (ch. xi.) “Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God." Here were "the natural branches" of the stock of Abraham broken off and yet retained; living, and yet dead; preserved in distinct separation from all gentile nations, even at that distance of time and place from their early origin ; the remnant of Jacob" appearing in the midst of strange nations, as a dew from the Lord, that waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the sons of men." How perfectly miraculous is the whole history of the jewish people. How singularly corroborative of that gospel to which as yet their hearts are hardened, and their understandings blinded. Some of the very words of the apostle might have been written for the scene before us. While these "natural branches were broken off," here were some of the professed branches of the "wild olive tree" that had been graffed in among them," "boasting against the branches." "Their fall has been the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the gentiles." When shall arrive the blessed time of their recovery, and our fulness?

Taking leave of our friends who intended to remain all night at Godesberg, we returned to Bonn. On the following morning we left again at six o'clock to go by steam boat to the Drachenfels; we had a pleasant passage up the river, and landed at Königswinter. This village is situated at the foot of three lofty hills, covered