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274.  STORAGE OF ANCESTORS

275.  FALLING OUT OF HIS FARM

276.  CHILD LIFE IN SWITZERLAND

277.  A SUNDAY PLAY

278.  THE COMBINATION

279.  CHILLON

280.  THE TETE NOIR

281.  MONT BLANC'S NEIGHBORS

282.  AN EXQUISITE THING

283.  A WILD RIDE

284.  SWISS PEASANT GIRL

285.  STREET IN CHAMONIX

286.  THE PROUD GERMAN

287.  THE INDIGNANT TOURIST

288.  MUSIC OF SWITZERLAND

289.  ONLY A MISTAKE

290.  A BROAD VIEW

291.  PREPARING TO START

292.  ASCENT OF MONT BLANC

293.  "WE ALL RAISED A TREMENDOUS SHOUT"

294.  THE GRANDE MULETS

295.  CABIN ON THE GRANDE MULETS

296.  KEEPING WARM

297.  TAIL PIECE

298.  TAKE IT EASY

299.  THE MER DE GLACE (MONT BLANC)

300.  TAKING TOLL

301.  A DESCENDING TOURIST

302.  LEAVING BY DILIGENCE

303.  THE SATISFIED ENGLISHMAN

301.  HIGH PRESSURE

305.  NO APOLOGY

307.  A LIVELY STREET

308.  HAVING HER FULL RIGHTS

309.  HOW SHE FOOLED US

310.  "YOU'LL TAKE THAT OR NONE"

311.  ROBBING A BEGGAR

312.  DISHONEST ITALY

313.  STOCK IN TRADE

314.  STYLE

315.  SPECIMENS FROM OLD MASTERS

316.  AN OLD MASTER

317.  THE LION OF ST MARK

318.  OH TO BE AT RRST!

319.  THE WORLD'S MASTERPIECE

320.  TAIL PIECE

321.  AESTHETIC TASTES

322.  A PRIVATE FAMILY BREAKFAST

323.  EUROPEAN CARVING

323.  A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR FIGHT

325.  GREAT HEIDELBERG TUN

326.  BISMARCK IN PRISON

327.  TAIL PIECE 600

328.  A COMPLETE WORD

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
A Tramp over Europe—On the Holsatia—Hamburg—Frankfort-on-the-Main—How it Won its Name—A Lesson in Political Economy—Neatness in Dress—Rhine Legends—"The Knave of Bergen" The Famous Ball—The Strange Knight—Dancing with the Queen—Removal of the Masks—The Disclosure—Wrath of the Emperor—The Ending

CHAPTER II
At Heidelberg—Great Stir at a Hotel—The Portier—Arrival of the Empress—The Schloss Hotel—Location of Heidelberg—The River Neckar—New Feature in a Hotel—Heidelberg Castle—View from the Hotel—A Tramp in the Woods—Meeting a Raven—Can Ravens Talk?—Laughed at and Vanquished—Language of Animals—Jim Baker—Blue-Jays

CHAPTER III
Baker's Blue-Jay Yarn—Jay Language—The Cabin—"Hello, I reckon I've struck something"—A Knot Hole—Attempt to fill it—A Ton of Acorns—Friends Called In—A Great Mystery—More Jays called A Blue Flush—A Discovery—A Rich Joke—One that Couldn't See It

CHAPTER IV
Student Life—The Five Corps—The Beet King—A Free Life—Attending Lectures—An Immense Audience—Industrious Students—Politeness of the Students—Intercourse with the Professors Scenes at the Castle Garden—Abundance of Dogs—Symbol of Blighted Love—How the Ladies Advertise

CHAPTER V
The Students' Dueling Ground—The Dueling Room—The Sword Grinder—Frequency of the Duels—The Duelists—Protection against Injury—The Surgeon—Arrangements for the Duels—The First Duel—The First Wound—A Drawn Battle—The Second Duel—Cutting and Slashing—Interference of the Surgeon

CHAPTER VI
The Third Duel—A Sickening Spectacle—Dinner between Fights—The Last Duel—Fighting in Earnest—Faces and Heads Mutilated—Great Nerve of the Duelists—Fatal Results not Infrequent—The World's View of these Fights

CHAPTER VII
Corps—laws and Usages—Volunteering to Fight—Coolness of the Wounded—Wounds Honorable—Newly bandaged Students around Heidelberg—Scarred Faces Abundant—A Badge of Honor—Prince Bismark as a Duelist—Statistics—Constant Sword Practice—Color of the Corps—Corps Etiquette

CHAPTER VIII
The Great French Duel—Mistaken Notions—Outbreak in the French Assembly—Calmness of M Gambetta—I Volunteer as Second—Drawing up a Will—The Challenge and its Acceptance—Difficulty in Selection of Weapons—Deciding on Distance—M. Gambetta's Firmness—Arranging Details—Hiring Hearses—How it was Kept from the Press—March to the Field—The Post of Danger—The Duel—The Result—General Rejoicings—The only One Hurt—A Firm Resolution

CHAPTER IX
At the Theatre—German Ideal—At the Opera—The Orchestra—Howlings and Wailings—A Curious Play—One Season of Rest—The Wedding Chorus—Germans fond of the Opera—Funerals Needed —A Private Party—What I Overheard—A Gentle Girl—A Contribution—box—Unpleasantly Conspicuous

CHAPTER X
Four Hours with Wagner—A Wonderful Singer, Once—" Only a Shriek"—An Ancient Vocalist—"He Only Cry"—Emotional Germans—A Wise Custom—Late Comers Rebuked—Heard to the Last—No Interruptions Allowed—A Royal Audience—An Eccentric King—Real Rain and More of It—Immense Success—"Encore! Encore!"—Magnanimity of the King

CHAPTER XI
Lessons in Art—My Great Picture of Heidelberg Castle—Its Effect in the Exhibition—Mistaken for a Turner—A Studio—Waiting for Orders—A Tramp Decided On—The Start for Heilbronn—Our Walking Dress—"Pleasant march to you"—We Take the Rail—German People on Board—Not Understood—Speak only German and English—Wimpfen—A Funny Tower—Dinner in the Garden—Vigorous Tramping—Ride in a Peasant's Cart—A Famous Room

CHAPTER XII
The Rathhaus—An Old Robber Knight, Gotz Von Berlichingen—His Famous Deeds—The Square Tower—A Curious old Church—A Gay Turn—out—A Legend—The Wives' Treasures—A Model Waiter—A Miracle Performed—An Old Town—The Worn Stones

CHAPTER XIII
Early to Bed—Lonesome—Nervous Excitement—The Room We Occupied—Disturbed by a Mouse—Grow Desperate—The Old Remedy—A Shoe Thrown—Result—Hopelessly Awake—An Attempt to Dress—A Cruise in the Dark—Crawling on the Floor—A General Smash-up—Forty-seven Miles' Travel

CHAPTER XIV
A Famous Turn—out—Raftsmen on the Neckar—The Log Rafts—The Neckar—A