isofgreatuse,foritcontainsallthatamanrequirestoknow;

thenamesofthepreachersatthechurch,andthenewbookswhich

arepublished;wherehouses,servants,clothes,andprovisionsmay

beobtained.andthenwhatanumberofsubscriptionstocharities,and

whatinnocentverses!personsseekinginterviewsandengagements,

allsoplainlyandnaturallystated.certainly,amanwhotakesinthe

intelligencermaylivemerrilyandbeburiedcontentedly,andbythe

endofhislifewillhavesuchacapitalstockofpaperthathecan

lieonasoftbedofit,unlesshepreferswoodshavingsforhis

resting-place.thenewspaperandthechurchyardwerealwaysexciting

objectstome.mywalkstothelatterwerelikebathing-placestomy

goodhumor.everyonecanreadthenewspaperforhimself,butcome

withmetothechurchyardwhilethesunshinesandthetreesare

green,andletuswanderamongthegraves.eachofthemislikea

closedbook,withthebackuppermost,onwhichwecanreadthetitle

ofwhatthebookcontains,butnothingmore.ihadagreatdealof

informationfrommyfather,andihavenoticedagreatdealmyself.

ikeepitinmydiary,inwhichiwriteformyownuseandpleasure

ahistoryofallwholiehere,andafewmorebeside.

nowweareinthechurchyard.here,behindthewhiteiron

railings,oncearose-treegrew;itisgonenow,butalittlebitof

evergreen,fromaneighboringgrave,stretchesoutitsgreentendrils,

andmakessomeappearance;thererestsaveryunhappyman,andyet

whilehelivedhemightbesaidtooccupyaverygoodposition.hehad

enoughtoliveupon,andsomethingtospare;butowingtohis

refinedtastestheleastthingintheworldannoyedhim.ifhewentto

atheatreofanevening,insteadofenjoyinghimselfhewouldbequite

annoyedifthemachinisthadputtoostrongalightintoonesideof

themoon,oriftherepresentationsoftheskyhungoverthescenes

whentheyoughttohavehungbehindthem;orifapalm-treewas

introducedintoascenerepresentingthezoologicalgardensofberlin,

oracactusinaviewoftyrol,orabeech-treeinthenorthof

norway.asifthesethingswereofanyconsequence!