re on--she
may, too, have inferred something from his having a brother in Savannah,
Georgia. She soon found her mistake; for he informed her, in terms of no
doubtful import, that his sympathy did not embrace those of her class;
and thus the result of the pleasant visit she had promised herself was
little short of being turned out doors.

About the 10th of December, 1861, we had at our house a little company
of about thirty persons, and Dr. Neumann, with his wife and two
daughters, was among them. An American gentleman, who had been known to
his family and ours, had left for Russia two years before, and returned
that very day, was one of the company, and we had not yet learned his
views of secession. The first thing with Dr. Neumann and his daughters
was to know how he stood on this question. They found him a rebel, and
in giving him their minds in relation to this matter, one of the
daughters expressed to him her wonder that I should allow him to enter
my house as they would not allow him in theirs. The stir made in the
company by this little brush at arms arrested the attention of all, and
gave the Americans their first information as to where our quondam
friend stood, as well as set them an example of zeal and enthusiasm in
their own cause.

I must close this notice with an incident which lies quite outside of
Dr. Neumann's relations to America and Americans. On his retirement from
his university labors, he withdrew mainly from the exciting scenes of
public life. But in November, 1859, occurred the centennial anniversary
of Schiller's birth. Of all the men connected with German popular
literature, Schiller is most in the hearts of the people of Germany. The
spirit of liberty shown in his 'William Tell'--his exile from his native
Wirtemberg for the free expressions used in the first play he ever
wrote--his high order of genius as a poet and historian--the subjects he
chose, and the way he treated them, and, finally, his social and
domestic character, have all combined to endear him to the whole people.
This festival was everywhere observed, and with the highest enthusiasm;
for although Governments were afraid of its effects, they were still
more afraid to refuse permission to hold it. It lasted for several days,
on one of which was a great public dinner, with several hundred in
attendance, of which Dr. Neumann consented to be one. Champagne flowed
freely, and although I did not taste this beverage, and know by
experi