finished supper. An old adage came
into her mind as she saw them eat, "When a sheep bleats you may be sure
he has no food in his mouth."

She was glad to see that they heartily enjoyed their supper, and when
finished she made a proposition. "You can rest while I put the place in
order for the night and then we will take a walk."

"Can I take Pixy?" asked Fritz eagerly.

"Certainly, if you lead him by his cord, and if a policeman speaks to
you about your dog having no tag or muzzle, tell him that you are from
the country and are only visiting Frankfort, which is your reason for
not having one or the other."

"But I am afraid the policeman will take him. I would rather stay here
with him."

"There is no danger of him taking the dog from you. The most he could do
would be to make you pay a fine; and I am sure he will not do that when
we explain matters to him. Now we will go."

"Where are all the people going?" asked Fritz when they reached the
street. "At home we only see a crowd when the church service is over and
that is but for a little while. Here the street seems alive all the
time."

"Yes, Frankfort has more than three hundred thousand inhabitants and of
course many are on the street, some caring for business, others for
pleasure, and some, like us, are sight-seeing."

"Just see that beautiful place like a rich man's garden!" said Franz,
"with trees and plants and flowers, and so many people walking there."

"Yes, they are the public gardens or promenades, and are in place of
what was once the fortifications of the city. In the early part of the
nineteenth century part of them were taken away and this splendid girdle
of plants and beautiful walks took their place."

"Oh, it is lovely, lovely!" exclaimed Paul. "I never before saw a garden
lighted, and with so many gas lamps that it is as bright as if the sun
were shining. Can we go in?"

"Yes, but we will wait here a little while. Do you see this beautiful
lake surrounded by trees? In a few minutes you will see a beautiful
scene which will surprise you."

"Oh, this is the surprise," cried the boys in a breath, for like magic
myriads of gas lights sprang up along the line of the trees and the Main
river. It was a bewildering sight to the country boys, who had no words
to express their pleasure.

"And two rows of lights are across the river," exclaimed Paul.

"Yes, they are on the fine new bridge over the Main; and above is the
old bridge and several