hellish deal.' To his own honor, the German
student still respects this quality. During the lecture Humboldt sat on
the fourth or fifth bench near the window, where he drew a piece of
paper from a portfolio in his pocket, and took notes. In going home he
liked to accompany Boeckh, so as in conversation to build some logical
bridge or other from the old world to the new, after his ingenious
fashion. There was then in the class a man who has since distinguished
himself in political literature, but whom we had nicknamed 'Mosherosh,'
that is Calves'-head, on account of his stupid appearance. As Mosherosh
generally came in late, it was the fashion to receive him with a
magnificent round of stamping. One day, Humboldt came too late, and just
at the usual time of Mosherosh, and without looking up we gave the
regular round, while Humboldt, blushing and embarrassed, made his way to
his place. In a moment the mistake was seen, and a good-natured laugh
succeeded. Humboldt also attended the evening lectures of Ritter on
universal geography, and let the weather be as bad as it might, the
gray-haired man never failed. If for a rarity he chanced not to come, we
said among ourselves in students' jargon, 'Alexander cuts the college
to-day, because he's gone to King's to tea.' Once, on occasion of
discussing an important problem of physical geography, Ritter quoted
him, and every body looked up at him. Humboldt bowed to us, with his
usual good nature, which put the youngsters into the happiest humor. We
felt ourselves elevated by the presence of this great thinker and most
laborious student. We seemed to be joined with him in the pursuit of
great scientific ends."

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The rewards of Authors, we suspect, are greatest in France. In Germany,
England and the United States they are about the same. Cooper, Irving
and Prescott, in this country, have each received for copyrights more
than one hundred thousand dollars. In England, Dickens has probably
received more than any other living author--and in France Lamartine,
Victor Hugo, Dumas, Scribe, Thiers, and many others, have obtained large
fortunes by writing. In Germany Dieffenbach received for his book on
Operative Surgery some $3,500; and Perthes of Hamburg, paid to Neander
on a single work, more than $20,000, exclusive of the interest his heirs
still have in it. Poets like Uhland, Freiligrath, Geibel, have also
received as much as $6,000 or $12,000 on