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were utterly empty； they contained nothing whatsoever。
The flesh on the corpse was not as thick as the back of
a knife； and incisions in it brought not one drop of blood。
There was not a piece of sound skin the size of a dollar
on the whole body； wounds； scars； bruises； discolored
extravasated blood； everywhereeven on the soles of
the feet there were wounds。 The cruel parents asserted
that the boy had been so bad that they had been obliged
to use severe punishments； and that he finally fell over
a bench and broke his neck。 However； they were arrested
two weeks after the inquest and put in the prison at Deggendorf。〃
Yes； they were arrested 〃two weeks after the inquest。〃
What a home sound that has。 That kind of police briskness
rather more reminds me of my native land than German
journalism does。
I think a German daily journal doesn't do any good to
speak of； but at the same time it doesn't do any harm。
That is a very large merit； and should not be lightly
weighted nor lightly thought of。
The German humorous papers are beautifully printed upon
fine paper； and the illustrations are finely drawn；
finely engraved； and are not vapidly funny； but deliciously so。
So also； generally speaking； are the two or three terse
sentences which accompany the pictures。 I remember one
of these pictures： A most dilapidated tramp is ruefully
contemplating some coins which lie in his open palm。
He says： 〃Well； begging is getting played out。 Only about
five marks （1。25） for the whole day； many an official
makes more！〃 And I call to mind a picture of a commercial
traveler who is about to unroll his samples：
MERCHANT （pettishly）。NO； don't。 I don't want to buy anything！
DRUMMER。If you please； I was only going to show you
MERCHANT。But I don't wish to see them！
DRUMMER （after a pause； pleadingly）。But do you you mind
letting ME look at them！ I haven't seen them for three weeks！
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