Altheim, Germany

No papers! No news! No letters! No money! All of us are more or less packed up ready to start. We are warned that no heavy luggage can go with us, and are limited to two small “hand Gepäck,” which we can carry ourselves. I have presented my best hats to Käthchen, and it consoles me to think how comical she will look under them!—but “flying canvas” is the order of the day.