for his Rachel,—an appointment with a salary; which, however, turns out most frequently to be only a Leah after all. But it may be asked, how does the government manage to get so much gratuitous service? In a country where a man must eat, drink, and clothe himself handsomely, how can a paternal government be served for nothing? Is all service in Austria gratuitous? Does the employé receive from the butcher and baker and tailor the equivalent of what he bestows on the state? Not quite so. A paternal government which gets its allies to fight its battles for nothing, is clever enough to secure the support of its employés by their fathers. The fathers pay their sons for the services which these render to the state. The father of an employé expectant must give a promissory note to government, undertaking to supply his son with all things needful for the young man’s maintenance, if government, in return, will be generous enough to accept his son’s time and energies, and provide him with a place on some official treadmill. And the period for such an undertaking is—“during the emperor’s pleasure.” The mode in which this magnificent appointment is applied for is much in the following manner: “The humble undersigned, who, according to testimonial annexed _sub literâ_ A. has been born and baptized; who, according to school testimonials _sub literis_ B. C. D. E. has studied with good success, and pursued the course of philosophy, and has also _heard_ about law; who, according to medical testimonial _sub literâ_ F. has been vaccinated with equally good success; who, according to promissory note _sub literâ_ G. has a father who is willing to give him, for the duration of his (the son’s) apprenticeship, the weekly stipend of 1_l._; most humbly begs a well-born, most praiseworthy Chamber to overwhelm him with the inestimable favour of making him honorary apprentice to such and such an office. Should the undersigned be so happy as to be accepted, he will be ready to pass the usual examinations in three months’ time.”