The accompaniment is still missing, and Ill probably make some 
changes too. It is obvious that most of it, except the fourth 
line, has been stolen from the Hymn Book. The text is the well- 

known Latin Stabat mater dolorosa juxta crucem lacrymosa Dum pendebat 
filius. 

The Pastor* killed a pig in the wash-house at midday today. At 
first his wife> would not have anything to do with the whole 
business, but he said he wanted to make a gift of it to her, so she 
had to take it. And the pig didn’t scream at all. Once it was dead 
all the females in the family came in. But the old granny would 
not let anyone take her place stirring the blood and it looked quite 
strange. They will be making the sausage tomorrow, that is really 
the thing for her. 

You say you saw a monkey and that it was you. Do you know 
that on the wafer with which you sealed your little letter there was 

It also has a mirror drawn on it. 

Tell Mother that she should not write “Treviranus”, she can 
leave out the Herr Pastor from the address altogether, the 
postman knows where I live anyway, as I fetch the letters from the 
post every day; besides, he might be tempted not to bring my 
letters to the office but to me at the Treviranus’ and there I only 
get them a couple of hours later when I come home. 

Stricker wrote me that on the Sunday before New Year 
Hermann‘ acted all sorts of things, including a waiter, etc. He 
must write to me about it— Striicker was full of praise for his 
skill, saying that Hermann played the part of the waiter as well as 
if he had worked in a restaurant for three years. Is he growing a 
lot? 

Tell Mother not to show my composition to Schornstein or he 
will say again—that is the end of everything. You see, I learn 
everything that happens. Next time I am in Barmen again I shall 
become the consul for Bremen like the Old Man.‘ 

Addiés mi hermana.* 
Yours, 

Friedrich 

To Friedrich Graeber, January 20, 1839 407 

Please excuse all the mistakes I have made in the bass part. I am 
not used to writing music. In case you could not read the last line 
but one, I am writing it out again for you. 

QAertutan