re
carried so far, that my guide was often stopped by the natives, who
earnestly requested him, in Gaelic, not to lend a helping-hand to the
enemies of the country by shewing them the way; nor would they let him
go, till he distinctly assured them that I was in possession of maps
correctly indicating old castles in the district which he himself had
not previously known. This, of course, did not contribute to allay
their fears; and it is literally true, that in several of the Gaelic
villages, particularly near the firths of Loch Inver and Kyle-Sku, we
saw on our departure old folks wring their hands in despair at the
thought of the terrible misfortunes which the Danes would now bring on
their hitherto peaceful country.'

We have here been obliged wholly to overlook Mr Worsaae's curious
chapters about Ireland and the Isle of Man, and to give what we cannot
but feel to be a very superficial view of the contents of his book
generally; but our readers have seen enough to inspire them with an
interest in it, and we trust that this will lead many of them to its
entire perusal.

FOOTNOTES:

[4] _An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and
Ireland._ By J. J. A. Worsaae, For. F. S. A., London; Author of
_Primaeval Antiquities of Denmark._ London: Murray. 1852.

CHILDREN OF PRISONS.

When I was in Berlin, I went into the public prison, and visited every
part of the establishment. At last I was introduced to a very large
hall, which was full of children, with their books and teachers, and
having the appearance of a Prussian school-room. 'What!' said I, 'is
it possible that all these children are imprisoned here for crime?' 'O
no,' said my conductor, smiling at my simplicity; 'but if a parent is
imprisoned for crime, and on that account his children are left
destitute of the means of education, and are liable to grow up in
ignorance and crime, the government places them here, and maintains
and educates them for useful employment.' This was a new idea to me. I
know not that it has ever been suggested in the United States; but
surely it is the duty of government, as well as its highest interest,
when a man is paying the penalties of his crime in a public prison, to
see that his unoffending children are not left to suffer and inherit
their father's vices. Surely it would be better for the child, and
cheaper as well as better for the state. Let it not be supposed that a
man will go to prison for the s