Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It is a student that presents the insight which this volume gives into the life of the students and other Bohemians Of Paris. It is set forth with the frank ness Of a student. Coming from such a source, and having such treatment, it will have a special charm and value for the wise. The students are the pets Of Paris. They lend to the city a picturesqueness that no other city enjoys. SO long as they avoid riots aimed at a government that may now and then Offend their Sense Of right, their ways of living, their escapades, their noisy and joyous manifestations Of healthy young animal life, are good-naturedly overlooked. Underneath such a life there lies, concealed from casual view, another life that they lead, – one Of hard work, Of hope, of aspira tion, and Often Of pinching poverty and cruel self-de nial. The stress upon them, of many kinds, is great. The utter absence Of an effort to reorganize their lives upon conventional lines is from a philosophical belief that if they fail to pass unscathed through it all, they lack the fine, strong metal from which worthy artists are made.