LITTLE 

 JOURNEYS 



high. Linnaeus -was without funds and without oc- 

 cupation. He gave a course of lectures at the Univer- 

 sity on his explorations, where every seat was taken 

 and even the stage and windows were filled. The 

 sprightliness, grace and intellect Linnaeus brought to 

 bear illumined his theme. When Linnaeus lectured all 

 classes were dismissed none could rival him. His 

 very excellence was his disadvantage. Jealousy was hot 

 on his trail for he -was disturbing the balance of 

 stupidity. 



A movement grew to force him from the college. For- 

 mal charges were made and when the case came to 

 trial the even tenor of justice was disturbed by Lin- 

 naeus making an attack on Professor Rosen, his prin- 

 cipal enemy, with intent to kill him. Duelling has been 

 forbidden in all the universities of Sweden since 1682, 

 and the diversion replaced by quartet singing. So when 

 Linnaeus challenged his enemy to fight and -warned 

 him he would kill him if he did n't fight, and also if he 

 did things were in a bad way for Linnaeus. The for- 

 mer charges were dropped to take up the more serious 

 just as when a man is believed to be guilty of murder 

 no mention is made of his crime of larceny. 

 Poor Linnaeus was under the ban. The enemy had 

 won Linnaeus must leave. 



But where should he go what could he do? No col- 

 lege would receive him after his being compelled to 

 leave Upsala for riot. He decided that if disgrace was 

 to be his on account of revenge, he would have the re- 

 venge and accept the disgrace. He would kill Rosen on 

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