whom Busch met in Munich. Helen Who Couldn't Help It, which was soon translated into other European languages, satirizes religious hypocrisy and dubious morality: Ein guter Mensch gibt gerne acht, Ob auch der andre was Böses macht; Und strebt durch häufige Belehrung Nach seiner Beß'rung und Bekehrung A saintly person likes to labor For the correction of his neighbor, And sees, through frequent admonition, To his improvement through contrition. Or: A good person likes to pay attention, if the other has evil intention, and strives by frequent didactic incursion, after his improvement and conversion. Many details from Helen Who Couldn't Help It criticize the way of life of the Kesslers. Johanna Kessler was married to a much older man and entrusted her children to governesses and tutors, while she played an active role in the social life of Frankfurt. Schweigen will ich vom Theater Wie von da, des Abends spät, Schöne Mutter, alter Vater Arm in Arm nach Hause geht Zwar man zeuget viele Kinder, Doch man denket nichts dabei. Und die Kinder werden Sünder, Wenn's den Eltern einerlei. Then again, the pen would rather Spare the Stage, whose thrills excite Handsome mother, honest father, As they amble home at night Couples couple and redouble With a blithe and thoughtless air, But the children get in trouble If the parents do not care. The character of Mr. Schmock – the name based on the Yiddish insult "schmuck" – shows similarities with Johanna Kessler's husband, who was uninterested in art and culture. In the second part of Helen Who Couldn't Help It Busch attacks Catholic pilgrimages. The childless Helen goes on a pilgrimage, accompanied by her cousin and Catholic priest Franz. The pilgrimage is successful, as later Helen gives birth to twins, who resemble Helen and Franz. Franz is later killed by a jealous valet, Jean, for his interest in female kitchen staff. The now widowed Helen is left with only a rosary, prayer book, and alcohol. Drunk, she falls into a burning oil lamp. Finally, Nolte coins a moral phrase, echoing the philosophy of Schopenhauer: Das Gute — dieser Satz steht fest — Ist stets das Böse, was man läßt! The good (I am convinced, for one) Is but the bad, one leaves undone. Pater Filucius (Father Filucius) is the only illustrated satire of this period suggested by the publisher. Also aimed at anti-Catholic taste and buyers, it criticizes the