as the procession approached the paul who had attentively studied the map of paris had an opportunity to explain the use of a high of the light yellow stone used in the city beneath the arches of which the carriages passed it is a railroad connecting the different lines that from paris passing through the d one of the gates of the city the party entered the de the most beautiful park in paris it contains two thousand five hundred acres laid out with walks drive ways groves flower beds artificial lakes and rock work and a race course central park in new york contains about eight hundred and fifty acres but what there is of it rather the de passing out of this park at its northern end the company proceeded to the de st it is a beautiful little young america in france and marble building in the form of a greek cross and the death of the duke of the oldest son of louis and heir to the throne who was killed on this spot by a fall from his carriage in the horses ran away the duke in attempting to get out was thrown to the ground and his skull he was carried into a house near the spot and died in a few hours surrounded by his family he was buried at and the king the house in which he died erected this chapel upon its site it contains several of the duke pictures and bass representing his death and a brought from canada by his brother the prince de which the deceased used upon the the rooms now occupied by the were formerly used by the royal family when they visited the chapel and contain two one indicating the instant of the accident and the other the time of the duke s death leaving this mournful place the drove to the nearest gate the drivers stopped to permit the officers of the to examine the carriages in search of goods liable to the city duty following the broad avenue de la arm e the party arrived at the arc de or arc de it is an immense arch the largest in the world commenced in by napoleon to the of the french armies it is one hundred sixty one feet high one hundred forty five wide and one hundred and ten deep the arch itself is nearly a hundred feet high it has upon it bass of various french battles and representations of palace and cottage or national subjects it cost over two million dollars a dark staircase leads to the top where a beautiful view of the city is obtained admission twenty five it was now about five o clock in the afternoon and the ton of paris were on the avenue des � at the head of which and on an elevation stands the structure described many dashing with and were to be seen while the students were examining the arc the lieutenant of police in charge of the party announced that the emperor was coming up the avenue the word was given to form a line where they could see his majesty and they were instructed what to do and say the approach of the emperor was indicated by the profound paid to him by the people he was seated in a light drawn by two high spirited horses which he drove himself at his side sat the prince imperial while near them rode a small of in and long boots his majesty was plainly dressed in black clothes and wore nothing to distinguish him except the cross of the of honor his look was hard and stolid but it was full of imperial dignity shouted the students removing their caps as the royal approached his majesty bowed gracefully but did not smile though he seemed to wonder who and what the party were a ride through the de the returned to the hotel and dined as on the preceding day after this important duty had he m w york public library a u and i young america in france and � been discharged those of the students who could be trusted were permitted to take a stroll on their own account ben the wag of the and captain haven of the young america happened to be together and agreed to take a walk though many of the boys were what is called good french scholars in school there was hardly one of them who could speak the language it was a notorious fact that the people of paris could not understand their own tongue as our spoke it when they attempted to express themselves the stared and looked blank captain haven and ben strolled through the royal and then into � one of the curious by streets gazing about them at the strange little shops so unlike in their petty proportions the fine stores of new york and boston but filled with rare and costly they paused to examine the dim and walls which enclosed the residence of some french noble who traced his ancestors back to the days of hold on a minute ben i wonder whose shop this is said captain haven suddenly stopping it isn t a shop at all replied his companion it has a sign over the door but i can t make it out spell it out loud then added ben laughing as he always did in school when he came to a jaw l e g � leg shouted ben any one in or out of france knows what that is i should say palace and cottage or nonsense don t interrupt me l e g � hon des that means young america or fm a you are a then for the sign means of the united states i m surprised that the captain of a big ship should not know that these marks over the letters bother me laughed the commander i 