The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-02-17

"A womanr exclaimed our hero, ss he
surveyed her mans hat, coarse Iacket,
short petticoat, which no had mistaken for
smell clothes, and wooden shoes;'a "a woman!
IA specimen of the beautiful French peas
antfy but never mind--wait till l get to
Paris ("
In approaching the city, he was surpris.
cd to see what muddy, filthy little scoun-
drel Of q river was the celebrated Seine.
II looked and smsltjust likes kennel. He
compared It with the pure Hudson and the
transparent Sound, and said to himself; 'Is
it possible that this can be the beautiful
Seine g-.But never mind wait till ge,
to Paris .n =
To Paris he got at last, and the first
salutation he received was bite from q
great dog he attempted to pat on the head.
Is It possible said he, thata Partisan
dog should be so ill.bred ss to bite stran.
ger p
He takes monsieur for alan. Bull said
q bystander. --fit iaf aiW t-i@
As Cuthbert threaded his way through
narrow muddy streets without sidewalks,
crowded with tolsrably ragged, ill-look.
ing rabblc, and lined on each side with old
black looking houses dozen stories high,
he thought TO himself, Can this be Paris
One Of our bright, smiling, thriving. ami
mated American citics is worth a dozen
such Babylons. But never mind, I sup
pose have not got into the genteel part
Of the town yet
He arrived at the hotel. took suite of
apartments, and hired q valet 70 take care
OF his person and superintend his educa.
fion.
'Ciel" cried the valet, 40 he contemplat.
ed Cuthbert's constume--'Diable ! where
did monsieur get that coat ~
Ut is the latest London CUT replied our
hero modestly. 80
'Ah--ho lone Jan Bull ~ thought so.
But il monsieur goes into the streets with
such coat he will be mobbed.'
what have they mobs in Psris''
20 yes, every day, and all night. You
will be torn to pieces il you 60 out in that
coat
Rather than be torn to pieces, our hero
agreed to send for tailor and get meas-
ured for new one. The artistic came and
made him sixty, bows, for every one of
which he chargeda a franc in his bill.--Tbe
valet received commission for bringing
the tailor customer, and the JaR Bull
coat into the bargain, which he took with
great Indifference, saying he could get
something for it Of the old clothesn,an.
Towards evening Cuthbert thought he
might venture upon visit to one of the
public gardens. in short roundabout jack
ct. The women upon the Boulevards were
all sitting outside Of the houses, dressed in
their best, to be admired by the men, who
as they passed. would turn round and ogle
them in the politest manner possible.
I'll not DO out offashion,' said Cuthbert,
and ogled them too But thoy only laugh.
ed At his short jacket, and called him Jan
Bull. He passed the market on his way, |
and tho poissardes salu.ed him with some
Of the finest strains oftheir eloquence. .Is
I possible,' said he, that the worpen Of
Paris can swear?'
When he came to the gate OF the garden
he found gen d'arme, with musket and
bsyonet, and q tremendous pair Of whis-
kers, who saluted him with Jan Bull
would not let him enter on !
account Of his short jacket.
is il possible quoth he again, that the |
gems d'armes Of Paris can be 50 rude?'
He retired home in disgust, and com.
planned to the valet
'Sacre ! said the valet. Did monsieur
disgrace me by going out in that razee
must take better care OF you.' !
Accordingly he commenced most rigid
'ystem of fsuperintende never lost sight
II his master, except when there was an
bsolute necessity for his absence in ar.
angling some plan for picking his pocket.
lie fell into q passion, and sometimes al.
most into fits, 1t Cu.hbert, for speaking
'ad French, eating epigrammes dasneau
'efore brochet az bleu; breakfasting in his
oat instead Of his robe de. e.ch mo re- and
thousand other crying enormities, made
i'm so trisie that more than once hs was on
he point Of committing suicide He got
ur hero q dancing master, fencing. mas
er, language-master, and all sorts of
'asters, and his money melted away like
utter before the sun. Never was an un.
'rtunate single gentleman so henpecked
y valet as was our hero. sZounds,'
red he, 4 might as well be married to q
brew, as yoked to this inqusitor! = But
10 valet was so polite in bis despotism,
nd so useful, that he could not think Of
lrowing off the yoke and declaring him.
slf independent. One day however, the II
alet was so despotic on the subject of q
ravat, ala. I'dlna, which he insisted was 8
thousand times more genteel then the
ravat ala Byron, which Cuthbert had a
neaking kindness for, that our hero gave
i'm warning. X
'Ciel! exclaimed the valet, casting up
is eyes; 'Ciel have lived to be turned
ut Of doors By one cochon republican p +,
This was at night. Cuthbert went to
oiree at the Americsn minister's, and ,
'hen he came home was surprised to find
either valet nor any thing else at his !
Moneiouy had clae ro1 ore L.. I