Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-11
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE

We have made several excursions III AID about pars
the last month"; Tue one la 81. Dennis very MET
esilng II owes much II lis celebrity its ieuedclne
Abbey, containing the remains It the departed Kings oi
France. was particularly struck with the antiquity at
this church. As early the ~. ST. Denais iad
completed II, aus IN The year $50 apbert tae >;
kmg inferred uithnlts walls. Ppm, the ht ef 81
Charienagne, commenced neN church. and Irt Il 10
he finished by his sun. which coaseeraed IA ID
Luger, The Abbot Ut the monastery under the rriea uf
Louis the 7th, rbnll anl made IL nafe magnificent
Il4i. II is SAID To be the hnes specimen 81 architecture
at that epoch. II Is unarn building. with diuhe Sc
and circular tenin itlon. lis tull length 50 lee
breadth 100, and the heiL al is vault s.. Alfer the
Revolution This church commenced iauI uo taIiis ::
ut Napoleon. in 1885, had repaired al al expense Of
Eighteen Millions u francs. All the windows oil painl-
ed glass; representing different scenes that had taken
place there. The shnne beautifully. and the r,fec.
o the different colors presented very pretty pms
rect upan The large marble tdrslas al The church. In
the church there many haan IleH monuments. he
ln,sl speudid was ha honot Francis Il. tm.ef There
like bro 20 aui marble columns. with
different battle views scn ptufed upon them. In the gall
ery there organ thai surpassed IN sprndor any
one hal seen. II is said there Is only the
Continent like it, that AT Fneburg In Germany -hefe
was at Harlem which superior, but during the
times uf Napoleon. IL much injured. We were W.
~ fortunate 10 lid celebrated amateur herc who played
twu must erIi IT pieces the opera oi d. Jdaa-the
other nurceau do moi know the name IL ! hat al Don
Juan most magnificent. While playn. that scene
Of the opera which Don Juan desceuds into tie infer
nal regions ycu hear The nudpS aud INST ghiu PealS
Of ttunder-so natural that thought ii real. At fist
commencing very low, IL seemed rolling your had
and peal alter peal. Til seemed bursting upon You III
most terrific grandeur. Then 1t would sound as II at
some dist lance and closed with the perfect you
masin Having seen the opera peri ,rned on The
stage. my lnleres' d1uhy Increased The music
seened almost speak the wurds that
pronounced by the human voice. 1t reality
,,rling and kened emotions that made feel an
altered bein.-an inhabltant ut world more Sublime
than this The French excel in music IT III nothing
else. To give you slight idea Vi the perfection IN
which it Is here taught will relate Circumstance
in scho, Tnere IS younI Lady, twenty years
old, who commenced music III her urth year, and from
that time 10 the present shn has praeced hours
a.l day tht piana Tor five yeits praericd nothing
but exercises. Sne even PLAYS ony in private,
thinking she is Mt dsse- forte 10 peflan III public
Alter visiting the Cathedral neat inln the vault
where all The lonbs of the Kings buried here The
first thing of any consequence hi attracted my aien
iinn the statue Of Clovis the first and tulilda.-
II specimen oi The aluay Of the iith century
cannot say admired II much stltl Was Interested
the progress thai had been m1de in the since
that epoch. 1t would be superlIl us for ne TO
rate all the toinhs. lhrfe magnificent
Ty-pariiculary that ni Galhafloe &c Aitdlcs and
Charles the 9 h. ptured by Noua pouico. They are
represt nted lSug eouhl the ipfuff dressed ia a
loose robe most eNqalsl els rvrd Iaefa were also the
Ut the alaale hni uni flu,att z Maria An
and Louis the 10 Il, both III hneelng pastures
IN the apartment there many utlters, members
Of tina, family. be tuub Il Ite Praee aud prlIcess de-
Conde vas also there, and over II Is suspended lamp
which always barns. / Is customary in FmHre wnea
of III Il ya ia My dies, ior the one 10 whom he has
ltt or VII ln'r's his araprry Ia prolF that cf
i.r the d. p,fpd dead. SanrIlug rather imposing AMI
awful came over my feelings With" slood among tie
al these ancient monarchs shall l4ne
remember, hnt cauuoi drs,rur ~ leH entered The
chapel, Of tae sual affairs s1w s,'ne ancient
innsic work. Witch rahpr singular BAT pretty
and wo iall rrssrs upon which was carved tho Whole
passion oi Chrlsl. Ia the ifs p lie cay OF Jeasa
len. m,st Beautifully done reprfsentlaE rae temple,
houses e., tad lie distance 5ul could see the sun
Tisng ~. DAMS Is Sitrd II lra, 'aIialing some
5000 lnhabtauis Near HE talnrdai Is the .liaSolt
Royde II EItcltjot de Ia .-i8i I Httsr Il a
very handsome establishment or the purpose of eacal.
ig The ddu. and nieccs of ,hr l.pa1an
llount, Whu able pay i1r the education ui
tuer e.ld,ei. Ihse admitted ma tn, institution 81
rure tit splendid education IA al lHe s.itnaas.--
Inc pGncpA Of College (,r i'i-lpn, Il II tetn
ed her.) Mas t,iucaled irn. The Queen Is thr pa
runess al the ,,llatnn, bat the pupils uoiI}att
- me kin,rhey subject very strict discipline
wealn. a na,tif.n al black. They have frequent rA-
antnai4als hrt tast Beautiful p!tauas are aa arlf
u ihos' whreX"el
Oar nd tn 81. Dams Was on n neaiy raved road
sh ded IN b'h SIDES aya continued line OF neatly Tim
me tiers. Here there could be seen shepherds and
khrph srlrssts lrndinI taeir lIJie riS amutn
them shepaerdess playing On sone hhle instrument.
housh Their Appeals lance and movements Interested me
inuch they did not come up 10 the represen OF
those o ancient Arcadia sung by The poets Of Old.
What have seen oi The country IN France is very
beautiful. and all cultivated nre!Y garden The
peasants have very neat appearance. Aead all the e-
males saw IN this excursion deep bne skt, and
body made into kind oi iunick, with large straw hats
they all appeared happy and conlented in their little
moss-covtrtd cottages, ,uHdrd with walls covered
with The creeping evergreen. ivy aud grape vines
Nearly every outage has small garden attached H.
planted with flowers and some very pretty shrubs.
The city is NOW well supplied Win vegetables and ffult
fne cherries 81 three renis pound, and abundance
strawberries vi delicious flavor and enormous size some
as large egg-he old say mo- mot 10 make two
bites Of cherry" would not apply 10 these strawber-
Tos, Tor they will afford very good bites To show
you how sarng the French are " hen we had them
Tor desert in schuo each served with iurlye
cherries and six s,raNberrs-iial perhaps IL is well
tor us 10 experience pvatons snd Il modes oi Inv,
ing, tor we may fad fare before we get lhroug IA
our travels. You might nj X 1t a hards zip TO sleep
iron bedseads with hard marrass- -hu have becomt
81 accustomed tn II here that my suubps are uow a,
sound and sweet as they turmerly were on The soies
feather bed. The King u France remarked To an Amer
lean acquaintance 81 ours. Who WAS presented IL him
lew days ago, that he had often slept as well on III,
ground IN the forests u Tennessee tie had in his OWL
palace Louis Philippe is not often in Paris during tin
summer lie Is al present with The rest of the va
family at Neri'ly, Where and ST. Cloud he spend
the principal part Of his time.
Neuilv is situated same distance out Of the barrier
or walls OF Paris passed last eek la wing rode will
LADY To visit an acquaintance IN he DO dc Don0gnt
IA fashionable evening iu tire af ans situated
about mile from Paris. Il is "a most beal.i vi spol :
fufa as ue country ITSELF containing many acres .