The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-16
From The Boston Atlas.
A PARTISAN OUT PARIS
Aug. 2lst, lS47.

Aug. 2lst, lS47.
Last week we We're in Holland; to-day we are on
the Rhine; we have already reached the spot where
travellers leave this river Of superb banks. People
travel nowadays with deplorable rapidityl If the
memory of our readers will enable them go back
week and rcrace our wandering and fugitive chron-
icles, we wiremind them that we parted last Satur-
day in the village of Schevening IN the neighbor-
hood of the Hague, on the shores of the North Sea-
We went there to seek an echo, reflection of the
Partisan world, which licensed by the summer sea-
son. scatters itself in all directions over fields woods
the shores of the ocean and the green carpets that
surround the urn of the hot springs. Unfortunately
the bathers OF Schevening reside almost exclusively
III the Hague; where they all scattered and are
united by no social ties. The small number of those
who wishing not onlyt to breathe constantly the air
OF the sea- have taken their quarters at Schevening
form small colony, among whom, for what Of more
vulgar pleasures, great eccentricities not uncon-
mon. '.,..' ..... +' r. ',,. rr,..
A young lord, as our readers are aware, recently
married the daughter of common sailor of SchevG.
ming, who concealed the millionaire under the coarse
outside of a Dutch Fisherman, This gallant found
fine fortune, where he had sought only passing
diversion. This adventure also had lis counterpart
last year. An English widow Mrs P, roman
tic as are most English widows Of &c. fell in love
wha young fisherman Of Schevcnng; and although
she had no other attraction than considerable for
tune, the young man, who, like all Hollaniers was
true calculator, was quite willing 10 marry. Too
truly happy be disturbed by the ralerics which an
il-assorted union could not fail to provoke, Mrs.
P Immediately after the wedding, carried of the
young bridegroom to London; 10 attend TO his edu-
cation and 10 transform the coarse fisherman into an
elegant and refined gentleman
Her sister, Lady H, came this summer to the
baths of Schevening. Ii true she came not in the
hope of meeting with an adventure like that which
fell TO the lot of her elder sister Lady His
married; Lord lis living somewhere in Eng
land, and however indulgent he may be to his wife
whims there is no probability he would permit her
10 marry again during his lifetime. Besides, Lady
His only twenty seven twenty eight years of
age is very pretty and could do q great deal better
than subject herself 10 the inconvenience of a mis-
alliance. a all events, it is not at SchGvening thai
she seeks ii, for she lodges in the city and only
comes 10 the village at the bathing hour. She al
ways rides from the Hague TO Scheyening on horse
back, through the lovely avenue shaded with trees,
about half league in length In the morning and
afternoon, this alley resembles the Long.champs of
Paris, being full Of calashes carriages and omni-
buses, transporting the bahcrs; two fine sde-aeys
are reserved for the foot passengers Every morn
ing, at O'Clock, Lady H--crosscs the avenue on
''uis'Ii ipHpNtu by domestic, flll livery
When she reaches the sea shore, she springs nimby
from her horse, enters her bathing house, takes oil
her riding dress, and puts on her bathing robe made
all IN one piece, covering her from head 10 foot and
forming at once phntaoon and vest Thus n,tircd
Lady H-sprngs ngain upon her horse which
she strikes win her bare feet and darts out into the
sea. one never ba'hes except on horseback. Only
English people would conceive of such things and
they only would put them in execution The baths
OF Schevenlng would be very dull, but for the Eng
sh, Of both sexes, who cotne to animate with thrir
originality, the dizziness Of this place In tins matter
should at least do justice To these worthy children
of Albion. Wherever You need them Won find thor,
Like all good actors, they 90 to make their appear.
in foreign lands You could not UNDERSTAND
how they can think Of coming for sea bathing in
Holland when they have Brighton and so man,
other charming bathing places on the sea shore o
their own island, did you not know how far the,
rove from their native land, and tina, specics NJ
disease drives them without ceasinn TO other skies
and to seek to escape from their own ioggy climate
Even in comparison with the most delightful En-.
glish cottages, and even with Brighton with its Chi
nese palace, Schevening is remarkable place nm,
worthy of admiration for its delightful little houses
that should be cncased. An eccentric Engishman
who was taking sea baths last month, wished to bnv
one of these houses. To him. nothing seemed NOR
Engishmnn was Of the genuine stamp He presar
we'd in all its purity the type Of those dcd English
men who came to France in the beginning Of III
Restoration, and gave such renown TO British gene
rosity. He was one Of those who believe that a
things on this World are decided by money, and VIII
SUM up all questions and all answers with only III
words How much2 They think they have sal
everything, when, taking out their portfolio the
purse, according 10 the circumstances, they demant
How much" Magic words, that cut short ali al
au ~, ana debate, and bring speedy denoumcn
ms person TOOK fancy to house that was to hi
taste, and, without any ceremony he wen, TO fin
the proprietor and said TO him %Your bouse pleose
me- wish for III how much y, oFmr b,,pdre,
horIns month" replied the IIolnnder oyon A.
not understand me; do not wish ia hire tho bo,s,
but to buy IL. How much?" wIf IL ,y.,, g.. -,
it would be worth twenty thousand Ao,ins h,,, .'i
IL not, shall NOT part with IL for less ,hs ~,
ihousand.P VERY well; | wish also the Ctr, ,
il contains" So be it. The furniture viii ~. ~
thousand horins more" wish, also IN ,,lo ,,a,
Of the house, for that careful woman, who /. n'.,
washing the windows" The Enpliahman nnin,,,
with his finger TO young and pretty woman u,h
was washing the front Of the house. "That wo