Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-17


and freshness harmonzng with their dimensions, Small
things should look old This presents you with
the ungracous image of wrinkled and gayheaded baby
The Streets except one, have sidewalks; they are paved
with rough stone, and without cutters and common sew
the march of intellect not having arrived at these uxu
rles. The exception the Rue de Paris has trottos
theatre, public square, markehouse library with SIX
thousand Volumes and church very richly furnished, the
organ presented by Cardinal Richeleu have been to this
church this morning pay the Virgin Mary the pound OF
dies owed for preservation at The pretles improve
ment have (and is miracle Tor town OF SO much
commercial mpoance dock, cut IN from the bay along
the channel of old creek which contains three or four hun
dred ships, goody number Of which the American
flag through the thick Of the town. and brings the
vessels into pleasant sociaby with the houses When the
tide high these vessels ride in their own element when
low you whole fleet waowing in the mud and pas
senger, get sea- have wait the compaisance of both
wind and tide, often whole week.
But step out through the Rue de Paris little to the
NORTH and you will compensation for all this uginess
Il is h running boldly up the waters edge whose south
side several hundred feet high is smothered with houses
which be scabng up the ACTIVITY to get look at
the and the entire summit is covered with beautiful
Villas and gardens rich with trees and shrubbey and hedges
which at this season luxurious ornament Many
American families having grown rich here by commerce.
perched magncentv upon this hill The view from the top
charming The old town. in its motley livery OF houses
ships and focaons spreads itself out at your feet the
there open OF the channel and all the pretty
images of commercial port such vessels in the and
distant prospect coming into harbor and going upon their
voyages; and the south, and beyond the bay into which
the Seine flows, is fine romantic country of field and wood
land, which gradually up undulang like the till it
the blue sky. 1t is charming in the night for
Mercury has hung out his lamps above, these Hav
rans light up theirs in the town. and set up little opposition
the heavens and there you between two rmaments
which Of fine evening fantastic and gorgeous spectacle
This is the HAVE. 1t is the first thing ever described and
| am out of breath"
He next gives some of the ways of the inhabitants
And now the customs and have had dealings
with hackney coachmen porters pedlars and pckpocket
and have found them emnenty qualified in their several de-
paments. In strong last evening through the streets
going only to frank letter at the post oce-l remarked
person crying maps by wall side He walked up and down
with folded, and had grave and respectable face "A
hente settlement Cest incroyab6t treate sous -!
wished to look after place in Normandy called Helleye
the very place where Guscad and that other choicest of all
ladies' heroes, Tancred born Only think Of Tanced
being born the department of Couance and being nothing
but Frenchman and only think too OF the possibility of Ia
king piece of gold of mans wascoa pocket at mid
day. the being wide awake, and in full enjoyment Of
his had made my wants known to this
polite auctioneer than, with honetete tote Frdnsae he
placed the map before eyeshat is between the eyes and
the wascoat pocket and himself just behind the left shoulder
and assisted in the search HeiI-HeH-HeH-HeHe-
rifle L-k roild, monsieur He then resumed his walk,
and looked for and J. with return of his
bow and smile, and grateful of his potenes took
leave and pursued my way conened, not missing what
stolen, 10 the post-Otce Here took out my letter,
IL put PoCk-
eand then home very much Disguised with the French
nation To be robbed the Havre brings for ones
understanding in Paris it is what expects from
the civilization OF the capital"
The following little of the aspect and habits of the
population is in the same pleasant vein
'The poers coachmen draymen, boatmen, and such like
about the Havre are wanglng and noisy They
burst into fury every few minutes, but always erml
innocently. 1t reminds OF militia musketTy
there preliminary and then general explosion, and then
scattering cartridges and all ends in smoke They sell
dom dueng, and boxing considered vulgar and
for oahs they make Of figure in French In the
article OF swearing ahead believe Of all other nations
In their intercourse, however, these people much
respectful than to their betters and another
Mr. Boots, for other than bringing your shoes
well polished insists your pardon for having deranged
you and the beggar takes leave Of his feowbeggar with his
respects TO madam But these respects have heard do
bear the test of any twopenny interest There is cvty
that stands against siNpence This common world is
dies together in public places with wonderful conversation
and merrimen till late hour OF the night and what a guam
ty Of green old age Grandmoher of sixty, with their hair
pGpotte, playing hide and 60 seek with twenty-five
After ALL what signifies the degree Of poverty age s one
happy Another thing remarkable the respect paid prop
ey Benches the public squares handed down pos
terv with other marks than the natural and tear of
sitting them vegetables grow by the waysde unrodden,
and gardens and fields offer their fruits without hedge fence
any visible protection have talked these with
Frenchan, who says that is the last generation only that
lives this rate, and that the present dies off
reasonable age. The truth, believe, that We our
try keep old persons inside the house wrap them up and
lay them the SHELF and ennu and neglect doubt abdge
little their duration. As for the security of property, he
cbes entirely certain shephedy swain, very common
here who red beeches and coed in cooked hat
with Of the cocks exactly his nose, called Gade
Chapttre who watches day and night the safety Of the
fields, curiosity Of the place the peasant women whom
YOU will mixed Enthusiastically with the citizens in the
ke and ocng in and out great numbers the town gate
Labor and the have all the feminine charms Of
their faces and they have mounted up these ugly faces
stached and white caps two stories high in which they
all sorts of weather they seated on little asses,
large basket at each side in which they carry vegetables
Market and carry back for the crops of the next year.
The American intercourse is quickened by railroads and
steamboats, that the characteristics of and country
almost eaced here they yet their distinct veres
But if thus lnger upon the road, shall get
Paris and it just there that merry traveller grows
jocosc lie to be home there, If he had
already, state Of pre-exence, trihed and tattled and
oked through that airy capital of every thing that is wise
and absurd corrupt and amusing. He seems, in Short
irving there 10 be as much ease if he had got, but
just come rom abroad
80 spirits ending their terrestrial race,
Ascend, and recognise their native place.
We hriag our readers at TO Paris, then:
"Whcn me has travelled all night in French diligence
in the dog days and down next morning in the Place
Notre Dame d,s Victories, three thousand miles from one
hon-ua dear one has much less pleasure in the aspect of
the great city than expected. I0id PartS said the
couduceu announcing approach each one half Open
ing his eyes, and then closing them suddenly -Four gentle
and tao ladies' in diligence bobbng their heads each
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