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

tempt at assassination Next had bow to my toes for
lodging With the address of three hotels mile apart haC
pick out OF the street advise you not to abou
till your poers charges of greater than the
value OF your baggage, but put yourself and your trunks il
hack and you will have least ride for your money be
Sides the driver limited in his charges and the porter
discretion and discretion Of the dearest of the French
virtues.
Who do you think had for fellow traveller Your old
acquaintance - -, who has lost his wife and travels
to dsspae his grief He has left off saying good things
He remarked that it bad day so into Paris-the 18th
Of July there would be such crowd. Recolectng with
what jubilee celebrate this day at New York. he imagined
how much greater must be the confusion in Paris. Heeae
we should have brains knocked by the mob You
can't think what advantage for having little of this
commodity OF brains, to travel into foreign countries
grows the reputation of wit by not being understood
do not be arrogant in saying am better versed at
least foreign relations, than my companion and yet
noticed the way only being of his suite, which
ascrbe entirely to my capacity to express myself in known
tongue As he spoke no FRENCH was mistaken for the in
terpreter to some foreign Ambassador"
This concluding makes clear that Mr. Sanderson
always quick of apprehension to things in his
country he in regard those of foreign lands 1t evil
dent that he and his dull and tongueless friend mistaken
for an American Ambassador and his secearythe latter
sometimes clever accomplished fit go abroad but the
meamost by usage, frequently is it the case-du, man
nerless ignorant, knowing politics and speaking Ian
those OF the Wise polte which we IN
United States call q Buncombe"
We pass his Of the tall dngness Of the houses
and the internal din that forever resounds in the Streets to
things less general He touches of exeelently the
religious condition of Paris
Paris and are yet ceremonious terms. venture
upon her acquaintance who walks upon ce is the
boys first lesson of skating not much veIsd in towns
any way, and this is ahead of my experience In my
is ignorant and afraid to ask information did ven
ure this morning to ask what general that was lat decent
looking gentleman in silk stockings and accouted in reg
mentas That general sir is Prince TaleyraLds lacquey.
Soon after inquired what house that barn Of place
That house, sir the Louvre. So must feel the ground
under Yesterday being Sunday (Which found out by
the Almanac) went to st. Roch's. had the luck hit
upon the fashionable church, but the preacher the god OF
duness. The world, he says is growing and worse
roguh ancestors bego bigger ogues about to produce
set OF rogues than ourselves The archnst is al
ready come If he had said the antchrst of Wit any body
would have believed him, and yet this is the pulpit from
which the Bossuets and Bourdaloues used preach. The
house filled almost entirely with women One might
think that go heaven in this country but the fair
The worshppers intent enough upon their devoons
but the wide at the sides filled with crowd OF
idle curious, and disordey spectators. Give French
church walks in here booted and spurred looks at the
pretty women and the pictures, whistles one chooses
and then walks again. They have not spo the archi-
ectura beauty of ST. Rochs by pews and gtlerles The
walls are adorned spenddly with paintings and here and
and illuminated, looks magnfcenty When lbuild church
will decorate it somewhat in this manner It's good to ml
tate nature much IN all things aAd she has set
the example in this. She has adorned he great temple
he worldly with green fields and fragrant towers and its
superb dome, the armament, with stars. walked into the
Tuleres after church, where great nmber OF naked
statues and pretty the pretty not naked
down awhile by the Goddess of wisdom and this Is the
sum OF my adventures.
retemttng again several pleasant paragraphs that follow
he law of copyright forbds reprint the book entire,
proceed teach from him how folks lodged and what
high parsonage takes the chief of them the city of Sans
culoes:
81 must tell you how one lodges in Paris hotel is
huge editce mostly in form of paraelogram, and built
around paved yard which landing for car
ages well for persons foot and leads up to the
apartments by more stacases In the centre OF the
front wall is wide door, Ga porte cochere opening from the
street, and just inside lodge "a concrg and porter, who
wakes night and day the OF the establishment
This potter important individual, and holds about the
place in Paris hotel that Cerberus holds-Q leave YOU
place for the rhyme. He usually great rogue spy
Of the Government and shoemaker he cobbies the holes
he makes your boots while his wife darns those she makes
in your stockings He is always bad enemy and useful
friend and you purchase his good will by money and conie
scensons, first ministers. He lets you rooms, he
tends hen receives parcels letters messages, eTani
your visits and fines you shilling if you stay out
after twelve and his alton with many dodgers enables HIM
give these services ashamed to tell you how cheap
Ey proper attentions also to his wife there will come your
bed every morning, at the hour you appoint cup OF coffee
tea and the entertainment OF the adys conversation while
you sip it, Each story of hotel is divided into apartments
and that is, accommodations for whole families
dlyduals distinction, and of price, decreasing up
wards. For example, he who lives story lower down thinks
himself above you, and you return consider him overhead
below YOU third story in the Rue Castiglione Riyoi
is equal in rank to a second story any where else.
he porters lodge is little niche about eight feesquare.
pays rent but receives salary, usually of sixty dollars
year, from the proprietor. Our porter is man Of several
talents He pianos for sous, and plays at the Petit
Lazars Of night for francs Indeed his whole family
plays his Grandmother plays the Mother OF the Gracch
He takes Of his wifes father but he dresses him up
Pair de France or Doge, and makes good deal Of
him also Besides, he has dog which he expects to
play the Chen de Monargs he is studying, and maybe
which plays already in the Pie Voeuse 1t is by these
several industries that be is enabled clean my boots
day, take of my room, and do all the domestic
required by bachelor six francs month and be has
grown into good circumstances. But, alas impartial fate
knocks the pores lodge the gates Of the Louvre
He had an only son, who in playing Colin last winter
shepherds part in vaudeville, had to pair OF white
muslin breeches in the middle Of the ncemen season. and
be took cold and died Of furOn de poitrRe The mo-
Their wept melting this story and then, coming in
size smiled"
Some slight omission, and this amusing history of lodging
proceeds
"Ihe houses here by means simple and uniform as
with US. The American houses built ladies dressed
all way First, there is pair OF rival Saloons which
themselves the air of parors and then there dining
roo and corresponding chambers above the third fourth
story and entry through the middle along side
mile without stopping, at the iarhe end OF which is
the kitchen that always stands upon the marble Of the
front door in December until Kitty has travelled this distance
Ia lot dinners have their