The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-29

and danced, and to my funcy-it may he, will
ling to think so--shook their tiny arms mock
ing al the luse Tuileres, now the palace of
the poor. Andl thought of DE BERANdERI
Les mnrionettes, croyez moi,
Sont les jeuX de tout age
Dcpus PARTISAN iusqu, au roi,
De Ia vile nu village.
1t is not unlikely, | thought, that LOUIS
PHILIPPE, late King Of the Frnnrs, has often
from yonder window vouchsuied TO look upon
these puppets-for they were no puppets Of
the Republic, but had the look of old stugers.
Often
Z" In that sweet mood when pleasure loves TO
pny
Tribute to ease, and Of It's joys secure,
The heart luxuriates withindIifrrent things"
often LOUIS PHTLpPE may have let his leis-
urc thoughts daily with the puppets and the
sovereign, contemplating their obedeut -mo-
lions, faithful TO the strong masterlihnd be-
hind the curtain have seen in the mechanic
actors these million subjects ofFmnce. The
heliefis certainly not to he rejected MS wholly
fantastic, that bis most Christian Majesty was
wont, with right legal mind, to translate these
pigmy shapes of men and women, bits Of
wood and clolh into flesh and blood millions;
believing the living images in the band of II
polite prince, 10 be only bigger puppets
Yes; when l.. Philippe looked-as / am now
convinced it was his frequent custom--irom
the windows of the Tuileries upon fate-tlay
puppets, lie saw in the show the population
of France jerked there, bowed, bent, tossed,
knocked down, flung aside, even as il pleased
the political Snowman, dancing the motions
for lis own profit: and the profit of his nu-
merous family, to the admiration of the re4
mainder world
The particular amusement of men are OF.
ten significant of their character, The inn
perial fyliiIler who slaughtered blue bottles
with golden bodkin, only praciised upon
insects 10 end with men. Now, Louis Phil
ippe-I must hold to the belief-hGd sc. pruc~
Used Ills ruling mind with The puppets of he
Clamps Eysecs, he felt assured That he gov
erncd the moral wires ofal France. Is there
not proof of this Witnessed his inunty ins
vitntlon 10 his friend and trading partner, MIR
Pakenham, TO stay in Paris, if only 10 wit
ness how deflly the royal fingers would pull
the wires of rebel puppets, resolved, in suite
OF their master, to meet and dine, 81 am so
firmly seated, nothing can throw me from tho
saddle ?"
For Louis Philippe thought complnccntIy
OF his mastery ofthe wires. lie thought, TOO,
Of tie hundred thousand swords that like a.
veuging lightning, would flash from their
scahbOrds at his word. He thought too and
smiled-ns good men in security are wont TO
smile-of the shells already gathered from
Vincenncs; Shells, tile mama ola citizen
king-to be rnined upon the housetops oflbe
Parisians. And in three days, the rider is
sunk in so deep, so foul ditch, that Charity
--as she helps him from the ahonination-
stops the nose.
Kings are fond of low company" said
Burke. This from The mouth of a demu-
eoguc would, ofcourse he easily understood
and us readily despised by the born lovers of
purple, in IFS general wear, is met with
Timdly shrinking rom such n sentiment
that in its wide democracy would confomsd
a royal tennis-court with an alehouse skitle-
ground-l have still pagan belief that kings,
above all other people, are fond of puppet
shows.
There seemsa horrid sympathy etween them
The three feet stnge of deal is their model
klngdom-the puppets the subjects 10 he
worked that is, governed Take the map
of Europe, run your finger through the king
dom-ihink ofthe policy that checks the mil
Iions-or that did check them-and say, is il
or was it otherwise? Has il? In this in
stance. n tense deliciously past, For some
how, since Louis Philippe was driven from
lbs vikings and kingings, and small dukes
who were wont 20 make the most of their row.
alty-as all in discreet actor blus,ersloudest in
the petiest part-have been stricken will,
sudden respect for the things TINT, before,
they worked as they listed. How is this p
Has the Promethean element kindled the
puppets into burning life !? Has the electric
spark flashed from France, that royalty, big
and little, suddenly drop the wires, icaringp
republican shock? 1t must be so. Tue
puppets instinct with life-wih Speech
They cry for n free press--a constitution
ministerial responsibility; and their late nas-
ters-halfin wondernent and hall in fear
accede 10 all that is demanded it is noto so
vnr 4 a., 4
Pile speak before?
THUS Louis Philippe, aching an uErcpor-
ted court circular at Claremont, may hays
some consolation.