Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-06-23
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From BeutIey's Miscellany.
THE TWO FUNERALS OF NAPO-
LEON.
BY ROBERT POSTANS.
| CONTINUED.

On an intensely cold morning, some
twenty years after the occurrences above
narrated, | was proceeding TO Paris as
last as n French diligence could carry
me. After passing through a long win
ter's night ,cramped and stIifened for want
OF exercise, It was with feelings approach
ing delight that behed the French cap
ltai. But as he vehicle ncared the gay
metropolis, it was impossible to avoid be
| ing surprised at the appearance Of the pop
uiace. Every body was going towards
Paris, no one appeared to be going IL any
| other direction.
Inc multitude increased as we prog
| ressed, and when the diligence entered
| the Bou Ievard, it was with the greatest
difficulty the numbering vehicle was urg-
Il tar nugh the living mass On either
side of us was a dense crowd of heads. ca
! gerness pictured or every c0untenance.
Amid the jabber arising from SO large an
assembl age. was heard the rolling sound
of artillery, nl!ngling strangely, nay Wild
y, with the solemn tolIiug of the great
bell of Notre Dame, which every now
and then fell upon the ear, without ming
ling with the great tide Of sound, bat each
vibration seemed distinct in It's isolation.
1t was impossible, from the ycxed and
confused nature of the turmoil, arising
from bells. ga s, and drums, TO form az
idea whether the people were celebrating
Il holiday, spectacle, or Il revolution
Most human feelings are contagious.
and was 50 IN iRoculated with d sire to
mix with the crowd, and see what as
gong on. Accordingly, as soon as the
diligence arrived at the McsSagcric, | left
my carPet-bag in the custody of an Off
cIal, and set forth to satisfy my curiosity
Once fairly in the throng, | was soon ur-
ged along the Place de la Rourse, and
from thence up the Rue Vivienne to the
Boulevard dcs i,aliCns, happy in having
awaited myself of any change, whether of
sentiment or situation, which would rouse
my half frozen blood into action, and en-
able me 10 compete with a temperature
ten degrees below freezing.
Forward, forward, along the intermina-
be Boulevard, | was forced by the dense
mass. and eXtricatIon became hopeless.
That broad thoroughfare seemed to be
the main channel through which flowed
the living tide, and as it was continually
being fed by the streets on either side, it
ultimately was crowded TO a dangerous |
degree.
ri the magnificent church of the Mag !
deleine, divided opinion acted upon tie !
people, and gave me- scope for action. |
followed that section whose destinies led |
them to the Place de la Concorde, where
had scarcely arrived, when preparations
Of an uncon description came at once |
into view.
Salvos Of artillery were still heard, or /
rather had never ceased; the be. Is also !
toiled necessarily, and that intolerabIe /
beat of the French drum, mixed with the /
noise arising from a crowd of thousands /
of Frenchmen, was most bewildering.-
But as well as the confusion would per.
NIT observation of the surrounding OBJ
iects, ii seemed that on each side OF the
broad avenue of the Champs Eiysees,
large statues had been raised, each sym
bol!cul Of some mental attribute, such as
Justice, vaior, fortItude, and the like, and
between their colossal figures magnlti-
cent tripods of great height were cree
ted, supporting vases which were filled
with flames.
The spectacle had approached It's crisis
when had arrived at the Place de Ia
Concorde, and my position afforded me
good view UP the avenue. In the distance
dense columns of horse and foot soldicry
were slowly marching, proceeded by
bands of military music, PLAYING solemn
airs. Column after column paraded by.
The whole chivalry OF France had as
sembIed, to do homage to some dearly .
loved object, for every class OF French .
soldiers had sent its representative, ana .
every department of the kingdom It's
deputy. The procession appeared inter
mtfable. On came, IN every variety Of .
uniform. the soldiers Of Hoche, OF Nor
eau, Jourden, Mlssena, and Auge,cau.
Of Davoust, Nty, NIrat, k!eber, and .
kellermann. Fragments OF all farms -
OF tn Imperial Guard were there repre-
scented, strangely mingled with the nictu-
rescue dresses OF Mamelukes and gult-s.
At length a moving tower Of sable
pIumes, rolled BY upon golden wheels,
drawn hy sixteen horses, Immealate.y
following came the Royal Family Of
France and the great ministers Of state
decorated with gutterag stars aad or
ders,
Twenty years back ! had witnessed the
funeral Uosaquies of this remark man,
for OF course. by this time, / knew that II 4
was the second burial Of Napoleon at which .
| was a chance spectator. Since then great .
alteration had taken place IN the affairs OF El-
rope 4 quarter OF a century Ci profound .
peace had rendered the entente corIlI.e a3-
parcntly perfect. British ships OF war no!oa-