The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-09

and is also popular--popM are adapted to
affect the popular mind and to elevate and
improve the masses of mankind. On the
slight exceptions such in good degree, as
I have fancied might have been that of
Bourdaloue or of Massillon himself.
AT an early hour on a fine day, We rode out
couple Of hours in going over it, along with
its Park and Gardens. do not wonder at
all that St. Cloud was favorite palace Of
Napoleon and the later neutrality-suspicious.
ly Louis XVI and Marie Antonette-as it is
with the present king 1t is certainly one of
the most perfectly delightful spots which it
is possible TO imagine; less grand but more
lovely then Versailles. Nature and art seem
both to have lavished on it their richest gifts.
1t is situated on the side of somewhat lofty
hill, at the foot of which, at no great dis
lance, the Seine sweeps along in fine curve
making itself visible for league or more
There is very large park which is open to
the public, of four leagues in circumference;
and within this, Immediately about the palace,
is smaller one which is private; and which
like the palace itself can only be seen by
tickets, and in the absence of the royal family.
The palace is furnished throughout in the
most sumptuous style. We passed through
all the private apartments sleeping
rooms of the King and Queen, of the widow
ed Duchess of Orleans and her children, of
the Princes and chief officers of the Kings
household. There was the bedroom of Ma
poleon, in which is pointed out the little
hook upon which he used to hang his glass
beside the window with small ring beside it
through which he suspended his handkerchief!
The paintings hung in the various apartments,
were choice selection from the best masters
ancient and modern; and the frescoes and
tapestries were such as only royal resources
can command. The most beautiful vases and
tables of Se,res Porcelain, with other articles
of ornament or utility adorned the various
halls. The meanest thing in all the palace
was porcelain centre-table presented to
Louis Philippe by Victoria, which appears so
very inferior beside the articles from Seyres
that our guide remarked with shrug, that if
it had come from the Kings own mandatory
they would have thrown it out of the window.
Adjoining the palace is a large orangery, in
which occurred the memorable scene of the
9Th Brumaire 1893. when Napoleon over
threw the Directory. 1t is an old and
not very tasteful wooden building and
would have been removed but for the histori-
cal interest which it has acquired from that
event. From the Palace we went into the
private grounds, conducted by veteran
soldier, survivor of the field of Austerlitz,
who finds here a comfortable refuge for his
age. As we wound about the graveled walks
through ranges of trees of every variety,
among which were conspicuous the horse
chestnut, red androhite, the magnolia, the
mountain ash and the acaeias, all in full bloom
as well as verdure, the whole seemed more
like some sweet. strange dream of loveliness
Than like sober reality of waking life. Both
from the palace and the high places of the
park, you have a complete Panoramic view
Of Paris and its environs, at precisely the
right distance for the best effect. And in
our walk we found ourselves now coming
suddenly upon an opening which gave us
clear view of every spire and dome in the
whole city; now lighting upon garden spot
in which the tulips were just opening all their
queenly glories to the sun at another turn
meeting with a sheet of placid water, which
seemed transparent window through which
we looked into fairy land with few snow
white swans as the Genii of the place and
again emerging into an opening around which
gods and goddesses, heroes, poets and philoso-
oilers, looked down on us in the camness of
their marble dignity. l do not know that
could imagine feature of beauty that was
wanting. My ideas Of royal residence were