The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-03

lowly chamber in which he E,. s9h@
vine leaves hung around tbs lived nsed n,
as they moved in the scarcslv n Rd
breeze, their changing shadow. PereeP6bs
the walls; altogether it was . va. ay'd upOO
OF peace and tranquil sniOym. Ts'e' Pieass
IL was the period Of The g.,
great measure. engOssing Dubr. vas IN,
at Paris and, after the 6fN aGSsndOu
were passed, We Immediately ri. ITH plnsua
cal conversation. 'Wbat Ar. ~ mo POG6-
Germanyf asked the old man T news y. ron
Berlin doing! what is the g.. wnai IS
the world about The FIRST ns,;l HaNon Of
world exclaimed vsnedey, that pi i. q he
which " Frenchmen can give onlv SI = : : tile
beranger smiled. BY no near y fancs.
nation OF the world are undons. Ie hist
Germans. ! hear it. and read !, Tie
where. The orators Of BsTI;n every
every day, and even the F,snnI say 50
papers tell US that GERMANY i ~" nsSsPa
OF presenting sublime specla ~ ne !. POM
kind. We poor FrenchmeD ~" . nan
aside. and the only question : gIl's s'
Germany will permit Us to coD,i \, Whether
the second nation Of the coOIineu, s o os
the lrOnical tone in which You ,n..L BY
piled Venedey, it is easy 10 80 Pe .s re
are conscious of still being the s,. ,- -, you
and that you cannot reconcile vo1I .aIOn'
the idea Of any other people BENZ ao--, o
you, advancing. as il were IN ~ 'f1al0
line VIC sane
HE Ironlcal expression DISAPPEARED 49,,
Berangers face. Pardon. h. -; - nun
old man who cannot diyest b;m.aiS ~; 40
recolleetons Of old times. | assn, = - 'l'
however, that there is no one vSa W.
sincerity wishes to behold N. ~" -'''
civlllsed nations Of the continent sIS,. '-'>
hand in hand towards the attai0m--.
that liberty which they both stand : 80
in need Of y A1'a
The conversation was cont;pu.J -,
became warm, A German deals, -. ~
Frenehman Of the school of Volta. : 80
Engaged in argument, but their d.. -
was free from bitterness, like a opa,,-1 =
tween two old friends. The per,oD,i :.
Pearance Of the old sOngster Is fuIoT !.
nation, and the vigOr Of his laDgD,,.' =
even the tone Of his voice prodgcs5 -
an effect upon me that freQueptIv -.
to follow the course Of the discussio, =
only admired the old man who baJ r.
so many beautiful songs and thus So
the happiness Of so many men. A.,
passed before my mental vision =
him, goblet in hand. boldly singing sz,,
the restoration, until his name va, -
every tongue, and the youth Of p,
shouted around him with delight n,
came another picture Berangsr ss,.o,,
dungeon in LA Force. and gazsd an
the iron grating upon the life and bCx.I
the streets. And there came sgsn,,r
day; black confused mass Of kunso,.
ings. half enyeloped in smoke, dsf.p5s,
the barricades, and the songs Of Ber,nv,
were the Marseillaises Of the day. n.
victory Of the revolution Of July bad -,
gained; the wishes Of the poet seemed .
have found their accomplishment. Boz.
bons and Jesuits were expelled, and a Is.
zen king sat upon the throne. Bu Eso
was once called ''the best Of republican,
bitterly disappointed the hopes CT Fapcs
and Of all her patriots none regretted rOs
than Beranger that be had been 50 vsaA
as to feel enthusiasm for Louis Philippe.
Then for the first time the aged poet OK
his good hunor, and be Withdrew from lie
society Of his former associates Who had
been decorated with orders or been ma5s
ministers Of state. He published bis "Dsr.
nieres Chansons," and became silent
And silent he remained DUNG many
years. Ii is only recently that be hssbeen
induced TO give to the world a few more
songs but one Of which IS worthy Of he
best days Of Beranger. Its a song winch
describes the ocean Of the nation swelling
and raging around the fOHTeSSes Of ne
kings. Secs pauvres rOis lis serOni ocs
noyesl" is the sad refrain Of the song.
| When in the evening returned 70 ny
chamber, the old man in the solitude Of rs
cottage was still before me: could Tina
Of nothing else. The window Of The s.1c
on the opposite side Of the street was oPen;
the gTisette who lived there came and hung
up her dress for a curtain, and, as SIC ID
so. sang the verses Of the "Dieu dss OOn'
gems" which she had heard from the ball&
singer in the mOming.-Dis GrsH-50'a