The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-26
tFrrn iAe l.ruIsvtsle Journal Fsfeiga Ceffespoadeare-Ne. ii.


 irse ny feeIings-iun, sroae, novelty. excifemrn,, beauty, 1sd perfect srprslusn have a tlashed una,m me but t vas with the passing bsllliaHey of . brightly inaniaated street through which 1 had driven at furious pace.
 coaid not for sh@ tie et me declare wha, had pleased ne moss, ha snIy know thas have f,,aod Pats eli and more than at that expected, only seeisihAi have been charmed aud delighted b. ond description. 1 esn now appreciate the entnnsisssn with Whieh p-ople Fecx fetAelt vsit 10 ts dsiigh,- tut place. l will no hnSer rrgard ss saeetatson The ecs,acy with wAich they Eeeoaat ns pleasures; and although have net qaiie Fan wild a.usds, the grandeur and beauty, shs vstiety and freedom of Paris and Paris hie, yei they possess ~van los ae fascination had scarcely expected. IT had never feit sat.ety CT the ehs if was sii tn fae key,isy Of lie. mi ghi be indacsd like many others ia, finger here tor months wilhota wish 70 wander further But, alss thy ArkAnsas aes.ipatioa has thinaed my blood. tisstFa'io6 hAs hsHs sfinSeineh,s, and ex. ettement no longer charms it did Tor have " spent my whole summer whilst yet it was May '
 When catered the world as boy, life seemed fo the beaufious prairie, fragrant with aawprs and fesh vertlure. Eager in the reckiessnssA of youth 10 pluck the blooming pleasures by whicA i was surrounded. ] spa,red no fnii- blown flower of ie- light. left haii-opened bud of hope for thu Ja- ture--tiIi had too soon traversed the plain and gathered ali that was worth pIur king, and oreed to pause 10 look back upon The aesciation | had wantonly made. The veFdaFe was tratnpIed--ihe flowers were withefed and there was not hill to break the heavy nonotoay Of the scene. nor a tree to rreve the sameness that weighed so hravi V upon my heart. Forgive mel find I am grow ing sentimental. Bat ii anything could Hsore rsr,ainv restore warmth to the blood and youth to the linbs than the prescription made ior Davd |, is tle ID Paris, and you must excuse my ini gIng in some ot the romance of yhood since l have grown young again,
 Pleasure here is made luxurv, a delight. and no, iabofioas business as m Eaglaad. Its Tap,d stream, uniiks the sluggish mill.tsd in Loadoa, which with difficulty turns The pondercus mil where they grad 'heir eujoymenis. is wild, bahhiinc brook, down which each eotk of Ftenchman d4n- ces with deligh, without glance 10 the past or ieok io the iature. People here eney themselves because they cannot help it. hot because they have nothing else to do. Pleasure 10 heln brings reiaxa- tloa, Bot eanuI. They laugh at everything. They have the ksenest sense of the ridiculous in fhe world, and nothing appears loo high or too low to be caricaiured. Life itself with them Is a fsrce which they often turn into tragedy by plunge into the Seine or leap from so,ne monument. Cav ihoughtless and isnpulsive they esteem no hing ex cept as ', contributes to the enjoyment of the mo- ment. Brave amidst the dsngef of battle, daring datng the excitement oi a charge, they have no moral courage, no powers of endurance. Wholly nRn-ed to sorrow. they will in he first bitter mo- ments of griei commit suicide with the same ievi;y which has marked their life, and brave the future terrors o another world rather than bear their pres ent lis, to which they alone sensible. Scare Y week passes without the bodies ot several drs- pairing lovers, which have been hshed from the Seine, being exposed at the Morgue. And scarcely month rols by but what some ro,asalIc fool, who has been deserted by hIs mistress or who has, like the ambitious tortoise. wish 10 teain To y makes lofty leap from NaPoleou's monnment ln ths Place VeRdome. Everything with them is an exag- geraten. Excessive Tn then poiissness. tbeir pss- ! sN. ek.... Wild with the wh,in of the moment. They know no bounds 10 their enthusiasm for liberty or loyalty as the case happens to be-their IS no medium iu their enjoyments or ibeir sorrows. The slightest ihngs wIii smuse them, but al the time the most trivial causes will drive them to the eolnInis- son ct that dread deed which eternity cannot ann Living only fer enjoyment, lie itself becomes val aeiesS when II ceases 10 he prolonged carnival. As said before, pleasures ave chased each other too rapidly. Magnificent baiidngs, splendidsqrares monuments, and gardens have crowded toe thickiy upon Ine to give tune for particular descriptions i an loo much delighted with the whole 10 be my. self aware what pleases most And then, too Paris seems more ike home 10 me. The prevail. ing style of building very nearly resembles that o New Orleans, aud the people seem less like fef- signers to me than ihe English did. 'Tis sirange that, although we speak the same iangdage as the English, The differences of dr ss and general appearance much more marked than those De tween the FFench anc ourselves. We have nc feelings in common uiih fae English, alihong gt there IS some htie eohgenisIity between and the l French. Then, ioc. l meet so many Aneriea aa, hrFe that feel much less alone than when 1 va. 1 m LoBaon II IS astonishing how many ot oui 1 ooanlrymen are abroad. Although my circle o aeqaaintanees iu all of large cities s very ln- tied, scarcely day elapsss without my meeting 1 sone iaBiiIar face, and sometimes particular ! frlend whom l never dreamed of eLeounisring SC | from haxa l from New Orleans with the intention of returning
 n the fall; ant indeed have no doubt that in le.. | years more Pats wiii be tor Americans the fash ,onsbe summer resort as the Northern cities oi the States are now to Us ot the West and Southwest - | Mi Broadheai, secretary oi legation in Lnndog
 declared that during the twelve years oi his ofris life he had never issued maay passports sd, Ing the present summer.
 | Somebody says that " bliss was borDa twin," and | never appreciate how true II is tit he IS snfroaaded by strangers ia sirsnge land My peasaire was ladiseTi5sbie iat meeting several old acqnAhtances, whose taiiar faces almost nadt forget that tiie broad Atlantic roiI-d between 1 and beloved America. And am often happy m being one ot Jovisi party of hss kentuekians which s, believe. somewhat ouasaAi hum Jef lc see asse eUlnIed in Paris.
 Among the delightful circle or American friends
 number with great pleasure thai prince of editor, sed good fellows, c. w. K. of Noe New OrIeaa. FicAyubs. I nave seen tbe pfoohsueeN 0i the plates which to accompany Mr. Kspdaii's lllas- ttated history of tas Mexican war Taey are got ten np with unasnai spirit and elegance, They wilI do eoantIy honot, aHd viii be worthy rep. fesentstlops oi the glosioas battles winch Ms- acted so distinguished part, and has already SC giowing.y desenbed. The sork xih have the un. usual advantage oi being written by nab wh took part in the stirring events which Il records ahd being Illustrated by drawings made upon ihe ground snd coiofed correctly 10 reptessht he anl 1 forms of ths diisfebt corps. The death of eae o the principal woTk,nen during the cholera has very greatly retarded ibs sppesrahee of the wwk but | sili be out n isw ioonths, and wit, lknpw, cos- mand both at home aud abroad that attention whisi 1 II so well deserves.
 h leaving ihe United States, could bet fear tba I, like many others. might De wesoed ffosn th. delights oi home by ine Iaxafies aHd diAsipaiioas Europe, ihas iG spste oI m ,sef might aIaw cosa parisVns aaiavorsbir 10 on o~s repabliean maaaef aud customs. bn; each new eoaairy through wliel pass. each new city visit. only makes ,ae faI sssih more piids and affection to the deas lssd O Dy birth; and feel ihat time ana disisace w,i oal, bied my heat more closely 10 hes. neyss kn~ 4 how iBan ogght to glory in heisg an Amefit d