The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-03

INTO their heads to initiate our large and endless
street of tranquility, 'Tchaug Kiai.' wLich
runs the whole length Of the imperial palace at
Pekln, and terminates at the most beautiful of the
seventeen gates of ths city, 1hsiam Men, the gate
Of Military Glory
felt pride while traversng their Rue Rivuli.
III thinking what miserable imitation 1t was Of
our 'naonpaTable 'trhang ngan Kai,' my nation,
al vanity was appeased
II was IN following this street that came to
another palace inhabited BY the our hundred and
seventy emperois who govern Paris, France, and
Area, and whom they call Deputies One must
haVea iIttle dirty piece OF paper to gain admit
tance there. You give this little paper - a man
with ared face and a saucy looking-nose. who per.
mits you to enter. The four hundred and seventy
emperors, each sits at the bottom Of dark well.
which seem. lighted by tie moon in her last quar-
ter. An old emperor, with pleasing and uater-
nal conntenance, named Nr. So>c governs the four
hundred aud seventy Others. by playing tunes up.
on little silver bell This spectacle is very anu.
sing The efnpefors are all badly dressed and
eo,ye. They talk a great deal--walk about
play trlcks-seep, or Mite letters to their wives.
while an emperor, perched upon high seat, sings
IN low 'oce, something myster Gus TO a mono.
nous air which resembles our Hymn to our An.
tional music. Each emperor has the right to
mount this seat, and sing to himself his favorite
song, turning bi, back upon Mr Sose, eshsA a
person sitting 10y me, What they called this
playf The Representative Government, he re-
Piled
Saluies are not fired at Paris except on the
birthday of the king which render, "A soourn
here almost ihsupportable | suppose th. wen.
dertul spectacle does not amuse 'hc inhabitants,
since they only give 1t once year. and if it does
not, why do they have it even on the kings birth
day. asked this question of man when one
calls a friend here, one Mr Lpfurt, my neiyhbur.
at my uniurnlshed lodgings, who answered i do
not understand you'
Ihls answer Is made TO me every day. One
would imagine spoke to them in Chinese
Being deprived Of these "je'!r de joie which de
light Us at l'ekin, each evening go To- spend a
lev hours at the Opera, which is a theatre where
they pay public screamers salaries VI fifty thou.
sand francs per annum, When a Young man
trghtcns his family 10y hiS cIie, lhpy ,hut him
up IN p'ac" they cali the Con ervn,rrv. where
professor cf screaming g'T"s him lessons for
iw"''y four muons The pnytl then enters the
Opera aud acts part before hfiy copper ustra.
ur'i- whirh make thousand times m,-e noise
'han he doe hm-rlt Sou ran well comprehend
that grand Chulmon. hahituaied from infancy
to me ~"ti melody Of the Hymn TO Aurora, does
not lrci inclined t" have hI- ears bored twice BY
these public >crcauer> ~ the OIpra; 20 wrs n
bout '. make ms aJcu to he iheIt-g the first
o'r'"., ..' .-. ng earned hat with n con'ra.
...iul .r.u ulu f.s.rh hey performed other
pryDs, ~ wtr.h not q word was said. continued
my visits WI, &c GIFTED with this spectacle
which they called the 6di't Nothing j. 50 nd.
mraLr nt Paris as this performance; 60 that
when seeing it, one does not even regret Pekin
Figure 70 your>elitifiy women. with Chinese feet
dancing a rdrir, without utterlng word have
taken box for all the Bdi!etI
There Is dUlseu~ among hem called Alexan.
drive, md surnamed Figuante. suppose on ac
count of her tne figure She has splendid black
hair, which flows down in torrents to her feet: ana
those feet 50 small that, in her perpetual whirl-
pool of p'rouettes and cntrechdts. they disappear
from the ,ight. For ten nights, would YOU be
lieve 1t, have watched this dlnSctse with payti-
cuaI attention, forgetting the high mission with
"hi'h was entrusted, aud the forty revolutions
OF twelve moons whishrr upon my head.
One evening the door Of nv box opened, and n
man entered, tuNing p'ofundly and with mu,h
pcct said, Light Of the Celestial Empire Star
OF lien. have a favor to ask
made him the universal sign which means
speak He did speak.
i am decorator of the Opera, said he, 'arl am
at this mnmcnl putting the finishing touches to
Chinese kio'gue for The new ballet of China o.
pened, or the Loves of iiadcmoi>elle Flanteau
nt Pekln;' may request YOU to come during the
interval of the acts and give glance at my y ork
and suggest any improvement that may strike
your
Sir replied I, your request is not disagreed.
bic Show me the way i will follow YOU
We walked for some time along subterranean
damp galleries until we arrived in the 'couiisses
Of the Opera The decorator showed me hi.
work, and had nothing hut praise to offer him
II WAS IN the must exquisite Chinese taste
There was n soft whispering near us Of sweet
and grlish voices, which caused Tue to turn sud
denly. II was group oC young dan@usc' who
proti,ed By the interval to gossip little torvlieve
like mures lvered for regime
force. blaze OF ligh, m Dc me close my eyes
Alexrndrue was there.
looked for my iriend the decorator TO keep
me in conntenanCe, but he had disappeared
invoked the spirits Of my glorious ancestors,
and asked of them courage and calmness Of mind,
these two virtues so necessary in love and war.
Mademoiselle Alcxandrine had the carriage of
a queen her well rounded and graceful person
was sustained solely by her left fnot, upon which
'he stood proudly, while the right one undulaied
rom righ, to left, the heel and toe only touching
the floor My eyes followed tina, wonderful foot
aud never left it.
Imagine my astonishmrnt when heard the mel.
i!iuons voice Of Mademcselle addressing me with
4 b"ldhess worthy ofa cnptain in our lmperiatri
ger Guard.
viii you do US the honor, sir. TO assist at the
ir.t representation Of the "Bdli.t hino,sF"'
quilted tn" foot to look at the face of the dan
'tusc and answered with a well Initiated Parisian
accent, 1 should be delighted to be there, Made
nolNeIle, to put my eyes at your feet
Madrmoselle Alpxandrine took me caressingly !
oy the arm, and made me promenade with her be.
lind the scene.
so 1t seems, sir, that China really exists, and
hat the Yellow river il not fable Tell me, a.e
rot all the Cinnamon made of porcelan' DO they |
eally walk and talk like you aud me | did not
inow that there were any other Cinnamon Than
'ur Auro lie Francon--do you know Auriolr
All these questions were asked so rapidly as to |
lrfy answer. AT her last word the dIn,e,ss,
allied upon the stage BY asigna Quilted sudlep-
Y my arm, and bounded Away with the grace and
pringineSs Of gazee. humming the air to
,hch she was to dance. lawaited her return to .
nSwer her questions; but when she again took |
ny arm she had apparently forgotten them her |
'nYety had dsappeared-care contracted her