Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-28
PERE la cTIAIsE.


! The celebrated cemetery of Pere La Chaise in
Paris should certainly more of its fame to the
tact OF Its being the last resngpace of many world
renowned in iivduals than to its natural or artificial
beauties. We have seen several cemeteries in our
own country that are indubitable its superors in
these respects Mount Auburn, for nstance,) tho
from one or two points IN lis views can be obtained
of Paris and the envons that cannot easily be sur
passed. The cemetery is on the side of steep HILL
looking towards the city, and has its main approach
IN close proximity to somewhat unromantic aduncts
to such spo-two prisons. We passed few hours
IN It, strolllng along the winding and rising paths,
the white tombs rising up all sides, cleaning
through the masses of fresh green foliage and APP
pearlng literally to crOtcd iuto narrow and pre-
scrlbed route. Here and there we paused before
some plain slab grand sepuchre, or lofty column,
the inscription which told US that beneath war
rlor, statesman poet, an artist slept his last
sleep, side by side, perhaps, with men who had
achieved fame long he born; or with others,
who with equal talent and equal aspirations, had
Jailed IN the race strugg led vany beneath the bur-
den, and, like the autumn leaf, fallen to the dust
unknown or soon forgotten.
How many a thrilling story could each of those
cold, rigid ombs have told could it have found even
low whisper. How eloquent though, is the ST.
ence that regns around the fiat turf that covers the
remains of Napoleon's brauest of the brave-hTar-
oiA"i A'CJ "A lew uuW6IS anu SUTuDS, cling
ing to rust eaten iron railing, in part surrounded
the small, square plot ofground wherein he reposes
the grass grows sparsely amid the scattered gravel
above him; no marble slab covers his gallant heart;
the gudebook alone tells you that your feet are near
the ashes of the hero of hundred bloody battles,
the man who never knew fear, who carried the BAH
ner his country Ia triumph Europe, and, as
reward, was shot by platoon Of his own country
men.
Plain and simple, but as mutely eloquent, is the
broken column that bears on it the name of Bellinl.
young tree half shrouded il, when we came there,
IN It's green and tender mantle; bird, hidden in the
foliage near by, was ponring forth light and JOYOUS
melody; but the wind swept with low, mournful
sound through the clustering branches and trembling
leaves fit emblem of the divine melancholy that
breathes through the gayest strains Of the Young
Italians inspirations.
Boiledeu-the composer Of that sweet and char
ming opera, "La Dame Blanche '-reposos near
Belni, in close company with their brother artists,
Herold and Gretry. The author Of s'PauI and Viz
glnla" Is not far off, Desle, the poet, sleeps near
ST. Pierre; and the visitor, he leaves the cool and
shady spot, empowered in trees, where so much ge-
mus is entombed, finds himself before the small,
plain slab that guards the repose of Tama. A few
flowers, carefully tended grow on either side of it,
Pucklng one as souvenir, you move ON little fur
ther up narrow winding path, and there, side by
me Lafontaine. Their toombs, too, are simple, and
are enclosed by the railing; whilst not far eff
rises spleded marble sepulchre, wherein Racine
found consolation from the disgrace inflicted on him
by the naughty Louis XIV. The elegant tomb of
those celebrated and unfortunate lovers, Heose and
Abeard, the last unclaimed our attention; and we
took our departure just two funeral trains en-
tering the gate. One that Of child, the other
of adult; the coffin was carried by men; the az
tendance was small and not choice, and the whole
thing had air of business, of indecent haste, of
buryng the dead by contract, that somewhat shocked
our ideas of propriety. We took consolation, how
ever, from the precept of philosopher-some dis
appointed lover or hungry poet, no doubt-who,
higher up in the cemetery, projecting slab, that
commanded wide, magnificent view of Paris and
the country beyond it, had scratched the following
laconsm: "Le monde NEST qu'une pipe de tabac 20
(The world is only pipe full OF tobacco. )--Edito-
rial Corr. Ne 0. Picayune.