Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-01
c n AP ER II.
The Hotel de Bourgtheroulde, or a chef d. oeuvre
of The Renaissance. The Green Ribbon and
The Proyer- Book. l

The Hotel de Bourgtheroulde stands on the
corner Of the square in which the English, on
the Both Of May, l43l, disgraced themselves
by burning Joan Of Arc. This 2Irinceiy man
sion, monument Of the feudst i; jpry and poet
ic taste of tho RosaiSoanoe, Il :; built under
Francis l., by Guillaumc ft"", .l. iax, lord Of
Bourgtheroulde, and the An ~ crew ,s Smals, his
son. Seen from the squsr :"' ~ ~ ~ ri: ed then,
as now, nothing remarkal ,suGi vat deli
MAKE, MAKE ths nrison SON" Of Joa lrest land-fts nteri,
Or J;,nIavs ali the cbarm;thc second mill the ar
chitectural magniiicence =" MS O'"' u. Two
pilasters, adorned with lst. .. rancis b..
and Henry WILL, with Il ham'u MAJ AZ }cOnstruc-
tion Of This building, date III. , @ iesides in
graceful characters in the MS /. ,%U9lce les with
which the walls are embellished: iii every di-
rection the eye rests with increasing admiration
oil the escutcheons of the arms Of France and
the salamanders of the chevalier- king, on the
Phoenix Of Elizabeth of Austria, his second
wife, and the ornaments which decorate the pi-
llasters and bas-reliefs. The main building forms
the extremity Of the court. On the right II
stretches out into gallery with lofty arches, in
the Moorish style OF Cham6ord and tower Of
Oriental design, gracefully rises at the left, in
the Southwestern angle. All that the brilliant
lightness Of La Renaissance could devise Of ele-
gance, all that sculpture applied 10 architecture
could furnish of rich and magnificent, have beer
lavished on the decorations OF this hotel. Five
,bas-reliefs, representing in their slightest de-
tails the famous in interview of the Field of The
Cloth Of Gold, are particularly remarkable
whose style and beautiful execution would d.
honor to more than one modern artist.
!, At The hour Of our leaving the young adyer
sary Of the mousguetdtres rouges on The square
all these objects were buried in obscuriiy:
single light glimmered in the third story OF th
, Southeast. There, before Madonna, aroun
which were suspended garlands OF flowers gath
cred in the green fields Of Darnetal, the yonn
4 girl, piously kneeling was repeating her prayers
: As she ended in low voice, mlngilng with thei
4 some murmured words in a still lower tone, sh
: rose and found herself in the presence Of he
A father, who motioned to her to be seated, an
4 remained standing before her:
q 'Paauita,' "a name which the Rouennais PR
. nounced Paquerette,) 'PSquita, answer me
v this the first time you have seen that your
e man?'
No, my father she replied, scarcely breatl
F. ing.
,g EWhere have you met him p
,e AT tha church, my father
<. Has he spoken to yOu9
" sNeVer.'
~ sAnd vet you know himf'
n; An almost unintelligible yes was the repl
n. 'HOw does that happen, since he las ney
e. spoken TO you2'
"a my father said Paquits, after few m
n- ments' silence, pardon me if have erred, .
nr. i will tell you all. have seen this young IN
ck every Sunday. Without thinking, we have
anirsd the habit 81 exchanging leok on eot'
ed ing St. Maclon, on the steps, at the door, a
"a, when turned The corner of the street.
on not know how it happened, but on Pelm-Sund
nd | forgot my prayer-book at the church. dai
nj. not tell you, andiyet was very uneasy. II
" book, as you know, was the OHly relic OF
de- mother
III, Continue, Paquila,' said the old man, ste
6ut thily brushing away tear.
,oi- 'Well, my father, imagine my Joy, when
han Easter Sunday, found my prayer-bOOk on
the seat p 80
- you looked at the young man p
,ith with gratitude, father
ma Ard On lsaSihg the church, your eyes ai
.nd- trAets' ~ ~ ,ts ~ 'ts W
,ey- No, fAther.5 a.3 la
diff why nOtg' o !.