Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-10-29

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e crowd to come aud admire and do the
reverence. 1t will probably surprise man
to hear that there is no sign Of carpet
> the whole of the Chateau that have see1
e; and have seen all, perhaps, except II
or kitchen and cocklofs. I looked in upo
20 20 the gilded bedsteads, with rich silken cu
,r tains and coverlid, where royalty has ofte
:. sought repose, but even here, though a
. was in the same condition in which its las
occupant, Louis Napoleon, left it, ther
/; was no carpet on the floor. 1t was plai
> oaken floor, wa1ed and polished, the onl
y thing ornamental in it, the squares ant
r triangles made by the different piece
that compose it. This style, SO far as
can judge from what have seen, is quite
fashionable in France. 1t requires some
art to walk with ease and dignity on the
smooth waxed floors that one treads upon
every where. l came near falling the
other day, in one of the galleries Of the
Louvre in Paris, and sending the crown Of
my hat through glass case, among SUM-
dry specimens of old Egyptian handywork
l was walking along, looking at the fine
paintings on The ceiling, when trod upon
a smooth inclined plane, and only saved
myself in time to prevent the crash of a
pane of glass, three feet square, and all
the other disagrcable things that might
have followed
I One thing in the Chateau arrested my
attention particularly. The guide had
accompanied me around giving the details
of each apartment as We entered it. At
last be opened door and called out the
Theatre" There was handsome theatre,
capable of holding about eight hundred
people, for the private qualification Of the
supreme power in the State and his atten-
dan,s. 1t was exceedingly large and very
splendid. Passing on very short distance,
the guide called out "the Chapel" 1t
was a small place, capable of holding about
onc-f fourth of the number that the Theatre
could accommodate, and fitted up in very
plain though very neat style. Every one
can make his own comment.
The Park is that which most of al ar
rested my attention and pleased my eye.
1t is laid out with such perfect Taste, aud
kept with such perfect care, that l could
have wished that finer weather had permit
ted me to enjoy it more. The avenues
contain some magnificent Gins, that have
been trained and trimmed 90 as to present
the appearance Of long arched aisles.
Here, as in the forest of which l shall
speak more anon, the trunks rise for twen-
ty, thirty, sometimes forty feet without a
limb, giving a fine artistic effect as one
stands at the entrance of the long straight
or curved avenue. Some handsome speci-
mems Of statuary are scattered thr ough the
park, and the Imperial seat still remains
on which Napoleon was accustomed to sit
when he received calls. 1t is stone seat,
with handsome carved back, about ten feet
long, in the form Of section Of circle
a" There" said one of his old officers, who
walked with me through a part of the
park, d" there, have often seen him sit in
that corner to welcome the people a, they
came"
About ten o'clock, in company with a
friend, | started for ride in the forest of
Compiegne. 1t contains about 10000
acres, and the wood that is cut thercfrom
brings to the State an annual revenue of
about 100000 francs. We chartered a
as We wished to visit the ruins
of the Abbey of St. Pierre, the Chlteau
of Pierrefonds and the village and Church
of St. Jean du Bois. The cabriolet is
very much like one Of our gigs, a vehicle
with two heavy wheels, moving top, and
about twice as heavy as any pleasure car
riage for one horse, that We see at the pres
ent day on the other side of the Atlantic.
The seat is wide enough to accommodate
three The charges, too, were very mod
crate, only eight francs for cabriolet and
driver for the day, the owner finding eve
rythiug.
Our way lay toward the South, through
one unbroken forest, though by no means
forest in our sense of that term. There
was nothing wild about this vast tract, of
which l traverscd about thirty miles in a
wide circuit and by several cross ways.
All gave token Of the greatest care. All
along the avenues we saw piles Of small
brush wood, each containing perhaps half
a cord or more, carefully done up in small
faggots for sale. Our conductor told me
that they bring from three to four francs
per pile. The plan Of the forest l have
examined, but l scarcely know how to give
an idea Of it. There are a multitude of
circular areas of different diameters made
at the distance of Derhaps half a mile or