New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-16
AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN PARIS. No. Y.


Barrier is the given to the public buildings for col
lecng mposs at the fysix gates of Paris The fcrtiics
tons of the city are at distance of from to two niles
from this inner well They consis; OF embankmcnts
ing the masonry of deep fosse which be easily led
with raer and Of forts at regular intervals around the
city Poor gentle Louis Philippe wrecked hi. brains in
foryirg lis capital then away in fright without ais
wig
The semi circular recess in which the gateway of Ptrc
Ia Chsise is directly opposite the Barrier dAunsy. Re
sltng al mporunties to buy angels or immoreles en-
tered TIE cemetery Ny first impression was hst the small
edces by the side of the Grand Avenue guard
or shelters for living bodies who kept the grounds. Ny
friend suggested that they smoke houses They
certainly Ike tie American safstes for ashes did not
fancy them receptacles for the ashes of humanity
found this style of type of those coded
to rerpetuiy II is chapel four six feet square built Of
stone or marble On looking through the lattice Of the
upper half Of the door almost invariably toilette
table covered with a white cloth trimmed with lace or
fIii &c crucfx stands in the center of flowers
and csndss at the ends The Virgin Mary. crowned with
fowers on bracket above. kneeng cushions and nm)r
teles in front Upon the wal hangs shell of holy water
and brush with which TO sprinkle it The name of the
family date Of tue grant Of ground and other inscriptions
are the outside The of these tombs is Legion
The cross is the sepuchral sandard-satues Of Generals
traded women relieve the monoony Of this encampmentof
the deed. There many monuments of great richness
and beauty but they lack the space and foliage of Green
weed or Mount Auburn conspicuous light house looking
cone on the top Of the hill drew from Frenchman the
mark that it would be difficult the short notice OF the
last trump, to rise from SO heavy sepulchre"
The inscriptions are yarious the mbs The first that
tcok my att, ntcn was Rose Mulot gave herself with
cess for thirty years to the art of curing eyes and wed
"hundred thousand francs to the Hospice dAuxerre No
9-"The faculties of man ought to be satisfied within the
limits of Justice reason and charity No. 3-"Ihe Tomb
"is nest where the soul takes wings Ike BIRD When
"God gathers his ripe fruit from the tree life who has the
fright to weepi' No A. To Monpelas-Hs friends"
No ST was seven months old-Peter Oscar. my Os-
car watch over thy brother and pray for thy unhappy
"mother" No G." Alas No. Here rests the body
"of good little angel his pure soul is mounted to its cees
"tisl abode Pray for us" Other inscriptions less pre-
sunDe upon deiyerance from Purgatory said Pray with
"us for her." Pray for him = Many pray for him
Marshal News grave covered with white flowers sur
rounded BY hedge and shadowed by trees The Govern
men have permitted other monument beerected to his
memory The Chapel of Abeard and Heloss-a light
Gothic pinnacled canopy interesting as being made from
the ruins OF the celebrated Abbey of the Paracee which
Abelsrd founded and of which Ieose the first Abbess
The side side recumben upon the tomb sup
beneath IT, The Fathers of the Church stand in relief
around forgying, l hope. the transgression Of their
shaven headed brother The monument is in good taste
and comfortable looking Fresh flowers and immor
s were strewn over the tomb and the ground about It,
No grave seemed uncared and poero
honorhis departed friend Welo ked into the chapel for tho
living on the summit ofthe hill 1t was crowded with in
cense smoke and burning candles few women kneeled
before the altar others paid sou each for taper to be
stuck burning triangular frame brsing with pointed
spikes From the chapel we had fine view Of Paris
Notre Dame magnfed by the mist lay outsretched Ike
giant Sphinx while the Pantheon-Temple Of Re like
aspectred white lady, peercd up to divine its mystery
tale hangs between those stately 1t is but
narrow space-twenty four hours ourneyfrom that gay
es city of the living the resting place beneath the sod Of
its inhabitants.
Toward the right at the foot of the hill saw wha.
supposed to be crowd Of people. On approaching the
mass sci arated into black wooden hung with i'm
mortees Here the gratis graves OF the weary WORK
ing poor | forgot the stony coldness and scuptured
grandeur Of the mansions Of the richer lords Of the SOIL
and was warmed with the feeling shown in these simpler
souvenirs Of the poor which like the widows mite
all they had to give.
AT the expense Of the city the ground is divided by
black oeken fences rectangular gardens three feet long
by one and half wide These planted with box or
flowers according to the taste Of friends black cross
three feet high inscribed with name number AID date
Of decease hung with mmortees stands a the head Of
each neosure Miniature cbspes foot or mnse square
with a pane of glass for door, are placed on many OF
tie graves Thee remembrances canno, be Of being
placed directly the burial OF the perscns intended
TO be commemorated since the eons in the fOases are
packed H. head 10 foot closely bricks in pavement
After five years these fragile monuments may be cleared
away new earth superposed and dehes dug for other
burias For fifty francs lease may be had for five years
of an area Of ground six feet by three which perns the
exact spot Of burial to be identified No inscriptions are
allowed in the cemetery bat those which have received the
inspection and approbaon Of the commissioners for that
purrose The frst read the common graves was on
black wooden viz Here lies Eugenie Gerard
aged four years regretted by her father her mother her
grandfather her grandmother and all her family Dear
little angel who made happiness the earth, our re-
rets are for you forever We do nothing more but
she'd -tears upon the earth which you Angc in
Heaven prsy for u.s. This signed by three tears,
painted in white oincss long In front Of the cross is
Lipuiian chapel ike glass play house within is little
altar on which Mary il represented by little dol two
angels r plaster half as long as my finger the eraciKon
and candies Of proporona.e ze In front of these
placed the raytLngs Of the chld-a dol in calico dres
W hte apron musn cape and rcd shoes with strings Of
beads around its neck just the child had last dressed
was also a tiny table service, furnace pan
large az sxpenee and India rubber ball Then there
rss Benier or crucGz and shell FOR holding holy water
uhieh ued to hang by the chlds BED side, and before
which said il prayers ard crossed is breast An angel
was SUSPENDED by string over tie and rose buds OF
the grave
Waking along the path between the gardens, ss~ =
woman with fowers kneeliBg before the which her
usl and wss ~ fanting with black he taking care 10 spare