Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-13
LITERARY MISCELLANY.
For the National Era.
BELL SMITH ABROAD.
No. XVII
THE TUILERIES.

old Empire. This effort has double object M
view--t0 give an air of conrtly splcndor, con-
aidered incident to imperial government ana
create work for millners, tai1ors, hair-dressers,
and the great body Of artists whose genius and
efforts pertain to the outer human. This last
Is tho most important; for the old nursery
rhyme Of Satan finds some mischief still, Tor
idle hands to do" is well appreciated IN Paris
where tailors, hattera and shoemakers, not en-
gagged in getting up Court dresses, 20 to pull
ing down Governments This sounds strange
20 American ears who, educated to selt-de-
pendenoe nee nothing in a Government but
political game, in which no engages for amuse-
ment only and feels himself quite as we'll
without as with it. But in France, the great
body Of the people consider the Government
in the light Of parent bound to provide Tor
oil and the moment such provision ceases,
they consider the parent an imbecile, and pro-
coed to destroy Nothing can be more pitiless
than q French mob, unless it is IN American
NIB 1t makes little difference how earnestly
the statesman may labor, or what lore the pa
triot may exhibit in administering public at-
fairs, the first failure in crops the first distress
manifested, will see barricades 20 up, and the
earnest and faithful will be butchered without
question or delay, unless, indeed, the governing
power has taken the precaution to hedge itself
about with bayonets, and make fear the gov
erning element Three of the miIdest and best
Governments France ever experienced, were
the most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. XVI, Lonis Phi
lippe, and the Republic. Now, Louis Napoleon
gallops scowling along the Bonlevards, and the
dense mass look back in sullen anger; but be-
tween them stand three hundred thousand
armed men, and their positions will remain un-
changed 80 long rs the troops are trne--woe to
tho Government the moment the bayonets be-
gin to fret. After ALL one should not waste
any sympathy upon Government destroyed
in this manner. The powers reap what they
have sown--they educate the people to this
Louis Napoleon has now over ono hundred
thousand men in Paris engaged in pulling
down, rebuilding, and improving the city. This
cannot last always, and after while the hun
dred thousand will build barbados. There is
dish OF politics for You, and trust you will
give tho proper credit.
lmpelled by curiosity, ! determined to risk
some health, and secure various lectures by
visiting one OF the Court balls at the 1uieries
No ono can tell how long this pageantry will
last, 30 one cannot wait on good health for
that which will not probably wait for us. D.
held out strenuously. We had Of course to don
the Court costume and he protested that be-
ing made RI semble stout butler out OF place
was q thing out Of question. But We prevail
ed, Of course, and the eventful night saw us
gloved, rnfled, and coiffees, in a style that
would have made stare our respected relatives
in their unsophisticated homes in the valleys Of
beautiful Ohio. had a nervous laugh, as the
thought struck me- how one, full of age and
honors, who regards the calm evening Of life
with more dignity than crowned king would
look ct our little party and could almost hear
him say, . Bell and d. are certainly losing tho
little sense nature has given them.n will not
write how we apr cared. Suffice it to say, we
GOULD have passed for fashionables Of Frank
Inns and Washington's day. Hancock could
have pus his arm though DIS and s.,lntered
along, without feeling ashamed OF causing re.
mark. Those were very simple folk, | am sure,
and why not 90 to our first Presidents for
our dress, as q late Administration proposed
doing for its principles said d., relieved con-
siberably by the set Of his velvet coat.
At Pont Neuf our modest voiture fell into the
line Of carriages, that stretched its length from
the palace doors up through various streets at
"a astonishing distance Indeed, had we have
been justly dealt by, time enough would have
been given for various serious reflections We
did NOT properly put ourselves at the end Of
these carriages but our driver made various
voyages along tho line in search Of an opening,
without success, however, until an omnibus
broke upon the arrangement, and our whip
rushed in with a dexterity worthy Of all credit
and some cash. IA il was, he nearly upset u
delicate little coupe, from which Issued n deli
catS little scream, and, after while, delicate
little head, which, near as could make out in
the starlight regarded hack 1872 in great scorn.
Two very aristocratc horses snorted and paved
directly behind, and ! had some nervous feel.
ings about carriage pole being introduced to
our party. The fact is, we were bringing a very
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gig society that looked as il il might have
served 10 take Nebuchadnozzar and family out,
when that gentleman went down to his coun-
try residcnce. What cared we for that rude
republicans as we werel We drove hack 1872
between the wind and this nobility on consid-
erations Of Bunker Hill, Fourth o July and
other great principles, and we left the conse-
qusnccs with Providence.
had q pfotracted view OF Pont Neuf by
starlight, for tho long line moved slowly on.
Pont Neaf, where Sterne wept over the poor
mans dead ass--Pont Neuf, once thought the
Goest bridge in the world--tbe centre of civ.
ilixaiion and power, for on this isle Paris first
existed. Here Richelieu's carriage, like ours,
rolled slowly or rapidly along--ovcr this bridge
came RavilIae, tracking. ike fate, the steps OF
Henry Where Charlotte Corday, Madame
Roland Dsntop, Robr-pierrc, and almost thou
sands Of others wendell their way ia heavy
oasts from prison 30 death" the bridge Of
sighe," indeed. Looking up could see dinlly
the atatne OF Henry w; 20 my right the Louvre
shons IN light; while ON tho left, where oncc
stood the dark Tour do Neslc the college built
by Mnzarin lay in shadow, the Seine flowing
silently away between. But all things in
Gliding novel BY Dumas, and q speech in Tho
Senate, nsst have an end. The end h. our
starlight view OF the Seine terminated about
eleven o'clock. ! can believe others saw the
day dawn at the palace doors We entered ut
last threw OF our coaks 10 the so-called dress
ing room, and ascended The noble stairway be.
tween ranks Of gorgcously attircd guards who
occnpicd every stop standing a. mctionlcss,
cissping their muskets, a. il they were carved
Of marble. Tho great stream Of gay life
poured, chattering along between those unleel-
ing instroments of death, as if they were not