Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-09-21
PARIs, August 80. 1855.

FARIs' august 30, 1855
At Versailles there were about twenty Ameri
can gentlemen and ladies' present, ten Of whom re-
ceIved their tickets Though the Legation There
are few wealthy American families residing here
who have, by putting themselves forward, eStab.
llShed such relations with the officials of the court
that they receive tickets directly from the court on
all great occasions. They are standing ''tlrEd-
heads on court hospitality, and thus happily are
out Il the way Of their anxious countrImen WHO
wish 10 look al Majesty and have not vet attained
their Suprene height.
Among the Americans present at the feIe of
Versailles were AessTs. Mason, Piatl, and Wilbur
Of the Legation, Mr.. Fillmore, Mrs. Gen. Win
field Scott, MssSIS. Cow and Morgan members of
Congress, Mt Harrington, Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury under Mr. CoTwin, Mr. Valentine,
Chapman OF the Amencan Commissioners 10 the
Great Exhibition, Messrs, FleiSchmann and Coke,
jnFymen. Mr.. S. S. OSgootl, Mrs. Feischmanrl,
Mrs. RIdgW ay, and Mrs. Beck.
The manner in which the two members of Com
gIess named above were recently taken for lomes.
tics by the domeSticS of the Emperor is laughable
enough 10 be worth repeating On the Jay on
which the diplomatic corps were TO be presented
70 the Queen at the Palace Elysee, Air. Plat.
Secretary OF The American Legation, found him
self deprived at the last moment of the convey.
ance in which he intended 10 20 TO the presenta
ton. Flushing into the street with his uniform
ont Amerlcen diplomats do wear unjfornSl 10 find
q JIG
carriage, drawn by hose Of the leanvst species
known to the PARIS pubIic-which d, Scrbes the
horse fully 10 these who have seen Paris horses
the two members Of Congress, wLo called 10 him
10 know where he was gong.
Mr.. Pialt told his dilemma, when the gentlemen
in formed him that was the only caTriaye thew
bad been able to find in the neighLorhooI, and
invited, him to take seat with them and they
woultlleaVs him at the palace. The offer was
acce pied, aud one OF tue gentlemen trking seat
with the diver, The uniform took the inferior
When the equipage arrived at the line of soldiers
formed aIoumd the palace, they were stopped, as
matter OF course, and it was not niitiE aftef the
uniform got out, and showed himself and his en-
bassadorIal "pasSe p1rtOut,'' that they were per-
united 10 enler. In the court, which was already
full ofbTiilant equpageS and aTSiOcTatic servants
the aPpaTtlOn Of the democratic turnout was the
signal for the scene Of ms Tlment and wonder W bicb
might have wounded the pride of more preten
tons people.
The uniform got into, and was alreadv ascend
ing the broad stairway of the palace WHEN lack
ey Tan alter him with hat in hand saylno sMav Il
please your ExCelIency, your servants wish IN
speak TO ynu!' NlI. Piatt tnrned back and fo,,n
that the servants whose duty It was 10 a1rane In,
Carriages in the court until the presentation had
taken place, had supposed that the equipage in
question was the property nf his Excellency, that
the PERSONS who attended him were his servants,
and had accordingly attempted TO arrange them in
line to await the close Of the pIacet dings. Mr..
T. soon liberated his friends, who disappeared, in
the mldst OF genera! laugh, as rapidly as their
eaEebones could travel.