The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-04
The PriHCe's Bail.
Mrs. Levert of Mobile, now IN PARIS. gives h.
following account of this affair:

The Princes Bail.
Mrs. Levert, of Mobile, now IN PARIS, gives The
following account of this affair:
PARIS. July 81.
Last nigh, we were at the reception, termed
here, OF Prince Napoleon Ronsparte heir presumP.
tive to the Empire. and who bears a wonderful
resemblance to The Great Napoleon. He is Pre-
sldent of the Exposition, and now lives in the
Palais Royal. The Princess MathiIde Demidof,
his sister, received the company. and there was as
much form ard ceremony observed as in Buck.
inghan Palace. Still we passed an enchanting
evening among the most distinguished personsges,
literary. political and artistic.
Il fell into conversation, in Spanish, with
very ancient lady, superbly decorated with dia.
monds, who insisted that must be countrywo.
men, from my pronunciation OF some oae psrlicu.
lar. Reply ing in the negative, suffered her TO
guess all The different nations Of the European
world as mine, before pronounced our own dear
America Great was her surprise, and greater
mine, when Prince Napoleon coming up, made
me acquainted with the mother Of the Empress
Whispering 10 the Prince. she called his attention
to Octava. as periec, specimen of Andalusian
beauty
We append another brief extract, on very
different subject-a picture to delight Mesdames
SLOW and Abby Kelly
To US the funniest objects in Paris-though
taken quite philosophcally hrre-are two negroes
from 81. Counts, or something Of black Solnque's
hernlpry. They have an elegant turn out
and with n white driver and TWO white lOOmen.
These caricaures Of arsiocracy lean back in their
brilliant carriage, with all the vu gar affection of
assumed importance. end deliver their orders to
the servants with I"ughabIe attempt at dignity.
The (ragren, airs with which they surround and
endeavor to imbue their charming persons, are not
the elegant ndulgenc-s they ore with us, but ab.
soue necessaries Of iheI: condition in life. And,
happily. it is no: expensive luxury, for perfumes
are more abundant in Paris than Arabia.
AssyRIAN ANTIoUITrEs.-Byro complained
of our sclnt knowledge of Assyrian life. His gor-
geous drama Of 'Sarana palus'-the conception Of
the hero, and the moral setting Of the play rose
out of the pne,s's mind rather than from known
materials. The scene creation. Thirty
five years have passed. and thanks to RawIinson
and Layard, the English Court as with that OF
Egypt. Our knowledge, too, is daily deepening.
Among the many curious illustrations Of Assyran
lie brought home by Col. RAwIinson from the
East and now view at the British Museum
where they have been visited during the week by
the Ma ipsy OF Engand-are, an aIabaster vnse,
containing some remains OF swee' 'meats, various
objects in gold and ivory, part Of the throne of
dnnapaius, many inscriptions relating Ia the
deeds Of men celebrated in secular and sacred his
rory-such as Nebuchadnezzar, Saraannpalus. and
Tiglath Pieser-gems and other personal orna.
mrnts together with series OF drawings, made
by artists on the spot. from slabs Impossible to
bring away from their ancient resting places, rep
r, senting the more heroic forms Of antique relax
aon-lion hunts banqnets, and tbs like. How
strange think oI these spos Of the proud dynas.
~ of Scmiramis, alter three thousand years, bring
visited in a London Museum by lady who reigns
in all feminine gentIeness mighter empire
a.. he halIn ho TrnO
the ends Of the earth stretched benignant sceptre
over that very India from which the successor of
Minus returned baffl"d and discounted !-London
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