Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-16
From our Partisan Correspondent.
pap1s. Nav 9Th. 1875

epses. AS you have responded conclude that my
first must have miscarried.
Upon reflection, however remember that my communi-
cation written somewhere about the time of the Actics
loss and possible that went down with others
go the Sort Who knows but that some big fish at
this moment making the tour Of the Atlantic with my
budget OF news from furrn parts in his stomach "What
food for contemplation" (for the fish, of course)
But it is not the fate of my first letter which troubles me
just now The embarrassment experience at this instant
has do with the herocally determined
to write to day. How am to manufacture readable affair
of supply of material remains to be developed
proceed 1t is really remarkable that vast city
Paris should be perfectly barren of The war in the
Orient to prevent other things from happening, and
yet nothing to happen in the
The chivay of France, and the bulldog ism of England,
have yet failed to shake the strength of Russia and
Sebasopol (whose fall at time written blue cloth
III letters OF gold, and buried under the of
public building in London) still stands in spite of that
science before which the hordes of the Auocrat
to fall like grass" Nothing have ever vet seen
could equal the br ggadoco of the English journals
accounts Of the siege Even when army was reduced
to mere handful of men, and those in starving condition
fed by the French their prospective of what
British bayonets going do, aided by their allies
must have been really alarming to the Russians.
Accounts from Russia that the Gar is M king I'M
heardof efforts surprising his father activity and
energy and that he does evince remote idea
OF listening to proposition for peace. which shall involve
the shadow oa upon part In the mean time
the allies are ssraning every to put giant army
the field The late indignation meetings in England seem to
have stirred up she arsocracy something like le and
thousands are comng down with the money keep the
ball IN motion In France there has been necessity for
such demonstration against the rulers The tramp Of
soldiers and the clash Of the life of Paris and
regiment after regiment departs fast ansis afforded
What the result Of all will be- no man has vet ventued
to predict 1t is perhaps sngu ir, but less true that
every American in Paris and many) prays for
the entire overthrow of the lied armies Why there should
be this sympathy between Repubcanism and absolute Mon
archy! is not for to attempt explain. Is it because
approximately? Or is because the English have
"a finger in the pie, that the Americans look upon it with
hate?
beautiful French lady gave me bottle of old Burgundy
the other day. and asked drink it the the
allies As looked into her glorious eye light that be-
AIMED as brightly the of her skies and thanked
her for the gift must confess felt my sympahes for Rus
STA beginning to totter.
As don't amuse myself now adays with 'thngs that do
and being firm supporter article number
OF the constitution" gave the friend who had
unfortunately just dtneo and who imprudeny guzzed the
whole Of it. The result that he bed shouting
" Hurrah for France vive rEmpereur!" and swearing
that, for another bottle he would "holow for England"
You have doubtless head of the desperate attempt
made upon the life Of the Emperor Napoleon had the
honor that occasion of being in closer proximity royalty
than had been before, having placed myself for the
express purpose Of getting good look his Imperial Ma
esty The Emperor horseback so close to me
hat could have touched him with my cane. When the
assassin fired saw his majesty duck his head with rather
lnkngy haste and he did So shot was fired
How the could have missed his mark is really miracu
ous From the report of his pistols should think they
we're overcharged There many who imagine that his
Weapons contained only wads and that the whole thing was
ot up for effect that the Emperor might pardon him here
er, and thereby show his emency. Such view of the
nat is ridiculous Certainly destroys the last hope of
he criminal for if he pardoned noec all Paris would
believe that the whole affair preconcerted with the EN-
erors knowledge.
Had the attempt been successful what would have been
he result? ofcanage such Paris has
7itnessed. have conversed since with Bourbonists and
nth republicans; and in their blazing eyes and ervd words
read the fate that ultimately awaits every Bonapartist
Franco The greatness of Louis Napoleon is thing
led but he has not yet had and will have the
his subjects. His iron scepre will lose its terror and
hose who support him. because they think he will bring
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nperial throne.
But it were folly for to attempt to interest you with
olitics You conyersant with all the speculation, that
been made upon the desnes of the Napoleon DYNASTY
nd fully competent to decide upon them as if you re-
ded in Paris.
The Universal Exposition" the opening of which was
osponed from the list the 18th of May is attracting
ousands to Paris; and the Bouevards and the Champs
ysees, one hears about much English French John
ul is emphaticay in town. see him every day, with
lizzng driven into his right eye his countenance
'out as expressive mud fence and sweating beeftea
PORE He spends the principal part of his time in
'vering about the exposition building, drawing invdious
mparisons between it and the Sydenham, putting
porpose in the time, from the combined effects
vanity and plum pudding He mistakes the figure of II
rance which placed the ground entrance of the
ace for exaggerated statue of the Empress finds
id resemblant," considering that it not got up
London Upon retiring from them he invites friend to !,
for his OWN and them goes OUT s'sa % s"en nhas
insists in the gentemany of crowdng poor old
'men Oh the and graciousy accepting bouquets
I'm howergir!s. as II he thought they gratutous
erngs The principal source Of his establishment is that D.
en- the children here all speak French very we'll A IL
eat occasion Of delight 10 him consists in the report that
nerica will not be well represented in the exhibition and
wonders why much space accorded to nation Isl
itch had nothing to show but patent churns sausage.
tiers" This naturally launches him into calculation
to how many times greater the English navy is than the
nerican, how all the British ships would come to
ming wooden wall around the Iron Isle" &c. and
en- he goes bed, singing Rule Britannia" As Byron
rs, there let him lie" m
An enterpzng Frenchman has hit upon speculation os
1t think will make money. He has opened large cafe
ar the exhibition and has imported real American bar
eper. The Parsans gather about the door, look in ny
III perfect amazemen at the Yankee as he losses foam
cocktail through the air, and dextrousy catches
;h end Of in separate tumbler. ulep is to them VI
most ridiculous thing in the world and they imagine
two three individuals should get together to amuse
'mseves by "sucking salads with straws" they call it.
mostincomprehensiblet thing in human nature for Me an
10 American pay ten cents for drink and then 6,
moderate In their cafes measured out tn
them; and they wonder at the stupidity of who IN
MT take advantage Of his chance, and drink enough to
him all day. To study and appreciate genuine mean
picayunshness that smells and looks of "copper" man
'st come to Europe. dinner had been prepared in
risian family for persons and eh should step in
he would find himself without monhful to eat and yet
fortynine would have exactly enough So well under r.
the