Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-10-09
EROlI EUROPE.

elusive proof If the extensive geographical knowl-
edge of that ancient people, which We modern re-
publicans would never have equallcl, fear, had
it not been for the Bubbles from the Brannens
ofNassau," by II member of the English aristocra
cy, Sir francis HEAD. You have read the book,
suppose; editors read everything? Until about
three weeks ago had but vague and confused
idea of its very existence. Is it not clever and in
excellent taste? The author has been here this
Summer, for the first time since he wrote it-quite
a gentleman'y person, quiet and unassuming, with
n slight degree of cccentricity THAT has the rare
merit of being un naf'ectcd It is so difficult now
a-days to find man naturally eccentric.
The number of English here must have been a
gratifying evidence TO him Of the popularity of
his work, and of the influence it has exercised;
for twcnty-four years ago he was the sole repre-
sentative of the British nation at the Brunncn of
Schwalbach However, though Britain 'leads
the van," she is not alone; Germans, Poles, Rus
slams, French, Americans, arc all here jumbled
together-aye, and even Spaniards, driven to
detat of their amiabc prime minister, Marshal
ODonncll
How it would amuSc and interest you to behold
this congregation ofnations at the dinner-tablc,
at the springs and on the promcnades Some of
the characters are worthy of HOgarth; AID did
my pen only posscss the graphic power of his pen
Gil, I might make such'sketchcs as could scarcely
fail to insure me a reputation and q fortune. By
the way there is one OF the persons just now pass
ing in front Of the bath-house-a little round
Dutch Countess. The very enunciation of her
title implies ridicuc. does it not? Truly, the
ishncss Of her aspect and the amphbous charac-
ter of her gait might lead one to suppose that she
descended in an Indirect line from the whale that
swallowed jonah. The idea of such creature
assuming ''Iebon toa!" What spasmodic rolling
of eyes, and what nervous contor:ions of her un-
happy neck! To witness them, one would fancy
that rs punishment inherited from her great an
cestor size has been condemned to pcrpetually
vain attempt to digest some particularly tough
morscl Of the unfortunate prophets drcss-his
shoe, for instance. 1t is by no means in dis-ac-
cord with the Scriptures. The Bible does not
say that the whale rendered up Jonah with all his
clothes on: and am sure the latter must have
been glad enough to escape, without thinking Of
prosecuting his antagonist for petty larceny.
But to quit eiaculatons there really are some
very pleasant people here, and the most pleasant
and best-born arc generally speaking the most
quiet. Even my little Dutch Countess would never
Ge found talking above the ordinary tone Of voice,
or laughing loudly at tic MJic Fhoir in public
assembly or even in private. Tue great distinc-
ton Of the higher classes in Europa, particularly
in Germany, and even to certain extc&t in Eng.
land,is, that they more petite and betterblvI,
not in o conventional but III the truest and most
enlarged sense of the tcrms-.;,nple, true good
breeding, such as would be appreciated even a.
mong the Sioux or the ChoctawS, because it is not
founded upon the fictitious or accidental divisions
mon to all mankind. Indeed, one feature of all
classes of society in Europe is, that they arr "a.
versally polite. Rudcness is looked upon as in,
and not mistaken for frankness or independence,
as it too often is Ly the Anglo Saxon race. Men
arc polite, not only because they have regard for
the feelings Of others, (that is perhaps too gene
rous motive for the mass Of mankin1} but also
because it is to their interest to be so they arc
conscious that any othor conduct would turn to
their disadvantage in the public e".eem. The
general opinion is decided on the subject, and ey
cry one is trained from thccarliest Infancy to act
in accordance with it. There are some remarks
in the chapter entitled "dinEcr," Of Sir Francis
Heads work, bearing on this subject, which arc
exceedingly just and instructive. They are ad-
dressed to the English but, fear would be
equally applicable to us. However, do rot take
ne for Mcntor-it is positOn for which have
neither capacity or desire. Fhe Scriptural phrase
concerning the ''bcam and mote" would be too
apropos.
Now that peace has been declared, the heir to
the throne of France born and baptsel-for one
ceremony was as important rs the other-and
revolution accomplished in Spain the eyes of all
lulu tOnuluS tlc NUitll, tHC VI tuS
Emperor of Russia becomes the principal object
Of interest. After numerous postponemcnts, nat
uraliy very annoying to those who have gone to
Moscow to witness it, the ceremony seems to be
al last definitely fixed for the 7th Of September
A month ago. heard that all the lodgings had
been already engaged and prices were far more
cxhorbitant than they were in Paris last summer
under the loul!e pressure of the Exhibition and
the visit of the Queen of England. The Empress
dowagcr of Prussia, sister of the King Of Russia,
has been spending some time at Wbad, in the lit
tie Kingdom of Wurtcmburg, taking the baths,
and has just returned by way of Berlin to her own
country in order to be present at the coronation
of her son. The correspondent Of the London
Times writes to that paper from Berlin, giving an
account of the magnificent presents her imperial
Majesty bestowed upon the officers and domestics
attached to her service during her stay in Pots
dam. Besides gold watches by the dozen and gold
snuff boxes enriched with settings of precious
stones, given to persons who had especially dis
tnguished themselves by eager devotion, she or
dered the sum of Twenty-Five thousand Thalers-
about Eighteen thousand Dollars-to be distribu-
ted among the members Of the household, and
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