The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-05-29
THE IMPERIAL STABLES.


! THE IMPERIAL STABLES.
! y letter from Vienna to the Springfield
Republican, gives the annexed description
Of the Imperial stables;
81 have visited some picture galleries,
twenty Or thirty churches, great many
cabinets of natural history, a few palaces,
and most interesting Of all, the Imperial
stables where six hundred noble stceds are
lodged most royalty and fare sumptuousy
every day, dutitully attended by three hun
'lrcd servants. The apartments of their
equine higllncsses are at once splendid and
comfortable. free from the scent of the STA
be and clean as IL lady's parlor. Their Llan-
kets are embroidered with Imperial crest !;
their harness, saddles, and all their equip
, ,nents are of the most costly kind, and
generally in excellent taste. In one large
hall arc some two hundred carriages, of
| which the cheapest cost two or three thou
sand dollars, and the coronation carriages,
adorned with paintings by Rubens, and
covered with diamonds and gold, wheels
and all, cost about two hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars. Another hall, filled with
state saddles and trappings Of various de-
SeF:ptions is still more magnificent. But
the animals themselves, unlike most occu-
/ pants of palaces. Ear outshinc all their en-
terror adornmcnts. The bright, fiery, in
tc!isent eye; the proudly arc!'ing neck,
(the horse Is the only animal whom pride
becomes J the form of perfect symmetry,
the delicate but powerful limbs, the grace
of every movement, the gentleness and
courtesy with which they receive every lit
tie attention bestowed upon them, the high
bred noblencss and dignity OF their whole
department, filed me with admiration.
would rather have my choice from those
SIX hundred horses than the Imperial crown
of their owner. The carriage horses are all
white, but those for riding are all colors,
some magnificent black"
Erery Day There Is Something New.--
y CORRESPONDENT of the New York Courier
has discovered the humilating fact that
the flag Of our country is made of foreign
bunting. Those which float from the mast
head Of our ships OF war, from our forts,
even the flags which are carried in the
"American" professions, are all of this
foreign material. This is certainly "a very
mortisying discovery. Equally to sucl, in
tensiied patriots must be tho fact that one
half the PHYSICAL substances which COM
pose our individual bodies is made up of
the product Of foreign soils. While boast
ing of being "sons Of the SOIL" meaning
that embraced within our geographical
boundary, we are in reality the incarnation
OF every soil on the face of the globe
Even n " ful-blooded yankee" many be in
debted to China and Brazil for tho life.
sustaining fluid that courses in his veins.-
We do not well see how this can be RENE
died without giving up great many deli
cacies that the majority of mankind are
rather partial to, but we find some conso-
la,ion for the mortifying fact in the reAec-
ton that nationality is not 80 much prop
erty of things material as that it consists
Of tho characteristics Of people, and is
properly represented in their common feel.
ings, sentiments, principles and iustitu-
tions.
Il Very Singular A6air.-A very Gu
rious instance Of confusion has taken place
in family in Lumber street, on Arbor Hill.
A mother and her daughter were both con-
fined on the same day, each having a little
son. In the hustle of the moment both
babies were placed 10 a cradle. and to the
confusion Of the mothers, when the young.
sters we're taken from the cradle, they were
unable.to 70 tellwhich was the mothers and
which the, daughter's--a matter which, %
coasss,,z iuoseever remain q mysssry: Tx
family is in great distress over the affair."
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