Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-10-27

him gratis really believe he would have
thought it dear, unless it was sent to his
hotel q
In descending from the Omnibus / lost
sight of him. Doubtless he had followed the
first man with white hat around the corner.
The old man is near sighted and wear a
white hat. / looked for him in ever direction
hut he was nowhere to be seen, and l entered
that magnificent temple of art-the Louvre.
even a portion of the rare treasures of art
collected in this palace. Itcontains upwards
Of 1000 splendid paintings of the Flemish,
Dutch. Italian. French and Spanish Schools
| spent two hours in this building but it
would take a good week to see everything
properly. 1t was here beheld the campbell
stead of the Emperor Napoleon l, his swords
and pistols and his robes of state. The
Louvre is connected with the Palace Of the
TtaLeries. the Imperial residence. The interior
of the Tuileries is, as may be expected from
its ancient renown, magnificent III the highest
degree. The apartments of the Empress are
on the ground floor of the southern wing, to
which access is gained by the Pavilion de
Flore.
Notwithstanding it was so much defaced in
the revolution of 1913, the present Emperor,
in his grand schemes of improvement, has
raised the Palace to more than its original
splendor. | left the Louvre with the inten-
ton of spending the next rainy day under its
roof, and passed through the spacious court
into the Gudens of the Iuzeries. The first
man met was the long lost Bailey. We took
a seat on one of the stone benches in the
gardens and he gave me a history of his ad-
ventures. He had, as L supposed, followed
the wrong hat, until he arrived at dining
restaurant in the Palais Royal, where he
found himself. as he styled it,-"veeZy-vee"
with a man he had never seen before, and
apologizing in the best French he could pro-
duce, hastily departed for the Louvre-wan-
cred through to the gardens and there | met
him. He was delighted to see me, as he has
a great dread of being lost in Paris on
account of the difficulty of making himself
understood.
After resting, we strolled through the beau
tiful gardens which comprise an area ofabout
90 acres encOmpassed by two parallel terraces,
on the North and South. running from the
extreme pavliOns of the palace. \ beautiful
view of the Seine is presented from the South
Terrace. The Gardens were full Of pleasure
loving Parisians in every variety Of station
and costume, and it was very amusing to
watch the light-hearted crowd in their mo-
ments of recreation. We at length arrived at
the Place de Ia C0ncort3e, indisputaby the finest
square in the Capital. 1t is situated between
the Tileries and the Champs EZysees, the Hyde
Park of Paris. 1t is in the middle of this
square that rises the obelisk of Luxor, whose
presence alone in the centre of Paris is, in it
self wonder, when we think of the trouble
and labor it must have cost, to search out this
immense block of stone amid the sandy des-
erts of Egypt and bring it to its present pO-
sition. On each side of the obelisk, surround
ed by statues, two graceful fountains are con-
SANITY letting upwards, and in sunny weather
the spray combines to form brilliant rain
bow. We crossed the square to the bridge of
the Invalides, and over the bridge to the Ho-
tel dies Invaldes which contains the remains
of Napoleon. We first entered the Church of
the Hotel des Invaldes where we perceived a
circular railing of white marble. 1t encloses
the crypt where the Little Corporal" sleeps.
Immediately beneath the cupola. We entered
the crypt by a door which led to a marble
staircase which winds around the altar. We
descended and passed beneath the altar itself
through omy-loOking bronzed door, and
above which is inscribed on black tablet
this phrase extracted from Napoleon's will:
81 desire that my ashes may rest on the banks
of the Seine, in the midst of that French peo-
pie whom have loved so well'
Passing through this door we observed on
the right and on the left the tombs of General
Bertrand and General Duroe. Advancing in
the gloom and crossing a sort of vestibule we
came into the circular shaped crypt, and in
sight of the beautiful sarcophagus. 1t is
about four yards long and two wide. 1t is
formed of four blocks-the receptacle, the
lid and two supports. From the foot of the
sarcophagus extends rich mosaic pavement.
representing an immense crown. Rays issue
from this crown, which surrounds the monu-
mcnt, and on them are Inscribed the names Of
the chief victories of Napoleon. This tomb it
is said cost upwards of $500, 900 francs
nearly million of dollars.
AS we were coming ont of the Hotel DIES
Invalides the roll of kettle-drums in the
Place de la Concorde indicated the approach
of one of the city regiments. We hastened
over the bridge and were just in time TO see
them pass. They were Zouaves-a desperate
looking body of men and said to be the best
soldiers in the French army. At the head of
the regiment and Immediately after the drums,
behold for the first time the '.CmteRieTe" of
French Regiment. She wore an officers
uniform with the exception of the hat, which
was light tarpauln, adorned with a cOckade
on one side and a silver eagle on the other.
The sight of the trim little Canteniere re-
minded me of the popular song of tina; name:
''They call me the Canteniere
I'm the pet Of the whole brigade,
There is not a
From the 10 the van,
Bat salutes To my gay cockade."
"Rataplan, rat-a-plan, rat-a-plan." and on
they tramp to the sound of the drum, and
wheeling round the north wing of the Tuil-
cries disappear from the view. Mr.. Bailey
and myself marched in contrary direction
to the tune of "St. Patrick's Day and Yam
kee Doodle" and we came into another square
= the Place de Vdndome.
The Place de Yendome is an octagonal
square, in the centre of which rises the bronze
tower erected by Napoleon in commemOration
of his victories in Germany. This tower or
monument is hollow, and like the ''Monu-
mcnt'' in London, is supplied with spiral
stairway inside by which you may ascend to
the top-a height OF 3l5 feet. 1t took all the
eloqucnce | could command to persuade my
companion to accompany me to the top of
this monument.
The old gentleman has such an antipathy
to spiral stairways that he has more than