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

collision and rebound almost gave him slide
which would soon have landed him at the
point from which be started, had he not been
caught by some one from behind, who was
also making the ascent. The gentleman who
checked my companions rapid descent. prov
ed to be German who spoke very good Eng
fish, and the incident gave rise to converse
ton which ripened into an intimacy by the
time We reached the summit of the monu-
ment. He, too, was a traveller fun-loving.
rolicking sort of blade, who was reckless
enough for anything in the shape Of lark,
and as good fellow as one need wish 10
meet in foreign country. He readily be-
came one of our party and we all together nd
journed to dinner in the Boulerdrd des haiiens
/ should mention here that our new acquaint-
ance rejoiced in the conversational cognomcn
of FERDINAND Talk, an appropriate title Ger
tainly, as he never ceased talking except TO
laugh at Mr.. Bailey's ludicrous mistakes.
At dinner the tabe-card announced That
the table d hote would consist of many hor.
d ourres-so many plates-so many entries
and bottle of ri,l-ordinaire or a half bottle of
st. Julien.
1t appears that the Squire preferred the
half-bottle; for, in a wretched attempt to
speak French, he desired 'Garcon' to bring
delr demi-boutelles de 81. Julien"
"GarcOn" mistook Mr.. Bailey's ''deln' for
'douze"-for that is the way the magistrate
pronounced it-and he fastened to communi-
cate the startling fact to the landlord that
| 10 rent1nman wis tyvaIva hotties Of winpi
The landlord opened his eyes in astonish-
ment. He evidently imagined my friend was
preparing for a regular spree. Then both the
Naitre dhoteL and his garcon besieged poor
Bailey with rapid interrogations in French.
| what must be saying to the BLACKBOARD,
for halfbottle?" asked the magistrate in de-
spair.
Say d7ni5o,aaille,; - replied Talk.
'.DeDlae! BRING Me BOTTLE OF WINE,'
| vociferated the magistrate. so fercely that
both his tormentors vanished instantaneOusly
to execute his commands
The Squire is often subjected to these an
noyances | remember when our passports
were examined at Dieppe. how my friend was
the victim to similar discontinue, owing to
the fact that his pronunciation was not prop
erly construed The officer of the Bureau
who examined Mr.. B.iley's passport, asked
him his profession?
''Magisthrate," answered the Squire.
HIS INajeayr' echoed the official turning
round, and addressing the secretary in
French.
Perhaps they mstook my friend for the
'King of the Cannibal Islands,
'Son Majestic" he again inquired, "of what
country"
"Magisthrate of Cork"
That was sufficient His Imperial Highness
was allowed to depart in peace.
By the time we had finished our dinner and
got ont into the Boulevardes, the light Of day
had disappeared to give place to the more
dazzling glare of gas light. The Boulevardes
decorated as they are in a style of incredi-
BILE luXuriOusness, glitter like gold in the rays
of the sun, but it is in the evening, that
Illuminated by thousand jets of gas, they
shine forth in all their gOrgeOusness. We
strolled on until we came to the CIfe de la
Regence the place where the great chess
player, Mr.. Morphy, is at present engaged in
contest with Harwitz, the German cham
pion. We entered the Cafe and ordered coffee
as plea. merely that we might have an OPP
portunity Of seeing one or the other of the
great nOtOrieties The Cafe was crowded to
excess. The American champion had not
arrived! 1t was reported that he was unwell
and had postponed the meeting. Harwitz
his antagonist, came in few minutes after
we entered. and Talk, who was acquainted
with him, introduced me.
HarwitZ is a very short man-scaIccly four
feet in height. and hump-backed, with a low
but very wide forehead, and an eye like an
eagles. He seemed very Sanguine of sue
cess, notwithstanding the American had
gained three games to his one. Having
learned from him that the meeting had been
postponed, we took an omnibus for the Champs
Eysees.
This spot is one of the celebrities of Paris,
and here one may find an infinite variety of
amusement. We spent an hour in the Cirque
de lImperatrice. or the Circus of the Empress,
as it is called, which stands near the entrance
TO the Champs Elysees, and then shaped our
course to the famous Jardin N1bile This gar
den is frequentcd by thousands nightly. 1t
is renowned for its pantOmimes, balls, and
masquerades. We entered by an avenue Of
poplars and other trees and shrubs, so illum-
mated by jets of gas sprinkled among the
foliage to give it the effect of cnchantment
AS we passed along orr bewildered vision
encountered flower-beds laid out in squares,
circles and indeed in every conceivable form,
with dimnutive gas-lights so distributed as to
initiate flowers of the softest tints and the
most perfect shape In the centre of the
grounds was a very large circle, forming
pavilion for the musicians, also brilliantly
illuminated. Around this were standing
thousands of persons, sfngly, in pairs, or in
groups. While the musicians rest hey loiter
--sauntering about But now q waltz strikes
up. In an instant a hundred couples are
whiriing along. floating around the central
Pavilion. Round and around in a vortex
of life, beauty, and briliancy they go,
whrIwind of delight. Eyes sparkling, cheeks
flushing, and gauzy draperies floating by. My
stars how the French girls dance! With
what graceful abandon they throw them
selves away" in the intoxcation of a waltz.
Such is the Jdrdin Wabile, and when l add
that the ladies are admitted FREE, its history
will be pretty well told to American ears.
In the Champs E2ysees we find any quantity
of temporary Cafes, erected only for the sum
mer season, and connected with which is gem
orally an al Jresoo eoncert-the performers
only remaining under cover. Mr.. Talk, Mr..
Bailey and myself entered one of these paIi-
saded concert-halls, and instead Of paying our
admission Fee, we were required merely to
patronize the "bar.n Hundreds of people
were seated within this enclosure quietly sip
ping their wine or smoking cigars while they
listened to the singing Of the performers.
The company was composed of pretty little
Grisettes-fair, frail creatures whose graces