Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-13
CHAPTER III.


CHAPTER III.
MADAME cARLI--THB sSow-sToRM.
All persons Of locomotive propensiti,
claim for themselves the privilege of descr
bling what they eat and it really is yer
iudicious practice, because it begets in til
reader the firm conviction that the trayelle
is no "igais ,tdtuas," but a genuine, soil
creature of flesh and blood like himself BE
sides, there are always some pleasant little az
sociations with breakfasts and dinners, espe
oially those you eat on ajouIney. The cream
seems more creamy; the coffee, rolls butter
uew-laid eggs, ham, tongue, and sausages, o
much finer quality than the articles whicl
commonly pass under these names-the rea
son, perhaps, being that your journey has
put you in good humor, and given you
pleasure, my breakfast at st. Maurice The
room, high up in the hotel, overlooked tht
"Arrowy Rhone," from which fresh breeze
seemed to ascend. and creep in balmy and re.
freshing, at the opening windows. We sat, a
great many of us, round large table, and,
with the true freemasonry of travellers, were
acquainted with each ether at once The fact
u.s. you make the most of your time, know
ing that you have none to spare and chat
away, right and left, with man or woman
that happens to be within reach. On the
present occasion, there was but one lady of
the party, with whom WAS afterwards, by
accident, nearly clipping into Italy, hut of
that more hereafter. For the present we only
exchanged civilities, handed each other fresh
eggs and bread and butter, and convefsed
about what we had seen, and hoped yet TO see.
For her part, She had beheld nothing but Par
is, and those tracts of country land which lie
directly between it and ST. Maurice. Her hus-
band, who sat beside her and held her in
strict surveillance, had been long in the East,
where he had acquired Turkish ideas Of ieal-
ousy and suspicion. Madame CARL, however,
nothing daunted by his severe looks, CONVEX
sed with me increasingly, buttered my toast,
poured out my coffee, and paid me All those
small attentions which none Init ladies can
pay. | am always helpless, that they may
have the pleasure Of assisting me. Madame
CARL WAS pretty Frenchwoman, with large
dark eyes, and profusion Of raven hair
She had been well educated in the modern
system, knew a good deal, and believed very
little. The chief article in her creed was, that
il was mans duty to make love, and a wo.
mans to receive it, under all circumstances,
and in every place. Her husband thought
the direct contrary, which was quite natural,
seeing they had already been married xix
weeks, and that he anticipated considerable
trouble from the development of his help
mates theory. Madame appeared to take in
finite interest in my proposed journey, and lis
tened with az much pleasure at my account
of what hoped to SEQ as il had already
seen it and been speaking from experience
Three things especially delighted her-the
Temple Of Karnak, the tombs Of the Theban
kings. and the boundless expanse Of the des.
ert az expatisted on which, her eyes would
kindle.and flash and she would exclaiin
All, how | SHOULD like to be one of your
partyp
Madame, Z | replied. 2 hsve no party
| go alone"
Oh, mon Diea, 2 said abe 'eomme &c sysa
kiste.''
No, = replied, II shah people the desert
with my remembrance.
Our breakfast companions eAtc,al with
more or less vivacity into This conversation.
from which we at length proceeded to discuss
the topography Of the diligence asd our own
places in it. To my extreme satisfaction.
found that Monsieur and Madame Carl were
TO be my companions in the interior, which
was fortunate, since | had already, AZ it
were, made their acquaintance. My leaninrs
were all then towards France, in which had
lived till had acquired something OF a ma
tiye's love for it. This principally it was,
friend. We spoke OF Paris, of its pleasures
and gayeties, OF the fascination of its socie-
ty of its literature, Of its soirees, and Of that
fierce political spirit which ronders life there
so piguante. On one point we Differed Ma
dame was a royalist but this circumstance,
instead of acting between us as propelling
power, supplied an everlasting topic for dis
cussion !; and have noticed that however
violently woman may be attached to the
pomps and vanities of monarchy, she delights
in eonversing with mon of the most ultra-re-
publican opinions. We were travelling
through the territories of republic, and |
pointed out to her the most ordinary republic.
such as the perfect power Of locomotion, the
absence Of passports and custom-house nui-
sanees, the freedom from pauperism and beg
gary, an d the universal prevalence Of That
sturdy feeling af independence bordering Of
ten, confess, on rudeness, which diatin-
cuisines the Swiss from all their neighbors.
These things she could comprehend, but they
made no impression upon her. Her husband
was in the receipt of salary from the state,
rs her father, also found, was, and therefore
she was disposed to accept accomplished facts
and to be repugnant to all innovation.
Presently the diligence started, and our con.
fersation took new direction. There was,
n the Interior native Of Aosts, who meant ,
9 leave nc At hartigny, for the purpose Of |