, 1860-08-27
Europe One Hundred Yeats Ago.

Az ore viens Europe through contemporary
books Of travel il the early part u the iast
century, the landscape is aw'nl-~Ie1cbea,
wa4tea. bezgar1Y and p'Qn5eted, halt burnt
eous harseats; gangs ol such 1Eauping along
with bsyopetA behind them, and corporAls s8lth
canes md cats Of niue-tails to hog them to bar
racks. BJ tlese, passes my lords Hslt carriage
laundering through the ru:s, aa ne s"eats at
the positions, and tolls on 10 rhe Resideoz.
Hard by, but away from tie noise aud b.awiog
at the citizens and buJe il Hilhelmnlust or
Lud dwiKs.uhe, or Mohojou OF versait1es-it
ecarcely matters whlch-near 10 the CITY shut
oat By woods from 1hs beggared country, the
enormous. hideous' g!aso' oons.lous ,E ma1oie ara
and tho tr1m gardens and huge fountains,
and the forest where tue ragged PEASANTS
are bearing the. game,> Gt u death to
them to toaea-a feather j aud the j,liy hunt
ID eeps By them its uniform OF crimson and
Fayui horn: xud bis lords and nlstresses ride
ulicr hin Ind the stag is pulled domD, and
thu arsnd lluntsmsa gires the knhe in ths
miast Of chorus of baXles; and 'sis
time the court u home to d11aer and our
p0Gs poIis,t of te Count dc @ Or
tbo exctllsnt Ctevaler de sciaga'r, sees the
procession xleaming through the lrlal ase3ues
Of The wood, aad ha stems to the inn, and aends
his puble name 10 the marshal Of tue court.
Tnea our nopitman arrays hltnself ia green
and gold or pink and s''Vef IN the ricnest
lam, and makes his bo1 to the jolly prince
and tie GRACIOUS princess; and Is presented
to the chief lords and latsits, aud then comes
supper snn balk nt fkru, 1he:e be l0ees Or
wias 3 .houssnd pieces ~ d.5 light. If i. il
German court you may aud not little drunk
ennrsA to this picture .! high Lille; but German
or French, or Spanish, if y<u can ZEE ont Of
your palace window beyord the trim'eut forest
vlstas, misery is lying outside; hunger ia stalk
ing about the bAre villages, hsiissslJ following
precarious husbaudry, p:oa ing AtonJ fields With
starved cattle, or tes,lu'ly tHkpg in scanty har-
vests. Augustus Ia fat and july on hla throns;
he can kuock down IN o1, aad eat one almost;
bis m.s.1e.r, Aurora Ven Konigsmarek, is the
fayeliest, ti.s wittiest crea.ur~; his diamonds
are the biggest 2nd most b itlaot in the world,
aud his lrasts are as sbe, did as these Of Yer
ssilles. As for Louis the great, he is more than
mortal. Lift up your gia1ces respectfully, and
mark him e,ei Mudame de Font&n9es, or
Madame de Montespan from under his acbiitre
per.wig, as be- pssaes through the great galte-
ries where Vlars and Venuome, aud Berwick,
and U,ssuet, and Mastiltoa are waiting. Can
court be- more splendid; mobiles and knish
more gallant and superb; ladies' more lovely
4 grander monarch, or more m1lerable starry
ed wretch thun the peasant his nnhjscs. on cam
not look or.
Let US bear both these types in mind, if We
wish to estimate the old society properly. Be
member the glory and chivalry? YeBl Re.
member the grace aud beauty, and spasudor
| aud lofty polIteness; the gallant courtesy Of
| Fontenoy, where the French llue bids the gen.
tlemen Of the English guard to fire first the
| kis general, who fits ont the Inst army with tho
last crowDpiecs from the treasury, and goes to
meet the enemy and die or conquer for France
At Denain. But round ali that royal splendor