Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-19
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through the streets of Paris Pleasant to
rd', because they are generally speaking so
smooth that it is like rumbing over level
floor, and hecau.e they are never except
upon special occasions, mfortably full
The material now most used in their cons,ruc-
ton Is composition Of pitch aud gravel
similar 10 that we use in America upon roofs
OF houses We saw frequently little parties
Of two or three workmen in the strsets, with a
large kettle iull of the composition, applying
il to places that had worn bare. II answers
the purpose very well in Paris, but don't
think It would IN London or New York They
have little or none here Of thai heavy business,
which is the chhrAclerisic of the two ! tier
cities, aud in place Of the heavily ladened *
press wagons, drays, etc they have only cabs,
hand carts, light omnibuses and vehicles OF
pleasure. Paris does not assume to be
'rrat commercial mart, but in meu thai are
learned aud witty and brave in women that
are gay, beautiful aud accomplished; in every
thinf thar is pleasant to see, hear or smell or
taste; ir painting and smtuary, in music and
the drama in diamonds aud gloves, and per.
fumes aud silks, and miracles OF the cuisine,
it claims to be aud is, pre-emin.nt among all
the cities ofthe earth It is always pleasant
to walk in Paris because the second stories
Of most ol the houses in the principal streets,
are built out over the sidewalks, so that ifit
rain, or if the suns heat be intense you are
i'll prot ,oted and then in these long street
galleries or alcOves, one always meets
throng of graceful and smiling people, whose
hats come entirely of whenever they meet
acquaiutnnees and who look even upon
strangers, as if they would be perfectly happy
to serve them in any possible way In the
windows Of the shops are exhibited specimens
of every thing thnt is rich and elegant, and
inside, are fair young dainsi Ia who will wait
upon Monsieur" with such perfect grace aud
Pollteness, and ssy so many pleasant things
to him in their imperfect English, that to buy
is matter of course Who oonld think Of
saying mo, to such perfect ladies ? So il
you wish one article, a pair Of gloves, or the
like, the probability is that you will leave you
measure with au order for dozen.
We we're OF course curious to see the place
once occupied by the famous Basule, and one
morning we turned our steps in that direction
1t is nothing now TO see but a circular space,
from the center Of which rises tall graceful
column surmounted by "a winged and gilded
figure, representing Liberty. It's very a..
mosphere however seems weighty with sug-
geslions and lessons for all who enter it,
There Is a lesson for rulers warning them not
to forget that they are under God, only the
servants Of the people, whose good is the su-
preme law Thcrecolectiou OF The gathering
Of the mobs here, during the Reign of Ter
ror, who destroyed all law and brought anar
chy aud destruction upon all, teaches The ne
eessity of submission to constituted authority
while that god Of Liberty, with wings extend.
ed touching the column lightly with but one
foot, tells ihst he is ready TO Ay away
again, the moment his name shall be pro
famed When the prison was DESTROYED, the
people took the stones aud built with them
that massive bridge across the Seine from the
Place de Ia Coneorde, that they should be
preserved TO be spit upon and trampled under
foot OF men forever. The great iron kew
they sent to that young Republic, which
seemed then TO be Liberty chosen among the
rations and Lafayette, carried It to George
Washington. II has hung ever since in the
halls Of Mount Vernon, but its warning was
lost upon our nation We have BAslles lnos
Of our own. When this horrid dance of
dealt" is over and this somuaBlbulie tragedy
is completed, We will realize that Liberty has
left Us, and will vauly regret our madness
aud folly
We passed on through the Place, and soon
reached the foot OF the elevation upon whose
side and summit, is The principal cemetery OF
Paris, that Of Pere la Chaise. While tits one
OF the most interesting, It is certainly the gq
Asst Metropolis in the world Men whose
names ara landmarks 10 the student Of hsto
~ lie here All huddled together, ~ il the liv-
ing begrndged them their "slx ieet Of earth. ("
There is no grass, no growing flowers and
very little shade. IL is simply an immense
marble yard, IN which you walk through streets
and lGnes narrow, dusty And hOl---a compaol-
ly huilt city with monuments for houses
one meets with Frenehy peculiarities and
ideas At every step Near the eatrsnos for
instance, in the Jewish portion OF the eeme.
try, there were visiting cards, scattered like
broad hakes OF snow, over the Iom1 Of Rach.
I el, tie Queen Of Tragedy little further