New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-08
Eaec, OF u Popular phrase.

A letter from Paris in the Boston Post, has the
following curious paragraph:
Tho event" Of the 18th must not be forgotten 1t
consisted vi ths arrest by the poos Of half score
Of m,chirsoss Lads whom she authoties choose to e1.
rto csHspratOrs for the very rreyerent cry Of ole
Losgbst Z" with which the Emperor assailed hs
te.rarca o. the fsRangde Of the fnvades, with The
veIy raternai intention VI 0splay his interest In tue
IN sr,ept of the people. The exact HeaniRg OF this
foolish CRY, like lint Of tho popular sslusations
which appear aImo~t periodically in al great
cities snop rs Does neither know you're outr Is
unknown; bat it has grown immensely and insaneiy
the fashion amongst the popalaee thai researches IL ~
It's origin have bSeR occupying thought worthy OF tas
brains 4 Of best writer's for this fortnight
past They say that the nrst tne IL was heud vas
at the Poi gone al yersaes where an elderly Lady
much occupied with mo safety Of her worldly goods
In the sher- Of watch chain and umbrella, lsa Deen
iEfnly surprised 10 fad her loss yet greater IN the
person Of her husband aad that Suddenly aroused to
seB>e " her bereavement anid the noise OF she aIt
ery ard the rush of the soldiers she had rassed whay
up aSd dowa salatihs every traopeFs he net Win iss
question, Have yOn seen Lanbor'' and later
spersng her complaints with tke dsloroas eah. IN
loud sAril voice Of lambert Lambert where art
tAcu o. Lambert q OF course the joke likely to
tell On tho artillery gronpd and soon brought 10
Pals. whore /, took root on ths instant completely
chasing 5ui st0s' from to ield II nearly gave rise
in the Fenbourg 81 Antoine. where an In
div idval IN city sndressEr his own bedroom In the
evening totaly unconscious that his shadow reflected
TIE window curtain and esud be seen roH NE street.
rdd .hly found himself tue cea,er OF attraction to
VI tAeir voices, :" on, Lambert! where n Lambert =
anil the whole quarter was alarmed and the gems
durues more thur sny others wont tearing " and tre
Ike mad adding IN the disturbance instead Of quellng
it by their ofciOus aggression On the 5tA tho whole
psprlaton being abroad. tho cry became nuisance OF
me kind difficult 10 endafs And the crowd. res
peotias nothing this earth. sooner Recognized ihe
pnperois carriage he Esplsnad-, thsn the hated
cry set up the Instant. Ohs Lambert where
Is Lambcrtr his Majesty startled BY the question.
naturally xei about perpleKed when course the Joke
hsa, ksan rplls ed
az ain and assn nt the cir reechood with the laugh
ier .f tue spec His Majesty conscious OF bsmg
ehraod retired FROM the ground; the gems aSmes
dashed h,shef aud thlker amongst this crowd sho
plucked both the nieekest aud most silent amongst
tsm and marched them az 10 prison; aud tho bupefof
Bmprefs and Prince inpcrisl returning 10 81 C'ond
aeY witnessing the fireworks ns their carriage drove
along the Champs Elysess again tho cry was ralsed
"viv- LAMBERT 1--WE Madame Lambert" 'Vre
10 pst Lamberti" Soon sfer an unhappy person, TAI
in stature dressed IN white aud evidently stranger,
Afforded zach diversion to the gsmns who followed
with tie tOrtnrIBg cry OF VOLTA Lambert lac
police exercising their agenui,y To discover whether
Lambert means ytblng in particular; II So what
II does mean; and who first set IL atoat among the
spllace IL mystery. Dat tho solution may soos be
found at the Prefecture of Police.