Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-03

1 81 70 YlOl@nt . 20 per Kn8B IL w AS TOuno
ueeesaafg to remove their. shces, for
fear Of their fDidrying ons another.
not a minute passed without some high
spffited steed making ar bolEr,it ran
down the line neiRhfnk- AID Kicking,
pursued yby the active hussars, who
langhingfy hunted the pagimal down and
captured It, AFTER IL had made acquaint-
anee with the whole camp, and set a
Thousand companions, who .snvied its
| liberty, Ia q semi-gtate Of revolt
] passed the mounted chasseurs before
reaching the haeademizsd roed IN At
| ruBa down from the pavilion Of Grand
Mourmelon;zI passed the engineers and
tried 70 reach the bosquet, 10 whose
asighborbood there is always a lively
scene mot slons- thst-ons -horseman
passed me- hut countless pedestrians
are hurrying TO the spot, where one
amusenent tries1 ii snrpasss another.
Here q Vsntriloquist is performing; there
3 savage; oyef there girls entice ron to
enter q cafe chan dss 4 here Z d an open
Kitchen, through whose gaping side walls
the wind passes freely, sporting with the
liehtsaso E4hat the thickest candle 10
burned CUT 10 an hour. The wooden
lmalla are not decorated; wbere Jon feed
Jon have the Ere before you, and can
watch tbs entire process of cooking the
food gsu have ordeFedsy ~ ~ an
CIose by I'D AroR~of brillant cafes,
the Cafe do Paris, Cafe Napoleon, &c.
From fheg Foof float tri-color flags, con.
ssderably bleached by rain ana suD; gi-
gantic inscriptions at once inform You
that you are 10 o Frhneh torn IN which
putting ig0ne Of the conditions Of exs
istence@ IA tent-shaped verandah, deco
rated with flags, distinguishes the en-
france Of the Cafe Napoleon; flowers and
shrubs enliven the room, which is sup.
piled with mirrorsand curtains. At the
bar sits u1siesttc dame idie %aitsSs
With their white aprons 10 the corners.
The large Paris Journals are lying on
the tables; groups Of officers are anus
ing themselves With 81 popular game Of
draughtss and drinking their coffee.
1Feaskoh pour les ODfcierS' may be
read everywhere; and the comfort Of the
sbIdfers who cannot Stand eight sous for
> dsnaf .tasse Is equally well looked after
Hundreds Of wine-shcpa and iesfnBai1hstsl
aurrouPd the large and elegant restau-
rants @ nEGsa * r@1 -
= Before n retired 70 rest at Grand
Mourmelon, strolledg again into the
cavalry camp, it was dark, and an al.
most suettral scene was presented 10
me. The shnsaars were leading their
horses to water. The moon cast her
pallid light on the busy throng, on this
medley Of lgigantic-looking men and
dark animals, AoF that / fancied I had
before meb preparations fora nocturnal
review .'ss'.., -. 4, Z =.
As the morning breaks, the officers
shout their orders, the troopers nipupt,
and the sergeants can over the NAMES
amid the snoring of the horses, from
the distance t6s IHad 6eats Z is~ notes
Of the tunes which the bands are per
forming ut the head Of the infantry bat
talions. Suddenly the whole body of
horsemen get into Eiotios, and Il seems
as Il all roads had become alive
From all sides The cavalry columns adj.
vance, drawn up in fours, in order to
leave q portion of the road free. The
helmets sparkle ii the sunshine, the sa-
bres glisten as il they were made5of sill
| yeFf the riderssistart'up q joviall song,
which Is MOI .unfrequently accompanied
| by the snorting ofthe horsea. Ere long
all are drawn up around the Pavilion de
fEmpereur. in front Of which the chap.
let-tenf has been erected. Before the
latter the ehsigns of an the regiments
were drawn up with their eagles Be-
hind these the lsappers Of all the batsal
| ions formed second line; on the right
and left, wo battalions of engineers
hanked The ALTAR. At the spot reserved
for the Em peror, three regimental bands
we're posted toperform the music during
divine service. Ia second line were
draWa ppsthe baudsof all the other Eegi-
mSfks abe drums and fifes Of all tbs IN
| fai4tfy SbattAlions.1 ~ rrv-gry rnr,
The army itself--some thirty thousand
strong-formed q large quadrangle
round the chapel Opposite the altar
| stooa the cavalry regiments, on the two
other sides the infantry and chasseurs
tfu columns of battalions. At this mo-
ment the. Emperor emerged FROM the
pavilion Surrounded by q brilliant staH.
Nepole0ue walked rather heavily, aud
produced Upon me the Impression Of a
lstbut man unused to walking exercise,
IThe Empetor took aglauce atahe bat.
ltalious which, as he once sportively said,
Fare only Acquainted with one book, at
lonce their Biole and gospel-e'est LA
TAeorie deiF Esole de Peloton."
Il The mass commenced. IL was q noble
aighi when al Che elevati6ns all the sol
diers felivoh their knees, the eagles and
musheta sank to the ground During
the mass Hound an opportunity for ex-
aamining my immediate encourage My
eye at Length became fixed on soldier,
/ who i'd fealifyt YEAS oniyshalff a one, for
he hAd lost foot and a hand the right
foot was HOLLYWOOD, and only a short stump
was left OF ibis left arm. The-man wore
thu antiquated tail coat and three-cor-
nered hat Of the old imperial guard
This. coat Was at least fifty years old, al
EthonRh it bad not become threadbare.
The man was rather upright, and sup.
ported himself on q stout stick, which
Vie. held in his whole hand. A snowy
uaoustacke hung over she Dip Of shis old
nsan, ssshe was 1T least ninety years Of
age. This Invalid attracted my entire
attention, hnd / saw that be fully sppre-
Heiated the scene that was going on be.
Il fnre him. sae.a-lss-.assz.as-auas ---s-
"a fair scene, is it not sir q 4 said to
the aged ussn.
The. invslii slowly raised his eyas q
/ my 4ade AID seriously corrected me-
L. "A grad scene, # you please, sir.
A@aWell lhed, Q grand scene; u you