New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-10

Special Correspondence of the New Orleans osssosn

LETTER FROM PAREs'
Special Correspondence of the New Orleans Crsscentl
PARIS June H. 1866
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Paris, and l think l may say, using writer
license one Of the wonders of the world. 1t is on
The right hank of the Seine and in rather an out
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u ''-''""y p"i VI 'N' 1''S'
large space OF ground, more, perhaps, lAhu Is
realized in walking over it, interested as is in
seeing creatures of all kind. and from every part
e tl9 It,,'. ~ ,t,r, ,,,, ba,,o ,ssoon tho ola.
" 't4' 5'N"I "1' 1l''i - -'" ~
phant,' ana emerge INTO the secuoh set apart iot
shrubs. the long vista presented to the eye, as
g+andinp at one end of the ayenue one l0oEs along
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lne ss'"'e III 'tH0 " .''0S' "I0S' "'S-su o9"e -
ent#lhe IN Verdant NERVOUSNESS overhead, the
! distance through the grounds Is apt TO appear
nearer the truth than la likely at first to SEEM
made my visit to this showcase OF nature IN
March, ana at that time t1e BUDS mad not m9re
| than begun to swell; the trees seemed just
awakening from Their long wintry sleep aud be
| coming CONSCIOUS OF the approach OF hoWefy May
| and eaiY June the most beautiful months the year
/ has in his casket OF gifts-preVious to those hot
| snluy days when all energy IS gone, when iassl-
| tude and languor overcome the frame; and when
forced to fulfill lie's work We appreciate the force
| OF these dreadful words, by the sweat OF thy
| trlW shalt tADu earn thy bread and III sorry Slalt
thou eat of it,"
On entering the Jardin des Pantes, we view on
one side, along the wall to the right, succession
| OF sheds, or rather one long saed, about twelve
| feet high, divided into compartments six or eight
| feet wide, and faced IN front with iron bars: on
the other IS seen at irregular intervals and at dlf
terent distances enclosures varying in size from
ten to one hundred feet in length, by twelve or
fourteen yards across, surrounded as before, by
an IRON renee, and containing trees, rocks. caves,
Representations, on small scale, of the accus-
toned habtatiOns Of the reEidents) lakes and
running streams, as the case demands. First, on
what a collection! From the petite hummlng
bird, that has more the appearance of large hyf
i through all the ramhcauons OF ornthoogy up to
the large and disgusting looking vutures, with
their cold, carrion-craVing eye, reminding one OF
the HaTpies, who with their revolving touch three
times made loathsome the banquet Of lEneas and
his Trojans. Seemingly every species OF the
feathered tribe has its representative here Par
rots white, parrots green, parrots red parrots
with white bodies and yellow tails, parrots with
blue bodies and red tails are grouped on the same
tree, and climbing with claw and talon along
the sloping branches. Ducks, VarIegated
as the rainbow, and from opposite quar-
ters OF the world, swim IN the same
pond, and dive in the same stream. 1t Is an old
proyerb that '' birds of feather flock together,
but here are found fowls OF every hue under the
sun-from the dove that brought the olive branch
back to Noah, to Edgar Poe's raven. Passing
along the graVeled walks, which are always crowd
ed-generaly with the most common class OF
people, who are themselves one Of the curiosities
OF the place-ln turn are seen the large Llama
sheep the tapir with his long, hogke snout; the
kangaroo, sitting sedately on his hind legs, While
the other two are used IN defense, or to convey
food to his mouth the ant-eater, the ostrich the
antelope, and, most uncommon OF ad the little
American Jackass, with his long grey ears ant
quiet looking eyes. Passing all these, we are at
tracted to large, hgh, round-topped building
latticed with iron bars around which stands quite
a crowd of people shouting and laughing. 1t is
the home OF the monkles' IN winch IS seen It's den
zens climbing the lattice, walking the bars running
r. n T1n M tG
: engaged in dispelling the ennul, and no doubt
5 viewing with contempt these arrangements of ar
compared with their native forests, and rejecting
on the mutabillty OF human affairs. Here ons
, large fellow is striking back as boy from tbs
} outside makes pass at him with cane, endeay
oring to catch his foot in the curved part, which
mister monkey avoids by quick jump one side
f and Immediately afterwards tries to snatch away
: the stick. Then, feeling as though it were below
his dignity thus to tribe, he walks slowly oil anC
e runs up the dead tree, where, seizing branct
e with both paws he shakes 1T violently unit
e pendant Deli rings again. Leaving the monkles
the elephant, reaching out his long snout TO spec
0 ator for piece of bread; the camels with thei
bumped backs the hippopotamus, with his loose
e jolnted, leathery hide, looking as though he ha
j on the elephants skin and 1T was too large TO
t him; the BEARS stretched out on all-fours in tn
e shade, their eyes closed or only halt open, an
their jaws only suhclentiy apart to catch the nr
u merous DTS OF pread throWn 10 them, Wmch, !
they do not falt precisely lnto theif NOUNS, the
is do not take the trouble to move their heads
e reach, and suggesting the thought that their SO
It cety might be unbearahle were they outside tnei the
strong prlson-all occupy our rowing eyes ior
time, and at last the tigers are reached; They
with the lions, ETC.. occupy series OF cages a.
d raised to the height OF mans mead, ana Walkln
y up ana Gown rheR 1WelFe ny sly, ehey giai
e at the spectators ana seem 10 ire! away u 4
NE that saoula oe SO haepenoenS am sil lree:
one cage IS a oog WIN leopard, Ioll9wl1g III n
HelGe' stLlpeu oonipanloL @ up anu uoW ~ paoh gu
g iortn, turns r wneh ne turns, yet never seeming
Gsagaee. M mere Is 14G AhleI1can erica 2ashf5p . 5n al
S9 frca P Penga @ ,set anu e
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~ whose e; wne gtaysn b naf ana @ known nltny naol.
@ any srg pGS peasrs t 5i bs o
u 91ElSls every hpM anu sneh 70 alg WIN Als lot
T. lore paws 1T pFhgs hs up VISIONS OF qesecta "a
a. graves o. laegny purieu oouies 10
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~ renowned ~ I ous III al our ms a.
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~ gooa deal aF n1sTt oasts t s
81 department ol Planes IaGeL @ sutletea m WIN sisl
ny seeing ior one guy, anu uLseo " iatisIe' we d
- gao 10 step mo ~ our ienllSe' anu 'eA tne cocne