The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-10-11
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER Ii, 1866.
LETTER FROM G. Wv.
LETTER no. x.

capped Alps of Switzerland, to look upon the mil
lion and half OF Austrian and Prussian soldiers
who are standing in battle array, awaiting 1he VI
ders of their Generals, must not lngor zoo ions
on the banks Of the Seine, in the Garoon y. ~, sne
Tuileries, nor wander in the market places looA'
ing at the women coming in from their little country
gardens. with their long baskets strapped on tnei1
backs, filled with vegetables 70 leou 1ne ni',lons
of hungry people, and st the nve tnousaho ia'
butchers. with miles Of stalls tiled with oeel porh
mutton. lamb ami real, and at the myriads OF tlsh
and at The acres Of wine, beer, cider, ale, eggs,
hntter and cheese; and the s'white mammaus,
with twenty thousand baskets filled with peaches,
neotarines, pears, plums, grapes, prunes ana nse'
all from the valleys and vne-clad hills OF France
But Unjust linger in the flower market, among eno
three thousand neat gipsey girls, Tor they na.o
the choicest bouquets made from the sWee'es. NV"
ers Of France. The flower markets OF Falie "io
very agreeable sights. ,.,.o4a
When I walk through these miles OF mstA1s0' n1Ss
and look at the immense quantities OF Yes0s'o.os'
beef pork, rautton, poultry, fish, buteeI' one;
wne, beer, eggs fruit etc., can 'pus "sa =,
question, Where will they find puronas0ts .ot -
these vast supplies? But when have lels 'na
marhet nlaces. and walked through tne ntoau
ovannea and boulevards jostled on every siae Oy
+ho crowds Of people, then find myself asking
thaonsafi6n HOW is this vast multitude to be ted
ma ,repvE ;a From the bountifully supplied mar
lots ~ Paris. These market places were orlg1-
oo1,v in a cemetery. The dealers had thelr stalis
oneono the tombstones In the course OF time
hnrials in this cemetery were interdicted and the
..+..ha.ano.@ oave nlace to permanent market
moths and at length the graveyard was dug up
povYls' .nd thaaa long ]inesof markets es
aI1 a,:atsg iesSneu' leu '1u ~ 40
@ otarios of Paris have interested me- and
have visited several Of them. interments in
san tyoa The early burying grounds have all
!on6 y.aon SuenaS snd anandid ho11saa and streets
oeen leys1sG; ;,s ovar them pere La Ohaise is the
t t narnatarv and contains 200 acres of land
Il "a beautifully situated in the suburbs Of Paris,
ana ~ ;au ~ p.r;a hnt5of tha snrronndinp
only ane y x4om " ~ ha aoan whathar tbis
country. ~ ~ Ioha 4ho 81 oT;ta nrodacaasnra
cemetery WIZ snsle ;no ~ ooprmants ond
The number ana costilness o.Ns monuenes anu
Che ceieprateo Aaes - - th ,t ~ ,o ~
fromntne th;s s;,ent ci,v ~ tha daadT
Qne geHelason. ~ -; ioL;na a. H. " r,onnnanta
spent neary nGay ~ nouoen e. France I
me nreg ,aa that ~. ~ Mi RaSbe The
lin Pere a vnase ha % Iast time her
aol!ess anG lass a s.iT T.; the tor -
VOICE was nea5u W 1u9 Che moo than ~, her
1865 IN Cnarleston, a. msho Sor tha X aoSt net
tfWay 70 tne psuu4ul lsnu ~ " tba atosmsh;n hoho3
5of ner neaNa. y. mety osan. on @ v,th har Noi
fom Vha1!esgSvn ~ W ,.;-t;ua awaat connter.anno
never loIgeg nGa Pna tha helmv cl;mata an ra
After reaonng hssana afsnrt s az Sa soc;teton n
Vived her sas nlaue a o;n an.,aar on the stage
many somiIeIs, w 1Sr.t ,t tasa consnmntion had
Rpl aas! tle 50 -. sly gao, IN har ahattarei c0nstit
pM ads sfeii har aY,apemanta. Poor
ston eae coul1 nuy ~ ~ thara enaa m hnne If
kachel eh - ha caTr;ed r. her native
ner reto1eay s.aS arr;v;no in Paris ahe ingerad
lano % U.S. A'soa VOL a. rest Hha wss hnried in
1eW Weeks anu mar nh;ch "a senaratad from the
,.;o,, ~ vail The simple ineorp-
annaara m her monument .
s3uon OF ora tha family vanlta of
In the same enylosn;n g that
the uha hut Main n,nn
is lnscf1nea on .uo 80 find tho graves nj
Ment. WMs sui - th;s camatnrv.a,nong
Ilnnoes u i,,a,,a, ,,;t,, ynn moe e,.,xT5
.ne1n ,,a of l,onntoaa Demj,iv}f IL ress
l,,s. hnua ha.ement Of pculptured masonry, and
aaasha bv liz ht of stairs, The monument
i T. ,olf onnaista of ten columns OF white marble.
Trp sTha tonb is ornauented by a. cushion, bearing
) +hndaIna and ooronet of the deceased. Not far
.-1fnm This magnificent monument is garden, ten
Feet snnare. which interested me more than the
splenuid tomb OF the Countess. The garden is
flled with roses, yioets, lilies, etc. The short
mounds OF earth indicate that there had been six
i oh;idron hnr;ad within the enclosure. On small
s,,artie - - Hat nh;c atood IN tha centye il i'm
saahad ss.Rerbai yeanath for her children and
: pA casafo,tod hanouaa thew vara nnt Here
m ups pea"t;SnI trhnte oY aorrowine mother to