The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-02-06
THE MAJORS STORY.

WAS Oh MY WGuulnS 'IIlp, WIN my WIG
and sister, and, like many another Yankee,
had gone to Paris unable to speak a word
Of the language. However, we got along
tolerably WE'LL for relative OF ours, who
was there Attending the medical Lectures,
piloted US about, and acted as our interpre-
ter. After ten days | was called suddenly
to London; and, as my coui ipanious had not
seen half enough Of Paris, it was decided
that they should remain behind with our
relative, and join me afterwal DIS, under his
sscoit, at Liverpool. They were to take
one of the small Cunard steamers which
then ran from Harve, and | was to 60 to
London via. that place, and to leave my
passport there at Wheeler hotel; for with,
Out 1t the ladles could not leave lhe country.
Ih ngs b. ing thus arranged the dGctul
one morning called caDnIan, and directed
him to drive me to the HAVE Station.
The cars were announced to start at eleven
cock, and my appointment required my
presence in london ut four of the following
afternoon. Su. you can conceive OF my
CONSERVATION when, on my arriving ut the
Station moi five minutes before the adver.
tlSed time, Ii occurred TO me that the cab.
man had driven to the wrong de)o In
our going about Paris, the liayrc Station
had been pointed 0ut to mr; but that, | was
sure, was not the saline building. | uied
III vain to make the cabman understand me,
aud at last, with my carpet bay III ny hand,
| rushed luto the urpot. y tri,lu ol rars
was steamed up, ready ior starting; but
nothing indicated where they were going,
and not a soul in sight looked as if he could
speak English, - Freuchucn, yuu know sci.
dom can; they abonlnate both the language
and the people. In this dilemma my eye
tell Oh u gentleman buying IA paper at d
news stand, whose face seemed STAngely
familiar. lie was Il tail, finely propoytoned
magnificent looking man not tar from tolty,
and would have arrested attention any
where but where | had seen han | could not
recall fer the HE Of Inc. However, it had
not been in France, Tor | had been there
only ten days; and 1t must lave been III
some region where English was spoken
SO, without any ceremony, accOsted him.
Sir, will will you lell me if this is the
Ha,re Statlon?'
1T is, sir," he answered, with a slight
French accent, and the train leaves lm-
mediately. II you would take it, buy your
tlcket,-l will show you the right carriage.
There was not a moment to lose; but the
ticket-vender had ninlble fingers, and, when
the bell ceased toling, was quietly seated
by the side OF the gentleman i'll cne Of the
three compartments into which French car
are divided, aud on the way to Havre.
We were the only occupants of the di-
lence. At last my new acquaintance turned
to me, and said rather abruptly
You are an American, sir?"
| al hnt
how did you know that? How, at first
sight, can you distinguish Yankee irom an
Englishman?"
''lt would be difficult to tell; yet there is
a difference, as great as between u French
man and German. You are great pco-
pie, sir,-the ireest on the globe. :"
I'VE think SO, sir; but | tear the day is
distant, our republic now is but little bet
ter than a despotlsul.
80 | hear; and from what | learn in
Paris, | conclude you are on volcano at
this moment. | am told that an outbreak
may occur at almost any hour. :"
1T may; there is trout 10 in the wind;
but let them look to 1.-THE people will
triumph" ....
This last remark, as it came half Missing
through his closed teeth, indicated intense
feeling. In moment, as if to change the
subject, he added, - Some years ago met
one If your great men-Mr Webster"
oh, yes! He was in Paris. | have his
autograph in my pocket"
BE kind enough to let me see it. -
drew our my passport, to which Mr..
Webster signature--he being then Secrc-
tary of State--was attached. The French
man looked at it curiously, and then hand
cd it back, saying
IF you could get out of France without
it, l should beg this from you. Mr.. Web.
ster is the greatest Of men.
A oeSult0ry conversation followed, during
which be showed thorough knowledge Of
the condition and the sources of this uoun
try; and then he said
How long have you been in Paris?"
Only ten days; but | have been going
night aud day. think | have seen about
all that is to be seen.
But you could not do SO in that time
nor in ten months. You have had only q
glimpse of the outside Of things. Where
have you been?'
Everywhere to the Tuileries the
Palais Royal the Louvre, the Invalides,
Notre Dame, ST. Cloud, and Versailles
and what place that is! spent the most
of three days in the palace; and would have
been glad to have staid there three moths. "
"Yes, the galleries are fue; but you found
the old masters at the Louvre. Were you
not better pleased with them?"
No; to my eye paint is none the better
for being old saw nothing there that
thought equal TO those battle.pieces of Hor.
ace Vernet. Ho makes the canvas talk
Looking at some Of them. | could almost
hear the cannoii, and smell the gunpow.
der. at ii.
was then younger than am now, ano
time has corrected my Judgment.