New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-07
AuHRLCINS " PdRLS.

Noltaile and Bcaumarchais, the one stock
jobbing philosopher and the other commercial
playwright, may be considered as the true
revolutionary prototypes OF modern avidity In
Paris. Any city which makes money out OF It's
hospitality, will speedily come to regard all
travellers in the true tavern keeping spirit, and to
adopt the warmth of his reception to the length
of the dodgers purse. Imperial Rome long ago
went into business upon capital stock OF
antiquity. and for several ages, it has con
timed 20 secure 10y mendcity whatever 1t
could not extort by impotence. 1.-The
"poupe of Paris" shys Orvrgo in 1.-The Vicar
"of Wakefield" "ale much fonder of strangers
" that have money than of those that have wit.
AS could not boast much of either,
81 was no great iavolite.' Why the pilgrims of
to-day, who have been heeced through all the
phases of the grand European tour, should
vent their spleen upon America as the sharp
ing ShylOck of the nations, is "A problem to be
investigated 10y those who think it worth their
while. Humanity. we venture to surmise, is
much the same in all the -four great quarters;
and whoever is doomed to be hayed should,
by all means, if he has any choice, repair TO
Paris, where he will be fashionably and artisti-
CHil fticNtu OF Ills cUtiCic ne may 80 luI-
ther and he stripped more roughly.
There is one feature, however of the news
which reaches us from the French Capital,
which. we confess, fills IT'S with patriotic grief.
We could hear, we think, with equanmity of
the peeliI.g of PruSsians and Russians of En-
glislmcn and Turks; but il inks us to be told
that the thrifty shopmcn, the lodging letters,
and the victualerS of Luteta are making a
mere pigeon of our golden American eagle. We |
are 10th To believe that the misf0rtunes |
of the country have affected its prudent mind. |
We are tenacious not of reputation for s0rdid |
but of that credit for judiciOuS bar
gains which has been so long and so univer-
sally allowed us. When we hear of a Yankee
who has been outwtted, we feel as the elder
Weller did when Samuel the boy of his care
full culture, was bmboozed by the tearf.l
lrotter. Alas if the universal testimony
Is TO be received, our Samuel upon his
travels is no luckier than the gentleman
who went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho; while in these degenerate days the
priests and Levites lamentably outnumber the
good Samaiitans. They understand the Column
Dian procvtieS in Paris, and they have taken
heir measures according to their knowledge.
Newspaper correspondents announce that eight
special restaurants have been provided for our
accidental grinders; in six bar-rOOms the ma
ional cock tail fOams and the ice tinkles
II the yerdant julep of the free and the
,raye; there are meeting houses for the
,ious there are miiners 10y the million, AMI
ailoIs by the thousand, and diamond dealers
" the hundred for those republicans who are
ttached To gorgeous Ialment: there are pie |
ure- dealers who know our passion for the !
Torks OF Pictr0 Perugino, and who have pro- !
ided several cords of the canvas ascribed (by
hemSeyes) 10 that eminent master; while the
cry boys on the bridges anticipate a boot l
lacking brilliancy of business and an influx of j.,
Dus and cenlincS which "a contest between
III patent leather and Partisan mud will O
atmally and inevitably occasion. ..
We are far from believing that our country
Zen will yield without struggle To the num- G
erless forces which will besege their pocket
ooks; and in many q family circle the pay $
aster in pantaloons will resolutcly do eco
Dmical battle with the prodgal in pettcoats. q
I too many cases however he will be igno-
iniousy defeated, not for the want of natu- q
ecause in an evil hour some libel monger ac- T. T.
Used Ms Of loving money too well, and of
,ending ii with sparing and trembling %
md. Since that time we have been practi- Al
lily refuting the scandal by playing at ducks
nj brakes with our gold and our grecnbacks. :.
I'd have been buying at an enormous cost a e.
araetcr for tberally. which turns out, after n