Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-31

THE BLACKS N PARIS.-Ihree days ago
there was an arrival Of Egyptian troops
from Mexico. They are 400 in number and
have been aiding in the conquest Of that
country under the flag Of Macmillan They
are to remain here for the present, and have
had quarters allotted them in the barracks
near the Hotel des Invalids. They will await
the Nlceroy Of Egypt and act as his body
guard during his stay here. Thew are in
pressive specimens of their race. and cause
great excitement when they appear IN the
streets. The most of them are men of large
size and good proportions. Their unifo1a
Is white elose-ftting cotton Jacket VII
tight sleeves, short petticoat of the san.
hue and material, and broad crimson sash
around the waist. The lower garment Is
bound around their legs by'long white gai-
tiers. Their heads are covered with a white
fe= with crimson tassel when on duty a,
other times the cap is of the latter color and
the tassel OF dark blue. Tue contrast BE-
tween this dress and their own skins is mos;
striking. They all look as if they had been
hewn out OF the - gross darkness that might
be felt, and If Nature had exhausted the
contents Of all her sOot-spots she could no,
have made them blacker. If they were
caught out IN shower of Maynard and
Noyes. every drop wouli show on them like
a chalk-mark. At night they have the ap-
pearance OF ghosts without heads The ball
of the eye is so large and dark that it en-
tirely cOnceals the rest OF it and if the order
to their enemies were not to fire till they
saw the whites Of them, the TuIcos wOull
have very little need of powder to secure the
victory in any engagement.
In addition to those, in few days, there
will be an arrival Of a hundred negroes from
Senegambie. They belong to the first No.
bllity OF that happy region, as the French
papers inform Us, and probably do not know
that Bishop Heber had the i'll grace to refer
to 1t as the land ''where only man is vie.
otherwise they might hesitate before favor
ing the whites with their presence. As
they are 10 be brought here at the expense
OF the Imperial Government, whose subjects
they are, they will have Courteous recap-
ton, and the MOHifeur will doubtless term
them. as the London Times did Presldsu.
hOoerts. OF Liberia, gentlemen " Of highly
polished exterior As to this qualification
we shall have ample means Of Judging on
their advent, as the papers say that they
wear no clothing, OF at least none TO SPEAK
o. Besides these specimens Of African
growth there are abundance of Tunislans
here, and one meets them everywhere II
their eccentric costume, which | find. 10 ny
surprise, invariably comprehends pair Of
civilized shoes, fearfully down at the heel
This | could not account for at first, but
have since discovered that it is the result 81
an effort on their part to adapt themseiys
TO our dress as to that extremity Of thel
bodies Being accustomed to wear only
slippers, without heels, they find these hi-
ter an intolerable burden both from ift
size oi this portion of the foot and It's ien
derness, as heretofore it has been sublecie-
70 no pressure. What with the above, TIE
black soldiers Of the French army that ln'
often encounters in the streets, the WALKER
oil the same hue that attend upOn the Gus
toners OF the American restaurant, Whl'l,
by the way, has just gone into sueees5ill
operation. the sable interpreters at the u
hIbItion designed for the benefit OF tn'I
who do not know French, an
the neutral tints at every corner IN 'ne
shape OF Japanese, Chinese. MOOrs, MaiAy'
and others, one is led irresistIbly to the con.
clusion that the more lugubrious shades ~
n the ascendant here, Just as they are ID H. ~
United States. Ii would be strange II hat-
should turn up trump after all and tna' =
'pite of Noah's unkind remarks to hini'
Paris Cor. Boston Posi-.