The New York herald., 1867-03-29

hill ana valley in La vendee has its story OF
the bravery sacrifice aud devotion Of its sons who in
the time OF tho French revolution. adopting for their
motto sqoyay and faith" fought valianty for king and
Church. against the innovations Of what they considered
the two spirits Of evil-repubicanism and rreiigion
Every uin-crowned height surrounded as thickly as
with the IVY which clings to It's walls with rich memo
ries Of the past dating back to the far times when the
Druids performed their mystic rites In the pale moon
light But Il not much TO explore the ruins OF
past history something Of ne present condition
Of the country and particularly Of the people, that
qutte my warm bed at daylight and hurried down 70
tho railway station amid the falling fakes.
But the fakes did not long continue 10 fan. Before
we reached Orleans the sun in all his splendor
and tinged with richer hue the delicate peach aud
pear blossoms bursting In this early March beneath
the sky of France Everywhere In the heds laborers
work preparing the ground for culture and as
is usual through Of Europe the majority Of these
were women, engaged in dtchng, spading. wheeling
barrows and performing all sorts OF labor which In our
country is only doae by strong stalwart men. little
further on we saw where and how many OF these
laborers lived. For miles and miles beyond Tours,
amid rich vine clad hills and uplaods, along
made in the solid rock out Of which stone has been
taken for building purposes In these places damp and
dismal hundreds and thousands Of the farm and vine
yard aborers along the route live. little boarding
up In 'front.' with perhaps little bit OF glass for
window over the door ana here n TINS saTae ns ea
years since visited some OF these rock cottages near
Tours, and the sight really sckening, and Il was
sckening think that snch misery and poverty should
exist beneath this beautiful sky and in the midst OF this
agricultural wealth and under the supervision Of this
have seen enough OF this OF thing to make
sick OF 'paternal governmentism" and the details OF
which shall give you later In this letter.
Since the communicating influence OF railways has
spread itself Europe, and by the introduction OF
foreign travel and travellers with well filed purses has
places' which formerly heard Of have been about
difficult 10 find the fountain Of youth, sought
long by Ponce do Leon. Napoleon vendee is yet
however exception to the general rule principally
probably from the fact that travellers have not yet
learned It's merits IN this respect or are not sufficiently
ing country, not sufficiently desirous OF seeing
the ruins aud the batteeds Of La vendee the scenes
turn the tide Of travel in this direction.
Last January railway, however, was opened
thirty miles and it is greatly DO feared that long
Napoleon vendee may be designated among the "cheap
of the readers of the HERALD desire TO nf in France
town with interesting country abous itraher dull
OF ITSELF to be sure, but where excellent French is
spoken and where compared to any other OF It's size
that know of, living is exceedingly rcasonablethey
could not do better than to come here
House rents are rdiculousy low whole unfurnished
house, three stories hgh and containing nine rooms,
may be rented for 50 or $40 month. Furnished such
a house may be had double this sum, and friend OF
rooms two salons dining room, Kitchen cellar and
large garden, containing Oar and apple trees and grape
vines in profnsion. Three nicely furnished rooms to-
gether may be rented for ftv francs month. Cooks.
and cooks here excellent, be had for from
twenty TO thirty francs month"; and ordinary "he,p'
from ten to twenty. know Of a house here,
at which old does the work, receiving for her
month, out Of which she boards herself rhis sc,ms
incredible; but when describe, as shall as proceed.
the extremely measre style in which all the poorer
classes of this OF the country live and are Obliged
TO live it VIII not appear strange. But OF this hero
AFTER At present my object is to show people who have
money and desire TO economize II how they can 1--we
cheaply in France. The market is amply supplied with
every variety OF garden vegetables, poultry eggs, de-
licios butter and milk and fish and crus'acea OF
sort brought fresh from the port OF Sabes dOonns dis
tant from here about eighteen miles, and all Of which
are sold at exceedingly reasonable prices.
The hotels in their prices propOrtionaly cheap
and at the first hotel in the town where am stopping
the table dh5te is the best that have at pro-
in Europe The style Of service too is different from
that Of the French hotels Instead OF bringing
the pieces seeming have been carved with the aid Of
M sul microscope is placed upon 3 he ~ table ~
permitted to help themselves to their full. lie. give
you list OF the good things placed the breakfast
table this morning. and which took down as matter
OF curiosity II is rather formidable bill OF fare:
Cold veal fresh clans, sardines salad, cold chicken.
ham, pate de gibief mutton, two kinds Of sea FISH, ONE
ctie mutton chops pigs feet beeisteak sausagcs fried
potatoes wanuts apples cakes three kinds Of cheese.
bread and bntter, white and red wine dd tstS All
this is OF the most excellent quality and cooked iu
style that would do credit 70 DsImonico and an in the
greatest profusion. Such breakfast in Paris,
could IL bc procured, would cost from ATTY 70
hundred francs; and what do you suppose this costs
Two francs, or about thirtyseven and half cents in
SILVER For dinner to-dayu had the following bill =
roast liver roast mutton, roast chicken beans, fried
potatoes spinach, and for desser-applcs pears raj
This costs the enormous sum Of two and half francs
less than ffty cents silver But IL regular board is
taken at the hotel these two meals are furnished IN all
their righteousness for three francs or little less than
sixty ceuts day.
Nv room the hotel. the best in the house. the
sum OF one and half france or little less than thirty
day. and this without any OF those swindng ad-
dons IN the way Of 'service' and Candles" which
in most French hotels usually swell the bill TO about
double the amount for which Il is understood the room
20 be charged II will be from this that at the
first hotel and living like lord. mans expenses need
he but SIX francs. little than a dollar day.
There other hotels excellent OF their kind consider
ably cheaper and there is where most Of the officers
of the garrison board, having two meals day and a
bottle OF each for iorty-fve francs about
1 eight dollars a month u gold
The climate of In vendee is usually delightful But
little snow falls N the WINTER although there " usually
some lee aud the mildness Of the atmosphere may be
irdged from the fact that Yesterday saw cameas grow
ing IN fun bloom IN the oren air and that now, In the
middle Of March the peach apple and pear trees are In
| full blossom.
Ia the gsrdenss the anemones are bloom, miniature
rpsnng and growing golden in the large pots
upon the window sls and the country rs green with
grass and rapidly springng wheat vareeated with the
yellow primrose growing 10 rich proason the banks
OF every rvuet and great variety Of .iid flowers OF
| every hue: and all this in the middle Of March
L
cannot conscentiously recommend Napoleon vendee
place OF residence for persons fond OF excitement
hustle and society for II s probably without exception
tho dulles town in all France. It's town built to
order site where there mo cali for town At
all. IL was founded BY Napoleon, with the object Of es
tabishing Napoeonic town right in the heart of the
aati-Napoleonic icya veudes u s laid out in magni1
cent proportions, being built upon square league Of
land, and capable OF containing q hundred thou.
| saad inhabitants, while IL has bat twelve. Des-
tituts entirely OF and manufactures, IL is
mystery. How people make living here unless be
upon she principle OF the two Yankee boys Who being
locked up together for hour in the black hole Of
schooroom, made half dollar apiece out Of each other
swapping iacknivcs.
There rs pecsssary, . great deal Of poverty and
misery here. About the only industry is the manufac
ture Of cheap kind OF lace, which s made by women
and girls Who by days labor, can about ten
In Paris and some OF the other large towns Of France,
tho imperial government considers good policy
| Than In keeping the laborng classes employed In
order 10 divert their minds from revolution
syy IDEAS But In the country this Ia not considered
for thar the influence the PrnNct and the