Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-05
a SUNDAY IN R

PARIS, August 2.
1t is painful to the visitor from q
Christian land to observe the Partisan
disregard Of the sacred character Of
Sunday. Here the first day of the week
is no more than any other, unless it be
that the character Of the day is regarded
as an excuse for more worldliness than
ever. People 60 on with their worldly
occupations the same as through the
week. Baron Haussman's laborers con-
tinue to demolish buildings, and his
artisans TO erect others IN their places.
The street paviors and watermen, the
carpenters and blacksmiths, the shoe
makers and tallors all 60 on with their
work. There is hammering and pound
ing, and noise and dust raising every
where. The shops are nearly all open,
anxious for customers, and the restau.
rants have their tables spread out over
the sidewalks, and occupied With the
usual number of eaters and drinkers.
Tue only shop that seems TO be shut to.
day Is u little store over the way, where
they sell bihles aud prayer books. The
butchers shop next door, tue jewelers.
beyond, and the dry goods palace
stretching far beyond that, are all open,
and the people in them are oil hard at
work. Hacks aud omuibuses rumble
about the streets as usual, and the
orgnn-grinders and street singers, and
fish sellers and peach and potato mer.
chants, and vendors OF slippers and
matches, all wander about, making the
customary amount of noise necessary to
inform the town Of their calliugs.
In truth, am really in doubt whether
this really eau be Sunday, for the thea
tiers are all open, announcing extra
attractions !" the concert halls will he
filed this evening F.; aud the "Chateau
Rouge and Students Ball and the
"Jurdin Mabille will all 10 on to
night with the orgies that n might
think could be at least intermitted on
Sundays. Theu there are Sunday horse
races at the Bots de BUulogne, probably
under the patronage of some member of
the royal family; and the constant sound
of pleasure and gaiety will 60 on the
same as it did yesterday or the day be-
fore. Sunday is nothing in Paris, and
such Of the working classes rs do not
work seven days in the week are said TO
actually prefer to take their rest on
Monday. The EInperor's soldiers march
about, preceded by military bands play.
ing martial music oil the shows and
museums are open and what appears
to be worse than all, many Of the
churches are closed on account of the
hot weather. A Partisan clergyman is
much more enervated by tho heat thnn
II Pnrisian d%nnseuse.
Paris is not conducted upon the same
principles as other European cities.
There is q strict observance Of the day
in London, also in Vienna, Geneva,
Basle, aud other cities | have happened
to DO 10 on the first dny of the week.
The quietness Of London on Sunday,
the universally Of church service, and
the abstinence from labur, reminds one
forcibly OF Philadelphia. Paris, how
ever, is governed not so rs to please the
moral portion of its inhabitants, if it
has any (of which there are grave
doubts), but according to the dictates
of the demi monde. As every one
whose sole object is pleasure, comes to
Paris, SO when he gets here, he finds
perfect liberty to enjoy himself in what
ever why be pleases, and Sunday is the
day especially set apart by Partisan
customs for the most excessive pleas
ure. So long as he abs,ains from com
uniting II felony or talking politics, and
the latter according to the Code Napo.
leon is the worse crime Of the two, BIO
can do just as he pleases.
If n ball or festival Of especial attrac-
tons is to be given, Sunday is selected
rs the best day for it-and as the Empe.
ror and aristocracy 90 to the grand
opera On Sunday nights, whilst the
demi.moude divide themselves between
the theaters and the mabille, Of course,
l who am only writing Il letter about it
on Sunday, cannot be doing very wrong
in Paris.