Smyrna times., 1869-01-20
.MiSceIIUW ID e as.
LA CRECIHE.

In the city of Paris there is street that
runs parallel with the Louvre, the garden of
the Tuileries, and the Champs Elysees Tor Ely |
sian EieIds), Just one block apart from them,
and called by the name of Rue St. HOnOre.-
1t was one bright and beautiful morning that [
walked up this street with friend of mine,
who then resided in this famous city. YOu
will see, said he, "a great deal that is vile
and wicked in Paris, if you take the trouble
to look for it but you will also find great
deal that is good, noble, and benevolent, if you
will take the same trouble; although | must
say that foreign visitors do not care much to
find out what is really good and worthy of Wis
iting here, preterring instead to indulge their
curiosity in other and less reputable objects.
So saying, he led me through door up one
flight of stairs into spacious room, that at
once filled me with surprise and delight
For standing endwise against the wall OF the
room, on every side, were beautiful little
swinging cradles, nearly all of light iron-work,
and painted of various colOrs-blue, green,
white, and gold, and other gay tints, with tiny
white Sheets blankets, and pillows and nes-
tied amid the soft, warm coverings was such
multitude of rosy faces, nearly all of them
fast asleep, that what with the bright day
shining through the tall windows, and the
bright cradles, and the exquisitely clean room,
and the little heads and closed eyelids, and
around, one could scarcely be unmOved, even
if he were an American, and his own little ones
were no nearer to him than three thousand
miles beyond the salt sea
Nor was the surprise of seeing so many
swinging cradles at all diminished by reading
the illustriOus names attached to them; for
every one had plate or card, upon which was
engraved or inscribed the name of some juve-
nile of illustriOus birth for instance, the one
| hE / hOr he Af
the young PriRce Imperial, and others, on
every side, exhibiting some title of nobility be-
7 longing to the tender morning glories OF the
Empire. 80, then," said |, here lies the
flower Of the young nObesse of France y
e Here are the infant emperOrs, princes, dukes,
\ marquises, and counts of the NapoleOnic dy
Z nasty. Alas where are the young Bourbons
!" the Orleans the Montgensiers, the JOinvilles
the MOntmorencies? BY my faith, the chill
dren of people of rank are always beautiful
i there is a something so distinguished looking
!, in their countenances, even when asleep, tina
e you at once recognize the difference between
$ them and the children of ordinary people
i A few of the youthful dukes and prince
u n were wide awake, and sitting bolt upright il
ot their cribs, while quite a rosy ring of archin
10 were seated on the clean wax floor, all wit
5ss round, shining eyes, and little black heads, an
ID blooming cheeks; but, to my surprise, no
n dulOuS LtIcul dll was d uObc vi COnpl ubbC1
ed, cry of pain, an exclamation of fretful
ness. All looked happy, clean, and content
y. But it seemed to me they were awfully seriou
of staring at us with naughty looks, as if in
Of pressed with the dignity of their positions
se a. life.
p A couple of bright apple faced nuns of th
ut Order of st. Therese, clad in yellow stu
gowns, with keys, rosaries,, scissors, plncusl
ions, or other useful articles, hanging trol
he their girdles, were bustling about among tt
Of callous community, as full of goodness an
ec mirth and cheerful conversation, as if they ma
,un been veritabe mothers themselves. The who
50 establishment, one of them said, was und
pt. the immediate protection of the Empress,
S we'll as seventeen other crecheS In the CITY,
ars They were benevolent institutions, where po
ss mothers could deposit their babies in the NOR
3st ssy ing before going to their daily work. returniI
to nurse them at proper hours, and then
take them home in the evening. When thu
are brought to La Creche in the morning, th
n 'm- are washed dressed, fed, and attended to du
ing the whole day. medical attendance provi
sec saS ed, if necessary, for all of which the moth
A.. to pays only two sous Tor two cents) This ms
ajor tuition takes charge of sixty children a dO
tSs tS none of which, believe, are over two yea
q H., of age. The swing cradles are the gifts OF |
'"' nevOlent ladies, many of them of high ran
and are given in the name of their own lit
ones. "See here" she said, pointing to
IN first one that attracted my attention, Graf
:. sol Of from the Empress herselfl"
5 d. So, then, these are not children OF mol
. Ss- Ss- blood, but only foundlings of washerwom
en- and seamstresses. | thought from the Fl
they all had sort of plebeian look q" Pard
.l,et me, monsieur" said Sister Agathc, "th
are not foundlings. Their mothers are W
\ tSe poor; but they may be very respectable. A
.@T." when they take their infants away at mig
r. &C. ah monsieur should see how happy the p
mothers ale to get them lack once more-h