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4 Scene at versaiiies-A Prussian King
in a French Palace.

in a French Palace.
Writing under date OF October 6, q cor.
respondent of the London Telegraph gives
This graphic account OF Scene at YER
ssilles:
To-day Versailles has been treated 10 a
really beautiful and most interesting sight
The great fountain played at half past two,
and his Majesty walked through the
grounds and witnessed the display. Prob
ably many who read these lines have seen
the Grandes Faux on q Sunday afternoon,
and memory will enable them TO picture a
scene that | cannot attempt to de.
scribe. They will remem ber-or, if
they have never been there they
must imagine--how the tail, stately
columns OF water rise into the air, descend.
ing again IN such graceful curves; how the
minor fountains flash and sparkle in the
bright sunshine, forming innumerable lit
lie rainbows; and how the fresh clear wa
ter, ia ling in 'inny spray upon the leaves
and grass, wafts pleasant odor as of new
cut hay and cools the heated and dust
laden air. To see the Graudes Faux play
is at any time sight pleasing to the eye.
10 witness the display under the circum-
stances that attended 1t yesterday is mat
ter OF interest as to constitute q yeritable
back upon and remember with eyer-in-
creasing wonder
Yesterday morning was cold and damp,
regular autumn day, commencing with d
slight frost and developing into q thick
white fog. About one O'clock however,
the sky suddenly cleared, the sun shone
ont in all its splendor, speedily driving of
the field the remnants o! the mist which
chung to the skirts Of the woods and
bTakes-like skirmishers covering the re.
treat of the main body of the fog. Pune
tually at the hour mentioned the waters
began to play, and the King Of Prussia APP
peared on the terrace. A large crowd had
assembled, and people were suffered TO
move about as they liked without let or
hindrance of any kind He, accompanied
by the new project OF Versailles, and toll
lowed by all the histronic personages
OF the staff, walked about naturally
and easily among the soldiers and civilians
.lat CROW ded round. Two or three field
police to clear q path for him whea he
wished 10 move, We're eli the guard that
surrounded the great cououeror OF the age.
lnshe most pea.eiul and quiet times Of his
reign, the Emperor would scarcely have
dared to trust himself so openly among his
people. The simplicity with which the
progress was conducted was worthy OF the
head Of q nation not eager Tor display,
anxious only to DO the work appointed tor
il, without seeking the favor OF mankind,
or paradlng the successes with which its
efforts have been crowned. Having gazed
for short time upon the glorious view as
seen from the terraces, the King moved on
and went the regular round of the foun-
tains, finishing at the great basin Of Nep.
tune, where carriage was waiting to con-
vey his Majesty back to the prefecture.
Strange and novel indeed was the spec
tacle as witnessed from the terraces at the
western front. A dense crowd of soldiers
and civilians followed close upon the King.
The Crown Prince was there, walking
about and mingling almost unattended
with the crowd; and there also were many
of the most illustrious personeges of the
day-men who had pondered deeply into
this ',ery campaign, and from whose fertile
brains had sprung the plans and combina-
tlous, the fiuit OF which we have already
seen. There too, in the undress uniform
Of the cuirassiers, was that soldier
statesman whose diplomacy has as
tenished the world-Wnose name has be.
come synonym for policy as courage
GUS as astute, and so straightforward and
above board as to shock every tradition OF
too diplomatic art Stiolling about in the
warm sunshine, inhaling fresh life and
strength in the present breeze, were -
number OF soldiers recovering from their
wounds, or from maladies brought on by
the hardships of the wa Many an empty
sleeve saw and many poor fellow hob
bling along on the limbs the use of which
ne never would fully regain. The civiii-
ans were delighted with the show;
they declared it was delightful ravissam
and thought but little about who had Or
dered that the waters should play. What
did 1t matter to them provided they were
amused? ''Let us have bread and games,
has often been their popular cry. What
signifies it whether King or emperor, Gaui
or reuson, friend or foe, provides the spec
tacle? Beautiful, at any rate. 1t certainly
was the clear columns OF water contrast
Ing with the rich autumn tlnts, and the
mass of gayuniforms forming bright and
moving foreground to such picture as is
rarely seen.