New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-07

ming "A il did at every station on tne Ioau Vo'"oo"
Paris and Tours. However did not regret IT, lor'
having Joanne's excellent Gude-Book ior the Lore
ond Middle France Loire ct Centre" was able
to make good use of my journey. which carried me
,brough many notable places. l had telegraphed
I, advance for room, and on reaching the
hotel asked anxiouSy if my message had
been received. giving my name. But my name
il an unfortunate one to have come to france
with for if is a mOnosyllabe unpronOunceable
bv French lips, and the very pretty and very civil
Iandady of the Umvers was quite sure that she had
not received telegram from any one OF that name
Outcame nv visiting -card and then there were ex-
CARNATIONS. and found that the unpronounceapie
last name had been quietly dropped by the tele,
granbcr and a room had been ordered and secured
for nv Christian name with its manageable French
and r But can't get my little last name BACK
again aud all nv letters and kilograms come directed
10 my more musiCal given one! AS was leauy ioi
bed a man was told TO show me to my ROOM ana, 10
nv astonishment. l and two or three other Ia'e
p,crs wore ouetly led out into the street and taken
quite a walk to what seemed another part OF inc
hotel but which was in fact the old Hotel victoria
which has been entirely refurnished and reftted IN
clumsy but comfortable enough country fashion
inst for this occasion. find the weather here too
cold however TO do without fire. and as my room
had no Fireplace in il, took hint from an Amer-
can friend who came the next day. and who, booked
for the Unvers like all the rest of us. had been given
a bed in an unoccupied house nearly half mile
from the hotel. and had my traps removed
to the same house, to keep him company
We two are the only occupants OF this pretty
little house. MY chamber window looks out upon
little garden plot where, in spite of this nppng ana
eager Air of March, an apricot tree is in full bloom
and the prmrOses and yiolets are ont OF the
ground and ready for business 1t was Saturday
night when arrived and early Sunday morning
set out on my hunt for ticket of admission to the
Uaut Cour de Justice, thing which knew in adj
vance by the trouble had in Paris TO lay hold of the
tail of any forlorn hope of getting it was not easy
Fortunately had been able TO put things well IN
train before coming down, and, furnished with GER
tain card | knocked at a bedroom door next my
own. ! found my good genius IN bed, journalist
whose name is well known in Paris. and who, though
did not know it at the time was here as a witness
on the trial He had been working till o'clock in
the morning had come down the day before in the
yapi9e or express train lin three hours where took
nineg with all the Judges and lawyers and with the
Princess Bonaparte. Tired as he was, however, he
was fnU of rood-nature and asking me to get him
paper. ink, and pen, he wrote a letter to another
journalist and armed with that, went off, TO find
nv new acquaintance in bed well, but with imper
turbabe French gOOd-natuTe, rubbing his just opened
eyes and promising as as he had break
the Court and see that had my tichet But, said
he il is necessary to act Immediately, for the pres
sure is immense; the world of Tours is fighting with
the world of Paris, and it will be lucky if you win in
the battle But there was yet an hour before my
brother journalist would get his breakfast, and had
a longing to see something of Tours, so | wandered
about the streets and got glimpse of the Cathedral
and of the beautiful Church of st. Julian, and re-
turning TO the hotel found my two friends wide
aud fuln f ,ln
that gentleman whom every one is praisng for his
kindness and his desire to serve those who need his
= services and they have been many-M. Fauche. NJ.
III Fauche took my card and told me to come in an hour
long story short IT. and Which only Dy' e b et ta ft
relieves my mind after the exciting chase with its
repeated hopes and disappointments to be able to
say that did not have my labor for my pains-I
finally bad the coveted white ticket placed in my
hands. and walked off happy to roam the whole long
sunny Sunday afternoon about the old town.
The Palas de Justice is not far from the Hotel. 1t
faces a sort of square, with the everlasting French
fountain, square that cuts the Boulevard in two
is placed i'll fact just where the Rue Royae crosses
the Boulevard. 1t is not handsome building but
il is not ugly ether tits like all French structures
of this sort, neither one thing nor another 1t was
necessary. knew, to be on hand early in the
ing, for had no place assigned me, but only the
right to enter the space allotted to the journalists
had long been distributed, and, indeed, there were
many of the Paris journals that sent down two or
three writer's and could not find place for all 1t is
amusing 10 see how things have been managed to
meet the exigences of this exceptional time. The
trains have been altered the hours of the mail have
been changed and breakfast lduRel at the hotel is
at o'clock instead of II, because the journalists
have to lie accommodated. The court opens at II,
and, as all the newspaper men have their places
fixed they are not obliged to hurry, but they want
good hour and half for their deeuner, and every
thing must bend TO them But must be on hand
earlier for the doors were to be opened at g. and
first come first seated 1t was not difficult to get
any coffee and bread at a little after 8, but it would
have been hard to get anything else; armed with
that, hurried over to the Palais, and after a not
long delay. found myself well seated in the Hail.
The MoniteU, describing the scene on the first day.
devoted short paragraph to the representative of
THE TRIBUNE, which, as it is amusing l copy for
YOU TO smile over. Speaking of the gallery, this
writer says: "Au premier rang, la main, gant6e de
jaune tendue sur la draperie vere SQUIRT lie rcpOrm
Americain came, rose, cOuvant lie parterre de
grands yeux bieasm IT'S true that your reporter
in the front row. and he earned it in fair fight It's
true that his gloves yellow, and that the gallery
was hung with green. No doubt he smiled, for vic
tory is sweet true, he calm for the work was
done; and no doubt his face red, for one isn't
squeezed in doorway by the stout people of TOu
raine and hustled by French gendarmes for
nothing; but your faithful reporter is sure
that all he went through would have
turned his brown eyes TO blue But tits not
for himself he quotes this bit of French fun
tits for you, o TRIBUNE! And, indeed,
not in moment too In less than half an hour
after getting seated there not good place to be