Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-11-10
Tho French Refugees in. FlauderS.7.
Frightened PariSians TN Belgium.

The majority OF the prosperous classes
in Northern France, writes from Roubaix
a correspondent o. the Rsll Mall Gazette,
are prepared for the worst. All sorts of
negotiable property have been sent over
to London and Brussels. and honses have
been already secured on Belgian territory
for occupation at few hours notice. To
say nothing Of those who have actually
left France, and who belong chiefly
TO the central provinces, Belgium must
be prepared to receive at least
another fifty thousand Frenchmen as
soon IA the news spread last night al Ollie
about the Grand Duke Of MecklenbuTg
marching on Roubaix becomes more con-
sistent with reality. In all the frontier
towns and .ilages house are let or aee
placarded AS to be let The nearer the
place is to the frontier, the more 1t Is
crowded with French families Mop'n,
Herseaux and Espierres seem TO be the
chief refugees OF the lower miadleclasa;
while Client, Journal ana T0urtrai' are
crowded with wel-todo people both OF
imperialist and Royalist persuasion. The
emigrants chiefly consist, of course, ot
women and children, with the addition of
few old men; but occasionally one meets
those stout healthy, middls-aged men
with very young wives, who profess that,
under The present dreadful circumstances,
they consider it their most sacred duty to
put their ladies beyond danger, and to re-
main by their sides 20 protect them from
the risk they might incur IN n foreign
country from their youth and inexperience.
1t is strange that there is no particular de-
nomination for these gentlemen, for they
are to be found everywhere.
The immigrants have rendered life in
Flanders q little more lively than usual.
Pretty faces and charming dresses are Of
ten seen in the streets of these exceedingly
clean but exceedingly clumsy towns. In
many house is music to be heard; and
the melodies of AMBROSE Thomas and
Gounod, az we'll as those of Chopin and
Herr, are becoming quite familiar here.
The Young ladies having much time to
spare, devote it chiefly TO their toilet but
still do not allow themselves to wear any
thing but black. A little ribbon of some
bright color III the hair is all that shows
that they are not IN mourning. On Fri
days the dinner table at the more respect
able hotels is divided into two parties the
fasting and the non-tasiing almost all the
French mothers occupy with their daugh-
tiers fasting places. The dinner Is not
much worse, still these French ladies
think it their duty to exchange several
courses of meat for as many courses of Ish.
And if you compliment them on tbs effort
of virtue, you hear that since the daugh-
tiers OF France are powerless 10 help their
country, the least they can do is to pro-
pitiate Heaven by fasting and devotion.
Sometimes you may trace amid these
ant Republican, religious and distin-
guished emigrees, the presence, or at least
the passage, Of persons more disturbing.
In the travellers book, at several frontier
towns | saw the names of several we'll
known Republicans who were on their
way into France found, also. III one o
the hotels, big "Carte speciale du thea
tire de Ia gurre, indignant les places fort-
fees, which map was embellished with
the hkenesses Of all the European sover-
eigns; and, judging by what has happened
to the lkenesses of Napoleon and King
William, | take it that some highly reirac-
tory politicians have lately visited this gen
orally imperturbable part of Europe. The
face aud head OF Napo con WAS covered
with red cap, and string was drawn
around his neck as to King William, his
face was skiliully transformed with few
strokes Of the p neil into a deaths head
10 which the Inscription of lie Roi de In
Mort" was appended.