The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12

to deceive the French every aperture looking 10.
and sandbags now took the place OF crimson curtains
and Venetian binds. Every shutter was closed. Not
for peep at heaven itself dared show ones nose
out Of any window OF the chateau Of Meudon. Boom!
boom said the shells, and we took the warming
The corridors which not long since must have
echoed to the dainty tread Of coey maids or honor
Or the most dapper Of court knights silent
and growing dusty, lined only occasionally with the
knapsacks and heavy accoutlements Of the Army OF
the Rhine-the real one Every door was sealed;
every room considered In any way safe had been
made to the tntrudng soldiers OF the Prussian
royal guard. Nor Were signs wanting of the ravages
that had come over the fair abode; here and there
door had been obligingly but violently opened for
us to Its widest extent completely gone hinges and
Gil; the damask chairs had been despoiled OF their
coverings for being made into night cravats Tor the
shivering soldiers; bust Of the Emperor had been
despoed Of Its nose but IN this respect he had Jared
Venus had received additions unintended by the
sculptor, and which, though true to nature, were
neither esthetcally correct nor morally proper Our
In our Investigations but not before we were again
made to drink Of the red vintage OF III bette FSunce
astray In the possession and keeping Of Prussian
pilots.
A LOOK AT PARIS,
Aiterwards we again started, and having again
made over, or respectfully referred" with many
salufations and ceremonies by the Obliging Captain
SchkOpft to another officer, we are sent on by him
with patrol in the direction OF Bias Meudon whence
we we eny @ view Of Paris Inc senior
job set before him Of showing us the sights with
great zest He takes us straight into charming
villa by the wayslde, from the top room of which we
command Paris, me seine appears to DO within a
stones throw Oh u.s. with Its many bridges, islands,
curves On our right lies the dark outline OF Mont
xaerlen IN front OF US that eternal gilt dome OF the
Hotel des Invalides the double turrets Of Notre
Dame the round tower OF st. Sulpice, the Arc de
Triomphe. we see but short way from US French
pontcon BRIDGE with an opening In Its middle 10
ah0w nee passage Of the gunbOats, one OF which
was deserted in the act Of blowing or steam. tur-
ther on, again. q handsome railway bridge. over
which, while we are sitting, we see pass two trains
heavily laden, bearing wounded to the city and
men and munitions to the front. or the
moving world in Paris Of course nothing could be
sped put the forts are just In 'front.' as well as the
earthworks, from behind which the French shooters
and chasseurs, with their long range rifles annoy
continually the Prusslan pickcts, VINO are under
strict orders not to return the FIRE. We enjoyed the
blrdseye view or the scene so long that we were
only accld entally appriscd that the hour was I'VE
r. NJ. We beat q retreat, and were landed by our
patrol at another advanced post, merely to pass on
and be further handed over TO second party,
which. while escorng us, .grumbled not little ag
our strange fancy for moving about the ADVANCED
posts under heavy rain. From post to post we
finally reached the point where we had fallen In WIN
the amiabe Herr Won Seldlitz and partaken OF hla
red wine. lore another officer atronGr adylSea W