The New York herald., 1870-08-14


sing in the place Of M. Devoyed. Taken unex1
pectedly ill Faure was not prepared for the MAR
seillaise," and while behind the curtain debating
wit with his advisers Whether si,sr SH shoss ss..
perfect row disturbed the audience, Cries
of "Faure Faure! - "The Marseillaise ~
drowned the coarse abuse Of some men up 10 tho
galleries, who shouted out that Faure wasnr
Frenchman if he couldn't sing the "Marseillaise ~
others threw coppers on the stage in pieces OF
paper, calling him a wandering musicians "Bo-
hemian Jew"-and other such amenities. This
lasted for about ten minutes, when the curtain ct
length drew up, and Faure, In the Neapotan cos-
tune he had worn in the Italian revolt few mo-
ments before, and upturned shirt sleeves advanced
to the footghts. His first notes proved he could
sing the "Marseilaise' with vengeance. When
he came to the verse Liberty oh, cherished
berty!" he fell on his knees imploring, and
ended Liberty, fight with thy defenders :"
A storm of applause again shook the opera
house, and one lady. attired Ia Charlotte Cor,
day in pink and white, dashed bouquet across
the theatre and i fe at t. the great actors feet,
'FroufrOu" was much moved, and quite over1
joyed to think the great ladies' tailor-Worth-s
had broken up his partnership with Bobergh, Q
Dane much suspected of being Prussian.
As to Bismarcks, they were out OF style forever
more.
The Empress had gone to Cherbourg in half
mourning for the death of that relative whom she
acknowledged in the Bonaparte family, who was
an American, and had lately died in America.
She was to deliver speech from the Emperor to
wish the fleet goodby, and be Regent OF Franco
in the absence OF Napoleon and her son.
Linen committees were being held in the
Paris salons, and the object Of these meetings was
to cut up linen sheets for bands and other pnr-
poses designated by surgeons in the military.
Frou-frou had sent in all her last years cambria
handkercheis, and Duchess Fernandina. thd
dowager, had had 600 quarts Of orange flower
water forwarded to the Turcos. IL was hoped
that they would know what To do with it,
In a third episte was told by u friend that
Theresa; the popular singer, was called on for the
"Marseillaise" every evening at the Gate and APP
| peared dressed in the style OF females during the
| Reign of Terror. Her way of rendering the revo-
lutionary song was great contrast with Mlles
| Sass; but Theresa was the muse OF the popuace.
and sang as iervent republican would, her jess
lures being those of noble but not classic leader
on to victory. Her way was to show her fists to
the Prussians, not to point her hand upwards.
Her cry 'duG drlnesr was q hoarse irresistible
shout her waving of the flag was short, and she
stuck il in the ground deiiantly
telegram from Dorougherty informed me he
had gone TO Offer bis services and join the Irish
volunteers. just like him, poor fellow
From Mile. Dominique there was very depres-
sing letter. The Loire was more and more dried
up and the fish therein half boiled before it was
| caught for dinner. The dragooDs the
start; they were held ready for instantaneous COM
bustion all day long; had already prac,ised the
getting in and out OF railway cars in second; the
| placing OF the horses In luggage vans, &c;
| she was xious to leave for the frontiers among
all this jeunesse d0ree, attired in the dark blue
gown, white cap and apron of the hospital nurses.
the army and be allowed to pick up the dead
letter all about next fall bonnets among
| the number. They to be tied with wide
| velvet and sutane strings. the shape still main
lained in the upturned iiowerpot styles; the trim
| mngs would be long plumes and birds; the favor
ite color grays heads OF birds and aquatcs, with
| eyes shining out, would bs the opening fashions
The last communication l will give your read
ers out of the immense number is a telegram from
Mile. lmperia -"Please Marquis OF; First dra-
goons go through Paris on Saturday; wish him
God speed" Indeed would; 80, as it was Satur-
day, thrust my correspondence in my pocket
and FASTENED To the Eastern station. Here was
informed that the Dragons would arrive an hour
later at the Torg station. At the station Of Torg
| told the First dragons would stop ten
minutes at Viette; consequently went to Viii
ette, fully expecting To be sent to some other un-
known place On reaching Villette ] was told
that great secrecy had had to be observed about
the cavalry the men had too many friends, and as
| they were not to get out of the cars it
less for them TO be narrowed by the sight Of rela-
! tives they could not embrace. However, friends
had come and were standing about among the
rails.
/ am not fond of waiting for arrivals upon the
rails of any line, especially French one; but
| liked what had seen of the Marquis and, to tell
the truth, l had bought him revolver
on my way to the station. That was tho
best "God speed" | could put faith in.
II none OF your readers have ever
waited on the rails when trains full of soldiers
going to the frontiers steamng OIL, right and
left, behind IN front, horizontally and obliquely,
is. Down puiis an engine upon one. "OG, off,
cries the guard, and of one instinctvely gets to
some rails behind. Opposite comes another
engine. "O6, off," again. II is dartng back wards,
forwards and onwards all the time and tripping
up over the unevenness under foot is a common
occurrence. Whiz, fiz and whistle nothing,
nor shrieking, nor the letting of of steam around
ones legs, nor the hot cnders under ones soles /;
the worst is the "Marseillaise" from the men az
they fly by, with their arms all brstling out and
their dusty faces full of fun beaming on one SO
unconscious of death and danger
There were about fifty people, ladies and gen.
tlemen, performing the same athletic sports as
| myself over the rails, nothing like pier being
near. report soon enlvened us tina, the first
column OF Dragons was signalled and that they
were coming in three divisions the colonel and
his staff in the last of all, somewhere about mid
night.
hoped the Marquis would be in the first. but
he was not. About twenty relatives were left for
the second column which crossed the Vietts lines
and stopped for ten minutes at eleven o'cleck.
There were some heartrendDg scones among th.>I
distressed parents when this division had steamed
on again. For the third column only three
waited-a mother and her daughter with myself
They had brought provisions for the expected
traveller. packages that looked like bottles Of
wine, cold meat and bread, neatly tied in white
table napkin. The mother not yet middes
aged and in black silk. kind of peusve sadness
was in the look she nvoluntarily cast on me as We
crossed each other on a narrow walk between two
lines. The daughter was in loopcd costune
of black and white percalc. She held in herr
hand chain and medal, ready Co throw over
the neck of the dragoon whom both mother
and child expected. As the night drew.
round US | could only distinguish their figures:
to and fro they went till midnight,
and some snatches of their converse reached me,
at intervals. 1t was all about their be-
loved dragoon. and the daughter comforted her
mother, for the boy fresh volunteer. so
delicate, so noble and iirm a heart, 80 good a,
boy" was all The mother could say. The two.
women had come all the way from England where
they resided, to the new soldier pass by at
Viette.
Their waiting and mine lasted until Sunday
morning, and when the day of rest dawned saw
the two faithful figures leaning one on the other
patiently. One stil held the medal In hand tho