The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-02

crosses the Seine, and up the hill be-
yond to Courbevoie.
Within ten years Hausmann had
done wonders to push on these improve.
ments. lie, and individual proprietors
stimulated by his example, had built
up the vacant ground about the arch
and toward the city, and were fast ILL.,
Ing it up down to the very wall at
Porte Maillot. Population had rapidly
followed the improvements. The Amer.
leans, with well-hlled pockets, had in
this, once more shown their proverbial
love for new things, and had secured
tho spacious and splendid apart
mcnts about the arch. The foreign
legations were rapidly following. 1t
began to be called the American quar-.
ter. AS the new avenues were opened
and named, Haussman's design became
obvious. The second empire being q
military reign, the military glories,
honors and traditions of the house of
Napoleon were to be perpetuated by
ed them. Hence, from the Great Arch
of Triumph sprang the avenues of the
empress, the avenue Josephine, of the
king of Rome, of Queen Hortense, and,
greatest of all, of the grand army.
This had been graded, and divided into
n triple carriage-way, tlanked by six
rows of gas lamps. Handsome lines of
young sycamores were growing finely,
and were watched and watercd with
assiduity. The intervening walks were
to be further adorned with splendid
statues of the marshals of the first
empire, while the marshals of the sec.
ond and third empires were to have
occupied the mansions on the great
street. This was to have been the most
magnificent drive in the world, and
this quarter the focus of social, diplo-
matte and military rank, distinction
and elegance. The sans culottes of st.
Antoine were to be dazzled into blind
submission the trades people of the
Bourse were to be gorged with bank
notes, and the grumbing aristocrats OF
the Quarter st. German were to be in.
continently snuiled out.
1t was dream emincntly character.
istic of the times and the men, but II
has been Tudely dispelled. The mill
tary occupation of those fine white
stone fronts that encircle the arch ant
line the avenue, for which they werC
originally planned, failed TO bring W
its batteries of champagne and baggage
trains of millinery, On the heights o
Courbevoic, about one mile distant
lies the camp of another army, whicl
casts longing glances at the Rond point
and up the great avenue, along whicl
tinseled dignitaries and powdered lack
eys were to have taken an afternoon
airing in the fanciest Of carriages an
the iokiest of liveries, comes the occas
ional greeting of fraternal bomt
There is a desolation and terror In tn
apartments which were planned fo
reveers and mirth. There are neithe
Americans nor diplomats, nor eve
canaillc left. The very cellars hav
emptied themselves. But there al
barricades. The empire foolishl
thought it would get away from thes
troublesome nuisances, and 10! the bar
ricades of st. Antoine have come t
the arch. They are at the Neuill
bridge, at the Porte Maillot, in tho az
enue of the grand army, at the yer
arch itself, and behind them is this il
eyplicable commune with fire and stee
1t is this Neuilly bridge the Nersai
lists wish to cross it is this gate the
wish to enter, it is at this arch the
would like TO encamp. Once thel
they could drop their shells into I'll
Place Nendome, and their march dow
the Champs Elysecs TO the Tuileri'
would be but mornings parade.