The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-06
L.llERsrsNs Nv PARIS.


Living Under the Cummune -flew They XII
Time amd Escape Being IkiIeG--rrcpnring
for ihe second Siege--Joliy Liie-lIeans Of
Protection Getting Uudcr Eira-rersonnei
OF tic Colony.
PARIS, April 81, 1871.
In moment Ike this, the most dangerous to hui
man life Paris since the reign OF terror, IL is inte
resting to look up the American colony ana sec
what 1t is dong. Blessed Americans i suppose
the lessons OF apartments think anu the mdit,'es
dhotel believe that we citizens OF tho United States
are the most charming people, You can tell by the
bad French and the martyred 0arcons that we Of
foreign residents, are almost entirely alone under
the lursdi ction OF the Commune. The Americans
are not In enormous numbers here, but we have the
cream and the jolly naunts OF Uncle sam are visited
by the same class as during the siege, save, OF
course, with those few additions who have "t0
see The iun. After breakfast, even before break
fast. often take stroll down the boulevard, now
desoate, deserted and nearly blank. ! am oppo-
site to Pcter's.
.'HalIoa There's the gentleman from North caro-
lina.n
.what's the news ?'' he demands.
..All quiet the Seine ~
Every one knows F., ana he is a man worth
knowing for besides his good common sense and
knowledge of the world he is acquainted with the
most beautiful and artistic OF Parisian women.
Then, as a matter or course must do all the morn
ing SITUATIONS
hut who comes neXtY DR.. N OF California
who has lived twelve years in Paris, ana who Is
famed for the elegance and purity OF his CONVERSE
ton ana his admiration for the courage and heroism
OF the french people. l have sat often icr hours
ana listened to the Doctor, when in one OF his
chaste moods. lie would relate curious incidents In
the lives OF New England clcrgymen visiting Europe
the plea oil having bad case OF bronchitis. lie IS
a u
ASIDE rom handsome face and an Imposing
6gule is filled with vast ana various erudiylon.
"When Greek meets Grcckn there Is, in the popular
mind, something OF ilind, ana the Doctor last
night III his no.y admiration for Byron, burst into
a thousand scinttllating words, which provoked
happy reloinder from citizen VI that tatcrcd State
Llle would hc incomplete without seeing the Doctor
once a day.
| get up to 60 must see what is gong on in the
Rue Scribe Tor there we ina Thorpe, Wells aud
Ill., all claimin. to be American boys. GIVE me
cocktail, colonel y near III the most elegant OF the
establishments. ttied up In green velvet, mahosony
"Ail right. sr i; ana the glasses jingle and the ice
BREAKS and tleu the straw begins to uraw.
lively cnat; discussion OF the JoMrnGt omce', our
own war, the draft riots OF New YORK la 1868, and
parallels between me ward politics oil the American
metropolis ana the statesmanshlp OF the Commune,
are all dairy diScuaSe,l as one alter another, the
American gentlemen ud n,0i,te drop lii. at tdc
Grand cafe and nj the Gaze dc la PaiX we nave
similar scenes, uutil, at Two l.. NJ, some one calls
.sLet us 90 % the tontr
'Nol Tor me, says one, Chcre * no glory in dying
for The Commune, and then TO have your name
spelled wrong IN the papeIs.n
"Eut there Is 10 danger
"Of comsc you would say 50; when You 30 out
you geo in the cellar OF some house ana come back
ana swear you have been al but riddlea 10 dcaih.n
"Who's g0lngf' A dozen respond ANA the car
rages aye ordered and the party rolls up TO the
Champs Eiysaes, toward the Porte Malot, ana per.
chance you might near 'We're coming Father Abrs-
ham, 800 900 sroug,' or some other melody 10 the
accompaniment OF mefaileuses, Chassepols ana
moment tue interest Is dlrectcd at Ncuiiy, the lorte
DIES Terne3 and Levallois Plerrel. gui mel Amc-
rcans-are not the only curiosity seekers about the
arch. Some OF the iarest OF our Amorl-
can bellies are out in pretty costumes, the
bombardment not nom aiar or bit tight in the
midst OF where the shells TALL All about The arcli
you viii see i've American nags 70 one OF any other
nationality. Tor the richest propretors OF this splen-
did quarter rejoice IN boating the stars and stripes.
often think that shnll desert the HERALD and go
into the real estate business; Tor ~ paying an IN.
significant sum one can become al owner OF tine
mansion on tue Avenue fimptratice: but rue fear
that between VaitrIen aud the Commune might
have legacy OF ashes deters me from playing the
There y cry FOR cht--"give me cigar; this is
gett NJ not,n ana projectne cNpodcs ana TIC
pieces Toll az our feet and the cociie proposes an
down on pain OF iofeitng an pay.
"But glass OF beer; how's thatr'
Ana Ne descend for the beer just In time to see an
! aged TURK closing his window before a fragment
feeling IN the world is that which cotnes io,n the
knowledge tnat people are tryiag to ki YOU shoot
Ing YOU terrifying You ana yet Unable to nas
ana laugh with parlsians at Versailles ana Yalcrein
ana the bat eres OF Conlbevoe, wondering aud try
ing TO anticipate The epl 81 tll Triangular farce pe.
| German. a month of such diversion makes 1t mo.
| nutonous ana then we sally forth TO Asnieres TO
/, look at closer boodar comoat. Like drama In
| the second act, We nave more sangunary scenes
| men Oh their stomachs, nut behind barbados, de-
llvering coup after coup rom their ChassepotS on
| tho Versailles scouts
| "who are yous" demanded rouge.
"Oh we are Americans
Yes" says an officer, 'theyre from the land Of
/ liberty'-and then long talk about Independence
| republic, municipal rights expressions Of the
poor ndulgenccs OF the rcn ANA the fall OF tyran,s
! But men die violent deaths every minute and this
takes away the ludicrous and j0vial, and become
! serious and regreIf0l. Shattered houses, household
denrs, ires, ana then the town In flames, and, near
| enough TO eternity we drive back. This has been
the daily lile OF the las! week.
'When VIII IL end ~ the ladies ask.
| ut has Just begun,o we who think we are wiser
| than the rest, respond. When Paris was IN mourn
Ing over the back deathu described by eugene Sue