Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-01-25

ment with the rolls at the driver. The
first we knew of the affair was French
roll about three feet long barely passing
Willie's head, Quick as flash some
one had seized our horses heads, and
unvarnished French adjectives are fly
ing profusely People rush from every
direction, not so much to learn what it
all means, as to join in the melee. The
driver did not intend the serious inf1ic-
ton, but it is useless for us to attempt
explanation. The rabble are closely
gathering about our carriage and intense
excitement prevails, men, women and
boys are espousing the one side or the
other. We conclude it better to run
away and live to fight another day, we
prefer to keep clear of chance shots
these revolutionary times. ''7hree an
e75cdn tourists 2uthIeSSly murdered By the
rab6b Of Marseilles," that would make a
first-class sensation for the telegraph
columns of the New York Herald, but
ace can't afford it. A great brawny fell
low, with stentorian voice, asks of the
driver if he be republican or monarchist.
Republican Viye la Republique!" he
shouts, flinging his hat in air. Unac-
countable as it may seem to you, as it
seemed to us, the crowd turned upon the
boy, and the last we saw they were
chasing him. Street crowds are more
uncertain than juries in their verdicts,
but this most unexpected turn can be
accounted for only because they were
Frenchmen, and possibly the boy was
found to be of parentage obnoxious to
the rabble. We have heard that such
were the French, but we hardly expect
ed practical confirmation of it. Just
such trifing occurrences in Paris have
before this ignited the magazine of revo-
luton. 1t does not take shrewd OBJ
server long to discover of these people
that they are intensely excitable, diff
cult to satisfy, hard to please, and i'm
possible to make permanently content.
Of course, l refer to the lower classes.
We hope the boy made good his escape,
be that as it may we were deserted by
the crowd and drove rapidly off out to a
beauteous road. WeEsee in the distance
the hill OF N0tre Dame de la Garde, 50
called from the singular chapel on its
summit, which stands surrounded by
Notifications and overlooking the vast
city in every direction. 1t contains nu-
merous relics, maybe another cock which
crew at Peters denial, and doubtless
pieces of the original cross. The chapel
is said to be held with singular and SUI
perstitious veneration by sailors and fish
ermen of the Mediterranean. The origin
of the city itself dates back almost to
the night of time, 900 years before
Christ the Phpnicians settled here to
escape the vengeance of Cyrus. Twas
from this port which now witnesses the
advent of $4,000 vessels yearly that St.
| galleys on the Crusade. The sculptor
| Puget, and astronomer Pythias, were
| born here, also that illustriOus son of a
blacksmith, who is the foremost man in
France to-day, NJ. Theirs. We drove
along the road lining the sea, and | can
not express my admiration of the incOm-
parable neatness and scrupulous cleanli.
ness of the suburbs of Marseilles. The
landscape gardening about the chateaus
and the chateaus themselves are the pat.
terms of elegance. Among others We
see that Of the late Emperor Napoleon
who, indiscreet and exacting as he may
have been, has left marks of beauty
in France, which time alone can effacc
The buildings, plaZas, streets and foun
tains of Marseilles and its suburbs testify
to the pstheticism of the French nature
What, save humanity itself, does the
hand of a Frenchman touch, and lcav,
it the less beautiful? We talk of 230l
France If Marseillcs be an cnSamplc
she is anything but poor. Her creates
poverty seems to be of humility, Travc
the streets of Marseilles, 90 to its sub
urbs, visit its palaces. its docks, it
Bourse-anything, everything betoken
immense wealth. At the hotel I wa
/ DIV ut0t-Ni NNuN tiNt W lNI al Ei9 llNI
speaking Frenchman, who impressed m
with clear and concise ideas of the lat,
war. His deepest concern for the futur
of France conferred in the government
itself, with anarchy staring Versatile
from Paris. He seemed to think he
greatest danger and her worst foes tn
unprincipled politicians and the eXcit
able, tickle populace He said tina
when war was first declared tina
no one could be found to meet proffere
wagers at heavy odds, that the imperia
eagle would be carried triumphant
through the streets of Berlin within
month. He seemed to think the pee
pie of France cloaked in their own con
ceits. Other nations had pointed t
them as the model of the nincteent
century civilization and enlightenment
in short, par excellence, they Were tn
advanced nation of the world and pan
ticularly proficient in the art of wal
They had the most inadequate idea 0
Germany's preparations, and thus it
the shock to national and individua
pride has been so violent. "With a,
our Wanting confidence in our ow
preparations and French proves W
have had succession of such disaster
as we had hardly predicted would be tn
fate of the Prussians He referred wit
emphatic language to the press o
France as one of its most disturbing elt
> ments. Instead of being the enlight
ened educator, it but panders to the pc
ideas and selfish instincts of class. Blu
so the people will have it and they al
alone responsible for our own over
whelming defeats which they now attr
butte to i'll luck or an umtoward fate.
r From all that have read and from wha
| have heard and seen, l fear that til
Republic is as '!tbat house bui1t mo