The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08
The rrenoh and the Germans.

I
If the French nisrepresent the 'tier-
mans in painting them as hypocrites,
the Germans have certainly gone too
far in the charges of frivolity and hcen-
tiousnees they are so fond of bringing
against the French 1t is often main
tanned by superficial philosophers aim
ing at character for profundity that
France, if the fundamental cause be
sought out, was beaten in the war with
Prussia by reason of her immortality,
love of pleasure, and so on. It would
be nearer the truth to say that France
is now accused of immortality in conse-
quence of having been beaten. The
French were always immoral but that
has not prevented them from. gaining,
at various periods of their history, the
most brilliant successes in war. The
fact is, that conquerers, when their sue
cess is very great indeed, have. for a
time at least, the making of history in
own hands, and may lay to the account
of the conquered whatever they please.
The Germans circulated report at the
very beginning of the war that the
French camps were full of women; and,
although when the French armies were
made captive, women were not found
among the prisoners, the story of their
constant presence with the troops is
still subject of common belief IN Ger
many The French, on their side, were
quite prepared 10 attribute all sorts of
gross sensual vices to the Germans /;
and, in the occupied cities, the inhabil
tants would hold out in the most. ,edi-
/ flying manner, on the coarseness and inn
morality of their. conduct. The German
views Of the French were not at that
time well known in France, and we, re-
member meeting with an hotel-keeper
in one of the newly-occnpied cities of
Lorraine who, ignorant OF the received
opinion on the subject, looked upon his
own countrymen as models of austerity,
and on the German invaders as dissipa-
ted, dissolute characters. Z" How, they
eat, and, above all, how they drink p
he muttered, as he drew himself up,
napkin in hand, at the end of the room,
after the manner apart from the nap
kim of the two virtuous old Romans in
Centuries picture of "La Decandence
des Romans " standing sternly and sor-
rowfully apart from the general orgy.
Forced by what was in him to speak to
some one, he came forward and confid-
ed to MS in whisper his opinion that
that sort of thing did not go in En-
gland. We were obliged to confess
that the custom of drinking wine at din
''No, nor in France either" he replied;
but dinner is now over and the drink
ing still continues" In common fair
ness we felt bound to answer that in
England also wine was drunk after din
ner and much more generally than in
Germany. We also suggested that the
Bavarian officers (the offenders were
Bavarians) had nothing to do that night;
that early the next morning they would
be again on the march, and, before
many days could elapse, in action and
that, in the mea time, it was unimpor-
tant whether they drank a little wine or
not At that moment tall, well-devel-
| oped, muscular Bavarian lieutenant.
clearly of the race typified by Rausch
in his colossal figure of Bavaria, called
particular attention to a drink he was
preparing, which he declared possessed
the highest qualities as an invigorant.
He poured into champsgne-glass half
glass of champagne, broke couple OF
eggs and threw in the yolks, added a
small glass of curacoa, and finally a
small glass of cognac then, without
stirring the ingredients, swallowed the
whole, and said complacently, but
somewhat critically, as he put the glass
/ down; Gun pen trop de cognac =
The hotel-keeper looked on in terror fol
a moment, and then fed from his owt
dining-room. Pail Mall Gazette.
An Englishman on Mr.. Beecher.
At the door of the church we eneount
cred a deacon. Having expressed ON
desire, as an English traveller abou
/ quitting America, to hear the eminen
preacher, we were politely ushered int,
pew, from which, owing to the mum
Der of people in the adjacent aisle, i
, was impossible to get extricated unit
the conclusion of the service. Err
, many minutes the place became choked
j so to speak. Then the organ peale,
! forth. During the voluntary a tall
, gaunt gentleman, in black morning cos
= tune, and black cravat to boot, Wake
e hurriodly upon the platform, there be
E ing no pulpit. If his manner was IN
4 gainly, his appearances was impressive
4 When HYMN had been sung Nh
| Beecher & engaged " in prayer. It Ia
s The merit of being extemporary an
J eommonplace-very Nothing coul
z have been so cold or uninspiring.
e was we'll suited to the ,conyanticle. b
5 irg, so far as we could Judge, destitut
: of thought and sentiment. Then ell
D sued Scriptural readings. Anothe
: HYMN followed, during the singing {
4 which the whole congregation RENAME
I comfortably ensconced in their cushion
4 l eel bSutS. IN utlt COURSE. CaLAc VIC Sc
8 mon-and such n sermon We wer
I not ignorant that the preacher failed !
I his attempt to interest a large gather
ing in Aston Hall during his visit {
I this country, and that the ''Thunderer
e did not notice his performance favor
e ably. Still we listened to his teachin
without the slightest faint of preiudic'
/ ms we would listen to Mr.. Spurgeo
/ we're we for the first time in his Tabel
g nacle. We were brimful Of expects
! ton. But alas for our disappoin
ment, although suffering from no fit {
u INDIGESTION. Dare we say it ~ III
g preaching was quite on a par with th
= prayer. Both in subject-matter and
Il arrangement, it was beneath mediocr
e ty: in delivery, shocking. We weI
.e struck by the eoarseness OF one sentenc
Is Of the discourse, viz; Some say Law
y yers can't go to heaven. It's a lie