The New York herald., 1873-09-17

| tive print The Hour, are all with him. So St Jean
the royast nag while the word Is prick,nS mn ,ts %
ears for news rom Spain. The churches are
thronged with st stately dons and statelier dohas,
place as person In search OF modification could
wish to find. by the by, what extremely uncom-
nected with royaiist revoutionsl They womd he
much happier as journeymen taors, for which
spirators.
Nothing can be worse managed than the royalst
cause a,s IN SPAN Tne only n mead at present
hardly make her voice heard. l observe that the
great people hold alooi from It, They svill not COM
promise themselves. The Kings agents are poor
obscure creatures who have all TO gain and nothing
to lose. cause must have soul to set 1t well in
motion; there must be at least one man OF genius
to conduct before it can possibly triumph
Now the Spanish royalists have not got diplo-
natist among them, or he would have explained to
Don Carlos. who 1s marching ana c0unter-marching
bodies OF half-armed peasants about over the
border. and doing Of necessity an lncalculable
make his own, that il Is an Ill thing to damage
ones property He could do much more by sitting
quietly down with pen and Ink, especially If he
In our day men can be only written into power.
Fighting Is seldom OF much use, because 1t IL
game that two can play at. Talk won't do either,
because it evapOrates and the stock jobbers who
govern politics Just now, though ignorant folk,
are too wise to yield to smooth words.
''What have you got to say for yourself you man
who want to be kings What can you give, and
supposing you can give anything) what will you
give, IN salabe commodities. for arms and
money!" That is what the stock jobbers prac-
ticaly say to ambition. They would help Boolzebub
to throne II they could float his securities down
the magic course or ten per cent, so dear to
widows, old maids small capitalists, and human
TO scaper 9ne hot 81 cryn@
"Vtpe le ROtP' till you have talked to the stock
1obbers about him. Besides 1t calls attention to
the ruit just as 1t Is ripe; and "come" says some
body who has joined In the hulabaloo till he is
black In the face "cOme, partner you and will
ketable nOwu
What object to in these Southern houses are the
ia cnss dnd the ss rae IN are orced
cannot see ones neighbors.
am glad to get on to
PLEASANT, AIRY BIARRITZ,
which the ex-Empress OF the French made 40
charming. Between the highest forms OF civiliza-
tion and the Indians wigwam or the Arabs tent
there is no choice worth q button. would sooner
be condemned to be permanent clerk than to
live in third rate country town. There is neither
ps in the parish are forever engaged in
each other. Biarritz, which was once nest OF
poor fishermen. is now the prettiest Of all the
pretty places on the southern coast OF France.
Its houses are larger and better than those at
Trouville and Deauville. It's climate is infinitely
preferable and 1t Is occupied all the year round.
The English colony make 1t winter residence.
Tho Russians and Americans come late In the
Sember The spaniards is arrive early in june It
is admirably situated for bathing. and find can
breathe here after having been nearly stined for
the last fortnight at LOurdes. Biarritz Is.
A GAY LITTLE PLACE
too. It has got an amazingly fine Casino. which
wants nothing but the NEW YORK HERALD to maze
1t perfect There are balls concerts and private and
public theatricals constantly going on though the
full height for the next month. However have met
some Of the most tremendous swes whom have
seen for very long time here Princes and dukes,
ambassadors and Minister'S appear to be among the
natural grOwths OF the place. Some OF the Bona
partist leaders are OF course here from habit but
30 are the more cautious OF the Spanish and
French royalists who are not vet disposed to de-
clare themselves openly. Then, there are the
Ss e. G '5 nS o and
kind and children. The place Is not dear
either. A bath costs franc. Board and lodging
is a little dearer than Bagneres-de- Bigorre
or Canterets-a little cheaper than Trou-
ritz but It's abominable distance nom the rest Of
the habitabe world and the staleness OF its news
Uae sae ds
matter, and there are certainly some people here
who could staItle quidnunc considerably.
HEALTHY PLACE.
The air Of Biarritz possesses the special property
| OF preserving old people, and whereas the average
number OF deaths in the rest of France Is
ritz has % even better beach than Trouvie Uo a and
pleasant but it is said that the baths here DO not
agree with nervous people Horse hire Is the most
.s n a paf
for thirty francs q day. including the coachman
There is an English club at Biarritz to which ad-
mission can be had through banker. or without a
banker BY any person who carries fair vouchers OF
respectabllity..
ANOTHER WATERING PLACE CALLED CAMPO,
very little known to foreigners. 1t Is quite Jewel
Of place, set in one Of the loveiest landscapes
possible to imagine. Its waters contain sulphur
and IRON and 1t has got an excellent inn, where
one can have a mountain trout If somebody has
st. Sebastian, Dax. Behobia, Pheasant Island
Hendaye. Pontarabia and lrun are all within an
easy ride or drive of Biarrtz and II any inteli
treat ne can go to Briaton, on the extreme limits
OF the French and Spanish frontiers, where he will
see French and a Spanish soldier looking at each
and pretending to guard the line.
| In estimating
| THE EXPENSE OF FRENCH WATERING PLACES
and all the summer haunts OF people in search OF
pleasure one ought not to forget that the hotels
We we md there are are generally very nne and very
mortal fright that they have laid out their money
and the money Of their wives, friends and credit
ors upon very doubtful speculation indeed For
there are short seasons and bad seasons and rainy
seasons and cold seasons, public calamities, chol
| era, and who knows what besides, which come to
Therefore, these hotel proprietors and their belong
ings are half crazy with hope deferred and fright
and avarce before the season commences; and
almost Wild with JOY ian and rp'c covetcusness aas
Even coyetousness Is not always an eyil
thing. Perhaps the nominal proprietor of the
watering place hotel, is a sanguine man, and, as
natural consequence, an eloquent and lovable man.
He has formed high hopes Of his enterprise and
allowed his imagination to run away with him. He
has built and improved ana studied the peculiar
habits OF foreigners and the costly conveniences OF
hotel companies till he has not stxpence left in
the world, and has pack OF unreasonable creditors
whom he has bamboozled into joining hlm) yelp-
ing at his heels like blo0dhOunds. He counts upon
'the season." not indeed, TO make him rich, as he
once hoped It might but to keep him out OF prison.
for he owes arrears Of interest to his wifes mother
are all terrible creditors), and he has had law
suits and rumors Of law suits, so that the poor
fellow cannot sleep at nights nor eat, nor smoke
his pipe without the shadow OF great terror upon
him. / suppose he takes sixpence or even dollar
more from US than the old established hotel keeper
In the next town. Let US pay 1t, pay It, my friends
not without certain inward rejoicing that, in the
inexplicable enigma OF human life, 10 has not been
ordained by Providence that we ourselves should be
hotel keepers
I wish could conclude this brief notice ofFrench
watering places with
A COOP WORD FOR BfARRrrZ
at parting. II is nice place, merry place, in its
Way and has q Qlorioua climate. but it Is not