The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28

we were once more under the Empire" What Q
nation Of vainglorious apes 1t Is Can you imagine
that the paragraph with which these words begin
continues thus:-"Under the rays OF July sun
10000 men massed on the field Of Longchamps,
brilliant In cuirasses and gold embroidery, their
plumes waving In the breeze, their swords glanc-
ing In the light, the heroic infantry OF Sedan (D
and Of Bazeilles ~ the heroic cuirassers OF Mors
braun and OF Reichhosen, the debris Of our
passed round an immense CIRCLE where 2O0, 700
Frenchmen capped their hands at the sight OF our
legions conquered, indeed but always gloricusl'
What is to be said Of people to whom such stun
as this is penned out and who swallow IL with
sytdityP ~ fra
Ny nacre had to take Its place in q long line at
some considerable distance from our destination,
and was fearful that the place which had been
reserved for me would be taken. My fears were
well grounded. Ny ticket professed to admit me
to the Tribune puoIaQse. All, vain hopel ETH
Dunes, we will have tribunes" cried the Roman
people in Macaulsy's ballad OF Virginia, Down
with the wicked ten" But should nave had to
have dOwned with ten thousand before could get
my tribune. All that could be done was to take up
my positlon on q chair in the open space between
the stand and the course, ana to spread out the
green and white umbrella, under which felt my
self bctting.ist keeper on an English race
course.
The company around me was numerous and
pleasant. There in the front were Monsieur and
Madame. and with them Q gentleman who was
evidently not Monsieur and equally evidently was
tenderly attached to Madame. There, too, was
THE oANIPREsENr PRENoHMAN
with the gold spectacles and the red ribbon in the
buttonh Of his alpaca coat the cheap cigar the
shiny boots and the tight-ftting gloves Of peau
de SUEDE. Here, too, was the usual French child,
who is always fighting with its nursemaid. This
time 1t was called Maurice, and was in state Of
Jury at being prevented from covering itself
with gravel French children are always fighting
their nurses and wanting to play the dirt. Don't
you remember the anecdote OF Louis Napoleon,
when child, stamping his feet with rage and call
ing cut to his mother, 'LGtssez mot jouer dams
cette belle o0ue'' (Let me play in that beautiful
puddle)S
The scene Is pretty and suficiently animated.
Away on the left is the well known Moulin, mill
of Longchamps; in front lies the broad extent of
the circular race course, beyond 1t q huge wood,
In the trees Of which, well as OF those nearer to
u.s. people are swarming. On the right large
wooden erection for refreshment purposes, and
bearing the name 'Rouge glacier" seemed some
what out OF keeping. There are cannon to the
right OF US and cannon to the left Of and troops
Of all kinds, for the matter Of that, and we were
patiently waiting. "O'er our head the bright sun
laughed pitiless laugh" which is Mr.. Robert
Browning's way OF expressing that 1t was very
hot, and there was not breath OF air. II had
not had that green and white umbrella this letter
never would have been written.
There was an amount OF trumpeting and drum
ming, such as could only have been made by
Frenchmen, and winding by the rock of the cas-
cade, which said rock was covered with people,
the procession approached.
THE STAFF
was very brilliant, though the French tastes for
gaudy uniforms always reminds one OF circus,
and on 1t were some men of mark, such as Canro.
bert, Ladmirault, Clinchaut, &c. To the great de-
light OF the Parisans the Shah rode his white
horse with the pink tall. After making the circuit
Of the course he arrived at the pavilion prepared
for him. where will leave him and the soldiers to
be dealt with by my colleague.
EDMUND YATES.