Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-09-14
PARIS.
The MOrgue An Artists Studlo-A
COntrast-Life and Death-Still
Life in art.
The Trial Of Marshal BaEaiRe - The
Partheon-Tbe TOmbs Of the
Great Hen Of France.
LON o. snecinl CorrA.rondent !

From our Special Correspondent
PARIS, September 1.-The mysterious
aud the awful seems at all times 10 claim
human interest. We cannot define this
feeling as being entirely curiosity, but ass
Hugo would express it, "8n Unborn prin.
ciple Of the soul to grasp the unknown
l suppose some such 3 sentiment took
me TO the morgue-I heard there was a
very interesting subject TO be seen there
the day | went. The building II long,
low one, situated on the bridge In the
rear of NOtre Dame. You pass directly
into the large hall, in front Of the room
for the dead, the dividing wall between
being glass with an iron railing In ffont.
Facing this are rows of stone platforms,
each the ordinary size OF human body.
On this the corpse IS laid with the feet
toward you and the head considerably
raised; this gives a full view for recog-
milton. While thus exposed small lets
Of water continually run over the body,
The clothes Of each Of these unfortunate
are taken OF and hung up back of
them so as to be easily seen and a clue
to identity. On this, my first and last
visit hope, two persons were thus ex-
posed. The unknown dead. Desola-
ton wi9h all her battalions could not
add feathers weight to such a scene.
One Of the bodies was boy of about
twelve or thirteen years Of age, who had
been found that morning in the Seine.
His appearance, or rather dress, indi-
Gated his being one of the "gamin,V - or
as we call them in Memphis, "maek-
erep'-reared in q school OF adventure
and desperation, his hand against every
one and every ones hand against him:
life TO him being one great bat
tie, be knew of no rule Of action
but to fight it out TO the last.
1t was not hard to conceive that the
poor boy had missed his chances IN
some undertaking, and paid the penalty
with his life. had no harsh Judgment
10 render here. Conditions make the
individual; God decides causes, man the /
effects. The other bodies claiming
recognition were a young mother with
her baby; they too were taken from the
river. This could not have been an ac-
cidental death; circumstances showed
premeditatiOn, The child was found
tied TO the mothers breast BY black
Grape shawl, and EeI arms tightly
ciasped around it, showing the strong
mother-love in her heart even in her
death-strUggles. Here was a history
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tear OF pity tC the eye of many q curious
observer that day. Her dress was black
silk, very prettily made, with fine lace
at the wrists. Her undergarments We're
handsomely trimmed with embroidery,
and everything about her had the ap-
peaTance of refinement. Her ornaments
were all jet, even a black locket tied
around her neck. Most certainly here
was an agonized soul, that preferred the
dark unknown to life's positive certain
ty. Is there nothing ia such a scene to I
make thinking woman feel that there
is work for her % do TO help these unfOr- I
Inmates, and save them from a living
hell Ur a terrible death2 Look to it, you
women Of easy, Cntempted lives. Some
time in Gods great future your erring
sister may stand in judgment against
you, and say: "GOu never offered me q I
helping hand or word; now take your
share Of the penalty. Earth-life is the
time to correct mistakes, and there is no 4
error under heaven that cannot be
atOned for, or all christianity is a lie. /.
A bright side to this dark scene is a /
visit TO the studio of an American artist, 1
w. b. Baird, Of Chicago. His Brittany
and American views are very fine. He .
has just finished some White mountain .
pictures fol- Fargo, OF American express /
nOtOriety. / have seen nothing here by .
way of landscapes and pretty pictures .
that are more pleasing that Baird's. II .
seems am not alone in this opinion, for .
l found his rooms crowded with En-
glish and Americans. Last week he .
sent to the art exposition at Manchester .
a charming picture-a horse sale-an old .
Brittany farmer and a sharp dealer are
making a close bargain for the two
horses beside them; and such horses
real Normandy stock, with life and met
tie in their heels. You frequently see
his drawing in the London Graphic, par
scenes from the late French war.
Great preparations are being made for
the trial OF Marshal Ba-aine, for the sur
render of Meta military elephant
One of his captains told me that it would
not do TO condemn Bazaine, and still
none could eXOnerate him for surrender
ing a hundred and thirty thousand men,
when he could have made 8 successful
sortie with that number. Thought that
If General Forrest had stood in his boots
with that amount Of men, so perfectly
equipped, he would not only have
made a sOrtie, but raided the united
kingdoms.
A visit to the Pantheon, on which,
Dy the way, they have just finished
repairing the dome, that was struck by
/ shell at the bOmbardment. The great
interest Of this church is the tOmbs Of
he great men in the vaults under il.
We gave franc apiece for admittance,
md one of the guards conducted Us
Town IN those dark underground
passages where many dark page in the
history of France had been enacted.
Here was shown the tomb Of Mirabeau,
lud at his side, where once lay
he body of Marat, who was assassin
lted by Chariot COrday. During one Of
he revolutions, his remains were taken
rom here and thrown into the sewers.
She certainly asserted wOman's rights
n this affair, which the world recOg-
lizes as heroic. The two most con-
picuous tombs are Noltaire's and ROs-
eau's. The statue of the former is
aid to be the best likeness eXtant Of
lin. / could not realize the distance OF
ime between me and this great man,
.verything looked so fresh and nice
bout his tomb. ROusseau's is square
egyptian temple-lOoking monument OF
beautiful brown marble highly polished. !
IN the front side is door, partly open,
through which a hand and arm is
hrust Of white marble. The hand
lolds a representation Of a burning
Of his genius lighting
he world from his tomb.
Here in these vaults is a very remark
.ble echo. The faintest whisper re-
,eats itself with most insinuating dis
inctiveness. The guide pronounced
he simple 'ha," and was answered in
family, loudly, Cha" and then rolled
n in indescribably sweet, laughing
ounds of 'ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." The
OF cannon and pistol-shots
,rought back the roar Of artillery and
nusketry with such terrific sounds that
little child of one Of the party
with fright. This but added
0 the wild revelry of the mOcking de-
non, and we were compelled to give up
ny farther experiment for this time.
MAIN 7. HOLMES, OF Memphis
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