The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-08
American Life In Paris.
(From Mr.. Fulton's letters In the BALTIC. Ame.i.
AMERICANS RuRoPEANIzRD.

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pillars ofthe church, but here In Paris
can hardly be regarded as q brick" was
the remark Of an American lady, when
discussing the tendency to almost wholly
disregard the Sabbath in France. Yes,
remarked another, "whenI first came to
Paris, the playing Of operate airs on Sun:
day shocked me, but now l find myself
occasionally doing the same thing with
out q thought. as to ITS ,impropriely.p
Americans reading in Paris any length Of
time soon get over their antipathy 70 the
Sunday operas, Sunday concerts, and Sun.
day amusements Of all descriptions. All
their staid notions disappear, and they
learn to do as the Parisians do, and II q
layorite opera Is to be performed on Sun-
day, evening they do not let that prevent
their attendance. when ! first came TO
Paris resolved would not visit the Ma
billie Gardens, but when I found that so
many nice people went there j thought !
would like TO 20 also,"' remarked another
lady. swell, 7 have been, there also,"'
was the reply, "and Idid notsee anything
90 very bad, but perhaps It was not %
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q The last census Of Paris gives total
Of thirty thousand Americans permanent
~ residing in Paris, OF these nearly 20,-
600 are from Louisiana, 5000 from Wiz.
ginia, 5000 from other southern States,
and only 1900 from the north and west.
The southerners have located here dur
ing and since the war, and have made II
their permanent home. There are In ad-
dition to this iully ten thousand Ameri-
cans here temporarily, some OF them for
the purpose Of educating their children,
but most Of them are tourists. With all
this population, the greater majority of
whom are Protestants, there is a very
light attendance, not exceeding four or
FIVE hundred atthe Methodist and Epls-
copal churches. and most OF these are
tourists, who have not been here long
enough to learn that church going Is not
fashionable in Paris. 1t Is customary on
Sunday morning to take cup Of coffee
in bed, then morning nap until ten or
eleven o'clock, get dressed for breakfast
by twelve, and take drive In the Champs
Elysees or TO the Bots de Bologne In the
afternoon. Itis q tempting habit, and
very few fail ultimately to fall into 1t. The
American Protestant churches here are
mainly supported by, the touristG,, who
give liberally. The English Government
supports their churches by contributions
equal to all the amount received from
worshippeIs, but has given notice thai
after the expiration Of two years, oil old
will be Withdrawn from them.
BOARDING SCHOOL FRENCH, a4r
Mark Twain, in his "Innocents Abroad :
makes many apt hits on the experiences
Of visitors TO France who have previously
become proficient 10 what Is known al
"boarding school French" He says, II
his quaint way, that the Frenchman !
great on pronunciation, but very bat
speller. The American Is very apt Il
pronounce q word as 1t Ia spelled, and l
he does 90 he might as well talk Greek L
q Frenchman and expect to be under
stood. The slightest deviation from tht
proper pronunciation renders your wordI
unintelligible, and hence the novice gives
up In despair Of success, and finally writes
the word he 10 trying TO pronounce ant
submits for inspection. We vainly en-
deayored to tell coachee the other Cday
10 drive to Rue Vantemill, pronouncini
| It as II Is spelt, and every other way thai
we conceived It possible to torture tn,
word into articulate sound, but all to NJ
effect, He shook his head aud shrugged
| his shoulders, and gave other indications
that he did not know Of any sucl
thoroughiare. In despair we drew out |
card and wrote upon 1t "Vsntemill,
when. his eyes Igllstened and 0 broat
grin suffused bis countenance as he ex
claimed, with o sharp, quick pronuncia'
tion, "0ui, oui, Rent nasel" 30 ais,
with Rue Scribe. We pronounced iteyer!
imaginable way, but Il was not until Il
despair we accidentally bit upon Serebt
pronounced sharp from imitation, that W
wero understandable. Tho word ftt