The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-07

ihc "i'"oWS were Snaf0cu ny
irons bars. to prevent person!
from falling. Here would ] rttrr
sit, and bend over TO cuntcmnlat,
the Euc dc la llarpe. The tai
houses, grim with age, ut one
place leaning over from either
side, until high mp, they almost
met, and, ut another, staggering
back, presented in perspective tho
appearance OF II craggy cleft
lhr""sh IL range Of granite, left
by Al earthquake.
At night 1 sometimes looked
along this chasm, and fixed my
,attcntion upon the lamps. Thoy
were oid.fashioncd oil lamps, sus,
pended over tho middle of the
street, by ropes passing across
from ono house to another. They
looked like huge vcnomous spid.
crs us they shonc rcd through the
i"ggy darkness, atforling Just
: light enough for the assassin, to
make equally sure Of his blow, and
his retreat. Ah, the Rue dc la Ilarpc
was terrible 10y night !-Thcrc
was no silcnce-no reposc. Thous.
ands mingled themselves with the
ever moving host, act in obedience
to the muuercd prccrpt, work
mhde It Is get da"k!-,tDr tie day.
Hyht c0mcM whcn yc cannot royk.-
There was no silence in Rue de Ia
llarpe.-no sound Of order, save
the periodical tramp OF the Muni.
cipal Guard.
Sometimes | looked down, and
unused upon tho human tide, that
flowed along this rugged street,
W hat busy scene, whom viewed
as crow!-whal solitude, when
selected amy one individual, and
watched his movements! There
was no sympathy, than among
the drops Of water constituting II
torrent. Oncc | noticed an ob.
struction, far down towards the
Seine. 1t WAS occasioncd by the
inability Of two large wagons to
pass each other. Then | WAS
amazed to sec how this rushing
multitude damned up against
these wagons, like strca M
against Il raft. And when the Oh.
slncle gavo way what II rush !"
"Comc, Ernest" said Frederic,
"this will do very we'll in blank
verse, but ncvcr in prose"
-" ell, WE'LL" continued Ernest
somewhat embarrassed by the in.
tcrrnption, IL was going TO-
"Irll yourstory in your way,
and pay no attention to Frederic =
inscnsibility," exclaimed Herman.
III was going to say" resumed
Ernest, "that among the various
sounds which reached me from
tho street, some were picasing.--
There were, for instance, the
street musicians. Onc, vencra.
blc sexagcntrian, played upon the
bassoon. lie displayed no great
skill in his performance, and his
airs were tho simplest ;--but he
attracted notice by his sauvity
and evcnness of temper. Many IL
con- was thrown to him, merely
for the p lcasurc Of witnessing he
grace with which he received it,.
There was anothcr--a hunchback
who astonished everybody by
tho brilliancy of his execution up.
on tho violin. IIc was not only
dcformed, but he was cripple.
AS he crawlcd along the gntlcrs,
with his violin loopcd around his
hump, his appearance alone
would have enlisted charity, had
his features been less forbiddinr,
and his dcmcunor moro thankful ;
but ho received each donation
with Il scowl, and every jerk of
his elbow was expressive ofpctu-
lance and discomfort. There wns
yet anothcr--a girl and it is of
her | wish TO speak. She also
played upon the violin, and, if not
with the skill Of the hunchback
shc gave to her style an cxprcs.
sion Of plalntivcncss, that won tho
regard of all who heard her. She
was tall, with IL firm attitude, and
possessed figure, that rcbcIlcd
triumphantly against tho disguise
which poverty would have thrown
around it. 1Icr eyes wcro black,
and so WAS her hair, which, to.
gcther with her dark complexion,
told that she came from the
South"
"Pshaw Ernest" exclaimed
Frederic, "hor tonguc---you mean
that her tongue told you where
she came from ?"
81 never exchanged word
with her" answered Ernest.
"Como, Ernost," repeated Frcd.