New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-31
LIFE IN PARIS.

ToRY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN AMKRIcA-AN HIS
roRIAN PAINrRR-rHE THREE FESTIVITIES OF
Observation-Disclosures AND PARADISE LOST
lrRox REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuNR.l
PARIS April 25.-An irreverent Chinese philoso-
nber has said that pigs were the only trne gentle
men, because they did nothing. This Chinese phi
losopher had not read our books Of heraldry, nor
eaten trufies, or he would have seen, on the one
hand how the pig works for our happiness, and on
the other that gentlemen are the busiest people IN
the world whether making war like Condo. or carry
ing away women like Richeheu, or working at doing
nothing like some Others
But wish seriously to defend gentlemen against
the attack Of this cynical Chinaman. 1t is not In
vain that 10 has been said in France, "Noblesse
Oblge.r Have you not seen, as in 1870, how all
the names of ancient France appeared brilliant in
the advance guard But if / defend gentlemen
against the charge of idleness, what shall l say Of
psineesi To be prince nowadays il hard trade
DO not know one who goes 10 bed before O'clock
or who rises later than daybreak. To be prince
was easy in the fairy days when Prince Charming
had no other task than TO wake the sleeping beam
ties But mt present prince is a man, and he must
be more than an ordinary man to remain prince.
Speaking only of princes of the blood-royal OF i'm
rerial We have seen them for hundred years past
taking in their turn their degrees at the University
of Exile whether their names be Bourbon, Orleans
for they cannot tell what will be their country OF
adoption. Some 20 to England some to Germany,
others 10 Holland, and others 10 Italy. You have
hal Bonapartes and Orleans in America. The Count
Of Paris. for instance gained glory among you and
made his exile illustrous. And when princes come
home again. in the interludes between revolutions,
they cannot fold their arms whether they return TO
power, like Napoleon Ill, or turn soldiers against
the common enemy, the Orleans did
IL loc Il fhava zipr
man in the world than the Duke Of Aumale'
Chief Of an army corps at distance from Paris, he
j. Partisan to the fingers ends which is a business
of Itself: member Of the French Academy, where he
never misses n session of Importance; President OF
one Of the hardest worked Councils of War; Pres
dent of the Society Of BiblOpOsts President of the
Society for the Protection of Animals. member of
the National Assembly and besides all this histo
ran if he had TOO much time on his hands toward
midnight. Certainly this man is no idler.
The Count De Chambord seems TO live in the far
.ienio of a new Sybaris but DO not trust TO appear
auces do not know that he writes history, but he
writes innumerabe letters. The number Of births
that he has saluted and the number of funeral ora
tons that he has written for his adherents, would
Cll foos and each of his illusions exhibits his
preoccupaion in regard to his peculiar God his pc
enar France. his peculiar flag. II is noble heart
taat wastes itself in vain, but, from his point of
".
be IS working for humanity, and has the conscious
ness of duty accomplished.
The Young Prince Imperial has worked like the
first conner at the school of Woolwich at a time
when q number Of young men, VINO have no Obliga-
tcns scatter their energies to the winds. His life
Is severe and sad grave just closed. weeping
mother absent friends broken dream and a MIR
accin the clouds.
The Count OF Paris seemed to have led
the way for him in this rude school Of life.
| remember that in 1912 met at the Tuileries
friend Of his father. a celebrated Republican Of that
day, Godfrey de Cayaignac. We had become ac-
ouainted at Madame COrranceZs, neNOus woman
who gave dinner parties 10 of all nations be-
cause she liked the hubbub of ideas. Seeing me at
distance, lie came 10 me and said: . Have you
heard the ne-ysl The Duke of Orleans has been
killed bv a fall from his carriage. He was gallant
fellow Int this was written uD there by the French
Ropubc," and Godfrey de Cavaignac pointed with
his finger to heaven, like the church spire OF the
English poet He had not much faith in God. but be
had grea faith in the Republic, aadfancied that the
shples of RObespierre Danton, Barrere and Camille
pesraoulins presided from above over the Gestlnies
OF France.
Twas very fond OF the Duke and Duchess of Or
leans who had been kind toward my hrst LOOKS. l
said to Cavaignac that this public misfortune was
all the greater if il written on high, because Ii
was promise of early revolution.
You know the whole story. The Duchess OF Orleans
devoted herself to her children, to make men Of
them. All France saluted this great misfortune
with resDect M to the day when the vctors OF the
instruction of 1913 refused to recognize even that
courageous mother who had braved all the perls OF
the street to present the Count Of Paris TO the Cham
Der of Deputies. Lamartine himself was carried
away by the CRY, at is too late' The red flag was
alreodv floating at the Hotel de Vile. In France
when the people become citizens the princes CO.
There is more inclination TO shoot them than to
make them the first citizens of the nation.
And this is why the Count of Paris, who also
wagtes no time is at present one of the best his
torians of America and of the best historians OF
France. have seen him at work upon the third
and fourth volumes of lis history Of the civil war IN
America H has every right 10 make this history,
beeause having become By another revolution a
French citizen he has asobeen citizen Of America.
He took part in your wal, and under his title OF
Prince signs. "Aide-le-C amp of Gen. Mcclellan
He says Justly, that at a moment where labor and
reflection are the duty Of all, no page OF military
history should be neglected He relates with fati-
tnde the sympathetic welcome which he met III the
armies of the young Republic. In fact, at 80 years
of distance the Americans drew a good augury from
the FrenchInen. who came once more 70 fight with
them America recalled the assistance gwen by
France 70 tie first defender OF her independence,
and did not fail TO place the name OF Bourbon among
those who were 10 perpetuate his memory III the
land. The Count of Paris wished to offer tribute
of recollection his former companions III arms Dut
becoming historian after having been soldier, IN
,nte If his legitimate preference for the cause which
he served he has forced himself to preserve in his
narrative the strictsst mpartiality. He win soon