New-York tribune., 1875-02-16


inst met your son with q cigarette In his mouth
driving two spirited horses, like man.
should tell you that have two SONS. If the one
belongs somewhat to the New World, the other be-
longs good deal to the Ancient World. heis the
historian Of Apellos and Alcibiades. He has lived
much in Greece and would probably still be there ii
he had not come back to France to enlist In tho
army in 1870 This one rides. but does not drive; so
that had no doubt that the one in question was
the younger.
called him before my tribunal.
"What does this mean, Sirf They tell me you
drive in the Bois two black horses taller than your
self"
"Yes, Sir"
"Whose are theyT
Nine
Explain this mystery
81 bought them dirt-eheap-eight thousand francs
and the dealer threw in basket-carriage as hght
as feather"
And how did you pay for the horses. Monsieur
my sonp
"Oh. the dealer knew you. Hebas sold horses to
you before; he knows he will get his money some
day or other"
Thus do ten-year-olds anuse themselves nows-
days sent my son back to the College Henri w.
on foot.
told this story to illustrate the state of things in
France. Children amuse themselves like men. and
mon amuse themselves like children.
Ireturn to the tempest. While am writing these
lines the wind is carrying away my chimneys and
twisting the trees of my garden feel as if were
on the high seas for just Neapolitan princess
on her return from Jerusalem. was recounting to
me her horrible passage. 1t the Princess PIMA
tell of the Bourbon family. She has given two
charming princesses to the world. two genuine
princesses Of the fairy tales. One OF
them has married the COunt Potocki,
hundred times millionaire, my neighbor III the Ave
nue. Fredland; tho other remains unmarried, though
not for lack of suitors. She says it is very agree
able to be marragesble young lady, for those who
like comedy. The mother has been Oh pilgrimage
10 Jerusalem. She adores her daughters. and made
this pilgrimage for them. Heaven was for mo
Inent cruel to her. for she suffered terrible storm
But il was only an hour of trial. the finest souls are
those which most tried.
You love the sea IN America. We do not. here in
France: any more than Cato This censorious per-
son repented Of three things frst of letting day
pass without doing some good; second. of having
confded secret to woman; third, of having gone
an a boat when be mi ght have gone by land Horace
WAS no braVel than Cato in face of the waves. He
considered seamen as mad as the sea- and would not
trust himself IN such insane company. Byron, who
feared very few things thought it absurd rashness
TO defy all four elements at once by going to sea-
But If all the world had agreed with these sages and
poets we would nos have at the Elys6e balls those
pretty Americans who give them all tue charm and
brightness they have. We should be reduced to
contemplate few toothless Duchesses, and shop
keepers wives in their best clothes.
We shall not lack for kings, if we go back to the
monarchy. The Countess of Paris has given birth
to new prince. who is to be called Charles dor
Al iao oil aA
the Republic.
The Princess Troubetzko gave Yesterday talk
ing party next Saturday she will give dancing
party. Under the Empire the Princess was part Of
all the f6tes of the court She still continues the
court with the Princess Msthilde. 1n one of the
masked balls at the Tuileries she took part in
quadrle of bees. The bee is her emblem. Its sting
and its honey are both evident in her talk
Although her salon in the Rue Courceles is
tremey pacific. war is carried on there with
out hor knowledge. POr instance, she used
to dream of tho fusion of tho Centers
and the fusion of the Princes Two years
ago the Left Center and the Orleans Princes
were in the ascendent Now the Right Center and
the Bonapartsts have taken possession. saw there
yesterday the Duke and the Duchess OF Gramont
Gen. Fleury the Count de La Ferriere, Countess
Walewska, the vicomte de La GuerrOniere, Marshal
Sartges. the Duke dAbrantos, while the Orleans
family not represented by any of its adherents
nor was tho Left Center; neither NJ Theirs nor NJ
de Remusat nor NJ. Barthelemy st. Hilaire All the
diplomatic body was naturally under arms But all
their orders and decorations paled before the eyes
Of Madame Barandiaran, the wife of the former
ambassador of Macmillan. a beauty who has just
dethroned even the lovely Madame dc Villeneuve.
There was no one wanting except Gen. Schenck,
who had Just arrived in Paris, and Mr.. Washburne,
who. like philosopher, oaly goes out when he has
nothing else TO do.
The Academy is about to receive Alexandra
Dumas H. who will pronounce the eulogy of Alex
andre Dumas i. He said lately: "My father has not
gone down TO the grave; he has gone up to it,"
Hitherto the deceased has not been much talked
about lie VIII go arm in arm with his son into the
Academy. and take his seat IN the immortal Forty
first armchair. 1t is right that justice should be
done even in literature while criticism uses such false
scales Balzac died crushed by insults: Diderot
would have died of hunger If il had not been for
the Empress Of Russia; Moliere died without the
right of sepulture. ''''-'.
A. his death France herself near her last gasp,
for it was in 1870 So that people scarcely perceived
that the great romancer bad ceased to live He has
been almost forgotten since then he has hardly
epitaph at Yillers-Catterets, his birthplace His
pieees are no longer played bis books scarcely read
But his hour win come 1t belongs to bis SON 10 set
forward the clock Of his resurrection.
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