, 1877-07-08

Tere not in Algeria Then comes the question:
1s THE ARMY AUTHORIZATIONS!
The answer is, perhaps not. The one n. de
BroClie would wish. Let US examine the
Alonarchtsts to gain by it? ANY profit acrruine
to the Legitimists would be loss to the Orlcan-
lists and Bonapartsts. The substitution OF q
Napolcontc regime for the actual order Of
things would tnfallibly crush the RoralIsts:
An Orleanist Monarchy would die Of ridicule and
impotence in six months. If 1t lasted SO long.
Whose turn would be served then by coup
d. efatf 1pass over all absurd cdncan which
to Marshal MacMahon the project Of
getting himself nominated President for life,
and OF marrying his daughter to the Prince
Imperial. A coup a etat could only lead to the
momentary triumph of one party, the Ultra
montanes; it would, however, be a triumph SO
evanesccnt that I do not think the willy Jesults
so short-sighted or careless Of their real in-
tcrests as to counsel it. If it succeeded, good
hyc to hope It would be the fall-detinitiyc,
think-of France.
The Government is like gambler with one
coin to lose. It has
vENTuRED ITS ALL UPON CARD
the elections; knowing it can lose but little;
hoping it may, By some Improbable and tniracu-
lous stroke Of luck, cain everything. The evil
day will come when 1t will have to render an
account Of its stewardship to the country. Well,
let it come; but tho later, the better. Three
tanours ca de qaqne. And for this France is to
be plunged into the excitement OF electoral agi-
tation, peace With foreign nations is to be en-
dangcred, and possible renewal OF the
ea1ades qsKs as 1 st to Of be bsne Esatufqasy t1to
is inevitable; the second and third, please
Heaven, will be spared us. So far, the attitude
OF the people and the Republicans has been cor
rect and moderate. There is no trace Of eiter-
ycsccncc In the working Quarters Of the fa1-
headquarters Of revolt rs / eau testify de visut.
frequently have occasion to venture into these
eyil-smclliDy but industrious corners Of Paris,
and have always found every one quietly occu-
pied with his own affairs. The famous Carrc-
four de Darricadcs, at the point where the Rue
St. Maur crosses the Fanbourg dtl Temple,
looks as peaceful as though the bloody scenes it
witnessed in II and during the Empire had
never disturbed It, wonder whether we Shall
yet behold the people I" coming down tic fau-
bourgs" 1t looks impossible now, but this is a
city of surprises.
One evening lately, WAS In the unfrag7ant
neighborhocu l am writing about, when, ms !
ST. Martin, noticed crowd. Men and women
wcre peering into the foul stream, and talking
together OF come accident that had happened.
I WAS about to inquire what was the matter,
when an exclamation Of workman to Ills mate
spared me the trouble.
IRIS OMIT WOMAN
who has chucked herself into the water:" sal!
be in tho horrible .dr3at Of the tautol!r@s. !
wish could convey t. you the tone nf cynical
brutality in which The remark Was made "On8V
q wonlan." aud this from 4 man Of the people,
who might have hccn looked tn, you would
think, Tor sympathy. Only woman!
One more unfortunate,
Weary Of breath,
RashIy importunate,
Gone to her DEATH
An hour later crossed the bridge again. The
crowd was standing there still. stupidly gazing
down into the sullen blackness, OF the spot
where the t1ugcdy Of another life had been ac-
complished. On the lace OF the dark; fever
laden woter. Just where the victim had dlsap-
pcared, / saw the reflection OF gas-jet. 1t was
fauciful, no doubt; but, as watched it appear
and disappcar,-one moment visible on the crest
O. tiny ripple, the next hidden in hollow
it looked to me like one Of those corpsc-l1ghts
which people say arc seen in chureliyards. 1t
might have been the woman's soul.
How grateful the fresh air Of the country
seems after all the agitation and bustlo Of Poll
tics 4 railway-station in Paris is goodly sight
on these hot June mornings
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TLKAsURE-sEEk-
in every sort Of fancifnl attire, bcsicge the
tfckct-ofices Of the Care St. Lazare. The bouts
that run to st. Cloud and Charcnton are crowd
any one who depends on them for conveyance
Iayc '' to wait for thirty or forty
omnibusrs before tho number figuring
the lIckCt WHICH JUtl AlE OUlI-CN ~ LsAhC 10
called out by the yis1lant but exasperatsng ofli-
cals Of the Company. but, when once you are
fairly mounted on the uncomfortable imperialc,
what ioy to mark the disappointed faces Of
the persons whose numbers come after yours!
How pleasant to return tho hostile aud curious
scowl by a neutrality-suspicious. smile Of en-
couragetncnt; to watch that very stout gentle
nun (,shon you dreaded as possible neighbor
on the limited s'knifcboard y left behind per
spring! Whatever direction you may take
np1e Ia
plcuty OF amusement. This is The season Of
THE THOUSAND VILLAGE FETEs
which afc held every year in the environs. ou
have the choice OF score every Sunday. II yon
lore noise and the gnyety OF thc Vulgar nero,
Joinvilc-le-Pont, Nogcnt, and Vinccnnes arc
within easy reach, and you may rcvcl in the ni'l-
Sit Of ,irfio,.s throw away your money at count
less rifle-gallcrtes in the innocent. effort
to crack eggs-shells, borne Upward BY
for for couple Of SOUS, visit the fat woman, con
suit Mile Sybllle, the sonnambnlist, gamble for
maccaroons at the billiardtable, paY at :. Dutch
tou for nuts, or exercise your Skill In thrown.
balls into the thr9at oi .11ad ~ hs
there remain the charms OF the roundabout anu
! chcuier-dc-fcr An,ericain; not to speak of the
ball under the tent where for halt afranc you can
gIaddcn rour eyes with the ravishtng contem2la-
| tton OF the exhiarating quadrillc. And then
| the illuminations in the evening-the caic.
| concerts-the fireworks! Plenty OF amusement
! for the smallest OF outlays, / assure you. But,
| peradvcnturc, you have no mind for such WI.
| rar sports. In that case, what can be swcetcI
| than the solitude Of the woods at Mudon ana
Bellevue, or the hills aud da}es OF Atontinorene}.
Eughien is tempting this hot weather, with its
pretty miniature lake, backed BY the soft-blue
Hills, and set In frame of green trees, between
which YOU get glmpscs Of trim villas and rustic
+! cl,alcts; OF, if you are a !over OF tne Ioo
| and Nne, Naisons-Laftte and Herb!ay Lie con
ycniently close at hand. All tnese
| thc queen of pleasurc-haupts, poetic, neantl
tui, Wild, leafy fontaincbleau, with it's hst1!'t
Palace. the growth Of centuries, and ITS nonls @
Forest, full Of rocky nights and vcrdant e1aocs
| Fontaincblcau has one disadvantage to iarls
ian whose time is limited: it is rather faf 1Io!.
Paris: but. once there. the sacrifice OF HUH
| car1y rising is richly repaid
| THEATRICAL
More than half the theatres have closed non'
| rnuse da chaleur, and several more vii! 1ollo"
s11it shortly. At the Varieties tho usual troupt
has been replaced By the artists OF snt
pnlais ROYAL, who arc irving a series Q
old fayorites, sucl as lie Chapea11 de Palllc a.
| 1talie u and l: Les Jocresses d'Amonr;" 1ne M
Opcra-ComiQue is to shut next week. be
| tween now and then VIC arc to have TWO HoI
rcnrcscutations Of :. Alignon,n with Galu-Maf.
| IN 1hc titIe-ro1e, and three Of !" Cinq-Mafs' q
| a,r ho-;tona If whom great hopes are enter