Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-24

marks of the bullet and the ball of 1871.
At st. Cloud conical she'll sticks, un-
exploded, into the shattered surface of
marble front. Besides the Tuileries, of
many other fine structures, there remain
only the blackened, crumbling walls in
mournful contrast with the surrounding
architectural beauty.
was surprised to see on the front of
almost every church and public building,
conspicuously cut or painted, the words,
"Liberte, Equalite, Fraternite. 1t
seemed like begging for preservation by
a cowardly cringing to the power of the
mob. Alas, that in a city which prates
SO much of Liberty, Equality Frater-
nity," there should have been no more
practice of these virtues Yet, in truth,
there is probably no city where. in some
ways, more is done for the people. Beau
tiful parks and museums are ever open
to them. Accomplished bands delight
their ears daily. They may enjoy, at
trihing cost, the most artistic music and
"a great matter to a Frenchman-the
best acting even, from the highest gal
lery, that of the Grand Opera House it.
SELF At short intervals along every
Boulevard or large street, the populace
find free seats of wood, iron or stone. In
the abundance of this provision, no city
probably equals Paris. On the other
hand, in arrangements for supplying wa
ter to the thirsty, one must go nearly to
the foot Wine is offered on every side
in startling cheapness, while the pure
beverage man should drink is rarely to
be obtained on parks or in the streets.
The poor, thirsty children are not seen
playing about the fountains as in Lon
don or Geneva.
A delightfully."- clean city is this, and,
as am told and readily believe, the
best governed Of all capitals. Though
the excitable French sometimes burst
over the barriers. ordinarily they have
high respect for law. 1t is said that
an unprotected woman may safely pass
through any part of Paris at midnight,
if she minds her own business. Let her
mention to ge'aSdarme that some one
is following her and she will be troubled
no more. The laws are severe and
promptly executed. If your adversary
can provoke you to strike him, you go
to prison. When meeting becomes tur-
bulent. the omnipresent police turn Oft
the gas without notice. AS two Ameri-
cans were entering theatre, the ubiq-
uitous ge'asdarme tapped one of them on
the shoulder and asked his company.
With his companion he went, wondering
what he had done. Arriving at the Po-
lice Court, they were confronted by a
man under arrest. "Is this your watch 2"
asked the judge of our countryman.
Confusedly feeling in his pocket, he
found it was. A genSdarne had seen his
chain cut and his property abstracted
by the prisoner. Being plain case, the
criminal was led off to three years
Imprisonment, while the gentlemen were
in their places before the play began.
Not all is couleur de rose in Paris.
Underneath all the taste, politeness and
beauty there is general immortality and
heartlessness. Little true p1ety is found
in the cities of France. AS a people,
the French are not qualified to govern
themselves, and there is reason to fear
that further baptisms of fire and blood
await them.
On the Pont Neuf, the most thronged
of the bridges, 1t is said one can always
see ''a priest, soldier and white
horse" The horse and the soldier were
indeed there, but the priest-perhaps /
looked too far for him O. Not merely
the crowd on this bridge is suggested
by the proverb, but the general preva-
lence of these classes. l can never for
get the magnificent and kindly treated
white horses so abundant in Paris. The
number of priests seen, indicates that the
French we'll sustain their forms of relig-
ion. They live, too many of them, as
atheists and infdels. But in age and
death they return to the bosom of the
Roman church. An American is sur
prised at the number of soldiers met up.
on the streets. It would seem as if one
man in ten belonged to this class. Such
love of military life is ominous.
Let me not close without alluding tc
pleasanter theme-the flower markets
of Paris of which there are many. Be.
sides permanent shops and buildings,
there are several large, paved areas,
where, under tents or shady trees. or
special days in each week, the treasures
of many garden and conservatory are
exposed for sale. With their exquisite
taste the French women who seem tc
carry on this whole business-indeed
the larger share of most of Partisan
trade-make every one of these collec-
tions Horticultural Exhibition, while
the whole forms combination of beauty
and fragrance not soon to be forgotten
Each pot is rolled in a large sheet o.
white paper, which rises around the