Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-05-31
Ou7. Paris Letter

Foreign Correspondence Bismarck TRIBUNE.
PLACE vENDoME. PARIS, May Z. 1871 could
we'll have wished the cotcric you name in your
alb ard the London and Paris Mail Train at Vic
tOria station We steamed through the county OF
Kent. known as the Garden Of England, on the
country VIC passed through presented panorama
/ think almost unparalleled III the world, the
young grain with its delicate tints the thousands
of of orchards in full blossom looking Ike
a snow-bank. the beautiful meadows, large aelds
OF mustard, here and there, showing like gold in
the early sunlight. backed by the darker foliage Of
1ionul glimpse of stream running like silver
thread across the landscape, formed picture to
be remembered. and us complete contrast to
}maped .0 shGt tpp tT BY steamboai across the
channel to BOulOgnc and stand upon the
shores Of sunny F:ance-snnny + prorsrbialy. but
thence by train to Paris. and ali within ten hours
aud at q cost of s.. am not going to describe
the exhibition as Frank Leslie and Harper can do
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monies. Thank your stars you werc not present
to take part in them. for there never was more
miserable failure. partly owing to the @ rain; partly
ticuarly to the unfinished condition of the build
ing. TWAS ludicrous, after you had become 30
esFng wst ss as to Rnaes at es IN
diplomatic and other uniforms. commissioners In
full jig foreigners who looked as II they had step
ped out from fancy dress Dali AT the VunucrElilc
stepping gingcrly through the thick pasty mud
and aplnahing into the innumcrable puddlea. still
keeping serene countenancc above board and. i
should think, swearing mos! heartily U. below .ns
matches. ! was much amused afterwards nj the
view some of the Parisian papers took OF the
weather. Just about the, time Of the opening
speech there was heavy thunder shower and
lie Temps in laudatory and very howcry re-
port says that the bon dieu lent his artillery to
aid the cannon of Mount Ealcrian. Montrougc
Bicetre and Nogent TO celebrate this great nation
al fcstivity. There was a contrctemps which
caused some amusement to the royal pcrsonagcs
the Spanish and other Royal dons appeared, the
French. with an earnest wish to do them honor.
raised shout. "Vuit reepublics' shouted they
till they were hoarse, his royal nibs OF Wales turn
ed and laughingly made some remark to his i'm
perial brethren, which they seemed to enjoy. He
doubtless thought that he would rnthcr hear that
shout abroad than at homs-ft was to ray the least
but doubtful compliment: 1t will be quite the
end of June before the exhibition is complete but
England and America have their departments
most nearly to completion Of any ofthc nations
There was slight row between the employees OF
exhibitors from these two countries on the day
of opening. An American had thrown gunny-
snck accidently. presume. over the royal arms
of England. which Johnny Bull resented and
considerable talk cnsucd in whic- some highly
complimentary remarks were made on either
side. but it Is not probable that war will result
from 1t.
There seems now to be probability Of patch
ing up the difficulty between England and Ruasa
and Count Shonvalof. the Russian Ambassador
to England. we learn by telegram. starts for st.
Pctersburgh to-day on what Is believed to be a
mission Of peace. VICTOR LEE.