The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-05-16
QUA PARIS LETTER.

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j'riai-Tlace Of JoSrphine and
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residence Of Napoleon ii peep
at Grcnoyiiiiere,, and back 10
Paris by the Seine,
Prom our regular correspondent
horS BIZ LOuyas, Paris, Apr 81, '7s.
KnoNing as / do. from experience,
now irksomo il is TO read about
things or events that are gJiag to
be, after they have actually occurred,
1 shall, in this letter, refrain from
asy description of the exhibition, or
OF the grand preparations for its
opening this day week, because by
the time this reaches you, tho tele.
graph will hayo flashed tho details
Of the opening ceremonies across
the Atlantic. Bnt the weather be-
ing hne, clear blue sky and re-
freshing breeze stirring. suppose
you and "take tnrn" in the SUI
burbs Of Paris, not froquente1 by
visitors from abroad az they ought
10 be for there is much to see and
admire there, many sights aud
scenes as charming as tbsy are novel
to the stranger, and, withal, tho trip
is inexpensive, which is moro than
can be said of "turns' within the
city Of Paris itself.
The best way to see tho suburbs
Of Paris il TO take cdLrioie, and
start from the Place dc M COacorde
carly in the morning. If, however,
you are in a hurry, you can go by
the st. Lazare railroad, which runs
on the right bank OF the river but
you will miss many pretty sights by
following that route, which takes
you through the northern aud rath-
er unattractive part Of Paris. Hav,
ingly plenty of time, let ne go by
way Of Place dc III CoHcorde and
the Champs k2ySies, stopping n
moment te look at the obelisk Of
Luscor in the middle Of the Place,
which covers the exact spot where
once stood the guillotine at which
perished Louis the Sixtoenth. Mario
Antoinette, Philippe. Egalitc, Dan
ton, Robespierre. and host OF 9th.
or victims during the terrible days
Of tho Revolution. This obelisk is
73 feet high, aud covered from base
to top with hieroglyphics. Follow
ing the straight avenue, bordered by
magnificent trees, we pass the Paldjs
de Z Mdustrie and the circular build>
ing in which apanarama of tho siege
OF Paris is exhibited Considerably
larger and finer than the one which
was exhibited at Philadelphia), cross
the elegant avenues Moptog,,e and
alma, and reach tho Triumphal Arc
de Il Etoiie, which marks the point,
at the end of the champs ElySies,
where the road branches off to the
Bois dc Boulogune, Here we leave
the greater part Of the innumerable
carriages and riders on horseback,
who turn to the left, while we yIrsue
the straight course ON the other side
OF the ere, along the Boulevard Ne
Willy, until we reach the Porte Mail.
lot, which was 80 terribly battered
by the Prussians in the war Of 1871.
This famous gate is about half way
between the Arc y EtoRe and the
Bridge of Nevilly, where the Seine
makes it's great Bend to the north
east, and in the immediate vicinity
OF the Jordon II dcclamdtition. We
cross the bridge, and are now fairly
in the open country, outside of Paris,
with Mont Valerien, the most fam-
ous stronghold in the vicinity of
Paris, looming up on our left, Cour-
bevoie short distance on the road
to the right.
We shall not stop here, however,
but will continue our drive to Asnis-
res, five miles from tho city limits,
on the left bank of the Seine. 1t
was at Courbevoie where that fam
GUS statue of Napoleon !, which re-
presents him in a gray overcoat,
cooked hat, and his right arm thrust
into the bosom of his vest, was placed
there after it had been thrown down
from the Vendomo column by the
insurgents Of tho 4th of Septemb Der
and iished up from the bottom OF
the Seine into which they tossed it.
For the rest, Couibeyoie is q quiet,
pretty place, aboundipgin handsome
villas, some of which yet bear the
marks of Prussian shot. The road
to Asnieres is excellent, lined with
poplars on both sides, and soon we
are in sight OF the village, which may
be said to be Paris on small scale
Every second house is n restaurant
with a public garden attached, Dor,
dering on the river, but not "res
taurant" in the sense in which we
Americans generally accept tho term
There are no bar -rooms," although
wine may be had, aud cheap at that,
in all the restaurants aEl cafes; and
although i have visited Asnieres n
number Of times, ] never saw an in
toxicated person there. Marv
wealthy PARISH Oh -, 80 =. Z ere, going
to tie city ~ day tho St Lo
zare railway and returning in the
evening, and nearly all of the lead
ing actors and actresses OF the Thea,
tre Franchise, and other theatres,
own villas here. Three Partisan
boating clubs have their clubhouses
here, and the river is alive with
"sholls' and barques of all kinds and
sizes, while the small steamers from
Paris land every few minutes a car
go of gaily dressed humanity. To
60 to Paris without visiting Asni
ocao a, EEa <.z.,,.. - Nn.Io.