Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-11-28
From our Regular Correspondent.

PARIS, November 9th, 1873.
r. M. WHITE: The Grown Prince
and Princess Of Denmark went up in
the captive balloon on Saturday af-
ternoon. They were accompanied
by several Maids of Honor; General
Probyn, Colonel Ellis, Captain
knobes, Mr.. Sykes, and Vicomte de
Iastour. The Princes of Denmark
expressed herself exceedingly graft
fed with the ascent, and the Prince
inquired whether it was true that the
balloon was going to London, and
was informed that it was. All who
make the ascent declare themselves
charmed with the bird's S, eye view of
Paris and the surrounding hills and
are struck with the absence, even on
the part OF the ladies, of any feeling
of giddiness. Even when the sky is
not very clear the atmospheric effects
are very impressive and the aspect of
Paris BY lamplight is described in
glowing terms. The balloon has
certainly been one of the most inter-
teresting concomitants of the exhibi-
ton. On Sunday afternoon, shortly
after the departure of the distinguish
ed visitors, three balloons, with one
or two persons in each, went up amid
a heavy shower and were speedily
lost to view. The 18th of November
is fixed for the close of the exhibi-
tion; but there is rumor in circula-
ton that the date may be deferred
another ten days if the weather proves
fine, for the throng is greater than
ever. Foreigners continue to arrive,
and the return from the country caus-
cd by the setting in of cold brings a
crowd Of persons anxious to form or
review an acquaintance with the ex-
hbition. The attendance on We'd
nesday was believed to be larger than
on any ordinary day since the open
ing, and this will probably conduce
10 fresh pl olongation.
Wednesday was NJ. Gambetta's S
t'ortieth birthday, and he is now con-
sequently, eligible for the Senate !;
but there is, of course, no likelihood
Of his deserting the Chamber of
Deputies for the Upper House.
Geo. Cavatie, alias ''Pepe-in-B Bois"
whose death has just been reported,
was know by name to more people
than could have told why he was IA
nous. He was what the French call
Il ''student of twenty years stand
ing" a man who had never been able
to pass his examination at the Ecole
de Droit, but who kept his name on
the books of the University of Paris
that he might have q social status.
He possessed small income and
spent most of his time in cafes. When
towards the close of the Empire, the
| Cafe de Madrid became the resort of
all the Radicals who were afterwards
to make afigure under theCommune-
Raorll, Rigault, Grausset and others
| Cavalie constituted himself the satel-
lite of these small red planets, and
they gave him the nickname oi
wooden Pipe" not because he ha-
bitually smoked briar-root, but be-
cause of the ludicrous grin which ma
tare had stamped on his droll, lear
countenance, making it look like {
Nuremberg top. 1t used to be said
III a joke that Victor Hugo conceived
his novel 81, Homme gin Ritz from
a sight of Cavalie's face one day wher
the latter went on a pilgrimage t'
Guernsey at the head of deputatlol
of students; anyhow, after Cavali'
had received his nickname, Liol
Cugnot, the sculptor, carved for hin
wooden pipe, which was the imag
of his face, and which became hi
inseparable companion thenceforth
On the breaking out of the Commun
"Pipe en- Bols's' patrons looked on
for birth that would suit him, an,
recognizing his talents to be of sec
ond rate brilllancy, appointed hir
Inspectcr-G General of Municipal Scay
} engers, and Water Carts. The du
ties Of this high Office Cavalie dis
charged honestly, without slleddin.
any mans blood and he owed it t
this, that on being tried by court
martial for his share in the insured
ton he was simply condemned t
evil instead of being sent to Me-
Caledonia. But this really proved
death sentence; for s'Pipe en- Bois'
f could not live happily away fror
Paris. He literally pined to deaf
/ at Mulhouse, fretting after his hello,
ed boulevards, his cafes, and his oil,
friends who had been killed unde
the Commune or scattered away
, different lands of banishnlent. DrinE
to which he took for the purpose (
drowning memory naturally hastene'
his end, and about a month ago th
s French Government mercifully ser
r him his pardon and allowed him t
: re-enter France. He returned
Paris in state of childish glee, an
0 shed tears of delight on being take
d to see his old haunts, the pot-hous,
d where he had spent SO many brigl
hours, making plans for the regener
1T n II. IL