Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-10-15

| pot and then the old hotel; and alth(
1t was an hour after midnight, 1 500
recognized the windows of the room
had occupied five years before-the bril-
liant lights showing we were expected
and my note written from London th
day before heralded our arrival. Tw
porters met Us at the door, one tax in
| charge of our baggage, the other con
ducting us to our rooms and explaining
that the landlord had retired as lie wa
| not feeling well, but would he glad T.
meet us at break fast The Judges room
joined my own and was connected by
door which we left open, 80 we Nigh
| talk to each other and be of easy access
The windows o. my room opened on
balcony, the use of which l EXTENDED
to the Judge We had good Frenci
beds and rested we'll our first night il
Paris. At break fast my old landlord o
other days rushed up and embraced m,
most affectiOnateiy, kissing me Erst OF
ore cheek and then on the other. in
troduced my friend, who was also mos
cordially received. Break fast being
over, we sought our room to arrange
programme for the first few days. Th,
Judge being ten years my senior, hi
wishes were first consulted. He tolt
me he had cousin, gentleman o
thirty five years of age, living in Paris
was born and raised in the Capitol
This cousin he had never met, and, O
| course, he was anxious to meet him.
They had corresponded, and the Judge
had informed this French relative-his
uncle's son-that he expected to come
to the exhibition and would reach Paris
sometime in July Or August.
We sauntered out and summoned 6
cab, the Judge furnishing the cabmar
a card with his cousin s address. l took
out small pocket-diary and headed 6
page with the words
THE JUDGE LOOKS FOR HIS COUSIN.
I expected, of course, when he found
him 1T would be a nice incident to fill
up page or more. It occurred to me-
the meeting would be both touching
and amusing to third party. Firstly
because l knew ny. friend had fine feel.
ings, and supposed as much OF his cous.
| not speak any French, and be had told
me bis cousin could not speak anv Eng.
lish. I felt certain there was some fun
ahead, if I could witness their meeting
determined to be present, and began
to feel considerable interest and some
little anxiety about the event. We had
q good drive of several miles before
reaching the locality, the address indi-
Gated on the card, which the cabman
consulted every few minutes. Finally
we arrived at our destination, and both
of us went in only to be informed by
the porter that the master had taken
the cars that morning for Dieppe to re-
turn at night. This was a Gisappoint-
ment to US, so we could do nothing
more than leave our cards. We then
resumed our seats in the cab, instruct
ing the driver to takeus to our banker in
the Rue de Scribe; then to Galignani's
and also to several other places finally,
back to our hotel in time for lunch We
remained indoors during the evening
to make up our mail to friends and rela-
tives in Etats Unis D'Amerique (Nord)
At six O'Clock, P. NJ, we set down to a
good dinner and rose from the table al
Z o'clock, having done our full duty to
the viands and the Uie ordinoire, during
an active engagement Of one hour
I then proposed to the Judge that we
should spend couple of hours on
the top of an omnibus, thus getting
a glimpse of Paris by gaslight. This
we did to our mutual satisfaction at the
small cost of six sous each, and we con-
cluded we had surely seen a great deal
at total cost of twelve cents-a ride OF
six miles down an elegant boulevarde
and back home by another, both
of them splendidly Illuminated, and
crowds of people coming and going or
seated at the cafes. Afterwards this
seeing Paris of nights from the tops OF
omnibuses was favorite mode with US.
1t is glorious ride from the Place du
Bastile to La Madelaine. then to the
Champs Elyeeses up the Rue de Rivoli
and back again to our starting point
but this is only one of the many We en-
iOyed. The next morning, while at
breakfast, the first post brought the
Judge note from his cousin, saying he
would call at ten, A. NJ Tears came to
the good mans eyes, and could almost
hear his heart beat He declared his
appetite had failed him. He read and
re-read the perfumed note, and at last
excused himself and hurried to his
room, doubtless to give up to his emo
tions. l begun to feel that the meet
ing would be too pathetic and earnest to
have much fun about it, aud also ap-
preaching too near to the private and
sacred for disinterested person to be
present. | had only been in my room
brief time, when the Judge. calling,
requested me to come into his room.-
When l entered he was looking at his
watch as intently as the old iron Duke
gazed on his own at Waterloo before the
rough Prussian General Blucher came
up to change the English disasters into
a great victory over the greatest soldier
Of modern times, thus giving peace to
en- Ia tr,
tai fame to Wellington, and o grand pen
opportunity to Victor Hugo. AS soon
as / was seated, he remarked that in fif-
teen minutes his cousin would call, at
the same time he desired me to write on
sheet of paper few French and Eng
lish phrases of welcome, kind feeling,
&C., to be used in the emergency so near
upon US. He also insisted upon nv re-
naming and acting as interpreter as far
as / was able to do so, all of which ]
consented to most willingly, and we
awaited
THE FRENCH COUSINS ARRIVAL,
which soon took place, being preceded
by most gentlemanly rap on the door
The Judge arose from his seat in the
centre of the room. I walked to the
door and opened it, introduced myself tc
NJ. Regond as his Cousins friend, and
pointed to my friend, who was smiling
and crying at the same time. The i'm
petuous Frenchman darte6 past me to the
Judge, threw his arms around him and
kissed him repeatedly. This was con-
tinued by them mutually for some min
| utes. They then stood apart and looked
at each ether very intentIy, and next
they began to talk, one in rapid, excited
French, and the other in good, but slow
English. forgot my office of interpre
ter, and quietly walked into my room
and out on the balcony to breathe lit
tie fresh air and think over the scene
had just witnessed. There is much
very much, after all said about consan-
guinity, in human ties, in blood rela-
tions; for blood is thicker than water
be it English or French bloud. One
cousin born and reared in America, thu
other in France, both middle-aged mer
before ever seeing and meeting eacf
other; yet the same blood flows in theil
veins that a fathomless ocean of thre'
thousand miles cannot chill: Thes,
men, with stout hearts who have faced
the world and shown themselves men
meet each other and cry and laugh from
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