The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-16

w. Us Il peck % oysters last night,
aud the y mos; killed me-
Why. did you eat the shells?"
NJ, indeed: | only wish had-a. They
wouldn't burt me half As bad as the oys-
tcrs did
TO he CONTINUED.
FOR The Cecil Wing.
BR0ADBRIM'S LETTER FROM PARIS.
If International Exhibitions shall have
nn other effect, at least they will serve the
purpose of making people acquainted
GU would have to travel over many lands
can be grouped together in a single hour
while stan,:igg on the Pont lena on the
bright Autuna afternoons. The grand
towers of the Trucadcro are covered with
curious visitors, the walks are crowded 10y
eager and good natu.ed thousands. In all
these months have scarcely heard a re-
spectacle dispute. and never anything that
amounted To Il serious quarrel waived from
The sight is magnificent ami impressive.
At your feet flows the Seine, alive with
boats flied with tourists and covered with
gay remnants aud flags. Immediately be.
lore you il the Pont d lena. over which
mighty armies nave marched forth To
victory and over which, too, rolled the
remnant OF shattered and defeated hest
while Bluciief, with his victorious Prus
slams, WAS laundering after them from the
field al Waterloo. 1t WAS thus bridge that
the savage prus,iau desired To blow up.
and 1t Is said that it required all the nerve
al the Iron Duke 10 divert him from his
cIuel purpose. Gu the right are mount
Na!erIru and -. Cloud and between you
aud them aGc ;ne beautiful allies Of Passy
and the pleasure grounds OF the Bots d.
boul"gme. lno great Alc dc Trompue
seems scarcely :. stones throw away, and
the Avenue q; the Champs Elysees, the
Place dc Ia Concordc aud the splendid
gardens of the IuIicr,r>, lay before you like
\ .ancy map, scene of unsurpassed lowell
ness. The slitIeging variety of costume
and character are among the most attractive
features OF the Exposition. The quaint
cu.iieuSes q! Aisacc and Lorraine are JOS
tied by the ftZ ui the Turk aud the caitan
of the Arab. Picturesque, indeed these
fierce SONS of the desert look in the midst
OF the thrcrg; their dark faces pceriug
out from the folds OF their snowy buInouses,
while the gliiteIIng dagger anu keen sword
which hang suspended from their girdles
serve As i wholesome warning TO the
curious Spectator not 10 make too close All
Inspection, or ZOO uncsremoulous acquaint-
auce.
Grave and stately men are these Arab
cheftaIns. sometimes doubt il they even
smile; they are accompanied by a few of
their women, aud from the limited oppor.
tuniiy have had lur Inspection, / should
say that their charms were not of charac
;cr 10 make them i'll danger of christian spo.
iIatlon. The meu have, some Of them hand
some noble faces, heads over which the
sculptor would delight To finger, but the
women short aud siumpy with pug
noses and little ferret eyes, which make
hem the most unattractive of human crea-
lures. can now understand why the Arab
thinks more of his horse than ne does of
his wife, ior the horse is both pretty and
fast and the wife l. neither one nor the other
II Rachel looked thus, Jacob paid fearful
price for her, even with a heard of goats
/ fh nj hs t,lT nd If
not rs good looking a. her sister, | should
regard it as one oil the frIghlfuiest swiudles
ever recorded III history. In no one thing
Is the silent but rapid change which is
going On Ia Europe, more pcrceptible than
It j. IN national costume. Ii is only in the
sma towns aud villages that you can lind
the distinctive national characteristics In
Berlin OF Jenna, AT Frank fort or Brussels,
the people you meet are dressed all alike
aud are III nothing different from the peo
pie ia London, Paris or New York The
wuuld-bc belle of IT Petersburg drags her
costly Hounccs thorugh the mud with as
much uonci,i!aucc is her trauscontinental
sister, and glories much in all the mys-
7 teiiSS ~ I1's, Hllcc- CilHpeIs- pun BACKS,
thIugamabnbs aud neutrality-suspicious., a.
the fashionable danes of Liverpool and
Manchester, Boston or Philadelphia. But
it is a delightful thing tn see them grouped
together, 70: in France there are more dis.
tlnctive lines Of character. The soldier,
with his dashlug uniform; the priest, with
his immense hat and his somber flowing
robes; the grey monk, in sandaled feet and
shaven head. his robe of coarse stuff and
his girdle Of twisted rope, lend constant
variety To the picture.
The awards, as usual, have caused all
soIts of bitterness aud heart burning. And
this has been the history of every Inter
national Exhibition since 1851. Firms that
have expended thousands upon thou sands,
and have looked forward with certainty To
the honor Of a gold medal and find their
hopes anEihIlated by bronze medal or
merely honorable mention. AS long as
men are men, it is impossible that it could bc
otherwise, for preponderance of friends
on the most impartial jury IN the world is
dan ,ernUs To the cause of Justice
The season of fetes is about commencing,