Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28
From Our Regular Correspondent
Our European Letter.
PARIS, France. April Il, 1880


Our European Letter.
PARIS, France. April a. 1880.
During the splendid spring weather
tina, We nave been enjoying Of late, the
Bots de Boulogne has been the resort oil
all who have an eguipage, even if that
eguipaCe be theirs only for an hour. and
that. too. oniv nv the consent Of the Cam
pagnie Generalde des V0itures. a CT, sely
packed file OF carriages, landans, phaetons
and Victorias may be seen every day be
tween and O clock, on the left bank uf
tine artificial lake, around which none but
provincais ever make tour, although the
afternoon promenade is always called
- tour du lac" That. however, Is one of
the naDy inexplicabie features OF Partisan
language The interminabe lines OF
eguipages give you great idea Of the
wealth OF Paris; the number Of faces that
owe their surface, at least, to rouge and
rice powder tend further to increase that
idea, and to inspire YOU with another great
dea-that OF the greatness OF man. Still,
it may be asked, do rouge and chalk real
" embellish woman Is man taste suffi-
GENTLY depraved to ike whal Is called
nidguil'Ggeg No, but ndquiliage produces
the same efec, AS a plaeard OIL which you
might read in large letters the word.
" Dare and you dare if You like Ii is
always convenient 10 know. Sometimes,
too, under veil, it may render service
TO old age.
a disaster of great magnitude has
recently occupied the scandal mongers.
j young Cir whose lniatuation tor an
ineligible suitor was the cause of infinite
anguish to her rightful protectors, found
means Of communicating with the unpop-
ular lover in spite OF bolts, bars and other
well known hindrances. Letters were out
Of the question, but the ingenious Young
person appeared one day al her window
clad IL new material, discovered BY the
great modisle Beaulard, and christened
. preference. Her attendant swain, nat
urally watching under his ladv's lattice,
responded by q ribbon in his button-hole
entitled, " Ia n1avqHe d'espl0n" A dress
indicating agitation ELECTED a ribbon
proclaiming " conviction, and so on until
wonderful fabric q deSty nlarguc, -
assumed one fine morning by the spirited
Cir, brought matters to SO rapid crisis
that before nightial she mad successfully
eluded her Jealous care takers and had fed
with the object Of her affections.
Our hotel keepers, reStaHrateNrs and
other caterers for the materla. welfare OF
visitors are in high glee in consequence of
the announcement that the king OF Siam
is sure TO pass through Paris on his WAY 10
make 4 friendly call at the leading courts
Of Europe His SIamese maiesrv's suite
will cOnsis. Of retinue of severa hundred
officers and slaves. but his white elephant
and his three hundred wives are left be-
hind, decision which is causing mere
universal disappointment The king
speaks huenliy English. French and Low
Dutch, and is otherwise said 10 be IN
accomplished scholar.
was at kambouilet viewing the Ber-
gerie Nationaie. on Saturday. Tins iD,ti
tuition, founded III 1856 BY the importation
OF flock OF Merinos from Spain. ma
grown to be an immense establishment for
the breeding OF pure Spanish Merinos.
From it 60 out each year rams and ewes
to BuenOs Avres, Mexico, California and
most OF the European countries, Tor the
purpose OF starting new fncks or improv-
ing the breed In those various countries
stepped IN the pens among the large
rams and examined their feeces their
curIousty shaped horns, their bright. al.
lecllonate eyes and clean, pretty fares
Suddenly an attack in the rear from
strong, massive heads minated that
though adopting French customs and
French politeness, the Merino ram had
not forgotten his native Spanish pus nacity
Just then ! heard tremendous humping
and pounding ut the door leading into the
next apartment, and was informed that
this came from the hultine Of the rams.
VINO desired to get in and exchange oour
tesies word to the wise is said to be as
good as kick to 4 dunderhead, so | left
the premises without further parley. A
intend writing more seriously on this
subject hereafter, adjourn further refiec-
tions till that Time
AUGUST.