The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-10

NASRYIS EXILE.

The Confederate X.RORlIs sage In Pari
The CRres-Prench Misunderstanding :. Al
tieles OF DlgOtFy aud Virtue" to Amer
cans.
d, Il, Locke in Toledo Bladc.
The cafes are very peculiar, Paris live
as much us possible out Of doors, for PAR
desires to SEE and be seen. Therefore il
front Of every cafe, under tasteful awning
are chairs and little white sheet-iron table,
there sits Paris, drinking its drinks an
eating its light repasts, from early morning
till very late ut night,
To an American it Is most peculia
sight No matter where you 90, in oil,
Paris or new, 1t is the same, except in tn
grade Of the people, In old Paris you Sc
blue blOuses and calico dresses ut thcs
tables, and in new Paris broadcloth an,
silk; but the tables are there on the side
walk, and the people sitting by them tn
same in one as in the other, and very jOll
they are.
Paris is the most temperate city on tn
globe, There is us great u quantity of liz
uids consumed Us in London, and perha D
more, but it is OF different kind. I'll,
FrenChman drinks the light wines OF thu
country or curious compounds OF stuff thu
are as innocent as milk, so far us intoxiCa
ton goes. lie has sirups, something Iikl
those the American druggist uses in his al
legged sOda-wNter, and he either mixes thu
with pure water and makes his heart glad
or, II he Is particular about it, he mixes il
with settler Waterfront the gushing syphon
There are vast varieties Of those sirips, but
they are all alike, except in the matter Oi
flavor.
OF course there are French drunkards.
The brain.annihiating absinthe obtains
here, and seductive fluid it Is. 1t Is the
most innocent tasting stuff in the world,
and does not affect one Immediately. And
80 the innocent stranger, on his first intro.
ductiOn to II, takes dose after dose OF IL,
and goes home wondering why people are
so MORALLY in dread OF absinthe. In the
still watches Of the night he becomes con.
WINGED that he has been taking something,
and the next morning he, or his friends,
are entirely sure OF It. For in the morning
he is drunk, drunk clear through, and he
generally manages to stay so forsome days.
Tibbitts, whose experience | am relating,
said It WIS much cheaper than Oshkosh
whisky, for one nights sitting at ubsinthe
lasted him week. There il u vast quantity
Of absinthe consumed in Paris, but it Is
done quietly and in great moderation. An
American or foreigner who likes to drink
it immediately, pays the penalty OF
his folly. The Frenchman knows exactly
how much Is safe for him, and very rarely
exceeds his limit.
| have seen but one drunken man in
Paris, and he was either an Englishman or
an American who had been long enough in
London to get spoiled. lie spoke English.
and from the style of his clothes /
should take him for IN Englishman, but
there was IN especial wObble in his step
that proclaimed the American. | have
seen the same a great many times in my
beloved country.
Drunkenness is impossible on these kinds
OF liquids. The wine Of the country is
consumed everywhere and in large quanti-
ties, and it, Use by all ages and sexes is
unrestricted.
II is on every table for breakfast and
dinner, and IL everywhere the substitute
for tea and coffee. Containing as 1t does IL
very small proportion Of alcohol, and as
that is diluted fully Il half with water, II
CannOtbe very dangerous beverage. AT
all events, the French, men and women,
and children, drink 1t in great quantities
and at all hours, and intoxiCation does not
ensue,
In consequence this outdoor sitting is
made possible by the harmlessness Of their
drinks. The climate OF New York is adapt.
ed to this sort Of thing but, were Broad
way lined with these cafes, with the public
sitting at the small tables how long would
it be before gang OF rutIians, filled with
the frightful whisky Of the country, would
swOOp down upon them and scatter tables
and people? A gnng from the BOwery,
filled with the fighting whisky Of America,
or the soul.searing brandy Of the British
lands turned loose up the Boulevard des
Etalians, or any other boulevard in Paris,
would occasion as much terror as Il Com.
munist insurreCtiOn. But, with the light
wines OF FrnnCG, md the quiet, pleasure.
seeking and pleasllre-enjOying disposition
OF the Pnrisian, everything is us quiet and
orderly as could be desired.
There cannot be in city life any sight so
bewilderinry gorgeous or 80 delightful Rs
the bOuleuris either by day Or night.
The streets nre lined with beautiful trees,
and then the shops and cafes are exQuis.
itely beautiful, "A nrc their GontOpiS. The
shops are almost entirely devoted to the
sales Of articles Of luxury, for the French.
man, acute being TINT he is, discovered
thousands Of yeats ago, that q profit Of 800
per cent may be maize ;!snAn articles 81
fancy, while the dealer in things essential,
which may not be dispensed with, articles
Of prime necessity, obtains beggnrly 10 OF
20. He learned centuries since that Mad.
ame will pay any price for hat that
pleases her tistc, and do II without ques.
ton, while she will haggle an hour over the
price Of twenty pounds Of sugar or cut oil
beef.
Woe to the American, man or woman,
who ventures into these sllOpsI The shop.
man knows the moment he enters that the
coming victim who is rushing upon hi:
doom Is an American; he knows that he
has so.much money To leaye with him, and
no matter how mitch knowledge he affects
that he Is as ignorant Of the real value o.
his wares ns q babe unborn.
What should the plti4ep Of KQkomn, Ind.
know OF the value Of bronIesP NOTHING
whatever But he has Just made n good
speculation in pork, and he has built him
self two-story house with mansard roo
on II, and has furnished It gurgeously Will
upholstered chairs, and OF his hoors he has
/ laid brussels carpGts, aud Als wife and he
are taking their first visit "abrond" Mrs
Thompson il determined to astonisli hei
female friends and excite their envy Will
some "statOos" from "Paree," and she |,
going to do II. The pair look critically
through the assortment They object to the
Venus Of Milo because the arms are lack
ing, and are surprised that m i'm
perfect sort Of secondhand work Of art o.
that kind can't he had at reduced price.
The price Of n picture takes their breatl
away and Mr. Thompson suggests that q
few pairs Of cliromos can he had great
deal cheaper, and he thinksihey will make
better show than the paintings that arr
shown them lefliaps lie Ia right, whet