Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-03

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fore giving you your liberty. The only
depot know in France where human be-
ipgs are treated as human beings, and not
as cattle, is at the care d'Orleans, at Paris,
where all the doors are thrown open, the
travellers while waiting can promenade on
the platform. and their friends may accom-
pany them even into the car to say good
by to them, that you imagine you are
once more in that highly civilized country
of America, where man is treated as re-
sponsible being. The railroad companies,
who have a monopoly from the Govern
ment, are as little concerned as possible
about the public comfort, and very econom-
ical with their material. During the En-
pire no one dared to complain, or else COM
blamed between their teeth when they were
crowded and iammed in those miserable
boxes used over here, but the people are
now awakening to their rights, and having
newspapers at their command, and re-
public to listen to them, they are rather
loud in their complaints, and the railroad
companies in consequence more consider
ate of their demands. 1t was a hot day
when we started for Langrune, and after
the cars were just comfortably filed there
remained as many people on the platform
as were slowed away. The employers en-
deavored to pack the rest OF them, out
there was general cry of indignation at
being crowded in such hot weather, and
after much protestation on both sides,
several extra cars were joined, and those
families who arrived late were enabled TO
make the journey together instead of being
separated far and wide as would otherwise
IL I'D
"Caen a Ia mer" carried crowd more
curious than is generally to be seen on such
occasions. Each and every one was bound
for
THE SEA SHORE,
And seemed already intoxicated by the
frothy waves, so exuberant were their
spirits. The majority were children, and
as though impatient for their sand frolics
were already shod in yellow leather or
cloth shoes, some wearing suits resembling
bathing costumes, and little girls were
dressed as boys to give them freer use
of their limbs and save mamma a good
deal of worrying over sashes and clean
white skirts. The majority were armed
with fishing nets, such as are used for
fishing shrimps, while around their waists
hung the necessary basket. 1t was a grand
pleasure excursion; friends were again
found who had perhaps lost sight of each
other for the past year, and the children
screaming with delight rushed about like
wild deer, discovering some little ac-
quaintarce-a partner in the sand-bank-
and then there was great deal OF kissing
on the cheeks, and Misunderstanding and
laughter. The Joy was contagious, and
you yourself thought it was certainly a
pleasant thing to be able to leave Paris
attractive and much loved Paris - on
that hot day, with the sea breeze on your
face and the music of the waves in
your heart. The road to Caen branches off
at two different points, one of which
carries passengers to Trouville, the other
those bound for Cabourg, Dives and ad-
joining towns, although there is an
express carrying only first-class pas
sengers directly from Paris to Trouville,
the at present very fashionable resort.
Twenty minutes for l2-o'clock breakfast,
and twenty minutes halt at Caen, when
you are allowed to stretch your cramped
limbs, renders the trip from Paris to
Langrune supportable, trip Of just six
hours and half. | suppose it is pretty
generally known that the cars in this
country are not like those in the United
States, for instead of being large and
spacious as are ours, with distance between
the two rows of seats sufficiently wide for
you to walk up and down, You enter q
car here very much as you would box,
and are seated eight along the wall on one
side and eight opposite where you have
little else to do than to stare at each
other during the whole trip. a window
at each end and small windows on each
side of these furnish all the light and air
as to the light, there is always sufficient
but as to air, that is another thing you
must expect to put up with very small
allowance during your journey, and if you
are not altogether smothered before the end
! it is because of the scarcity of crochety
old women who are as afraid of g
breath of fresh air as they are Of dose Of
poison. The great bug bear of the French
is couram ddir, and they imagine the
! slightest breeze, whether overhead or un
| der foot, is death warrant to carry then
to the grave yard. 1t may be SAID that
half of them die from want of air, and il
it were not that their crowded and un
! comfortable lodgings chased them con
stantly out of doors the mortality from the
same cause would be much greater The
| French peasant when once in his house
exercises his ingenuity in keeping the all
from following him there and as to leav.
ing window open at night, he would a;
soon think of making his last confession al
once. The many cases of
CONSUMPTION
Which occur in the country and in health
full parts, can be accounted for only in that
manner. The horse-cars and omnibuses
here have been copied exactly after the
American system, and of course contain
| the small windows near the ceiling. but
which are never to be be found open, ano
| if perchance you should open one yourself
to insure little air in the car, some
woman will screech at you, insisting that
| you wish her death, or if not, the conductor
will Immediately close it, at the same time
informing you that ii is forbidden to oper
those windows and at the present day
all cars made are so fashioned that these
windows cannot be opened, and the French
continue to believe that they were never
intended but for ornament. Therefore ;
| trip IN the cars in this country IS not al
ways agreeable, aside from the cramping o
your limbs. On leaving Caen the traiI
stops at four or five stations before reach
ing the sea, which places are quite familia
to the very religious people of France. Be
fore Lourdes became so famous, Douvres Ii
Deliverance and Chapelle de la Deliveranc'
were the
PRINCIPAL FILGRIMAGES
OF devout souls, and although they are Mt
longer so much in vogue they have not re
linquished their pretentions to the per
Torrance of miracles, and the lame, hal
and blind in the neighborhood still focl
thither. The ocean stretches out befor'
you just within a short distance of Luz
where the majority of the passenger
descended and were greeted by their friend
in a most cordial fashion, and which friend
were even more Enthusiastically dressed, a
though enjoying to the fullest extent thu