The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-25


balloon settled down quite comforta-
blv ON terra firma- After half an
hour some horsemen found the aero
nauts, and then the first crossing OF
the channel by means OF balloon
was announced to an admiring world
Setting of in q post-chaise with SIX
horses, DR.. Jeffries by invitation visit
ed the chateau of NJ. le Vicomte Desan.
drouin, and was saluted in the hall
by a young lady nging stanzas N
honor of our en- .erprise. At one
O'Clock that night Calais was reached,
the gates having been opened by order
of the commandment At once DIR. def
fries paid his respects to the command
ant. and Ibis lady, in bed in pavilion
tent in his room. received us most
cautiously" Next day-the 9Th OF
January dinner was offered to
Blanchard and Jeffries. when Blanch-
ard was presented with the freedom OF
the city in gold box. repeated apol-
ogies express:ng their wish to do the
same for me. but could not without
leave from the Court.
On the 18th of the month DR.. Jeffries
! went to Paris. where he called on FL
atre de Rozier, one of the earliest OF
| the aeronauts. who some years after
was killed by the burning of his bal
loon. While at dinner "a number OF
French danes entered the apartment
and embraced Us again and again, and
chanted some verses honorary to our
aerial voyage" Then came junket-
ings without number. On the 18th
Jeffries and Blanchard went to Yer
sailles and paid their respects to the
King. Mime. de Polignac was visited.
and the Duchess deigned to receive
them, Though she was dressing at her
| toilet. Ike q Venus in white muslin,
and surrounded by five ladies all in
| white, who were attiring her-a most
engaging, lovely, affable woman"
On the 18th DIR. Jeffries was
presented to the King. who said to him;
II am glad to see You, sir. He was
dressed in black velvet, with Gordon
blue star. etc. On the 18th there was
a grand presentation in honor of DIR.
Jeffries given '.by the gents, wits and
men of learn ng." and on the entrance
of Blanchard and Jeffries there were
repeated shouts and clappings of hands.
BENJAMIN Franklin wrote DR.. Jefries a
letter. and on the 18th he paid DR..
Franklin a visit at Passy. On the
evening of the 10th there was ball at
the Societe, Rue Coqueron. Hotel
d'Orleans, "where | was received BY
universal and continuous shouts and
claps of applause. embraced. and COM
plimented by hundreds of the first
ladies and gentlemen in Paris. The
doctor seems to have been particularly
struck by the attentions of Nine. de
Talairac ..who, with lovely freedom and
sinaplicite de cour, told me she was
eighteen, had married at fifteen. had an
infant, etc.; took affectionate leave OF
me and engaged me to come and see
her. On the 10Th the Boston Doctor
goes to the Coincide Franchise and sees
1.-THE comedy of Figaro (by M. Beau
marchais), most witty. poignant COM
position, and supported to the life. NJ.
Mole, capital performer. Met at the
Coincide Mr.. Franklin and received his
compliments. On the Esd of this
month. after having passed through all
kinds of gayeties, Jeffries pays another
visit to Passy and dimes with lie Doc
teur and Mons'r Franklin" Here JEFF
fries meets 1.-THE celebrated and brave
Commodore Paul Jones. from whom Ire
ceived many compliments on my enter
prise, and returned them, he deserving
them much more than me-" lie
Petit Souper" is constant now, and the
aeronaut seems to have seen all that
was elegant in Paris Whenever JEFF
fries goes to the play the audience shout
out his name and clap their hands. 1t
is difficult for DR.. Jeffries to escape
the destinations of the women. He
still writes about Nine. de Talairac.
but eulogizes Mines. Morrell and du
Villars, :.both of them so lovely, en-
oap.ng, and agreeable that wish my
| charming countrvwomen would catch
, and initiate their elegant ease and car
riape and manner" Entirely aside
, from ballooning. from DR.. Jefiries'
diary the reader gets a capital idea Of
Paris q century ago. 1t is the cdren't
: now. .sThe streets of the city and fau
II bourg full of Mosques and all rank:
: and sorts. Am glad this is the las
! day of the carnival; on the morrow
), they must to their several vocation'
) again.
t Visiting Passa again, DR.. Franklin
: invites Jeffries to dine with 1.-THE Mar
CnlOu6SS 8uu M8EQuiS NC E04Ct SIC. Y
Z Mr.. Adams. Lord Montmorris, etc.
t At the dinner Jeffries finds the IL,
+ Fayets'' very "affable." and meets
; very genteel American lady from Phila
D delphia. Mrs. Bingham. and also Pau
a Jones. and the Captain Of the Bonn
4 Homme Richard drives the Doctor I,
Paris in his chariot
I From the 9Th Of January to almos
. the close Of the next month DR.. Jeffrie
4 kept it up, going everywhere. enter
{ tanned by the best people, when, OF
a the 9th of February, he returned +
: Dover. At Dover the freedom Of tn
. city is presented 70 hiuE and on the p
: of March q grand dinner is give
| him. Next day he visits the exact spo
d on the cliff where the ascent was made
a and he writes: The recollection of
. was awfully grand and majestic. AM
. my heart filed. 1 hope. with SINGER
and grateful Acknowledgements to tn
b kind projections of that day. Oh
y gracious Father. may be influence
) BY it IS I ought through hfe.''
0 Since Blanchard and Jeffries crosses
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