Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15

extract; found it rather insipid, and can
not understand how it obtains SO many
yotaries and, | must say, victims When
the performance was over We did not want
to go home. | spoke of Madam
Dussolin had had four absinthes and said
he didn't care fig for Madam-so away
we went. There was ball that night in
the Latin quarter-Bal Bullierit; was
quite
THOROUGHLY PARTISAN,
But was about the same as the old Jardin
Mabille, where | remember in 1882 to
have met sober and venerable American
clergyman with his family. 1t was nearly
3 in the morning when Dussolin grew
weary of the dance, and the exercise hav-
ing counteracted the effects of the absinthe,
he began to think of Madam, and was
afraid to go home. The streets were quite
deserted the cool night air and the quiet
were precious, though, after the hot rooms
Of CIoserie de Lilas, and SO | proposed a
walk to the markets to see the opening.
The Halles Centrales are the great mar
kets OF Paris, and consist of ten huge build
ings of zinc and iron admirably adapted TO
their purpose. The buildings cover twenty
two acres. Though not vet completed,
these markets, with the land, have cost
Sl2,000,0Q0, and they form most attract
i've and valuable institution There are
25O stalls in each building, which rent for
the small sum of cents q day, which,
however, Is enough TO pay expenses. Tn
der the markets are over thousand eel
lars for the storing OF food in warm
weather. One drops easily into statistics
in such a place, but it is enough to say
that the daily bill of Paris for her food
amounts to something like 100000 to
SoOO,OO0 ); of eggs alone last year 400,-
100000 were consumed; let us hope they
were fresh. From French Algiers comes,
especially in winter, vast quantity OF
vegetables, so that at all times of the wear
the city is well supplied. The enormous
number of boxes, FLIED with mushrooms.
amazed me, and Dussoin told me they
were all grown in the sewers of the city:
these sewers, however, are models ofsweet-
ness and cleanliness The produce is sold
by auction to the wholesale dealers, the
first thing in the morning, and after an
hour the markets are open to retail buy
ers, who come III swarms with baskets and
netted bags. We were awfUlly hungry
after our all-night iaunt, so we had chops
AND potatoes in neighboring restaurant
and then Dussolin, poor fellow, had to go
back to the clatter of his pans and to the
more
AWFUL CHATTER OF MADAM's TONGUE.
was 2 little timid myself about going
to Rue st. Dominique again, but i did.
and Madam put all the blame on Dusso-
lin, calling him most terrible names for
keeping the young foreigner up all night.
and she wouldn't let me share the fault
with him, tor as she said, | was q good, in
nocent, gentlemanly angel
There is one church in Paris where God
seems to dwell-a quiet, peaceful spot
where the protestant forgets to protest.
and enters into the lovely service with a
heart full Of praise 1t is the Church of
st. Eustaehe. Architecturally considered,
l am told that it is a monstrosity, vet
there is a charm which all must grant to
be within these historical walls. The no.
toriouS Feast of Reason was held here in
II93, and 1t was made, two years later, a
temple Of agriculture. Yet despite the
sacrllege, the spirit Of Christianity still
hoYered about the spot as a holy one, and
now again has full possession of its vaulted
alsles. OF English-speaking places of
worship in Paris, there are five Episcopal,
two Methodist and one each of Baptist,
Congregational, Scotch and Roman Catho-
lie. There is
GOOD WORK DONE BY MISSIONARIES
In Paris, work, which is real work, with
out that supporting romance connected
with the same undertaking in Africa or
Asia. 1t is plain, everyday, humdrum
work, but great good is accomplished, not
so much among the French as among our
own unhappy countrymen and women who
have wandered here in hopelessness. Miss
Leigh's establishment for homeless girls
and the McAll Mission are greatly deserv-
ing. Miss Leigh has lately married Ca
madam Bishop, and they together will con-
tinue to follow in the track of the Master.
Miss de Broen and Mr.. Meyer also have
religious and medical missions. | know
you are pleased that have not given YOU
the dimensions of the EiffeI Tower, nor
dragged you through the Louvre, both of
which We have ever with us ad nauseam.
There were excursions though with Madam,
Marie and Elsie to the many beautiful
suburbs which | hope soon to share with
you. CHAs. A. GUNNIsON.