The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-07-04
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r,. cities Of Reusn a.d raris: Char"
THO inc C,untry, and Bssut ifnl
Farms.
PARIS, FRANCE, June sth,> 1891
,,,p SENTINEL. - Leaving the
,.aornar ~ Bretagne at Havre, on the
otes; osn;no ri the Sth. we started for the
mcrnd mm,nad depot. Arriving there, w
nh ara halted by French soldiers who
WEI" we.e"oodad to examine our baggage,
Rrooh .han entered the car and were
,oon W. enrouse for Paris.
" r. NAV he of interest to your readers
J.. r;ua Them description Of the man.
W ,n of travelling in Europe. Whom you
nrrive nrr at the depot you buy your ticket,
@ and are then conducted to the car.
mis- mi car looks like an American omai-
,,us lm' It is about lS feet long, and is d.
'';dsd yuI, into three compartments, each
'so,nn,rtment s,u seating eight passengers.
1y WHEN your compartment is full. you
wa lacked up, without any water or
,',n .a;1et room. and are compelled to re-
ma;n , there during the entire trip. At
""t;no '. stations you are allowed to get
e" e"t sa,d remain about ten minutes,
M when YOU return and are locked up
,rain. Their locomotives remind one
~erv much OF the little dummy engines
VIII, which we have in cities. They do not
witch with engines, as we do, but do
,h;s with horse power; horses being
'uad .aac tn null the cars back and forth
uud uy mace them in position. While
,hsv %% ARE far behind us in the things
t + lave mentioned, in the matter Of
l;nas m and road beds they are far ahead
d us. They have neither curves nor
"rades. Their lines are all perfectly
c.traipht-air lines,- and their road
beds % are as level as your floor and per-
fect]y macadamized.
Thve country between Havre and Par
"a ia considered one Of the most beau
tiful in France. Village after village
is nassed, with their beautiful stone
houses. not q wooden structure to
he seen,-and their elegant churches
With their towering spires which seem
to almost touch the sky. The whistle
Of the factory is continually heard, and
nil along the line are seen casks OF
wine. about the size Of an American
sugar hogshead, ready for shipment.
The streets and sidewalks Of these
villages are all very narrow, and it
is seldom that you see u cart or wag-
m. hut If YOU do it reminds you very
much of little two wheel hand cart.
It is surprising how little land Is al
lotted to each family, and upon which
they are compelled to exist. The own
or Of a 20 acre farm is in big luck but
Il would do your heart good to see how
these farms look. The landscapes that
are painted, and the pictures that you
have seen Of these nice, clean farms, do
not do them justice. They are perfect
" grand, and charm the eye to such an
extent that you are compelled to think
why cannot this be done where
live?" No gullies or wash-outs but
surface as smooth and even as a floor.
There are no mules used in this coun.
try: and in the language OF Richard
III. cried, "A mule! q mule! my
kingdom for mule I" The large Nor
mandy horses can be seen in all the
cities and on every farm; and they all
look like they have plenty to eat and
are we'll taken care ONO sore backs
or strained limbs. When you zee q
cart with load on it, you see the driv-
rr walking and leading the horse, to
spare the animals strength. Every
member Of the farmers family works
in the field. You can see the little boy
and girl Of five years working beside
the grown man and woman; all white,
Of course !, no negroes here. 1t would
amuse you to see the women peasants,
with their bare heads and their wooden
shoes. tits pleasant to listen to their
songs, as they lead their COWS
to water. They seem to be very happy
md contented, and appear robust and
healthy. Indeed their cheeks are 40
red and rosy that you would imagine
hey use paint; no malaria here.
At about s o'clock we arrived at
|touen, which is about half way between
iavre and Paris, and is an eating sta
ion. The train stops, the conductor
'omes to each cab, unlocks it, and cries
'ut ten minutes for lunch" Imag-
ne four hundred Americans breaking
or lunch stand and over four tifths
# them unable to speak French fol-
owed Frenchman, bought as he did,
md what would cost you at home 80
ents I paid @1.25 for here. You can
est assured that an American is bled
ere on all sides. They seem to think
hat we gather our money from trees.
he reason there were 90 many Amer
cans on this train is that it only runs
nee week and connects with the
Ii
After leaving Rouen we travelled
bout three hours, and arrived at the
reat city Of Paris, on the 9Th Of June,
o'clock. In my next letter ] will
I've you description of the city, Its
lstoms, etc.
a#a rg @ & MAX.
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