The Forrest City times., 1901-11-08

icans would drink the canals dry. We
are considered very temperate nation.
am so proud of the reputation Of
Americans.
4" We are considered the most enter.
lrising. progressive. independent, DEM
,cra,ie, knowledge-seeking people il
he world. TIE gobe-iroi:ers they
call us.
" The social caste in these countries
is awful In Holland saw man in 1t
irs,-c!ass carriage coach push a
woman and two little children who
had evidently made a mistake In their
apartments. from the carriage when
he train was in motion. An Ameri
IAN would have shared his seat with
them.
Two evenings ago the madamOlselles
Sho have charge Of this pension. had
he priest and some other guests fof
dinner. Pandemenium reigned su.
Dreme. every hand in the. air they
tak as much with their hands as with
heir tonguesl aud tongues loose at
both ends.
Alter the dinner was over We all
went into The patlor, as is the custom
Presently more guests came, and We
7oon knew that reception was Oh
1and. American curiosity aud intrep-
dity kept Mrs. Wulschner and MT
With them. | wanted to see the thing
through, Mis-. Wulschner thought We
ought 10 90, but We stayed. You
should have seen that good t?) old
Father pop the champagne corks and
kip about the room. They had a
beautiful way of serving the drinks, =
IN flat.bowed champagne glass tthe
daintiest, most fragile ware) was half a
ripe, luscious peach and on this the
champagne was poured.
I" The priest sang, and acted the SEN
tment of his songs, aud smoked a Gig
qfette betlceen rerses. a young Italian
sang love song and the priest acted
the girls part. If you could have seen
his antics and recognized his aequain-
anee with voluptuous life.you would
have been amused, but eternally dis
lnsted. 1t seemed a dissertation of
the robes he wore.
Don't think we have had any i'll
reatment from these people. They
have been perfectly lovely, but it is SO
Easy TO see through their pleasantfies.
The experienced and cosmopolitan
traveller, if he should know MY feeling.
would tell me that | had not yet seen
| enough of the world, or | would be
| more tolerant Of the customs of other
countries. When | see more Of them
] may become more charitable. The
people really do go through the streets
hugging and kissing, l have seen it a
number of times.
Now for the beautiful side of Paris
| and its people. Everywhere you turn
| there is magnificent building, beau.
| ti!ul park, a handsome street, or some
thing pleasing to catch the eye. The
| French above all people have the high.
est development of the aesthetic. A
minor thing, but one that shows the
characteristics OF the people is the
adornment OF their walls for protection
Do YOU understand what | mean
You know in America we have
bayonet shaped spikes on the tops OF
walls that surround public buildings
t. keep them from being climbed OF
mutllated in any way. In the British
Isles there are walls everywhere. many
private homes are surrounded by them,
anu they are protected by ii little
pointed spike, but in Paris this same
protection is made in the form of an
artistic flower with pointed petals.
See
Any nation is rich beyond compar
ison IN the possession of such a build
ing as the Louvre. There are the
master pieces of many of the great ar.
lists MurIllo's immaculate Concep-
ton is to me loadstone. have of.
ten wondered if 1 would feel The dl.
vine conception of the artists when
stood before their masterpieces. The
effect is enhancing. Some of the
best OF Reubens', Fan Dyck's, Rem
6randt's, Michel Angelo and many
other masters are here. The Venus
de Milo is breathing piece of marble.
l should never want to see ANYTHING
more powerful and majestic. Every
line of the figure is curve. There is
no point of view that isn't beautiful
Nothing can describe these wonderful
productions of art.
" None of Rosa Bonheur's paintings
hang in the Louvre. Hers are all in
the Luxembourg, ] was much disap
pointed in her pictures, her Oxen
Ploughing is the only thing there.
that to me, represents high art.
l have seen Napoleon's Tomb. The