Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-21

have cost over two hundred thou
sand dollars, and is, no doubt, the
most costly carriage that has ever
been built to hold only four persons.
While at Versailles l visited the
private rooms of Napoleon, with
furniture, bed and bath all intact.
These rooms are in the building
called the Grand Trianon. The
xord "grand" is great word in this
country. In this building are rooms
which were prepared for the recep-
ton of Queen Victoria in 1S46, and
which she was to occupy during her
stay there. The bed-hangings are
of the richest Lyons silk. For some
reason the good queen did not see fit
to avail herself of these rooms.
There are many other things of in
terest to be seen in these buildings
at Versailles; but l will not dwell on
them.
The ride to Versailles was through
most beautiful woodland, one of the
prettiest l ever saw, where nature
and art have united their forces in
making this way attractive. We
road to Versailles in a coach over
the splendid macadam road. l wish
our people could see some of these
roads over here. They are just
about perfect. They speak well for
tho country. l found these fine
roads in all the countries l have Wis.
tied. Some are better than others,
but they all are good. When our
country gets as old as these and as
thickly settled, no doubt she will
have these good roads too.
visited the tomb of Napoleon, in
the building already mentioned. 1
don't suppose there is more costly
tomb in the world, nor finer one.
The tomb consists of an immense
monolith of Finland porphyry,
weighing $4,000 pounds and cost
about three hundred thousand dol
lars. I also saw in the Louvre Pal
ace Napoleon's sword, with its null
titude of diamonds studding the
handle. 1t is in glass case, sur.
rounded by a railing. Within the
railing there is soldier who guards
the case. In the case is a magnifi-
cent diamond which is said to be
worth three million dollars. 1t may
be so, but / am sure l would not
give this amount for it. There is
also here a representation of the
original crown of Napoleon which
was sold for large amount, the
interest of which is used, I believe,
to keep up this great building which
covers acres of ground and which
has thousands of the finest paintings
in it, some of the finest in the world.
But there is nothing l have seen that
can come up to the British Museum
in it's wealth of collections. Eng
land seems to have drawn from every
age and country to fill her great
museum with objects of interest.
What about the people in Paris ?
/ was surprised to find them so
democratic in their dress and looks.
I imagined that every other man
would have on q silk hat and dress
suit, but I don't think l have seen as
much of this in Paris as in London.
The people in Paris are very polite,
but they will get the best end of a
bargain if you are not careful. They
don't seem to have any standard of
right and wrong. Signs of this are
seen all around. The difference be-
tween the people here and in Lon
don, or New York, is this, or at least
this seems to be one difference, the
people in Paris have no ideal, no
standard of morality, while the other
two cities have. You will find the
same kinds of sin in London that
you do in Paris, but the public mind
in London recognizes a standard and
has an ideal, while it does not seem
to be 80 in Paris. There seems to