The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-26
bus IN BRAVERY
Had Is a Soldier and
lis and Listens To The
les of Glory Won By Her
>at Emperor; Steady
'esn of Humanity Flows
The Ashes of Bonaparte
Special to The News aud o;5ser7er.)

,sJecial to The News aud oiseYer)
ke Forest, Jan. 23.-Dr. Benja-
ledd, dean of The English de-
ent at Wake Forest college, who
the present on a tour of the
has written the following ar
The Tomb OF Napoleon"
bday afternoon WAS once more
hiny warm and inviting. A good
for strolling over that part Of
which lies to the south of the
between Boulevard Saint Michel
he east, the Garden of the Lux
urg on the south, and the Champ
aiS and the Eiffel Tower on the
This is, after the Quarter
and the Cite, the oldest and
interesting part Of Paris Here
|e oiden days dwelt the flower of
French nobility and the old pal
still stand in their Sombre Sc
kdness, even though built straight
rom the edge Of the pavement.
low windows ere barred and shut
and the pair of doors that open
he street are of heart of oak re-
ced by cross bars of iron, OF in
cases, Of solid iron or even of
&c, moulded by sculptor's hand.
eant for defense against the pos
mob by day and the still pos
Subtle-handed, nimble- foot ed
by night. But let us look within
forbidden doors.
\ Palace of Old.
here is Il truly fine specimen of
pld time palace. The walls are
with marble; there are galleries
artistic iron balustrades along
'front.', from the second story to
fifth; and these bronze doors are
work OF an artist, however, sad
Finished and married The sign
|rtments To let' is in one of the
ows. We passed through the
opened doors-there is a rather
dding entry way, low, dark, and
TOO clean, but We go on; and al
our courage fails lis, once out Of
low arched entry--lo, vision Of
(thinS enchanting, romantic. We
N the midst OF a court yard, per-
n hundred feet square,, about
n the palace is built solidly. Here
rees which in summer must make
court yard paradise Of cool
e; a fountain is in the midst, over
edges OF which trickels the muir
ng water; there are five gallon.
ing around the square, into which
the doors and windows. True
IS no green grass; there are NJ
ers; both of which would be here
Is were England. The square j:
hly paved with small block:
Id i'll most Paris squares ant
ITS; and there is much evidence O.
eanliness everywhere, but the sur
ldings bring up visions of the mac
days when the whole world pourc,
Treasures and it's follies, its mad
and it's gladness, at the feet O
French nobility. Here is
ch, and American check is not We
arted, SO lets sit down and dream
hiie, of the lovely feet that hav
ped UP and down those steps, q
glorious dark eyes that hav
ked out from yonder windows. tn
endid banquets which nightly IA
Ill yonder richly gilded and beavi
paneiled room, once a nobleman'
Pin, now the sale Il manager Of
slon, where some half n dozen JuI
-eyed men are slipping their al
tho.
put ! am reused from my ia
ains by the consciousness thu
Wds or people are streaming pa!
door way and all are going ives
III. 1t Is a silent crowd, toO-n'
merry, chatting crowd that OF
latcs with in Paris.
France, the Glorious.
Ell, ! Joined the silent westWar,
i% JhronS. In the old days I use
% IL al crowd, now l have learnt
y" of II, the side walks in the
Inbrters are painfully narrow,
p, 81 the people are in the mid
Il" street. Tnis man in front
mas four boys with him, they {
soldier caps and are keepil
~ with the precision of youngste
po nay. already been III the han
the drill master. My hostess te
Nat even The wee tots play
herinS. Poor France! Nay, let
ther say Glorious France" i
splendid way these French peoI
Iac'ng their fate must needs W
~ @drniration Of their enemies.
10 the Conqucror's Tomb.