Year: 1867

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The people of Paris seek for present en-
joymeut; but in Rome many of the com.
forts of life are sacrefced for the hope Of
a happy hereafter. In Paris, pickpockets
and burglars are scarcely known; in
Rome, they are common constitutions" of
the city. In Paris, crimes are severely
and summarily punished i'll Rome, they
are pardoncd, as is claimed, through the
agency Of Him who is "an advocate with
the Father


In Paris, lotteries are prohibited and
unknown in Rome, in all the principal
streets arc seen large placards hung in
front of lottery Offices, giving lists of the
lucky" numbers of late drawings.


And last, though not least, the fashions
of the ladies are unlike in the two cities.
In Paris, the elite have abandoned the
street. sweeping dresses and large hoops,
and are seen only in short dresses of
moderate size when they are promcrading
the boulevards, but in Rome, the ladies
seem to delight in mopping or sweeping
the dirty streets with their wide spread
and long trailing skirts.


While the contrast is so great in many
respects, there are some points in which
the two cities and their customs are some.
what similar. In Paris and Rome public
squares abound, adorned with fountains
and obelisks. many OF the latter especial
ly in Romeo being of red granite and
brought as trophies from Egypt


In both cities ,fctes days are common
and generally observed by the people.
Companies of soldiers are seen each day,
and every public place is guarded by sol,
dicrs or uniformed policemen


In Paris and Rome artists far excel ar
tizans in their haudiwork. More atten-
ton is given the ornamental than the
useful Poor tools are used by mechanics
in both cities, and good machinery is
rarely seen.


In both places I see the iveriod coach
man and the evidence that rank or fortune
makes the man and gives him his position
in society. When the Emperor or Pope
condescend to let the people see and ap-
proach them, the same practice of swallow
tail coats, white cravats and vests is OBJ
served in both cities.


In Paris, one seeks in vain among the
numerous galleries of paintings to find on
canvas record of the daring and noble
acts of Joan Of Arc, who saved by her ef-
forts the besieged city of Orleans. and
nowhere in Rome have / seen pictured
modest Cincinnatus leaving the humble
position Of plowman to assume the CON-
mand of an army. Neither Emperor nor
Pope would care to perpetuate the memory
of thee noble deeds 1t would serve to
lessen the distance between those of royal
and pleban birth, and might encourage
others in humble life to seek for high
positions and ultimately to surPass those
who had inherited royal blood or been by
favor of cardinals placed in the Papal
seat. Merit should be the standard to
mark the position that man should Gil.
Because an man happened to gil the
place of Emperor or Pope, there seems
no good reason Why one should kneel. or
even wear white cravat and vest in his
presence. Were | to submit willingly to
wear swallow.tail coat and cockade,
to-day, to see the Pope, should expect
in time to reach the humiliating position
Of kissing his great toe, r...


1t is the first glass that marks the down
ward road of the drupkard, and when one
consents to have his wearing apparel of
more Importance than his internal worth,
he barters away a portion of his man
hood and will soon be prepared to enjoy
the forms Of royalty, the sight Of ivericd



servants and believe that one class Of men
who chance to be of humble parentage
should acknowledge to the world by their
clothes that they are Of an inferior order
of beings and Willingly submit to the
behest of royalty.


The very act of ones consentiDg to
change his wearing apparel to comply
with the orders Of the Emperor or Pope is
equivalent to acknowle lodging his inferior
ity. may be far inferior to the Pope,
but never shall publicly announce it by
doffing the suit that ordinarily wear
and adopting one that his fancy may sug.
gest. i9 t'
i This custom is coming into vogue in
Washington and liveried servants are
seen in some American cities, but they
arc undemocratic and anti.republican. So
little of brains and common sense are
found in the shoddy and petroleum aris-
tocracy who encourage these squintings TO-
ward royalty and Popery, that it is not
likely, unless the mass Of the American
people become greatly corrupted and de-