Year: 1876

absence OF this nothing can compensate


The Plrsan, however, does not want home; he has
no h,ukeriug IN that direction. An Interior life Is not
for him he bad rather be on the outside OF the ball.
sliding around on the surface Give him enough 10 cut
las I've before said he doesn't want nuch) enough 70
drink tho holds consderae and sufficient space 10 cut
pigeon wing In, and hes happy. Ihere may oe ie"
little uies necessary to round out and complete LIS
bliss. bat there you have the main constituents OF IL
For what going outside of France he does not care


the chances are against bis knowing that anything s
Here you explanation OF how the French cane
get awfuly and Unexpectedly licked IN their last
war Prussian drill and the edegun were surprise
70 them. While eXperimenting with their own
mtraeuses they did not bother to find out what
Kupp cannon could do Till an opportunity came OF look
ing down the mnzzle of one But In this very insulation
themselves lies the of their astonishing wealth.
The intemoty put upon them they PAID OIL before
the smell VI powder out OF their vineyaFds Not
five crops OF sDd wine have been harvested since
their fields terribly with the bones and but
tons OF those who titled them But to-day the conqueror
country Is about krupt, while the has
so much money that the people really do not know What
to with it. Though, OF course, In my modest way,
doing all can relieve them Of the Plethora the ac-
cumuation continues and even my largest drafts ON mo
Bank OF France make that institution wink Ith
the threst people under the They spend all their
money among themselves, and do without convenience
IL they have to go another country for it. Tho gallant
sportsman whom yesterday met returning from the
chase, with 26bore gun on his shoulder aad may
nifcent bag Of two tomtits, chIppn9-bird, and
quite large woodpecler fiat and In fine condition the
birds were and he assured that they few swift and
strong makes his cartridges by the cluusest OF home
cOntriyances instead OF ordering by Telegraph from
America one those perfect and complete cartridge
leaders which l invented and the Remingtons are now
putting on the market While selling a great many
things other nations they buy very few In ,etun ln
stead of going Boston, Canandagua. PachoSuc, and
IN lnI
they reyolyc around hub Of their own. And besides
staying homo themselves, it has been aud is their
policy draw dsbursers to them This they have done
by making Paris the plcasantest city in the world and
the delightful TO live in Certainly there Is none
other that affords what may be called the fac fes Of
living in such prOfusUn and such perfection. With
insight too into the subtler recesses OF the human
heart they have made 1t possible for the stranger to 20
out a any time and something vastly pleasing and
improper without previous parade preparation Any
one OF the many theaters will give an idea OF what
mean. starting out with the Franeis even, youu
think you might well have gone round in balloon
long before you bring up Schneider sings or at any
Of the more minor ones.


consequence OF ali this Paris has vast atractions
for The average American who improving upon ihecry OF
The Roman populace, clamort ever for chdmpdg"em a
circenses You knew before where all good country
men had really gone when they disappeared ana were
supposed ave died. but nevertheless it surprises you
10 fnd quito the mnltiudnOus and happy band that
awaits you this shining shore. You know your
c0untrymen by the cut OF their earthly tibs-for they
bring their clothes with them And you see them sitting
in seraphc way--dsemboded spirits that they are
sppng ethereal b<re dc Srdsb0urg outside Of resau-
rants. dreamy nduging in beatnc bVtecs aur esan-
pigno1s and fairy visions Of veal within.


For my part that facilities for physical life in
eyi.aby bring about moral deterioration. bold that 10
impossible be great and good full OF high and earn
est IQ &C, when las heavy pastry to eat, and
nothing 10 complain Of in his kitchen


Tho air here Is very different from that OF London.
There in the Winter months you may people wearing
goggles the month, elsewhere over the eJesnot
that they have weak mouths but 70 protect throat and
lungs from the Irritating logs. While IN London only
worked my lungs at halstrOke, and do not tnk drew
full dcep-dDwn breath till crossed The ChaDneL
There you have beer in the air. muddy and mUsgyj here
| It is wine, sparkling and eXLilarating.


Aud Paris IS d fair ey-,ne iarest in the world Tie
upon her face but mark where scattering drops OF
the yol thrown by disappointed suitors for her hand,
fell She Is lovely still her aboundng wealth OF beauty
j. scarce impaired, and little wonder that so many come
admire and remain worship at her feet But hate
her while she nnss her white arms around me- and
feel her perfumed breath in my hair For know that
she viii prove my Delah and my Gree in sbearng
me OF ambition and Transforming me into sybarite.
Already crumpled rose leaf In my pillow sufficient TO
disturb my dreams II friend In London would but
send a veal aud ham pie now, the spell might be
broken; might be saved. But the lap OF luxury"
never could resist, Invariably sit myself down in IL
the minute it offers. And how sit indoors and
write when clean sreets-whch he even in
muddy weather without soing his shocs-temp him outf
How be- be Jmcal when the facilities for bath
ing ani the neatncss every side persuade him TO 3
bath and clean shirt il not daily, at least weeki
oh no. Paris is place FOR q Londoner, Mctno-
dist, a Gcrmdu


Why should man try TO earn $40 day when on that
number OF francs he live very well for two daysi
Eycn the humbest restaurant is clean Step into that
ltle cabaret and you Will find the 1O0r strewn with


fresh sand the pine tables secured white and the face Of
the woman who yOU-whether IL be fair and
smooth or yellow aud wrinkled-cean and looking out
from under neat cap The same at the cafes where
richer customers consortthe difference is in quality and
price; cleanliness is the characteristic Of both.


Theirs, by the way, does not read all my letters II
they happen TO get printed in small type he skips
tcn for his eyeSglt is not strong when lie was
only 70 or So and he does not like to wear glasses.
he looking forward with great interest 10 the pub
ncatiOn Of two little books with which the groanng
press Of Carleton Is big"My Vacation" and Par
odes in Prose aud e"both OF which bear my
name on the title page though the public will probably
conclude that Peter Cooper wrote them. Had they been
when they should have been the Prince or Wales
would undoubtedly have taken lot 10 India as presents
the Railhs and such-fOr besides being cheaper than
rifle they quite fatal 70 small game but Carlo
ton has been slow and lazy since he md H. on LIZ
ath Lank" sufficient retire from active business.


JoHs PAUL.


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