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IS 146.2
Story of an Emigrant.
already in the grand and happy capital of the third French
republic.
I had time and opportunity to stay a few days in the
large cities through which I passed, each one of which left a
particular impression on mv mind, and, although they are
similar in most respects, each of them has its peculiarities,
especially with regard to the character, temperament and
customs of the people. I cannot refrain from describing a
few of them. Washington did not seem to be itself when I
passed through it, a cloud of sadness and mourning
brooding over it on account of the critical condition of the
president. Boston is prim and stiff, and seems like a place of
learning. New York is a turmoil of pleasure and business.
"Hurry up" seems to be written in every face; "tumble
harum-scarum in the ever-changing panorama of the
world ! " Liverpool is a good deal like New York, but on a
smaller scale. London is the stiff colossus of Europe.
Amsterdam and Rotterdam bear the stamp of thrift, cleanliness,
earnestness, and comfort. Antwerp and Brussels that of
joyous abandonment. Paris includes everything which is
worth seeing in the others, and shows everything in gayer
colors and to greater perfection.
I remained only four days in the city on the Seine, and the
impressions of such a short stay are naturally lieeting and
probably even unreliable. Paris has its imposing
monuments from the days of Louis XIY. and the two Napoleons,
which glorify the exploits of war; it has its beautiful
churches, palaces and museums like other great cities; but in
m v eves the greatness of Paris is to be found in her boulevards
and public promenades. I alsomade a visit to Versailles, the
wonderful city of palaces, and spent a day among the great
monuments of grandeur and royalty, misery and tyranny. As
works of art they are grand and beautiful, but their historical
significance produce varied feelings. In the French capital
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