French and Belgians

CHAPTER VIII.

Hospital-A Creamery-The Garden of Plants-Streets clean
-Selling Potatoes-Talk with a Mechanic-The Napo-
leons-A Youthful Stranger-Want-Scholars at Church
-The Girls' Grammar School again-Girls in White for
First Communion-Women Printers-A Republican at
the Exposition-Registering the Baby's Birth-Various
Items A Morning Walk-Horses-The Shoemaker's Ser-
vant-Artichokes-Not to Call on Ascension-Day-Teeth
-No Directories-Birth Notices-Coming for Confirma-
tion-A Catholic Teacher

CHAPTER IX.

PAGE

112-129

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!-The Month of Mary-What
the Government pays the Clergy-The Syllabus of Pius
IX. The Conscience and Heart-Who can Vote-Prosti-
tution—Catholic Clergy and Republicanism—Fourierism
-Economy and Neatness—The Jesuit College—Great
Number of Strangers at Paris-A Strange Sound-No
Public Meeting without a Permit-Food left at Restau-
rants-Shops open on Sunday; Shops closed-Ten Days
in Bed-News from New York-Invite the Poor-Om-
nibuses for School-Boys-A Lawyer-A Liberal Protes-
tant-What Victor says-The French Metric or Decimal
System-Officers who Retain their Places

CHAPTER X.

129-145

Another Infant School - Salaries For whom a Parisian
Votes; for whom a Pennsylvanian—The Doctor—A New
Religion-Decorations- Girls' Normal School- Sunday
Excursions-American Bacon-An Herb-Box-Victor's
Marriage—Phrenology-Street Sights.

CHAPTER XI.

146-161

Spending the Day with a Parisian-Père la Chaise A Boy-
Anecdotes-Market Gardens-Exactness-Peace Societies
-Soldiers-Rooms to Let-Doctrinal Instruction at a

PAGE

Normal School-The Communion-A Little Frenchman-

Judges and other Officers appointed-College of St. Ig-

natius-Coal-Subject for a Lecture-Working on Sunday

-The Batignolles Market-Square des Batignolles 161-179

CHAPTER XII.

An Editor—Permission to Print a Paper-An Office-Holder

under Louis Napoleon-A Laundry-Salary of a Pro-

.fessor-Company to Dinner-Mechanics in a Workshop-

A Seine Boat-A Professor losing his Place-Baptism

and the Communion - Peasants-Fear-The Louvre-

Cost of a Festival; of an Army-Debt of Paris; of

France-Insects-A Third Visit to a Normal School-

Alone-Court-yards—Anonymous Letter

CHAPTER XIII.

Statistics from Galignani-No Great Fires-A Dressmaker a

Politician-Paris a Great Hotel--The Shoemaker's Men-

Familiar Talk-Censorship-A Funeral Invitation-Suc-

cor for the Wounded-Chloroform - Notre Dame-A

Philadelphia Lady-The Idea of Glory-Seltzer Water;

Ice-The Commune-Another Laundry-Opinions differ

Carrying Bread-Currents of Air-Titles-Advertising-

Morning Walk-The Shoemaker's Wife-" The Genera-

tion of the Empire"-Stealing-A Welcome-Whipping—

Peace-Theatres; Prices-A Beautiful Illumination. 215-222

CHAPTER X V.

A Concert—Office of Contributions—Patois-Night-Ball—A

Fighting Woman-Paris Streets-Certain Opinions-

Jews and Americans-Interesting Conversation at a Din-

ner-Americans in Paris-The Press not Free-Statistics

from the Exposition-The Coming Congress of Women-

Irremovable Judges-St. Nicholas les Champs-The Por-

ter and the Baby-The International Congress-Banquets

Going Southward-A Country Town-Breakfast at a Public

Table-1793-A Farm-House-A French Family-The

Court-Yard and its Surroundings-Walk to the Village-

A Wedding-Party-Piquette-Toinette- Ploughing for

Caution-The Chapel-Looking-Glasses-Snails-A Delight-

ful Walk--Happy-Butter on Bread-A Lenten Dinner

-How the Farm is Divided—Sunday-The Vines-The

War with Germany-Patriotic Song-Bits of Talk-Fare

of the French Soldier-Communes, Cantons, Arrondisse-

ments, and Departments — Military—Duration of our

Republic and that of the French-Political Parties—A

Country Girl-Fatherless Children-Sources of Dispute 257-272

CHAPTER XVIII.

Church-Bells-Patois-An Argument on Wine-Drinking-

Ignorant Ones-A Loafer-The Village Festival-The

Lotteries-Dancing-The Games-Rain at Night-For

whom they Vote-The Road-Inspector-Men Drinking on

Monday-Women's Labors in the Field-Melting Butter

-Burying the Day after Death-Jews and Protestants 272-286

CHAPTER XIX.

Visiting the Village Schools-A Nun sells Drugs-An Argu-

ment on Different Religions-American Compositions-A

Neighboring Village-Refused Admittance into a School

-An Old Statue, and an Argument thereon-Baptizing-

Those who Object to Dancing-Commandments-Wash-

ing Clothes in the River-Dining and Riding

286-303

CHAPTER XX.

A Baptismal Font-Ecclesiastics-Free-Thinkers-Talk on

Images-On Divorce-The Office of Charity-The Pay of

the Village Priest and his Assistant-The Jews-Soldiers

see the World-A Day's Work-Strong Men-The Gre-

nier, or Garret-Wooden Shoes-Harvest Hands-Vint-

age-Supper-After Butchering-Walnut-Cracking-The

Parlement of Marriage-A Marriage Settlement-Wed-

ding Outfit-Wedding Feast-Funerals-Restaurants-

The Six Months' Wash-School-Books--Wood Scarce-

Journey to Cambray-Priests-The Cathedral-Fénelon-An

Ex-Teacher, his Wife, and Six Children-An Agglomerate

Population-The House and Yard-Beet-Juice on its

Travels-The Garden

323-338

CHAPTER XXII.

Visits on Two Fête-Days-Flax-Bonapartists and Republi-

cans-A Calvary-Wood in France-Great Folks of the

Village the Mayor; the Notary; the Rich Lady; the

Curé-Renting Lands-Old Manner of Culture-Modern

Cultivation-Roads-Umbrellas on Wheat-The Field-

Guard-A Deputy set Aside-Ignorant Voters

CHAPTER XXIII.

. 339-355

The Church Vestry-No Fire in Church-Talking in Church
-The Girls' School; the Boys'-The Holy Bible-School-
Books-The Brewer's-A Capable Woman Cemeteries-
The Wind-Mill-Sunday in a Busy Season-The Red,

PAGE

White, and Blue-Breakfast in the Field-Respectful

Summons-Patois—A Village Watering-Place—Pourchat

de Paris-A Separation-A Disagreeable Village Rumor 355–375

PART IV.

BELGIUM.'

CHAPTER XXIV.

Journey-An Interesting Family-Poverty in Belgium-Poli-

tics-Property Qualification for Voters-Fraudulent Votes

-Secrecy of the Ballot-Ignorance-Talk on Religion--

A Golden Wedding-Prayers for Rain; for Health-Old

Marianne and the Chaplets-A Rich and Generous Parish