Rollo in Paris

n of the

spent in Paris he met with

of three pieces," which Mr. George had engaged for them. An apartment, according to the French use of the term, is not

re not carpeted, but were formed of dark and polished wood, curiously inlaid, with rugs here and there at the doors and before the sofas and chairs. There was a small, square rug before every chair, and a large one before the sofa. There were a great many other curious things to be observed in

s a strong iron bar passing across from side to side, to keep them from falling out. The children sat at this window, amusing themselves with what they could see in the square. The name of the square was the Place Vendome. There was a very large and lofty column in the centre of it. This column is very greatly celebrated for its magnitude and its beauty. It is twelve feet in diameter, and nearly a hundred and forty feet high. But what is most remarkable is, that the whole exterior of it, enormou

e surface is ornamented with figures in what are called bas relief, representing the battles an

square space enclosed by an iron railing, forming a sort of yard. There was a gate in the front side of this railing. This g

te, resting on a deep and strong foundation; and as the column itself was twelve feet in diameter, the pedestal, being necessarily somewhat larger, was quite a

uppose the soldiers would not let any body go in to see. Do you suppose, Jennie, that it can b

inted eagerly to the top of the column, and

g so high in the air. Beneath this statue and around the top of the column the children saw that there was a small gallery, with a railing on the outside of it. Several persons were standing on this gallery, leaning on the railing. At first Rollo thought that they were sculptured fi

said Rollo, "or else some ladders.

said

very much," said Rollo, "if I

such a high place," said Jenn

way of passing through the square, and that was from north to south. From east to west there was no street, but the ranges of houses and palaces continued on those sides unbroken. These edifices presented a very fine architectural frontage toward the square, and gave to the whole space which th

neither he nor herself would go out again. Rollo then asked if he and Jennie might go out and take a walk. His mother seemed to hesitate about it, but presently said that she would go and ask Mr. H

m, and he will give you the directions. Only you must not talk much with him, fo

d him sitting in a great arm chair by a window where the sun was shining. He looked pale

out to take a walk. You can go very

y two ways of going out of it. One leads

you will go out by the street which is called the Street of Peace.[D] The Street of Peace is str

Boulevards?"

tly touching Rollo at th

ry broad and handsome street where they had been, and then afterward made a new line of fortifications farther out. This broad and handsome street, or rather, series of streets, is called the Boulevards. It extends almost entire

Rollo, "I

Rollo again, to remind hi

Even the sidewalks are as wide as many ordinary streets; and there are rows of young trees along the edges of the sidewalks. Now, if you choose, you can go out from the

e. You can go out of the Place Vendome on the southern side.

o a garden," said Jennie

out of the Place Vendome, at a little distance before you, perhap

een trees!" e

ks like an archway in a green wall. You will see it before you as soon as you turn the corner of this hotel into the street that leads that way. You can walk straight on till you come to the place. There you will find the entrance to the garden. Ther

we get in?"

no attention to the soldiers. They will not

own the middle of the garden. This alley is called the Grand Alley, and it is a very grand alley indeed. It is as broad as a very wide street, and it is nearly two miles long.[A] It begins at the palace of the Tuileries, in the middle of the city, and extends through t

ou will see at the end of the alley, in that direction, a long range of splendid buildings, extending across from side to side. In the opposite direction, at the top of a long, gentle slope, a mile and a half away, you will see the grand Triumphal Arch. That is at the barrier of the city. T

he palace at one end, the arch at the other, and the Egyptian obelisk in the middle. So that, as lon

t still you will keep on in the same direction. Here you will come to a very large, open square, with the obelisk in the centre of it, and fountains and statues in it all around. Still you will keep straight on across this square, only you will have to turn aside to go round the obelisk. After you pass through the square, the Grand Alley still continues on, though now it becomes a Grand Avenue, leading through pleasure grounds, with ranges of

raight on till you come to the Boulevards, and walk there either way as far as you like. Or you can go south, and keep straight on till you come to the middle of the Grand

he garden," said Rollo,

Jennie, "and

nnie the places which his father had mentioned, and to make it sure that they understood the directions which they had received. Rollo found the Place Vendome very readily upon the map, and the street leading to the gardens. He also found the Grand Alley running through the garden; and

but she seemed satisfied with Rollo's assuran

pend," said Rollo. "I can fi

is mother good by, and then

ildren had turned this corner, after coming out from under the archway of the hotel, they saw at some distance before them,

"There is the garden and the g

came to, Rollo's attention was attracted by the sight of a man who had a box on the edge of the sidewalk, with a little projection on the top of it shaped like a man's foot. Rollo wondered what it was for. Just before he reached the place, however, he saw a gentleman, w

If you get your shoes or your boots muddy or

they needed brushing, in order that he might try the experiment; but they looked ve

he hand, to hasten him along. She sa

there is a blind lady w

repeate

don't you see the lit

the lady, with a beautiful collar round his neck, and a cord at

ve she is blin

y other ladies walking with little dogs, which they led, or which led them, by means of a cord which the owner of the dog held in her hand. There were so many of t

as a man's head. The lower ends of them were set firmly in a wall of very substantial masonry. The gateway was very wide, and it had sentry boxes on each side of it. A soldier, with his bayonet fixed, was standing in front of each sentry box. When Jennie saw these soldiers she shrank back, and seemed

w wall down into the garden, which was several feet below. The descent into the garden was by a flight of stone steps. The children, after staying a little time upon the terrace, went down the steps. They came out upon a very broad avenue, or alley, which formed the side of the garden. This alley was very broad indeed, so broad that it was divided into three by orange trees, which extended

called the Alley of the Oranges. There is another similar alley on the opposite side o

arden as they had expected to see, with fruits and flowers in borders and beds, and serpentine walks winding among them, as Jennie had imagined, t

nge garden!"

here. We must go straight on through th

were two children, just big enough to go alone, who were prattling in French together very fluently as they walked along before their father and mother. Jennie said she wondered how such little children could learn to speak French so well. Another child, somewhat older than these,

immediately when they reached it, by its being so broad and magnifi

d it, on the top of that long hill, is the Triumphal Arch; and there, the other w

the grove; and there they sat for some time, greatly admiring the splendid panorama which was spread out