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every face went pale ´ R´R´R´R´R went the whole detachment�察。�and�А�
the whole crowd of gentlemen and ladies turned and cut。 Such a
scene� � ladies�察�gentlemen�察�and vagabonds went sprawling in the
mud�察�not shot but tripped up�察�and those that went down could not
rise�察�they were trampled over。 。 。 。 I ran a short time straight on
and did not fall�察�then turned down a side street�察�ran fifty yards
and felt tolerably safe�察�looked for papa�察�did not see him�察�so
walked on quickly�察�giving the news as I went。' ��It appears�察�from
another letter�察�the boy was the first to carry word of the firing
to the Rue St。 Honore�察�and that his news wherever he brought it was
received with hurrahs。 It was an odd entrance upon life for a
little English lad�察�thus to play the part of rumour in such a
crisis of the history of France。��
'But now a new fear came over me。 I had little doubt but my papa
was safe�察�but my fear was that he should arrive at home before me
and tell the story�察�in that case I knew my mamma would go half mad
with fright�察�so on I went as quick as possible。 I heard no more
discharges。 When I got half way home�察�I found my way blocked up by
troops。 That way or the Boulevards I must pass。 In the Boulevards
they were fighting�察�and I was afraid all other passages might be
blocked up 。 。 。 and I should have to sleep in a hotel in that
case�察�and then my mamma ´ however�察�after a long DETOUR�察�I found a
passage and ran home�察�and in our street joined papa。
'。 。 。 I'll tell you to´morrow the other facts gathered from
newspapers and papa。 。 。 。 Tonight I have given you what I have
seen with my own eyes an hour ago�察�and began trembling with
excitement and fear。 If I have been too long on this one subject�察�
it is because it is yet before my eyes。
'Monday�察�24。
'It was that fire raised the people。 There was fighting all
through the night in the Rue Notre Dame de Lorette�察�on the
Boulevards where they had been shot at�察�and at the Porte St。 Denis。
At ten o'clock�察�they resigned the house of the Minister of Foreign
Affairs ��where the disastrous volley was fired�� to the people�察�who
immediately took possession of it。 I went to school�察�but ��was�А�
hardly there when the row in that quarter commenced。 Barricades
began to be fixed。 Everyone was very grave now�察�the EXTERNES went
away�察�but no one came to fetch me�察�so I had to stay。 No lessons
could go on。 A troop of armed men took possession of the
barricades�察�so it was supposed I should have to sleep there。 The
revolters came and asked for arms�察�but Deluc ��head´master�� is a
National Guard�察�and he said he had only his own and he wanted them�察�
but he said he would not fire on them。 Then they asked for wine�察�
which he gave them。 They took good care not to get drunk�察�knowing
they would not be able to fight。 They were very polite and behaved
extremely well。
'About 12 o'clock a servant came for a boy who lived near me�察。�and�А�
Deluc thought it best to send me with him。 We heard a good deal of
firing near�察�but did not come across any of the parties。 As we
approached the railway�察�the barricades were no longer formed of
palings�察�planks�察�or stones�察�but they had got all the omnibuses as
they passed�察�sent the horses and passengers about their business�察�
and turned them over。 A double row of overturned coaches made a
capital barricade�察�with a few paving stones。
'When I got home I found to my astonishment that in our fighting
quarter it was much quieter。 Mamma had just been out seeing the
troops in the Place de la Concorde�察�when suddenly the Municipal
Guard�察�now fairly exasperated�察�prevented the National Guard from
proceeding�察�and fired at them�察�the National Guard had come with
their muskets not loaded�察�but at length returned the fire。 Mamma
saw the National Guard fire。 The Municipal Guard were round the
corner。 She was delighted for she saw no person killed�察�though
many of the Municipals were。 。 。 。 。
'I immediately went out with my papa ��mamma had just come back with
him�� and went to the Place de la Concorde。 There was an enormous
quantity of troops in the Place。 Suddenly the gates of the gardens
of the Tuileries opened�此 �we rushed forward�察�out gallopped an
enormous number of cuirassiers�察�in the middle of which were a
couple of low carriages�察�said first to contain the Count de Paris
and the Duchess of Orleans�察�but afterwards they said it was the
King and Queen�察�and then I heard he had abdicated。 I returned and
gave the news。
'Went out again up the Boulevards。 The house of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs was filled with people and ;HOTEL DU PEUPLE;
written on it�察�the Boulevards were barricaded with fine old trees
that were cut down and stretched all across the road。 We went
through a great many little streets�察�all strongly barricaded�察�and
sentinels of the people at the principal of them。 The streets were
very unquiet�察�filled with armed men and women�察�for the troops had
followed the ex´King to Neuilly and left Paris in the power of the
people。 We met the captain of the Third Legion of the National
Guard ��who had principally protected the people���察�badly wounded by
a Municipal Guard�察�stretched on a litter。 He was in possession of
his senses。 He was surrounded by a troop of men crying ;Our brave
captain ´ we have him yet ´ he's not dead� �VIVE LA REFORME� ─ �This
cry was responded to by all�察�and every one saluted him as he
passed。 I do not know if he was mortally wounded。 That Third
Legion has behaved splendidly。
'I then returned�察�and shortly afterwards went out again to the
garden of the Tuileries。 They were given up to the people and the
palace was being sacked。 The people were firing blank cartridges
to testify their joy�察�and they had a cannon on the top of the
palace。 It was a sight to see a palace sacked and armed vagabonds
firing out of the windows�察�and throwing shirts�察�papers�察�and dresses
of all kinds out of the windows。 They are not rogues�察�these
French�察�they are not stealing�察�burning�察�or doing much harm。 In the
Tuileries they have dressed up some of the statues�察�broken some�察�
and stolen nothing but queer dresses。 I say�察�Frank�察�you must not
hate the French�察�hate the Germans if you like。 The French laugh at
us a little�察�and call out GODDAM in the streets�察�but to´day�察�in
civil war�察�when they might have put a bullet through our heads�察�I
never was insulted once。
'At present we have a provisional Government�察�consisting of Odion
��SIC�А�Barrot�察�Lamartine�察�Marast�察�and some others�察�among them a
common workman�察�but very intelligent。 This is a triumph of liberty
´ rather��
'Now then�察�Frank�察�what do you think of it�拭 �I in a revolution and
out all day。 Just think�察�what fun� �So it was at first�察�till I was
fired at yesterday�察�but to´day I was not frightened�察�but it turned
me sick at heart�察�I don't know why。 There has been no great
bloodshed�察。�though�А�I certainly have seen men's blood several
times。 But there's something shocking to see a whole armed
populace�察�though not furious�察�for not one single shop has been
broken open�察�except the gunsmiths' shops�察�and most of the arms will
probably be taken back again。 For the French have no cupidity in
their nature�察�they don't like to steal ´ it is not in their nature。
I shall send this letter in a day or two�察�when I am sure the post
will go again。 I know I have been a long time writing�察�but I hope
you will find the matter of this letter interesting�察�as coming from
a person resident on the spot�察�though probably you don't take much
interest in the French�察�but I can think�察�write�察�and speak on no
other subject。
'Feb。 25。
'There is no more fighting�察�the people have conquered�察�but the
barricades are still kept up�察�and the people are in arms�察�more than
ever fearing some new act of treachery on the part of the ex´King。
The fight where I was was the principal cause of the Revolution。 I
was in little danger from the shot�察�for there was an immense crowd
in front of me�察�though quite within gunshot。 ��By another letter�察�a
hundred yards from the troops。�А �I wished I had stopped there。
'The Paris streets are filled with the most extraordinary crowds of
men�察�women and children�察�ladies and gentlemen。 Every person
joyful。 The bands of armed men are perfectly polite。 Mamma and
aunt to´day walked through armed crowds alone�察�that were firing
blank cartridges in all directions。 Every person made way with the
greatest politeness�察�and one common man with a blouse�察�coming by
accident against her immediately stopped to beg her pardon in the
politest manner。 There are few drunken men。 The Tuileries is
still being run over by the people�察�they only broke two things�察�a
bust of Louis Philippe and one of Marshal Bugeaud�察�who fired on the
people。 。 。 。 。
'I have been out all day again to´day�察�and precious tired I am。
The Republican party seem the strongest�察�and are going about with
red ribbons in their button´holes。 。 。 。 。
'The title of ;Mister; is abandoned�察�they say nothing but
;Citizen�察─�and the people are shaking hands amazingly。 They have
got to the top of the public monuments�察�and�察�mingling with bronze
or stone statues�察�five or six make a sort of TABLEAU VIVANT�察�the
top man holding up the red flag of the Republic�察�and right well
they do it�察�and very picturesque they look。 I think I shall put
this letter in the post to´morrow as we got a letter to´night。
��On Envelope。��
'M。 Lamartine has now by his eloquence conquered the whole armed
crowd of citizens threatening to kill him if he did not immediately
proclaim the Republic and red flag。 He said he could not yield to
the citizens of Paris alone�察�that the whole country must be
consulted�察�that he chose the tricolour�察�for it had followed and
accompanied the t