to the Louvre: The Cathedral of Notre Dame: The Church of St.

d for Paris, and Rouen was left behind. We crossed some wonderful brid

combines in itself-Athens, Rome, Jerusalem-such is the city we have just entered, and which is to be our home for two or three days. The distance from the station to our Hotel-"Hotel Londres and New York," 15, Place du Havre, is so short that our luggage was conveyed by porter, without a cab; we just walked across the square, and we were in the Hotel. I had, however, a difficulty on hand

same which appeals to all Frenchmen, and smooths away many difficulties; it transforms the haughty policeman into the politest of bobbies; the frowning hotel-keeper into the most jovial of hosts; and the cross-grained custom house official into a most agreeable acquaintance. You must avoid whistling while in Paris; the Scotchman says, "Ye mauna whustle on the Sabbath"; this saying mus

ting material, newspapers and bills of concerts, plays, etc.; also, here I could enjoy my pull at the weed. We were not late in retiring to rest; rest we could, but not sleep for a time; I thought, O! restless Paris! The only time that is quiet from tram, 'bus and cab seems to be from about 1 a.m. to 3 a.m.; after this early hour, wagons begin to lumber past, farmers from the country, I think, with produce which must be in the market early. We slept

endid halls, saloons and galleries, as a proud monument to the ancient Royalty of France. It was the home of Henry III., till civil war drove him from his capital, and he perished at St. Cloud by the assassin's knife. Here for a time Henry of Navarre had his abode. It is now a museum or a series of grand museums; miles of the most wonderful painting

r of the Louvre to pour petroleum into the different rooms, and on his refusal, they imprisoned him and his wife in his own lodge, and then at once set f

t, and also of sculpture, for there are in marble and stone fanciful scenes from bible history portrayed-the Kings of Judah; a colossal image of the Virgin Mother; Adam and Eve. There are many pointed arches and stained windows glistening in the sun's rays.

sion have vied with each other in the costliness of their offering at this sacred shrine-cups, gold cups, silver cups, vases, candlesticks, crosses in gold and silver, some studded with diamonds, and all kinds of precious stones. There are curiosities and art treasures in abu

y at the time of Louis XV. Its approach is very attractive, being by a stately portico, and by a triumphal progress. The grand car, upon which the Sarcophagus containing the body of Voltaire was laid, was drawn by twelve white horses to the Pantheon. It is said that 100,000 people joined in the procession. Rousseau and Marat were buried with similar honours; but we are told, that so f

2. At the dead of night-fit time for such awful deeds of blood and murder-at the sound of this tocsin the courtly butchers went forth to their work of slaughter, armed and shouting "for God and the King." They forced the dwellings of the Christians. Six thousand of these assass

tiful sabbath shone with its pure light upon the desolate and dishonoured homes of the victims of this terrible massacre; and the air, which should have been hushed from sound until the psalm o

this gay city, but I must refrain from