e Paris, Wednesday Aug 3. 1859
Yesterday was a social rather than a busy day
with me. I went at 11 to breakfast with my noble
spirited friends Dr Castle and family. Our meal
lasted only an hour and a half this time, but
it was full of instruction for me. I shall endeav-
our to find a medium for his writings in the
United States. I made many calls afterwards
on many Americans whom generally I find very
agreeable. Although I have seen some of those who
affect the F.F.V. at home so far deluded as to
play ^on^ the same false string here where all of our
countrymen and women are equally unknown to the
strange people among whom they are sojourning. A poor
half crazy young man left his father in Delaware
foron some real or imagined grievance - hired himself

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as a seaman
on board the Ariel
and was my fellow
passenger. He reached Paris
half dead after such
labor, and is now wandering about the
streets asking charity of his countrymen to
save him from starvation. I have employe occupation
for a day or two in getting him home to his parents.
At two o clock I went to Mr Fournier. His story is
not an unusual one. He was in the French Navy under the
Republic - refused to take the oath of allegiance to Louis Napoleon
on the subversion of the Republic and was dismissed. He has invented
a furnace which consumes the smoke of its own fire. There was a small
circle of visitors and the success of the demonstration was complete.
Mr. Raymond of The Times visiting with me and shall send him to
America to put his great innovation into use there.
I dined with Mssr. and Madam Chevalier and a small
but very intelligent party. He is Professor in the University and one of the
grand counsel of the Emperor - an author of high celebrity, Madam
speaks English about as well as I French, but she brought around
now in a very pleasant way her four daughters all yet at set under
their governess and we made a very agreeable party. Mrs Chevalier
is arranging matters to enable me to see many things here
and in the Country which I need to understand
Mr. & Madam took me into their carriage
and down and through the Bois de Boulogne
and the principal Boulevards
and delivered me at my own
home at 1/2 past ten
under the
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Did I tremember to tell you that one of the best artists
in the China manufactory at Sevres is a son of Freschin
who was executed for the attempt to destroy Louis
Napoleon by an Infernal Machine!
When I came in from my drive I had the
pleasure of finding your letter and your mothers of
the 15th of July which I read as I always do yourthese
letters with great interest. I hope that you have been
allowed to go to Buffalo - and visit your friends there