contributed　all　their　strength　to　the　overthrow　of　the　worship　which　the
  First　Consul　had　just　re…established；　could　with　difficulty　conceal　their
  indignation　and　their　chagrin。
  The　common　people　saw　in　the　Te　Deum　which　was　sung　that　day　for　peace
  and　the　Concordat；　only　an　additional　gratification　of　their　curiosity；
  but　among　the　middle　classes　there　was　a　large　number　of　pious　persons；
  who　had　deeply　regretted　the　suppression　of　the　forms　of　devotion　in
  which　they　had　been　reared；　and　who　were　very　happy　in　returning　to　the
  old　worship。　　And；　indeed；　there　was　then　no　manifestation　of
  superstition　or　of　bigotry　sufficient　to　alarm　the　enemies　of
  intolerance。
  The　clergy　were　exceedingly　careful　not　to　appear　too　exacting；　they
  demanded　little；　condemned　no　one；　and　the　representative　of　the　Holy
  Father；　the　cardinal　legate；　pleased　all；　except　perhaps　a　few
  dissatisfied　old　priests；　by　his　indulgence；　the　worldly　grace　of　his
  manners；　and　the　freedom　of　his　conduct。　　This　prelate　was　entirely　in
  accord　with　the　First　Consul；　and　he　took　great　pleasure　in　conversing
  with　him。
  It　is　also　certain；　that　apart　from　all　religious　sentiment；　the　fidelity
  of　the　people　to　their　ancient　customs　made　them　return　with　pleasure　to
  the　repose　and　celebration　of　Sunday。　　The　Republican　calendar　was
  doubtless　wisely　computed；　but　every　one　is　at　first　sight　struck　with
  the　ridiculousness　of　replacing　the　legend　of　the　saints　of　the　old
  calendar　with　the　days　of　the　ass；　the　hog；　the　turnip；　the　onion；　etc。
  Besides；　if　it　was　skillfully　computed；　it　was　by　no　means　conveniently
  divided。　　I　recall　on　this　subject　the　remark　of　a　man　of　much　wit；　and
  who；　notwithstanding　the　disapprobation　which　his　remark　implied；
  nevertheless　desired　the　establishment　of　the　Republican　system；
  everywhere　except　in　the　almanac。　　When　the　decree　of　the　Convention
  which　ordered　the　adoption　of　the　Republican　calendar　was　published；　he
  remarked：　〃They　have　done　finely；　but　they　have　to　fight　two　enemies　who
  never　yield；　the　beard；　and　the　white　shirt。〃
  ＇That　is　to　say；　the　barber　and　the　washerwoman；　for　whom　ten　days
  was　too　long　an　interval。TRANS。＇
  The　truth　is；　the　interval　from　one　decadi　to　another　was　too　long　for
  the　working…classes；　and　for　all　those　who　were　constantly　occupied。
  I　do　not　know　whether　it　was　the　effect　of　a　deep…rooted　habit；　but
  people　accustomed　to　working　six　days　in　succession；　and　resting　on　the
  seventh；　found　nine　days　of　consecutive　labor　too　long；　and　consequently
  the　suppression　of　the　decadi　was　universally　approved。　　The　decree　which
  ordered　the　publication　of　marriage　bans　on　Sunday　was　not　so　popular；
  for　some　persons　were　afraid　of　finding　in　this　the　revival　of　the　former
  dominance　of　the　clergy　over　the　civil　authorities。
  A　few　days　after　the　solemn　re…establishment　of　the　catholic　worship；
  there　arrived　at　the　Tuileries　a　general　officer；　who　would　perhaps　have
  preferred　the　establishment　of　Mahomet；　and　the　change　of　Notre　Dame　into
  a　mosque。　　He　was　the　last　general…in…chief　of　the　army　of　Egypt；　and　was
  said　to　have　turned　Mussulman　at　Cairo；　ex…Baron　de　Menou。　　In　spite　of
  the　defeat　by　the　English　which　he　had　recently　undergone　in　Egypt；
  General　Abdallah…Menou　was　well　received　by　the　First　Consul；　who
  appointed　him　soon　after　governor…general　of　Piedmont。　　General　Menou　was
  of　tried　courage；　and　had　given　proof　of　it　elsewhere；　as　well　as　on　the
  field　of　battle；　and　amid　the　most　trying　circumstances。
  After　the　10th　of　August；　although　belonging　to　the　Republican　party；　he
  had　accompanied　Louis　Sixteenth　to　the　Assembly；　and　had　been　denounced
  as　a　Royalist　by　the　Jacobins。　　In　1795　the　Faubourg　Saint　Antoine　having
  risen　en　masse；　and　advanced　against　the　Convention；　General　Menou　had
  surrounded　and　disarmed　the　seditious　citizens；　but　he　had　refused　to
  obey　the　atrocious　orders　of　the　commissioners　of　the　Convention；　who
  decreed　that　the　entire　faubourg　should　be　burned；　in　order　to　punish　the
  inhabitants　for　their　continued　insurrections。　　Some　time　afterwards；
  having　again　refused　to　obey　the　order　these　commissioners　of　the
  Convention　gave；　to　mow　down　with　grapeshot　the　insurrectionists　of
  Paris；　he　had　been　summoned　before　a　commission；　which　would　not　have
  failed　to　send　him　to　the　guillotine；　if　General　Bonaparte；　who　had
  succeeded　him　in　the　command　of　the　army　of　the　interior；　had　not　used
  all　his　influence　to　save　his　life。　　Such　repeated　acts　of　courage　and
  generosity　are　enough；　and　more　than　enough；　to　cause　us　to　pardon　in
  this　brave　officer；　the　very　natural　pride　with　which　he　boasted　of
  having　armed　the　National　Guards；　and　having　caused　the　tricolor　to　be
  substituted　for　the　white　flag。　　The　tricolor　he　called　my　flag。　　From
  the　government　of　Piedmont　he　passed　to　that　of　Venice；　and　died　in　1810
  for　love　of　an　actress；　whom　he　had　followed　from　Venice　to　Reggio；　in
  spite　of　his　sixty　years。
  The　institution　of　the　order　of　the　Legion　of　Honor　preceded　by　a　few
  days　the　proclamation　of　the　Consulate　for　life；　which　proclamation　was
  the　occasion　of　a　fete；　celebrated　on　the　15th　of　August。　　This　was　the
  anniversary　of　the　birth　of　the　First　Consul；　and　the　opportunity　was
  used　in　order　to　make　for　the　first　time　this　anniversary　a　festival。
  On　that　day　the　First　Consul　was　thirty…three　years　old。
  In　the　month　of　October　following　I　went　with　the　First　Consul　on　his
  journey　into　Normandy；　where　we　stopped　at　Ivry；　and　the　First　Consul
  visited　the　battlefield。　　He　said；　on　arriving　there；　〃Honor　to　the
  memory　of　the　best　Frenchman　who　ever　sat　upon　the　throne　of　France；〃　and
  ordered　the　restoration　of　the　column；　which　had　been　formerly　erected；
  in　memory　of　the　victory　achieved　by　Henry　the　Fourth。　　The　reader　will
  perhaps　desire　to　read　here　the　inscriptions；　which　were　engraved　by　his
  order；　on　the　four　faces　of　the　pyramid。
  First　Inscription。
  NAPOLEON　BONAPARTE；　FIRST　CONSUL；　TO　THE　MEMORY
  OF　HENRY　THE　FOURTH；　VICTORIOUS　OVER　THE
  ENEMIES　OF　THE　STATE；　ON　THE　FIELD
  OF　IVRY；　14TH　MARCH；　1590。
  Second　Inscription。
  GREAT　MEN　LOVE　THE　GLORY　OF　THOSE　WHO　RESEMBLE　THEM。
  Third　Inscription。
  THE　7TH　BRUMAIRE；　YEAR　XI；　OF　THE　FRENCH　REPUBLIC
  NAPOLEON　BONAPARTE；　FIRST　CONSUL；
  HAVING　VISITED　THIS　FIELD；　ORDERED　THE　REBUILDING
  OF　THE　MONUMENT　DESTINED　TO　PERPETUATE　THE　MEMORY　OF
  HENRY　IV。；　AND　THE　VICTORY　OF　IVRY。
  Fourth　Inscription。
  THE　WOES　EXPERIENCED　BY　FRANCE；　AT　THE　EPOCH
  OF　THE　BATTLE　OF　IVRY；　WERE　THE　RESULT
  OF　THE　APPEAL　MADE　BY　THE　OPPOSING　PARTIES　IN　FRANCE　TO
  SPAIN　AND　ENGLAND。　　EVERY　FAMILY；　EVERY　PARTY
  WHICH　CALLS　IN　FOREIGN　POWERS　TO　ITS　AID；
  HAS　MERITED　AND　WILL　MERIT；　TO　THE　MOST　DISTANT　POSTERITY
  THE　MALEDICTION　OF　THE　FRENCH　PEOPLE。
  All　these　inscriptions　have　since　been　effaced；　and　replaced　by　this；　〃On
  this　spot　Henry　the　Fourth　stood　the　day　of　the　battle　of　Ivry；　14th
  March；　1590。〃
  Monsieur　Ledier；　Mayor　of　Ivry；　accompanied　the　First　Consul　on　this
  excursion；　and　the　First　Consul　held　a　long　conversation　with　him；　in
  which　he　appeared　to　be　agreeably　impressed。　　He　did　not　form　so　good　an
  opinion　of　the　Mayor　of　Evreux；　and　interrupted　him　abruptly；　in　the
  midst　of　a　complimentary　address　which　this　worthy　magistrate　was　trying
  to　make　him；　by　asking　if　he　knew　his　colleague；　the　Mayor　of　Ivry。　　〃No；
  general；〃　replied　the　mayor。　　〃Well；　so　much　the　worse　for　you；　I　trust
  you　will　make　his　acquaintance。〃
  It　was　also　at　Evreux　that　an　official　of　high　rank　amused　Madame
  Bonaparte　and　her　suite；　by　a　naivete　which　the　First　Consul　alone　did
  not　find　diverting；　because　he　did　not　like　such　simplicity　displayed　by
  an　official。　　Monsieur　de　Ch　did　the　honors　of　the　country　town　to
  the　wife　of　the　First　Consul；　and　this；　in　spite　of　his　age；　with　much
  zeal　and　activity；　and　Madame　Bonaparte；　among　other　questions　which。
  her　usual　kindness　and　grace　dictated　to　her；　asked　him　if　he　was
  married；　and　if　he　had　a　family。　　〃Indeed；　Madame；　I　should　think　so；〃
  replied　Monsieur　de　Ch　with　a　smile　and　a　bow；　〃j'ai　cinq…z…enfants。〃
  〃Oh；　mon　Dieu；〃　cried　Madame　Bonaparte；　〃what　a　regiment！　　That　is
  extraordinary；　what；　sir；　seize　enfants？〃〃Yes；　Madame；　cinq…z…enfants；
  cinq…z…enfants；〃　repeated　the　official；　who　did　not　see　anything　very
  marvelous　in　it；　and　who　wondered　at　the　astonishment　shown　by　Madame
  Bonaparte。　　At　last　some　one　explained　to　her　the　mistake　which　la
  liaison　dangereuse　of　M。　de　Ch　had　caused　her　to　make；　and　added　with
  comic　seriousness；　〃Deign；　Madame；　to　excuse　M。　de　Ch。　　The
  Revolution　has　interrupted　the　prosecution　of　his　studies。〃　　He　was　more
  than　sixty　years　of　age。
  From　Evreux　we　set　out　for　Rouen；　where　we　arrived　at　three　o'clock　in
  the　afternoon。　　Chaptal；　Minister　of　the　Interior；　Beugnot；　Prefect　of
  the　Department；　and　Cambaceres；　Archbishop　o