"The name of my own river."
"In what part of New England do you reside?" the king inquired." In Connecticut." "Ah! I have been in Connecticut. It has a fine river. And I have been in Norwich, and New London, and New Haven. They are all pleasant places." Passing on a step or two, he turned and said, "And I have been in Hartford too. That also is a pleasant place."
Louis Philippe's recollections are exceedingly vivid and acute of his travels in the United States, of their geographical localities, and even of the names of in- dividuals whom he then met; and he recurs to those recollections with the greater pleasure, from perceiving that they give pleasure to others. He has a peculiar tact in addressing appropriate remarks to those with whom he converses, and putting them quite at their ease. This is almost invariably remarked by Americans. In observing his florid complexion and animated manner, it is difficult to realize that nearly seventy years have passed over him. He is undoubtedly the most remarkable sovereign in Europe, whether we consider his native endowments, the adversity which in early llfe ripened his energies, or the firmness with which he surmounts the dangers that have long beset his throne.
The queen is graceful and truly polite, and her virtues and piety are appreciated, even by that portion of the people who retain strong prejudices against the
