’February23，1848。
’Whenat7o’clockto—dayIwentout，Imetalargebandgoingroundthestreets，callingontheinhabitantstoilluminatetheirhouses，andbearingtorches。Thiswasallverygoodfun，andeverybodywasdelighted;butastheystoppedratherlongandwereratherturbulentinthePlacedelaMadeleine，nearwherewelive’
[intheRueCaumartin]’asquadronofdragoonscameup，formed，andchargedatahand—gallop。Thiswasaveryprettysight;thecrowdwasnottoothick，sotheyeasilygotaway;andthedragoonsonlygaveblowswiththebackofthesword，whichhurtbutdidnotwound。IwasasclosetothemasIamnowtotheothersideofthetable;itwasratherimpressive，however。Atthesecondchargetheyrodeonthepavementandknockedthetorchesoutofthefellows’hands;ratherashame，too—wouldn’tbestoodinEngland……
[At]’tenminutestoten……IwentalongwayalongtheBoulevards，passingbytheofficeofForeignAffairs，whereGuizotlives，andwhereto—nighttherewereaboutathousandtroopsprotectinghimfromthefuryofthepopulace。Afterthiswaspassed，thenumberofthepeoplethickened，tillabouthalfamilefurtheron，Imetatroopofvagabonds，thewildestvagabondsintheworld—Parisvagabonds，wellarmed，havingprobablybrokenintogunsmiths’shopsandtakenthegunsandswords。Theywereaboutahundred。Thesewerefollowedbyaboutathousand（Iamratherdiminishingthanexaggeratingnumbersallthrough），indifferentlyarmedwithrustysabres，sticks，etc。Anuncountabletroopofgentlemen，workmen，shopkeepers’wives（Pariswomendareanything），ladies’maids，commonwomen—infact，acrowdofallclasses，thoughbyfarthegreaternumberwereofthebetterdressedclass—followed。Indeed，itwasasplendidsight：themobinfrontchantingthe\"MARSEILLAISE，\"thenationalwarhymn，graveandpowerful，sweetenedbythenightair—thoughnightinthesesplendidstreetswasturnedintoday，everywindowwasfilledwithlamps，dimtorchesweretossinginthecrowd……forGuizothaslatethisnightgiveninhisresignation，andthiswasanimprovisedillumination。
’Iandmyfatherhadturnedwiththecrowd，andwereclosebehindthesecondtroopofvagabonds。Joywasoneveryface。Iremarkedtopapathat\"Iwouldnothavemissedthesceneforanything，I