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Show Under tho French Umpire the Zouaves were the idols of the army people, but the Breton Mobiles hare taken their place in the popular esteem under the Republic, and are now regarded re-garded as the "crack" corps. They are at present stationed in large numbers num-bers outside the walls of Paris, and it is said they entertain the most profound contempt for the 3u0,U00 National Guards within the capital, who are exposed ex-posed to no actual danger, but live in comparative comfort, instead of "roughing it'' under Pru-siur, fire every day. These Mobiles are brave, religious peasants from Brittany, who fisbt for Franee, but at heart dislike the present Paris government. An hngtish coirepi.tiident, who writes by bail. .on post from the beleagured city, relates an amusing incident which occurred oc-curred while he was on a visit to their camp. " hile I was talking to these Hreions." he says, "one of them blew l.is iiu-e r't h his handkerchief. Ilis companions npoiomi-oJ to n,o fir this piece of atieetation. 'lie is from Finisierre.' they said. In Fini-terre. it appears, luxury is enervating the potm ation. and they blow their noses with handkerchief., in other nan-- of Brittany, where (he hr.rir habits of a former ace still prevail, a more simple method is a loineU " |