The startling placard While her mate stood beside her Surrounding them were fierce Indian dogs The beautiful reflections in the water

And this is why there appeared this morning on the walls an immense placard, with the following words in enormous letters: "Declaration to the French people.

Over the sea of heads the eye was attracted by banners, and enormous placards bearing the inscriptions "Vive la République!

But here is a little treacherous placard, manuscript and anonymous, which takes a much fairer tone: "A convention has permitted the Prussians to occupy the Champs Elysées, from the Seine to the Faubourg St. Honoré, and as far as the Place de la Concorde.

Thus from moment to moment there appeared before us, in letters that seemed to blaze and flicker, something that looked like a great official placard.

Here the first thing we saw was a flaming placard setting forth the pleasures and attractions of the great annual fête at Courbevoie; a village on the banks of the Seine, a mile or two beyond Neuilly.

In one of the front windows of the basement room was hung a gaudy placard: "The Johnny Sullivan Social Club.

"PLACARDS" On leaving these brave men I could read at the corner of the Rue de la Tour d'Auvergne and the Rue des Martyrs, the three infamous placards which had been posted on the walls of Paris during the night.

A part of the letter reads: "In July last inflammatory placards were extensively posted throughout the region about Canton, stating that foreigners had imported a large quantity of poison and had hired vagabond Chinese to distribute it among the people; that only foreigners had the antidote to this poison and that they refused to administer it, except for large sums of money or to such persons as embraced the foreigner's religion.

Other lithographic placards contained in two parallel columns the decree of deposition drawn up by the Right at the Mairie of the Tenth Arrondissement, and the decree of outlawry voted by the Left.

Malicious placards are posted before every yamen and temple.

When the hour of the Crime arrived, and with it the necessity of printing the nefarious placards, he sounded Peauger, and found him rebellious.

Close by, under a drooping foreground of branches, a stake upheld an oblong placard of neat symbols, like a cartouche to explain a painting.

Then, behold the fine old State-house Cleanly kept inside and out, Where the faithful office-holders Squirt tobacco-juice about: Placards highly ornamental Decorate its outward wall Don't, oh!

"The next depressing morning," continued Catherine, happily oblivious of what was passing through one's mind, "the first thing I saw, the first time I put my nose outside, was a great pink placard with 'Spion Kop Abandoned!'

Some, indeed, are lost, as well as a part of the translation, which I have since supplied, having been sent to the Municipality of Paris, in order to be examined as English papers; where they still remain, mingled with revolutionary placards, motions, and harangues; and are not likely to be restored to my possession.

One of them asked me, "Citizen Victor Hugo, what ought we to do?" I answered, "Tear down the seditious placards of the coup d'état, and cry 'Vive la Constitution!'

And from a squat denwhere on a translucent placard in the dull window flickered the words "Foreign Earth," and the guttering door-lantern hinted "As You Like It"there came a sweet, insidious, potent smell that seemed more poisonous than mere opium.

But here is a little treacherous placard, manuscript and anonymous, which takes a much fairer tone: "A convention has permitted the Prussians to occupy the Champs Elysées, from the Seine to the Faubourg St. Honoré, and as far as the Place de la Concorde.

What does your excellency think the king did when he had read this most treasonable placard?" "He had the mob cut it down, as it deserved to be, and the author strung up on the gallows," cried Tottleben.

The following is the account given by the son of Robert Blum: "By anonymous placards on the wall the population of Leipsic was summoned on the evening of March 3d to meet at the railway station the deputation returning from Dresden.

When I say brimstone, I mean that it seemed to be its leading article; for there were a great many yellow placards all over and about the emporium, which, perhaps, ought to have been called a "general shop.

Outside the entrance they found the audacious placard, worded just as Goldstein had reported, and they all agreed it was a mean trick to claim another firm's star as their own.

She pointed to a ragged man who was wearing an orange-coloured placard by way of apron.

It had a show-window projecting a few inches into the street, and in the window was a display of wine-bottles, and a very dirty placard announcing that oysters would be served to customers, in every style.