Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-08
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len to the lot Of France, decidedly the
most ridiculous was the Directory. The
members, with one or two exceptoinsI
believed in the police as they believed in
the Bible, and Gohier, one Of the direct
ors was the most credulous of them all
The agents, however, were capable, hon.
est, intelligent men and they soon learn.
ed 10 keep away from the Entertainments
which the members Of the Directory Of
ten gaves for there they were certain to
see the toll, lank figure of Gohier, asking
for the shousandth time the question
+" What do YOU know; have you any re-
mort TO make. to me 7s- The answer was
alwayssingthe negative, and Gohiers was
not slow in showing his vexation.
NJ. Real, who was then one of the
principal sfunctionaries in the depart
ments Of. police, happened 70 meet
Fouche org evening just as the latter
was going 10 the Luxembourg; Founchs
asked him, to go to the Directory.g1s
@Not l. said Real.
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Because Gehier is there, and the
moment be would see me he would come
shambling across the room to ask II
had any report for him" f-tsss =. i8is,
"Thst' the trouble is itT' said Fouche.
"See this basket; there are two hundred
reports there; choose the most amusing
or the most foolish; there viii be enough
to keep him going for week or two"
Real took the basket and commencef
to look AT the endorsements on the pa
pers. The first was bad enough, and the
raxt was no better; but at last he found
one giving information of an unlawful
meeting Of four and FIVE hundred men,
which had been held in q garden o short
distance from Paris. The meeting had
been seen by the agent for several
days in session, and although he ap-
preached very near and watched for
some time, he could not hear distinctly
what they said. He was, however, GER
tain that they hRd mette organize plot
against the government.
"If Gohier IL not content with such q
discovery" said Real, :" it is because he
is the most unreasonable man in exist
ence."
They went to the Luxemboure Go
hier was thers in all his glory. His first
question was: ~ ~ J'om q
: "what is the news2 Have You re-
portY y-IH
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