The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-22

| ! had taken ny pleee N ~ 81
Pesss sight trails ftom Pasis y Mar
ssilIss. on ny rosie 70 Algeria ss]
Merseso. There was notAisg ~,
markabls IN my fellow travslsrs, moi
10 their conversation, sntil We ar
rived at the third or fourth station
whsss ~ rscsivsd ~ Additions 10 10,
party in The psssos Of . passenger, 81
rsnsrkabl for the nestasss Of Nv
sqsipusst ~ The perfectly gsntls-
EanI style fhis ssssssl appesrancs
Evsry,hing sbe~t hin exhibited nc
taste Of . sssusnaa of The sPpsr ten
thoassad. Who hsd plsas. Of money
u his command, aud vas sosustossd
10 the bcst socisty.
Up to the present Il No, a. tho con
vsrsstion Of NY fellow travellers had
consisted Of sothisg more Interesting
to stapgsr shaa the prospecss Of
the harvest and the vintAss, hall
dossd in the corner Of The carriage,
quietly enjoying my cigar
All monsieur" exclaimed our
new voysgeur, what = splendid
cigar that 10 you are smoking !
know II to bc an Havana, by the
aroma, the moment I entered tho
carriage, You cannot get such =
thing nov in France, At any price,
unless you import them yourself, aud
thes you must get a special order to
do 10 from the government Never.
theless, 6ne ~ yours undoubtedly
sre, think mine are s9nally good, "
said he, handing mo Al the same time
bis eigsr-cssc to help myself
This led TO = most animated con.
versstion, and il I was struck by the
disfisySs appearance Of the stranger
At Arst, half an hours conversation
showed ne plainly that he wss =
man Of rare ability. Like myself, hs
wa also . great traveller had been
all over Europe and = great part Of
Asia sad Northsrn Africa, spoke
several Of tho languages Of Europe
with great husney, a. veil A. q little
Russian Aad Turkish aud, while
comparing Eotes, I foand he vas ~
we'll acqusinted with the manners
and customs Of the various countries
he had visited a. mysslf--s very un.
uxsal thing in freachmrn, Who have
rsthing Of the passion Of the English
for travelling, and rarely speak any
foreign language sufficiently veil to
mako themselves undssstood.
During the whole night W amused
ourselves with details Of our sdyen.
turss, and anecdotes OF the strange
charscterx We had met with during
our travels took refreshments To-
gsthsr Al different bsasts along tho
lias treated each other In the sane
friendly, cosfdisg manner a. IL va
hsd kaovn each other for yssrs.
Nothlag occurred to iatssrupt our
harmony unsil | arrived d Man lies,
whore, hsvisg secured . plaza In ..s
steamer bound for Algsirs, " at
down 10 . comfortable breakfast u
our hotsl. I had, however, scar~Iy
taken the Arst moutAfkl when the
waiter entered, telling ne there vas
. gentleman waiting 70 ~ ne In the
adjoining room. 4 glance was suA.
cisnt to tell ne that the person who
had sent for me was m agent Of the
police.
/" Nc~s;svr sa Asgia1 said he
lathe. sbrupsiy.
Oxi sso~ssewr."
al thought 10. You have come
direct fron Paris, and you are on
yosr way 70 AlEisrs yos took some
rcffeshmsst at Lyons, and drank
bottle Of old Chanb berlin with your
eompoy~or Dc rcyase Of the railway
carriage"
"Most securstely described !
replied.
ibid you ever meet with the gen.
tlensn bsforsi"
Never"
"Of courss, thss, you knov
uoshiag Of Bis history or antses-
denH."
Absolutely nothing"
No doxbt you End him = very
pleasant co'spapion."
u never net with one more
agreeable or gsnslsmasly.'
SO nurh The wos.s Tor thoss he
selects - his Victims. just look asd
ses If you have lost anything"
mo; here Is ny noasy oil right
ia ny Pectst.b book, sad there are
my dispatches In the brssst pocket
Of my coat
" Marvellous i--most nArvslous "
cried my istsssoessos. "You will
no doubt bs sstosishsd vhsa | tell
yos that you have nsds the soqusia-
saacs OF oEo Of ths most accomplish
I'd eAevalitrs d iadssA-is a this no.
ment Ia al Europe, Who, sotvish.
Standing Ais di,rspasshls sslllsg, \
noblsnss, sad related to SOM Of
tho frat families Ia Prsses. W.
have nothiaE agAisst hin II present
for the very best rsasos, that hs hes
oaly Just soaplstsd his tern Of To-
prison meat bat hs II ssch . voa.
nerful actor, and bis disxsisss are 70
numerous, aud 90 true 10 nature, that
evsa tAs ASRus svss Of he moat viz.
Hast aS-st d poGas y deserved. IL.
deed 4 vas osly BY ~ slighlsst
cLssoe I recognised hin ssd hes
J svc Il estirely To that strosg bos.
tie Of Burgssly hs hslpss you 70
ar.sk at Lyess bet 70 IL y, asd
has bsss, ID mise easss out Of tsn,
with tie eIsvsssst mes 10 ssins that |
hare had to do With. Oa ssyisg
this, ~ sssnsd % III hssl, snd NEST
usssrsn~.!ra7iy quitssd The ssen.
vss bswildsssd. tssx sea vhsa
70 thist. nlGht Il set b $3.50 u
mistakss idsstity l--sons rsfsoss -
msek rsssnbls each other. The
nsrs thssghs, ths mors I soasid.
sssa .he natisr, 49, .oss hslIsvs1
had sssivsd >. .hs siSst sesslasiss.
What, ~ perfect gssllsmas - tAst
to b cosmos pilfsssr--s eonaea
piekDosksti Prspssasress I hid
ssst ssthisx o. The ssatsssy, hs
As4 passty n nsasy u ssnnss1
sad thseugheua ~ teesasy paid III