The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-17
AT METZ.

Newspaper Correapondeuts-How They Ars
Arrcstcd aud Scarcd-A ssSpcciaip aud a
Policeman by tho wnyside.
METZ. August 2, 1870
Twice have been arrested. and my friend s In
prison. He has been there since Friday last In .
previous letter described the manner In which
was picked up, in company OF TWO wandering oau.
lots, by two drunken gunners on horseback and
three Others on foot who were more or less sober;
but you know all about that affair." unless, indeed
my letter was stopped en- route, which Is not i'm.
probable. Correspondents for newspapers are here
as plentiful rs blackberrles. and the same rush Is
made for them by the children Of larger growth In
uniform enacted by un-taiied coated lise ones
for the luscious fruit You feel much more OF Q
martyr when arrested alone than in company
had q little grief all to myself last Saturday at
Nancy when waiting for friend at a railway sta
ton whose arrival ! expected. On the platform
among other humanity, was cooked hat blue uni
form and yellow belts They eyed me oppressively.
They enclosed biped who answers TO the name
OF gendarme. ''You don't belong to this country"
said the cooked hat frowner. "For once, you have
made q remark. my dear sir on the truth Of which
you may pride yourself" replied. "where are
Jour papers :" said yellow belts cat my hotel"
suggested. 'Come along with me, then, to your
hotel" said the gentleman In blue. 'You Will have
the kindness to wait until the train arrives as ex.
pect some one by it, answered. Being somewhat
OF the donkey breed and decidedly obstinate in
sisted and gendarme succumbed. The train ar.
rived. My friend saw me with the gendarme aud
skedaadled" IKE Dash Of Lightning. bearing with
him the impression that II he had recognized lne
his turn would be the next.
My keeper accompanied ME to the hoei and exam
ined my passport with becoming dignity. The con-
tents beng in the English language he remained
profoundly ignorant asked II had got any more
and received for reply the same mysterious docu-
meut that secured my liberation when arrested
during the emeutes In Paris. The poor dear FELLOW
became confused, his legs shook. his teeth chat
tered. the cooked hat tipped forward his ewes.
and murmuring "4u platsir - he stole away. What
he meant by au pla,Sir except the pleasure OF
seeing me again. know not but have no wish to
renew his acquaintance, and certainly think his
was remark OF extraordinary GOODNESS after the
trouble aud annoyance to which had been SUD-
jected.
AT NANCY AND ON METZ FORTRESS.
Having learned in Nancy what wished to know
that artillery is pouring into that place. made up
my mind to return to Metz. Encamped in the out
skirts OF Nancy left thirty batteries Of artillery and
before the week is out there win be nearly thirty
thousand men. The new hand Iiriers were at the
station in thousanes Nancy was getting trouble
some and 80 l determined to leave her. As there
would be no train for hours, and q report being In
circulation that heavy engagement was imminent
/ left for this place with gentleman In carriage
about six O'Clock In the evening. The horses kept
up steady jog tr0t the fox brushes attached to
their ears whisked the dies on finely, and the gre
lots OF the harness kept up perpetual Jingle Jingle,
jingle which brought forth cottagers, young as well
as old, 10 the door TO see pass, and Offering an
ever changing kaieidoscopic view OF human uQii-
nesss The country through which we drove was most
beautiful. Hills covered with woods or hops or
vines, slOping to Q highly cultivated plain,
through which glides the far-famed blue MoseiIe.
We passed through several villages and by many
happy dirty homes. or course we occasionally heard
extraordinary reports with respect to the war, and
the misery OF the Prussians on the frontiers was
agriculture had been removed, the French would
find nothing but q barren and deserted land of
removed with the exception OF handful OF wihered
old women not afraid Of the amatory Zouaves. We
heard also that bread was one franc.the pound and
salt seventyhve Centines. For satire possibly none
struck us more COrc6ly than the plaCard that an eX.
cursion train will start early in August for Mayeuce,
Wiesbaden, &c.-prce, return ticket, 100 francs At
last we reached POnt a-MonssOn and dined there.
The tableclOtil and other things In the room were
literally black with flies. remember once being
annoyed in u similar manner at Gvet, the frontier
town Of France. That place IS cavalry station, as
s also Pont-a Monsoon. The waiting girl declared
the place was free from flies. II her statement be
correct the flies must be social fellows, for they have
After dinner the coachman appeared with the
painful information that, Metz being in a state OF
We knew he lied but il we had taken his advice
we should have been spared much subsequent an.
noyance. we ordered the horses to be put to, and
sounding g,eiotS and lighted lamps. II was a lovely
night, with stars shining brightly but no moon.
light through the thick foliage OF the trees that
lined the route, and turn In the road brought
within sight OF smelling furnace. 1t Is but SIX
valley ls not yet backened. The men appeared to
es m9hR e w names o STant req
black. AS the workmen lifted across and from
iime to time the place was deluged with sparks Of
brilnancy more intense than electric light the place
presented strangely weird appearance.
Having stopped for lew moments to gaze on this
pass under the Devils Bridge" Entering
oa bridge R IN We the sy
high aoft, in solemn gloom be had evldentyleft
the lower regions for the occasion. There was no.
horses bells and the angry barkings OF the village
dogs, evidently unaccus.omed to be disturbed SO
late Their masters slept. There was sign Of lie
but nickerlng light IN one upstairs window. Pro-
badly 1t was SICK room, perhaps IN the chamber Of
the dead.
| A ROMAN AQuEDucT-LTE IN THE GRIM FORTRESS
OF TO-DAY.
We hurried on TO the Devils Bridge" which
turned out to be some OF the remaining arches of the
vast Roman aqueduct which conducted TO Metz the
waters Of the rivuet of Core. What extraordinary
actually had credited the devil with one OF the finest
remains OF mans handiwork. Passing by camp
OF considerable strength we shortly afterwards
reached the outskirts Of lctz and Ii WAS not without
surprise that We found The drawbrldge unraised II
was now one O'Clock IN the morning, the streets
were deserted, and we were houseiess wan
derers. NOT a room TO be found for
money. We went 10 house in the hope
OF shclter we rang, we Knocked, we shouted in
vain. all was sil as the grave. AT last we arrived
before an Old fashioned hotel OF the third class We
tried again, and almost immediately OF the large
court yard gates swung open and we were in the
presence OF girl IN state OF nudity with tie cX-
ceDti0n OF the shortest possible night Dress We
asked for accommodation for man and beasts and
the smiling Eve said we could have II. She was the
goddess OF good fortune. The coachman com.
menccd TO unharness his horses, and we already
thought ourselves in sclover." The little nude said
she would run and ask her patron which rooms we
could have. She crossed tile yard, and we heard
her bare feet go pt-apat up the narrow wooden