The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-14
oesne Jokes of Paris

,.,o paris correspondent Ola Loh"""
.>,,cr tells this story OF one oil the luii'''
Of the siege: ,.. :.
,.I,, mo give YOU another story. but 1t
,>o,,n<,s 70 20 many weeks back that am
~, s,,rr if can give you exactly the cor
.on, names. There was a certain old gen.
tto,n,n.-a Raron-who lived In one OF the
Wrst.cnd suburbs. He had q delightful
villa in a garden with high walls. lie was
very much of an invalid, and had to be
Wheeled about in his chair. He got ~, ~
late. he was dressed with al! CO.. G"
care by his servants; he had his hFG h"nind
between IL and II !; then he was n,,nnv
out into his vcrandah, or TO >''. anJ thcn
grass plot, to read the paper, ,nrnnon he
again at certain hour IN ~ ,D hn " and he
was Mnso W, 49,. Thc people who over
Wa sJ'i bic nv r,rnunds knew his habits, ana
,ookeu h'S S''. ~. clock to them. He had
he was ~ Inner in the evening, Tor
,' Mo'. .ha nrienboring butcher had TO pro-
Mna'n ~. a,lul solcitudc. When the
~ drew near. the Baron was torn IN
S;a-'s> hrtwccna desire TO get away ana tear
t'r' ,hc safety Of his precious abode, III
Which everything had been arranged ioi
his Taste and comfort.
- do not know what l. TO be DONE he
.od to his most trusted servant. Felix !;
the people will say that am coward II
90 away that l fly from danger: ana
they will destroy my house. NO, cannct
-, awav." "Pcoplc are so unreasonable,
said Felix: "thcv cannot expect VI. lc
Baron To fight, confined as he Is TO nus
chair, and yet il he leaves Iaris lhey VIII
be very angry they will he jealous. Surei!
we can arrange something. NO, felik !;
no." said the Baron IS must stay. anu
sure enough, when the siege began. tncrc
was the Baron to be seen as usual reading
his naper after breakfast in bis pleas.
ant garden. There's true ,patrIot.
said the ncighbors. "llc does not
turn his back on Paris like SO many, otnc[S.
He can do nothing for Us, but at least be
can suffer with us. lie Is nero ere, h h'.
bnu. no eats y said another. 1.-The butcher
tells me that since the siege he eats more
tho, over and i always sending REM 10
complain Of the meat. These ih'ai' u
what appe,itcs they have. Ah tHes
all agreed. 81 should be SORT! IL III! ''. II
bappencd To the Baron ne i S"" r,, ls,,
low and As for ea'ii'.' ic' ,;t'' o'i, om,,so.
is plenty to eat, and it is his Only "iii''S''
ment.' o,,.o,,..5 that
tho RYron read his paper longer IMAM
,.,,,I The afternoon was far advanced,
and still he read. No doubt he WAS want
ing for some one. Perhaps FcliX had Tor" Tor.
s,n;ten him. The sun set the dinner hour
Spey near and still in the twilight the
Raron could be seen reading. .Ah, what
h". happened to the Baron: SAID the
nsiohhors. "He will catch his death OF
cold. The dews Of evening are very
dan"erous." But they did nothing
30 doubt they discovered son, some h., ,' IdsS
In the morning they loo cd out OF lhr'r
windows-and oh, horror the Baron was
siIn his chair immoyablG aoo Ts"0 He b 7oS
hee r seized with fit, and that wicked + e
the garden to see for themseyGES, ana f f,ef
found-a lay figure. The Baron nat IT,, III ta th
left Paris in good time and had ieft at the
Mead Of his little villa i'll the suburbs
wooden idol. dcckcd out in his clothes, 10
receive all the outward ohScryancss winch
were usually paid to himself. The trick
wa. discovered one day when the servants
forgot themselves and nd i ino f thaf tbey
snsred The house.