The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-25
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JENKINS ABROAD.


From the Chicago BUenfng Post
Janl,ins that servile American scandal
monper and Paul Pry of personal secrets, has
gone abroad. He is in France. He cores
9onds for the New York Herdld. And his
first visit has been paid to Peter Bonaparte,
the Imperial assassin, whose oerdone chest
nuts Rochefort, Gustav Flourens, Paschal
Grousset, and other inAammatory Gallic cats
are industriously pulling out of the fire.
Jenkins considered il an extraordinary con-
descension in the person visited to receive
him at all-he always does, the sneaking
caitiff. He had heard, he says, with little
predatory sarcasm, so much about the bru-
fality of Monsieur le Prince Pierre Napoleon
Bonaparte," that he expected to be eaten up
alive, sans sci, as by hyena. But he gave
to the turnkey the card bearing the Jenkins
monogram and coat of arms, and was told to
''wait.' There was, explains Jenkins, "a
compassionate tone in the turkeys voice"
Compassionate Indeed, we should think
there was need of compassion-such heroic
immolation in one SO young. 1t was enough
to extract sigh of pity from the conventional
mother-in-law.
But Jenkins, with his usual discretion, had
hedged. Accompanying his card he had OBJ
viously sent note, assuring Peter the Little
how sorry the American people we're for him
that they regarded him as the abused indi-
yidual and only blamed him for not killing
De F,uville and all the other Republicans.
SO the Prince relented. He said, Send the
fellow up!" Then Jenkins resumes the mar
rative:-
az was I'm the presence OF the Prince. On
entering found the Prince sitting near the furthest
window, conversing with six gentlemen. He rose
and advanced to meet me. He cordially shook my
hand, and said :-'Monsieur, l thank you for your
sympathy Turning to q lady dressed in mourning
who was seated on the sofa, he introduced me. 1t
was the Princess. The Prince offered me chair
and the conversation l had interrupted was re-
sumed."
The Prince and Princess seem to have COM
pretended Jenkins at a glance. They took
up their previous conversation where he had
broken it, and scarcely noticed his presence
again, more than if he had been fly.
The circumstanc that he was not instantly
kicked out impressed Jenkins wonderfully.
He had been kicked out of SO many places
that the omission was conspcuous-in fact it
was mysterious and awe-inspiring. Most of
the gentlemen were decorated with the rosette
of the Legion of Honor" To be permitted
to sit in such presence!
The sycophant RECEIVERS BREATH
'oThe frank open bearing OF the Prince at once
enlisted my sympathy The manner Of his friends
impressed me with the idea that he was more snned
against than SHINING This impression was soon
changed to certainty"
Perhaps the reader would like to hear what
changed this impression to certainty. Why,
the convincing fact that
'The door OF the room opened. A lady visitor
entered tall, handsome woman OF noble appear
ance, dressed entirely in black velvet. She went
direct to the Prince, whom she saluted on both
cheeks"
Then Jenkins saw that Peter was innocent
for ''that she would kiss murderer is an
impossibility. The Prince is no assassin"
The Herald reporters never lack brass,
whether they are shining around to get
their hats chalked, or running their dirty
faces for drink. In proof of it, this dis
gusting creature expresses his wish that such
a fine-looking lady would kiss Inn. The low.
bred miscreant!
But she didn't do it; and, as nobody said
anything to him, Jenkins gazed about the
room, and took Photographic notes on his
wristband. He seems to have sat there as
long as he chose. CATER a length
ened visit / rose to take my leave. The
Prince took off his glove, crossed the room
shook hands with me more than once, and
thanked me for having visited him" Jen
kins then intimates that they enjoyed sea
son of confidential communion. ''We con-
versed together apart for a few minutes
What then was said 1 do not write
for obvious reasons" The Prince
probably fell on his neck and
kissed him, shed few tears, and assured hin
that Noir was accidentally shot with his owl
pistol He undoubtedly revealed, in few
choice words, the line of defense to be takel
in his behalf, and the policy of the Govern
ment after he should be acquitted. How
could our own dear Jenkins be so cruel as Il
decline to report these important secrets
''For obvious reasons !" Oh, yes; that's tn
way the reticent Jenkins always cuts you off
The final conclusion of this volunteer am
bassador of the American press is highl
important, and will have the most profoun
influence in forming public sentiment in thi
country
"See the Prince as saw him yesterday, In priyat
life, placed, he is now, in most painful position
and you would cease to believe the stories whiC
have been circulated TO his detriment. He may /
impulsve, hot-headed, II you viii, but will staI
my existence that he is a good fellow"
After this the Princes acquittal is certain
And what's the use of persecuting him by pc
sistently going on with the trial 4?