The New York herald., 1873-09-30


last his wife got his pardon from the King. He was
then treated with great apparent cviIty but told
ne must De sent to Germany for short time as an
example, and proof that the Germans could not
De onended with Impunity. Some OF the great
people even gave him letters To bankers and other
persons oi their own country. But when ne got
tnere ne was treated with great harshneSs, and
condemned To perpetual imprlsoT Hcnt lie has
only Just been liberated. mint Was accused
OF hring on gun, but doubt n he fad ever han
died gun in his life.
.'rhen the Germans were vast deaf Too prompt
Win tneir swords No less than fiIty persons were
wounueu one day In street brawi alter the peace.
Tnere Is no denying the fact, after all allowances
lent barbarians. They spnt peoples heads open
Tor nothing, and acted like butchers apprentices
~ tne sham6les They did not XIII anybody alter
the peace. but they hacked and Knocked them
about with their swords. They took both sides OF
TIE pavement. and II any one tumbied against
them tieJ aad our their swords and cut him down
win the sharp edge OF them. They were sad
drunken dogs, too. u good many or them. savage
and suky in their cups. l got one OF the officers
who airronted me dismissed from his command
but generally complaints against them received no
attenlion That Bavarian Count lrsch, who was
Suh-srelect mere, was u humane and worthy
gentleman IL was said he showed US too much
'enity: ana he lost his place in consequence.
"Aiter tnat business OF Count Chevgny the Ger
mans TOOK to putting the notables OF Rheims upon
the steam engines OF their railway trains. They
sent me cary one morning to lind them one OF
the principal men o! the country for this service
told them that could not believe l had any right
to select u lelow-cizen for such post OF danger,
and that before playing a trick OF this kind they
should have made their Intention known through
ont the country, IN order that IL might produce the
required effect. They would not listen to me, how
ever, anu as persisted In my refusal to designate
anybody for almost certain death | offered to go
myself. But | added, you must take me by
then then said, wen, gentlemen, % You S1 are; are sns the
need not olrer me any VIOLENCE. The Town
Councn had to do without me that day,
and while they were still wondering what
had become OF Inc returned from my journey as
black as chimney sweep, and explained what had
happened. The Town Council one and all volun-
teered as candidates for this perous service after
that and they were allowed to travel in the first
carriage next the engine instead of upon 1t, as l
had done.
Zone day Polish officer In the Prussian service
NJ. Krensky, brought me what the Germans call
protocol scoding me in the coarsest terms for not
having zone enough. They threatened to quarter
2oo soidleTs on me, ana TO make me public ex-
ample for the benefit of
BACKsLIDING AND REFRACTORY MAYORS.
Unanswered M Krensky, who was sensible and
kind-hearted man, that unless this inso!ent proto-
col was cancelled should at once give in my
resignation that II 200 soldiers were quartered at
my house | should walk out OF IL; and that my
house, which was filled with many valuable things,
would merely be the first which would be
probably plundered at Rheims. But l warned
the German authorities that there were no
less than $4,000 working men at Rheims who
were very queer customers, and | could
not answer for their quiet behavior after had
land down my authority. They prevaricated and
that should swallow their impertinence, and
was equally resolved to resign my functions II
NJ. Krensky good humoredly settled the business by
tearing 1t up before me upon his own respOnsi
bility.
''1hey were constantly doing insulting things
and humiliated people in clumsy way, appar-
entity without intending 1t. The military authorl-
Ties sent for me abruptly one day and treated me
Ike a ackey. tried 70 pacify them, and was, in
deed, very humble, thinking that | was dealing
with gentlemen and soldiers who were merely
angry and out OF humor. But they actually pub
lished report OF all that had occurred in their OH
cial newspaper, and caused me to shed tears of
shame and mortiication. Then they apO0glzed In
stolid, laundering way, saying that they had good
reports OF me and that they meant no harm. They
were naturally rude, heavy and inconsderate.
Some times WAS
CALLED UP AT MIDNIGHT TO REQUsIrION BOTTLE
or OIL FOR SALAD.
sThe Prussians especially were SO amazingly ar
rogant and unpleasant that have sometimes won
dered how long Prussia Will be aDle to resist the
effects OF the universal dislike she has aroused. |
noticed that none OF the other Germans appeared
on good terms with the Prussians. They were en-
chanted with themseves-every one else simply
detested them.
.Over and over again tried to resign my ONCE OF
Mayor.
i YOU do 50 we VIII catch the first ragamufin
We nS in the frsS make axe a, mayor q 9m a9q
Ta M Msni done, TssG stasea On ineSer knew NEW
but one person who could deal with Prussian
and he Was citizen OF the United states OF
Amr recently W1n s5 d %s His
boxed his ears, and the American told
so he challenged him to little private game with
revOlvers When the Prusslan came on the ground
he found The American gentleman eating cherries.
He nodded carelessly to his antagonist and told
hm 10 shoot away, saying that he would shoot
Afterwards. The Prussian, not being an expert
shot with revolver, missed his man, and then the
American souched calmly up 10 him and broke
both his arms. This is net merely good story 1t
Is fact within my own knowledge.
sIam not aware that the Germans left any debts
behind them, or that they committed many acts OF
dishonesty; but they were intensely rude and
utot, aI Il.I<v
days at my house, and never once spoke to me or
bowed 10 me. Dut he took fancy to brace OF
valuable pointer dogs nad, ana d tney disappeared
they followed him OF their own accord: perhaps
they vanished suddenly into space have never
heard OF the case you mention, namely
THE STEALING OF YOUNG LADY's WATCH BY A
PRU5sIAN OFFICER;
but have heard OF others. j think Prince Bis
marck was the best of them; there was some thing
genial and hearty about him. The Germans did
not break into the champagne caves, and do not
all from them. The Germans imported little or
nothing; but they exported good deal OF clothes
wool and wine, and what they took they paid for.
Rheims is much richer than it was before the war"
On returning to my hotel found
VI. DrANcoURT, THE PRESENT MAYOR OF RHEIMS,
who had come TO pay me visit in full dress and
with white handkerchief on, after the custom OF
his country. NJ. Diancourt is an amlabe looking
man OF about forty years old. precise, scrunu-
Io,ls upright man, Of smooth, conciliatory ways
much like those OF English civic dignitaries OF the
better SORT He did not evince the smallest hesta
evident that sense or responsibility weighed
upon him. "Yes,n he said blandly and nursing
one knee as he looked at me from pair OF kind
black eyes-"Yes, the Germans made themselves
disagreeable; the PrussiaDs especially SO. cannot
saw they were honest. Our arms were taken away
from US, and among them there we're many valu-
able fowling pieces and handsome revolvers Most
OF these expensive weapons disappeared. They
were guarded by German sentry, and the ofncers
took them away under their coaks. They were
very rude and offensive. they were fond Or strik-
ing people with the sharp edges OF their swords in
a dispute They never used the nat ends, and per-
sons were often hacked about quite Unexpectedly.
They forced their society upon people to whom 1t
was unwelcome. Their wives and families. how
ever, kept much 10 themselves, and did not thrust
themselves too prominently forward. Their conduct
was laundering and veXatious rather than cruel
after the peace, and when complaints we're made OF
the misconduct OF an Oflcer no attention was paid
to them. The plaintiffs were put or with excuses
and the officer never was punished. The troops OF
Prince Frederick Charles were the worst; those
OF the crown Prince Of Prussia the best; that Is to
saw, the most orderly and submissive TO discipline.
They were nearly all dirty and drunken They
came home at night frequently tpsy made a sad