The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01
AIN INVOLUNTARY JOURNEY.

But official news is otalways implicitly be-
lieved wnen and where unofficial newsmon-
gers are gagged.
Holy Russia forever! the troops are In
t5Ilistria."
Before II, Batushka, you mean to say"
Before It, Inside 1t; I say what / mean"
nInside 1t! outside It; under correction
still"
correction you may well say; repeat 1t,
inside
''And repeat 1t, OUT
'I have seen the dispatch
What the government version p
The government, to DO sure"
Nothing less sure, assure YOU"
wv hat! Less sure than the government
story.s m4.-"
All stories may be told two ways"
But one way Is true, the other false
y Precisely, and mlstrust the latter
81 But the real truth ID, the troops are In"
"rhe real truth Ii, the troops are out
In, say" @#
.Out, say"
And 50 on, dd asti,,itttpa.
In private salons. In clubs, In cafes, at table
dhotes, On Change and on the Perspective
NevHkol might such wrangliDg have been
heard. III the GasiinnOi-Dvor, and In the
y0dkl shops, there was more unanimity: the
BLACK peoples wish was less doubtfully
father TO their thought. With their unques-
preiudiee, Holy Russia must have won, and
DlebitSch must, for certain, be holding Silis-
trIa for the Gossudar, for our Lord. the Gar.
There was q French gentleman, Monsieur
DE 10 Jobardiere whose miStrust OF official
bulletins had, perhaps not unreasonably,
grown with his growth. Russian Invalids,
Northern Bees, or Whatever may have been,
{ Id 1879, the accredited organs OF the imperial
government We're to bis mind, 90 many mis-
erable limitations of his native MOnitettr, the
feebleness OF whose inventions, however, as
compared with those OF that great Gallo or
gan OF mendAeity, consisted not In the alb
Bence OF mendactousness. Monsieur De la
Jobardiere was himself very much split, tires
repuada, In certain social circles In St Peters
burg, To borrow an image from his own ver-
naoular; and thus 1T came to pass that being
gifted, as ID not unusual among his fellow
countrymen, with d considerable How OF
il6l q M and vide upon the spotlsss pass Of
tilege same disputed government dispatches
Hold IL 10 yourself for said, my good
friends" he would Insist, esyour government
wishes TO throw you the powder Ia the eyes,
Great p news from silstria. Tst poor r. sfr q Ga
T Diehitsch, he kicks his heel; what! outside
still; and the Turk be safe and snug inside as
one rat tn q cheese, el1p'
Now, De Ia Jobardiere had his entrees In
salons diplomatic as he would himself have
said; and was altogether man who, chatter
box ais he was, might yet besupposed to have
access to certain channels Of authentic in
formation, at which the vulgar Of ST. Peters
burg might not easily stake their thirst for
formations OF the falsehood Of the victorious
intelligence were not without certain effect
within the radius of his own social circle, and
perhaps beyond it,
Monsieur De la 1obardiere was precise and
parsonage In spite or because Of his longish
residence In the northern capital; he was
also somewhat OF a gastrOnome, particular
as to the quantity and regularity OF his
meals; lie was, moreover, q sound sleeper;
so sounl, indeed, that the heavy boot tread
Of fald eager, that hybrid between police
officer ead q government courier, failed to
break his slumbers on q certain night; nor
functionary's rude hand had shaken his shout
der for a third time. Thereupon he started
up to a sitting posture and Enclosed his eyes,
which closed again with sudden blink at the
glare OF the lantern which tho feldjagers
other hand almost thrust into his face.
Look sharp, sir!' said the official, "and
come along"
s'Come along, indeed You are pleasant
ing, my good fellow" quoth the sleepy
Erenchman.
well, then, II you WON'T" retorted the
ruthless invader Of his slumbers, "my orders
are positive" and he transferred his paw
from the shoulder to the throat band OF Mon
sieur De La Jobardiere's night-dress.
"Ldisses done, grand brutal' exclaimed
that worthy, "let me at least get on my
pantaIoons." and he inserted his feet into the
Slippers BY the bedside.
But. my fatality. as he always said, "my
Cossack Of domestic, Ivan Petroyitch, had
assisted at my dishatslIe, and had taken my
clothes ont with him tn brush before I ShD1ld
rise the next day.
LET me ring 10 my domestic, at least" he
inquired OF the stold feldjager.
Ring bells and resist authorities!" he
growled. Come, come, sir; none OF that"
And again his roughly red, hairy paw was
busy in proximity with the white throat OF
the finicky Frenchman.
Quick, march! not a word, or"
But tt is unheard of; it is an infamy, a
barbarism, an indecency"
The scowl darkened upon feldiager's unpre-
possessing eountenance; 1t was more than
alike In vain.
Happily that lose not NV presence of
mind III this terrible crisis, and draping N.Y.
sen hastily In the sheets and blanket and
ss1lueI-doWn quilt, yield to destiny and follow
tna5 coqnin OF teldjager down stairs, gentle
ao ehs my a1h yes down stairs 70 the porte
U9theTe. There what find we? A telega, kib-
aka, tarantass, what do l know? Some car
tlage OF misfortune at the door, eh p
II was even so. The night was very dark
aug leggy; the rays from the carriage lamps,
aaoed fo the CLEAN of the feldjagers lantern.
save dim light after all; but such as it was.
us sclntiilatons were reflected from the steel
ssSappaId, spurs and horse-b bits OF a mounted
SSos,saek on either side; and dark amidst the
che fashion of d tomb. '""Aeo 100
I,h oh 10y example once more did De Ia
g soa1s,d attempt to demonstrate turning
rouna. here y what Is a little strong. ID
you ngure yourself that t. -
he bad one foot upon the carriage stans
a3Ireaoy, ano enc hand on the handle bF The
doorway, muscular grip seized his othar
slpow 10 "a 2. instant he was pushed for
" after him; and be felt that some one had
Taulted On the front seat outside. '1>-1
Hoop IA T. cried hoarse voice, and three
cracks of whips like pistol-shots made
'snsMsr. aad WITH q, 8 plunge and 9 bound the