St. Landry democrat., 1881-11-12
AN ASSASSINATION JOURNAL.

When that delightful newspaper LIE
Tenqeur des Opprinles published its
famous article advocating the assassl-
nation of all crowned heads, shout OF
horror was raised by well-conducted
Journals, and the circulation of the Ven
aear, which had till then been small,
increased by thousands of copies. The
editor, an oft-plucked medical student,
named Blaise Fielin, at once received
summons from the Procureur de la Re
publique, and, after summary exami-
nation bv that Public Prosecutor, was
committed to take his trial before the
Correction Court of Paris; but mean
while, agreeably to French custom IN
such cases, he was allowed to 90 at large
without rendering bail. There was no
reason for OBTAINING him, as he had not
the slightest wish to fly. He had his
own peculiar reasons for desiring the
notoriety which would accrue to him
from criminal trial, and he went out
from the Public Prosecutors presence
laughing in his sleeve.
Blaise Fielin had handsome suite of
apartments in the Rue de Rivoli, and
lived there like man who is easy in
his circumstances. He was an ugly,
puny Young fellow, who wore double
eveglass and had bilious face; there
was also in mis- countenance an express
sion of mingled conceit, cunning and
fear. He would look nervously at
strangers who accosted him as though
he were afraid of being killed, but when
treasured as to their peaceful inten-
tions, he gave himself cock-a.whoop
airs and talked of his ''unshakable con-
victions" He was always we'll dressed,
frequented good restaurants, and braced
his nerves several times day by drink
ing absinthe, vermouth and little glass
es of brandy.
Fielin's chambers in the Rue de Riv-
oil were only known to his private
friends; the clerks at his office were
not allowed to send there any persons
who called to see the editor on bust
ness. Such visitors, who were numer-
GUS, and who mostly came to beg OF
I borrow on the strength OF being
s.down- trodden," were always shown
+ into a waiting-room adorned with some
i red flags and the photographs Of polite
al murderers pasted onto sheets oil
paper, with black borders and sur
"a mOulUeu by uOItudIY WIGdbuS. h1Ucl
\ kicking their heels about for suitable
time in this chamber, they were shown
into frowzy room, where Fieiin sal
amid litter Of papers and in his shir1
sleeves, correcting proofs. He used tt
wear red Phrygian bonnet in guist
of smoking cap; and revolver OF
his table did duty for paper weight
To prevent accidents, this weapon wa
not loaded: but Fielin was fond of say
ing that he kept it there to shoot thu
hired myrmidoDs of any despot WIN
should be sent to modest him.
A couple of days after his appearance
before the Public Prosecutor Fielil
was seated in his sanctum smoking
cigarettes, which he made for himsel
with strong. smelling caporal, when hi
Office boysbrought him a slip Of pape
on which was penciled the name Cor
Follalier. Fielin had never heard tn
name, but he was gallant to the TAI
sex and ordered her to be shown IN
Next minute there stalked across tn
threshold a wild and sallow female
with large mouth, small glltterln
ewes and a crop of addressed blac
hair. She was attired in shabDy-geI
teel style, with soiled collar and cuts
and boots down at heel. She wore n
gloves, and the top joints OF all ne