New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-10

/ BluntnUtel. Sne was very g'Si ~ "''i - ''',f
Tut had found no favor with Baron Won "1rnion-
that because some very ingenious political plans
elaborated by this old gentleman ana III winch as
| II seemed. the welfare of ChristendOm was IN
volved. would have Leen upset hal she btc"ho
Queen Of SWabIa. a few days alter the King
death she and her father were requested Nv the
Chief OF the Police 10 take trip out of the country
for the benefit OF their health: and at ao0ut the
sorc limo tho uoce semi for Monsieur l.obli geois
and limited To him that 10 would he well III ne retired
from business. and departed To his own land. IL
was notorious cXT lained the Chef. that he hhd
held very confidential post IN the late hlhgs
household and il was not expedlcnt that barter
should be supposed 10 hold important state
secrets. At the same time there was no disposition
to hurry Monsieur Lobgeos; he had better maze
ARRANGEMENTS to sell his establishment on adVah,
tag, Gus terS and leave the country at the end oil
| the wear IL was then May so tina ne Woulu nave
rather more than seven months III which to prepare
| for his departure of course he must MAINTAIN "a
prudent reserve IN the meanwhile ana ieNeai Hull
ing of what he had ever heard said AT Court.
Persons who have intimate dealings with courts
are accustomed to witness private ana hlgn- hahueu
interferences with the liberty Of the SUBJECT Whee
fore the French hardrcs-er was not surprised at
receiving notice to quit Holst4dt. lie hAu
amaSsed pretty tidy fortune, ana hll 10 Ie9Sun
for lingering IN Swabia now that his days ~ glory
were gone The new King did not shave and when
b Maiesty's nar wanteI cutting 10 was one oil ms
Wallets a uuoudan regImental barber who dld the
business-verv ill., ~ anybody may mag ne Lou
lgeoIs could no longer style himself coiheur TO the
Court and was fam to remove inc royal arms
from over his STOP front consclentious barber
cannot be eN pected tc think highly of "A kingdom
| in winch the capillary art ~ t!us al'oWtu l." IAN
into uunerited contempt ana MONSIEUR Loo''so"is
naturally felt that no ties OF gratitude ol esteem
bound him any longer 10 SwabIa under lts now MS
So he SET .bont finding purchaser for his shop.
and soon signed a contract nv which he was 10
weld his lease stock, fixtures and gOod~l ~ the
end Of the year; hut meanwhile he lett OH attend
lag T. customers in person, because he was 80 oicu
plagued with indiscreei questions about t4e Iate
kings dOngs and private STYLE OF HE. 10 Tue
BARRIERS astonshment ana ere1t DISGUST tme 10y
ernment was allowing the late KINGS memory 20
be taduced in all sorts OF foul lampOons. As me
Swabian press en- o. ed hut moderate amount 3i
liberty. ii evident that these enuslon' c"ulI
only he published by official tolerance. and IN red
il looked a. n many of them were actually printed
and circulated hv order OF the police What could
be the object Of the Government III thus aeiaihhg
the DOOR dead King; LOhug os often asked MN
self this question and the more he pondered over
II the more was his mind troubled with dismal ana
There were several facts about Otto rs deceasc
which could not but strike his barber a. most
strange. I'm the first place the King = TWO NAIets
had dl~appeare1. II was said that they lad been
pcnsiOued OF and left the country; but Why hIo
they len the country since they Swabians
Mile sophie kobhs. the actress. had vanished
also. LobIgeos heard from her mad mat after
few days confinement III an aSy lnm she had recoV-
cred her senses bat had lost, All her hair eyebrows
and cteiashes. ndel me clIGilma'a - ~ NT,i
have been quite natural If frauIeln hoohs hAi
come - the Conrt haiidre.sers NnoP; AMI ~ ~
given Tim strou. piece OF her mind hui 'iir ul
nothing OF the sort ana IhanuOned >Wdbla without
leaving "a trace Of her whereabouts. lheh another
curious thing happened ia connection WIN my
/ ul,,teriou, hair-dye. Lohhce0s tried hard to ana
tbe ssc,iy STUDENT who lad -ud hun this compost
ton bat the man had given a false name aud adj
dress and could not be discovered. LopiI-e"ls
next determined 20 have the remnant OF me aye
privately anaigzed but one day on eXtrac ing inc
b.1r bottle from the cupboard where he, had
loo ked II up Ae perceived that the dye had been
uourrd out aud some ordinary preparation SUD-
stituted. There could ue no doubt about IT. lot
| TIE dye which had 80 Sadly injured Il"u'lI
Koib- was OF darker color than that when hid
been par boz rs place: and 10 became evident '"al
somebody must have tIupered with the CUPBOARD
ft,.l la " no had done tLlN lioUdDlN
one II tine shop as staut>. who vas III The rhN "l
TIE police: bgt why bad he done 10 ! ny va, ne
mol ice IN making the dye disappear lhcte WAS
e.ol.. I'D these euc-se- 10 make the French barber
feel very uncomfortable. so thai Dee looked forward
rather impltrniIy 10 the Gay When he il's"' 'u'H
hi, bach ola the realms OF otto IL
Christmas 40 last arrived and All the barriers prep
aratou, Tor going away on Ncw-lear - lay VIZ
completed. Christmas WAS kept rs "A great resi- val
| in ~vahIa. There was snow on the ground. sNat-
ine on the n -crs. PiaFnc OF waits I'D thr st''ts
/ and iunkefinrs In all the houses. Monsieur
LobligcOls being bachelor, was a'out 10 give
his assistants and servants hoH'aN Oh tliI u4l,
clos, hi, shop and 20 ont t. take ms meas az n
Restaurant. He had done TINS a. usual on thc
Christmas Day which was to be ms last al IioI-
uuirt evening over his P1riSian newspaper ann
1qp of coffee. bv his par|or stove. Having put on
| his dr-s,Iu.-gown and slippers. he Hshteu sPII
lamp to boil water, st cut A9 cup' sugar I'9 en-
and lIlucur ca>c, aud pi0cce.eI 10 Ei4u MS
q, Tee IN hand-ml, for Dee sed mat MS DeNrra-e
should have the fragrance which comes Only from
berries fresh ground. lie was ia the midst 81 ms
,t,-9rbipa orcuoatIou when he startled by the
violent ringing of his shpp-dOor bell.
Being alone I'D tine house VI. LotllecoiS rose 90
answer the summons. nut he was ii-hteueu. 20
much had occurred 20 try his nrI' - h thc touI-e
of that wear that y sudden Loud ru- Ike inns was
rrougn to set hW trembling lie cau-ht up a
candlestca in one hand, fre-~ho.el in the other
and suambied lnto his shop .ut uo.o.e opening INC
door hc asked. t;uIdIy. w no, tueie
'Op-u quickly on q matter ot Importance an
svcred = female voice from outside
NJ LohlI-coI- uubaIred ms door anu woman.
,vrapueJ i'm a large cloak whose hood completely
hm hen tarc rushed In. Are you alone she Ia
qurrd br- ithIeN3. ....-r., r.,
st1r.T and stammeied. But the woman without
waiting Tor AN answer. returned 10 We H""I' ii"
Leckoued 10 -0meb,dv IN the street. lnereup0n
man 90 a cloak and tuned bonnet StToue III. ne
door was closed again. and the man "i" woman
together hustled the haircuttef TOWARD Ms p'r,o,
He was amazed. and more alhImrl ihau ever "uV
In, visitors left him no time Tor reflection. ,
We must speak to Won IN private SAID inc
woman ne pilg 20 push HIM forward
They all entered the paflor then me h'n
abruptly threw OF his cloak. hl- lui bonnet DlAcA
Wig and false beard and revealed 10 the 'arbeI
horrlued vision head " .thout mar OF el cpivWa
A. the same time a familiar voice exclaimed IN =
n,-souate tone. DO Won recognize me- iiliS'rrauI
| Noa Bieu-NOH DieU' cried the lfehchinah,
whose bloOu seemed TO freeze IN his VEINS Is IL
/ posi- be-thr kING -, ,.,
Yes the King you villain, Sho"tea me n''r a
man selling tho barber by his SHIRT irohI anu
/ sLakina him. Now tell me. you sc0undrel' VIVA,
base Mot y0u cOucocted TO rob me oil my reason anu
| ~ u,, thr,upP Nho instigated Won W no were
| vour accompccs speak the TRUTH of, ny th'
heavens above III take your ras;any lie Win
'Pitg. -,rc. pity cried the Wretched barber
rlaspIng h- hands and trying TO sink Oh his hnreH
! ,Vou arrnse me wrongly. My gracious master,
am anahinL with JOY at finding you awe again
! and I prs. that / may 1--we 10 see your enemies
! coufouudcd II | was tine instrument IN any pioI
! AGAINST YOU. / swear that acted without Know
e'7ge rt me- tell you the story OF that dye used
/ ON the last day | saw on. An. mon I'eu' IL seeLs
! la ,e been right, then IN su'pecti"s 'n"' IT, va"
poisonous
Lobheeois burst into tears and there as such
! an accent Of sincerity DO his speech tI.Ai 'uc