The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-06-01
AN INTERNAL MACHINE
FROM THE FRENCH.

but wearing in spite Of his humble garb
an air of faded Tespectability and char
acter. He was decayed Spanish NOBLE
Don MOnsen ChaYaTTi by name, and one
thing noticeable about him was his per-
sistency to obtain an audience of the
Emperor. FUiied in every attempt, eth
er through accident or the II spiciOns of
the attendants, he invariably received
his rebuffs in silence, and withdrew
merely to renew his opportunities. Re-
pulsed to- day, tomorrow found him at
his post. He haunted the palace like a
spectre Even the gamins soon grew IA
miliar with the story of his hopeless
quest, and he began in time to be treat
ed with that sort of pitiful consideration
which is usually accorded those Of IN
sound mind. At length, however, there
came a day when, in the Rue de RivOli,
as the Emperor was returning from a
review, pistOl-shOt rang out from the
corner of the court, and the bullet
Whistling through the line of Out-TiderS
buried itself in panel Of the imperial
carriage. The police at once charged the
crowd; and among the number arrested
was our friend the SpaniaTd. At the
trial, there being 10 evidence against
him, he was acquitted, but warned to
instantly leave Paris. Acting upon the,
warning, he disappeared, and all traces
of him were lost.
1t was some two years after this Oc-
curTence that there began to circulate
among quidnuncs of the capital reports
of a marvellous clock to be seen in that
city, which illustrated, by means of au-
tomato figures, an episode in the life Of
the Emperor. 1t was designed for pre-
sentatiOn to that parsonage. 1t was said
to be the work of famous artisan, who
had lately arrived, incOgnitO, from for
eign parts, accompanied by young lady
his daughter, who, in supposed fit Of
eccentricity, had taken lodgings in an
humble and obscure quarter of the FAD
bOurg st. Antoine. The reports of the
wonderful, almost supernatural per-
fOTmances of this piece OF mechanism,
and the mystery surrounding its owner
and inventor, gave rise for short time,
in certain circles, to no small amount Of
gossip. This gradually died away, and
the artisan and his clock ere alike for
gotten, when an event occurred which
restored them to more than their former
prominence, and entitled them to place
in history.
FOuche. one morning in his office re-
ceiyed a letter from his secret agent in
Spain, which contained information Of
the most startling and important char
acter. Its peTusal threw him into
state of unusual excitement, and its re-
suit was an immediate descent of the
police upon the mysterious shop in the
Il EauDOuTR AHIOlut, Will OlutlS u dr.
rest the artisan and his slaughter, secure
the premises, and carefully guard alR
the tools, stock, implements, and OtheE
contents from being touched or displac-
ed till further opportunity offered for
thorough investigation. The party de-
tailed for the duty having departed
FOuche Teseated himself and waited
with ill-cOncealed anxiety, the arrival
of the prisoners. After a considerable
lapse of time the officer charged with the
arrest, returned empty-handed. His re-
pOTt was soon made. The lady in the
case. the daughter, had that morning, at
an early hour left her house in the Fau-
bOrge, accompanied by lad, who bore q
heavy black pOTtmanteau. The two hRG
been traced to the gates of MOntmartre,
beyond which 10 point nor clue 10 their
movements could be obtained. The OlG
workman himself had left the shop an
hour before the visit of the police, lock-
ing the doors and barring the windows
behind him. He bore in his arms what
was apparently, according to the apple
woman opposite, great square box, coy
cred with an Oilskin. 1t seemed heavy,
He sat down awhile on his doorstep,
when a caIeche came by, into which he
put himself and box, with the assistance
of the driver, and was driven off at a
rapid pace. The caleche was brown; the
driver was in green livery. A gendarme
was following him, and another was
guarding the shop in the FoubOurgg
where, however, nothing remained but
a piece of furniture and a great many
scraps of iron and brass. FOuche re-
flected a moment, when his face sudden
ly whitened. without word he dashed
down the stairway to the street, and
sprang into a passing hacre.
"To the Tuileriesp' he shouted. "DOu-
BILE wages for double speed?
Arriving at the palace, he hastily
alighted and demanded to be at once
shown into the presence of the Empe-
rOr. Napoleon was in the room III
which he received private visitors, and
thither the usheTs instantly conducted
FOuche, who, encOnntering some delay
in the ante-roOm, impatiently pushed
open the folding doors, and entered un-
announced. The Emperor greeted the
intrusion at first with frown OF dls-
pleasure, but instantly recognizing his
visitor, resumed his customary express
sion, and nodded affably. FOuch9 took
in the situation at single glance. Be
sides NAPOLEON there were i've persons
in the room. Four of these were officials
of the ce-chamberlains and armed
Wallets, who frequently attended while
he gave. audience, to prevent attempts
a man habited in wOrkman's common
blouse, standing apart from the Others
in a respectful attitude, and holding in
his hand a wOrkman's cap. 1t needed
but a glance to assure FOuche that this
person was none other than the old IA
miliar goblin of the. Tuileries-DOR
MonsOn Chavarri. But how metamOr-
phosedl His hair, formerly grey, was
dyed to a glossy black; his face, was de.
spoiled Of its moustaehe and HN1IS pointed te6
beard, and his once smooth hands were
rOughened as though by exposure and
toll. At his side stood a lacquer table,
supporting an object on WHICH Pouches
was seen at once to be the exact mOdel
of the church of Notre Dame, wrought
in metal in the highest style of art, and
serving evidently as the case for clock,
since Just above the fOlding-doOrs, which
were perfect limitations of those which
barred the entrance to NOtre Dame,
were two dials, on one of which the
hours and minutes were measured.
while on the other a long, sweeping
hand described the seconds. Fouche, by
a natural impulse, noticed the time in
dicated by the dials. 1t was few min