News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-26

of the midnight caused a sensation.
From every window in the neighborhood
were thrust forth night caps Of the most
grotesque and various forms. Presently
in a second story window of the young
Iadys house, a beautiful white-robed
form was seen, and a soft voice, trem-
bling with alarm, asked excitedly:
'Where is the fire? Where is the
fire."
And the young Romeo cried:
''Fne. mademoisellel The fire is here
in my heart, which is burning with love
for youI"
Naturally, and as he ought to have
| foreseen, he was arrested. But on ac-
count of his youth the police justice re-
leased him the next day, ordering him,
however, to quit the town, so that he
might not he again tempted to disturb
the nocturnal repose of the peaceable in
habitants Of the ancient capital Of
Rouergue.
Five years after this event we arrived
| in Paris. Bya stroke of luck my master
obtained employment with a celebrated
| hairdresser. whose establishment was
situated in the Boulevard Nontmartre,
above the Passage Seraphin. On the
same floor was a reading room, fire.
quented by most renowned journalists.
These gentlemen, whether in going or
coming, stopped in this hairdressing
salon to have their countenances embel-
lished.
I ought to say here that I should es-
tcem this period as the most agreeable
of my existence Being very fond Of
elegant intellectual company, l expert
enced genuine pleasure III hearing these
witty men talk. Besides, I was so auX-
iOus to please them that never, either be-
fore or since, have [ polished chins with
more eraciOusness and deIicacy. And I
am persuaded that it was owing to me
that nv master became their favorite,
and even their confident in one serious
affair. 1t was at the beginning of that
wear, 1870, which was 50 fertile in sur
prises for France. Prince Pierre Bona
parte had Just assassinated Victor Noir.
| All minds were excited. The next day
Henri Rochefort's newspaper La Mar
Se'SS'.1"e' coll ''li''': 'S ili1 1,;I
ended with these words: care we under
the reign Of the Bonapartes or Of the
Rorgias ?" The newspaper was seized,
II 2,.7ar. &c o,ros+ were iss1od ooainst
A., s,1bscribors of this diatribe Among
+bo,,, was NJ Rauc now a Deputv. and
ono Of tbe most brilliant champions of
o,,,,or+,7nism Knowing that thev were
LOOKING for him. he took refuge with his
Intimate friend Franciso1e Sarcev. the
o,,,ina,+ dramatic critic Fearing t75-F
his rfa+na place would he discovered. ne
resolved TO 20 abroad IN disguise. 1t
was then that he appealed to my young
master telling him that he wished to at
tire himself as a priest, and that, conse-
quently, 1t would be necessary for him
to have priests head. L was en-
ployed to take Off his beard, which he
Wore full, and to shave his crown III
order to make the transformation more
complete. Some days later, when L
| learned that he bad reached Belgium
safe and sound, I congratulated myself
upon the part I had taken IN throwing
| the best spies Of the imperial police oil
| the scent.
Disnusted with living under theregime
Of NanoIeon III. and curious to behold
= GREAT republic. NV master resolved to
start for America.
The Steamship which carried MS was
Gl1ad with emiorants who had come
from, avorv corrcr Of Furope As there
,,,,s no official bairdrassar ON hoard nv
master in order 70 increase his capitai
turned his professional skill TO account
Al tbe end of a week I had seen such a
,,,oat variety of +ba human race that my
! Observations and the KNOWLEDGE T had
c1,+.inad were oonivoIont to the results
Of . course in etbnoIoov.
Nov. since 7 have lived for several
,,oa,s o,,on,, tho An,arioons feel on
i,nroodarato desire TO draw tbe porfraits
of some personalities Of tbe literary the
,,oIi+ioa1 and the financial world here
Lrbon, 7 have served in embeIIisbino
their coupteDances. Rut T abstain. at
the same time making this reservation.
~ ,,-l,,+ : 1ofo,.rol i NOT lost will
- ,--lIs 41,o,, Gu. +l,o ,,roso,,+ to
ls,,,, ,,,,,,,.I-.. ,,,,o,, +ba bairdrassipo,
aa+aI,15sl,,,,C,,ts of New York Sonn
Ill, +boso IN +ba big hotels are
r,,,.,i.ho5 ,,i+h 1,vnrv bnt tbav lack
,,iot,,rosouoposs With few evcep-
tions +hav all lool, alike 50 that when
,-o,, bovn soon ono Won have seen all
What they lack and what would be, in
contestibly, their greatest ornament, is
the presence of lady at the counter
And then | find the signs which serve to
designate the business little too pro
sale.
In France, establishments of this kind
are distinguished by the variety Of then
furniture. and by the presence at the
cash-box Of the wife Of the proprietor.
The signs also vary according to the
taste Of the owner. Many call them
selves the Praxitcles Of hair cutting, and
others add to their names these very
significant lines:
If ApoIIo were alive.
Here's the place where he would shave.
But since Bea1marchais immortalized