New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-10
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rrrC ERENCH SCALPEl

olGN!- hr-in1 .TyI Paris: j. Hezei ct Gle.
r. ,n,bor of "Public Life in England mas
..,", mn a subject which few frenchmen Oh ,ne
.srcsent day can treat dispassionately ana "nion
oaers strong temptations to critics WHOSE p,cpcS'
s.ss,ous are naturally anything but sympathetic.
IT,, on,ortu,;tv 70 avenge Sedan by holding mp TO
-;,;cple and ocnsure the fobles Of Germany oy
mailing all her weak points prominent, ana en-
,hs;1ino the worst features of her social ie cou"'
however. only have been utilized by wr'lei WIN
had carefully studied the whole SUBJECT anu WIN
was therefore in a position TO give Po'n' " MS
most merciless criticisms by preserving an appear
oprc of fidelity in description. NJ Dsry mas evil
aeptIv prepared himself thus lte KNOWS MS
Rerlin and he las therefore been ahle 10 presents
series of pictures which, though saturated Win
nreudice and National hatred are in some respects
truthful portraitures In their main features. he
has east his views of Berlin manners in the form OF
a story with considerable skill. The plot is little
more than thread upon which to hang the descrip-
%;ops Of German social life A beautiful young
Danish girl lett an orphan with no other posses-
son than valuable antiquarian conecuoh "iau0
NV her father who was a celebrated archieoioe's''
goes TO Berlin TO endeavor to sell II 10 the "o'er"
,nent She enters the family OF mlddle-ciass oihce
holder as boarder. and her experiences tneio p'o
coed naturally
The kew note Is struck In the first sentences of the
hook. Siqne Meltroe, the heroine. is approaching
pa,liu nv the railway The express tram Is
travelling over the plains Of Brandenburgi
alt lovely day. Not n cloud obscures the rays
nj thn April Gun which vainly eNpends his warmth
upon the barren rrussan soil And this bright sun
Ii.ht tbrowipp into relief all the outlines of the Hat
county. exposes its poverty plainly fof u IT,.
seu,hlesa kingdom of hunger ~ ttanlpied helu
at military mannuvfes. sterile and wasted Tor ases'
M ,b, and left the lines Of railway stretch 10 the
az A NplluM Utpntinpse
p,avajls Ia witch the patches Of heritage the
.inmbs II stnnini tfees, az open dfoh' here a'i'
thero n groon .manlod pond 90 u gray hah''et H''h
a. cat spots Of mouldlness''
fiyns "a Watching tho depressing Landscape When
al Nautn three German men 81 business eh''f INC
carriage, They at once begin To SMOKE ana hlh
talk land shout al ono another, aud oolnpel Sgne
finally 10 open the window. Then one addresses
her. and puns Berlin, II is n great city, 1t IN
maxim wonderful progress Soon will leave Paris
md London behind aud become necessarily the
capital of the continent. IL interseots the TWO
central routes of Europe-from Stettn to Leipsig
and from Hamburg to Breslau Against such
natural advantages contention is useless"
Hut at Spandau a young lieutenant of the guards
enters and "at his entrance tine cit zens humbly
moved so rs 10 leave him the corner SEATS Nithout
noticing this courtesy he accepted 1t as his right
took his place stretched his legs the cushions
~. ~
small brush began coolly to arrange his hair and
heard Silence now prevailed The hitherto noisy
messengers were stricken dumb The helmet which
eucrced the licutenants brow seemed IN theT eyes
to emit the rays of an aureoe.'
This lieutenant is a Won Giesiche. of noble blood,
who has the Iron Cross, which he won III the foi-
lowing irregular manner one night at the orera
8 lie was brushed against in passing by gentle
man in plain clothes who failed 10 beg his pardon.
To-. -, foil flal1a led a
The other having retorted with considerable
asneritv the lieutenant drew his sword and ran him
.brouph the BODY and he died in an hour The
affair made much noise The liberal journals insn-
mated that il was a simple Assassination But me
North German Gazette FASTENED TO reply boldly that
the Lieutenant Won Gosche had acted within his
right and his duty hat according to military law
be would have been courtmartalled II be had not
cbastised upon the spot the nsoence of the person
in question Ills Most Exalted Majesty, as they call
the King in Prussia, having on the morrow bestowed
the Iron Cross upon tho young officer on the report
of the Minister of War; it only remained for simple
mortals TO conclude that he had performed an
heroic deed. And this theory all Berlin, including
the Young hero himself, had forthwith adopted"
This is picturesque story. the truth of which the
reader who is not q Frenclnnan will certainly
doubt.
But to return to Signe. She has made arrange
,pents TO board with bureaucratic family and miner
way to their house she passes the famous inter den
Linden which is thus described;
There were very few lindens, but sickly and
NANCY trees of four five other KINDS D0rdcIed
kind of promenade marked out by an iron fence
At the sides "a walk having on the lett track
where three horses could pass abreast ana Oh the
right a carIage-way some decent Stops restau-
rants and coniectiOners; some private carriages
with bearded drivers; horseInan OF Two so,e
cabs: poorly dressed foot passengers; lew or no
toettes: all the known varieties OF military uni
form under a swarm of " pickelhaubcs and regnla-
tion helmets; this Is what Signe saw III passing
In the streets the view not livelier In the
new streets. paved with wood were some preten-
tious mansions Elsewhere tho houses were low
and frowsv-looRing while many of the shops and
anna even of the dwellings were below the street
level Dogs with hanging tongues drew little
carts Wagons of manure dispensed their odors.
Sewers scarcely covered smelled aloud to heaven.
There we're no street cries signs oflifc or gayety
I'm the thoroughfares. Signe observed that all the
women were rougcd and nearly everybody wore
eve glasses. An intolerabe smell OF seuikiaut com
PEELED her TO employ her vinaigrotte continually
AZ last she arrives At her destination and indH her
.elf In an incredibly vulgar and coarse family. The
daughter. llcminc. chad upon her head ono of
those wonderful structures of chestnut hair which
one only arcs now IN collections ~ old fashion
,oufnala Tho costume of tho pair belonged TO
mo definite epoch. II Was composed or uhkhoWh
material, of colorn az once meaningless aud loud OF
fossil trimming, which dcHcd dercll, tlon,"
They aIo about 10 cat meal of coffee and rye
bread and butter. They are always eating or telling
about eating. In the evening lloimIn's sweet
heat comes. but irst they had supper
IL CONSISTED of bread and butter slices of ham
and OF sausage. whic Ia the Pnugle family began 10
dl,patch with singular voracity. Signe could
hardly believe her eyes II was new spectacle Tor
her to see these people put their hands into the
dishes bTandish their knives Ike cavalry sa1ies
eat with knives instead of spoons, and swallow
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