The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-16

Bsrlfn9 Have You occupied any room
save YOUR present? What 10 your nations
ality I Born, or citizen by adoption? Your
father,s name and, II living, his occupa.
TONI Naturalized or citizen by oiftnE
What Is your birthplace, the year montn
and day Of the same? Have you been IN
Germany before coming TO BsriinS
wherer ,,..,..a,.
discreet, but they knew no ponno a.
The name Of my former nome Was t nSs
sufficient, but the date Of my arrival, t Y 9
street with number Of the house s 90 t y.
title Of my landlady, were likewise sn'
acted. mWhRt are. your intentions ln
BerlluY How long do you intend study.
ipeTp and such questions, the responses
70 which occupied some time. WIRING
this valuable information verbatim IN HE
books, he finally handed me my card and
Thanked me for the trouble. Rejoicing
that / had not been asked Is to the state
Of nv income, which had been the case
were I not student, and d tax levied upon
the same. and the amount Of dynamite
manufactured in tho States, went on
nv way, asking ptayfuily If Weimar would
be autographed? Yerylikely, to see II your
!
stories correspond.
Bnt Hmislortunes never como singly."
| A week probably elapsed. One Sunday
morning before even the devoutest Ro-
man had said lis mathis | lay in bed tax
inc INV accustomed rest from hard study,
when the servant awoke me announcing Q
GmiIItary" gentleman wished to SEQ me.
| I asked Tor his card and In tho absence OF
its appearance requested him to present
himself without further ceremony and be
received in nightly state. What was my
surprise when one Of the "Fatnerianns
stalwart protectors otthe peace stalked into
my room with the declaration that | should
supply myself with q passport within the
coming month. Ireplied that l had one
i long since, and upon his demand to pro-
duce II, directed him to the University,
where he might find 1t among my.matrlcu-
lation papers did he care TO take the
trouble.
Showing my invaluable card as in the
former case, he took my number and
left, as ! thought, to assure himself 81
the truth OF my statements. But "mirabie
ldictun-my persecution was not at an end
j Again the policeman visited my landlady,
i who, innocent creature, began to get sus-
picious OF me and asserted l must bring
nv passport 10 the station. That made
me angry, and armed, mentally at least,
can.a.pie, I marched thither prepared for
battle. But q single AHleficaa pitted
against the Berlin police force ig like q
i terrier barking at the lion which with one
sweep OF his tail or stroke OF bis paw,
dashes him to the earth. 1cayiled and
Il tailed till the officer believed 1 had swords
in nv backbone" When through with
my lampeon he LOGGED at me . moment,
"Are you a RussianY An American,
| l replied, with all the impudence and
haughtiness freedom had given mo and
contempt for tyranny lent me. "Ahl Just
so; we are compelled to be doubly careful
with you two nations" "You fear that
each oi Nc is loaded with dynamite or pos.
sessed OF a ,flery breath deadly to sane
i German potentate?n He laughed and
nodded assent. There was no alternative,
aud the University beadle was compelled
to hunt through the dusty a'chives to
!, make an end to my trouble and prove that
the "Stars and Stripes" were responsible
for my person.
That is but an example Of German
thorcughness. ] condemn 1t personally
as Il Is certainly unpleasant for the
foreigner. But how manifold are It's i'd
vantages Detectiyeism almost ceases to
be necessity-crime itself becomes com.
paratively rare-cliques and dens cannot
! conceal their righteousness nor shake with
\ impunity the hand Of defiance at the
mandates OF the law. United Germany
with her fourteen years Of history has re.
corded mighty strides, and bismarck and
Emperor William have fulfilled thedreams
OF Frederic the Great. R. ]. MOONEY.