New-York tribune., 1886-02-14
A STRANGE IIOMiN.

LOUISE MICHEL GOING INTO VOLUNTARY
EMILE.
IrEoM Az OCCASIONAL CoRREsroN>sNT or TnE TRinrNEl
PARIS. January II.
Mademoiscllc," said to Louise Michel in
the course Of conversation with her today, why did
yOu marry -
" Because during the Emprs all men were idiots and
nothing was left me but to csp0use tho Revolution
answered she with rather scornful look. saw that |
had uade a mistake. and to mend matters said:
Really Mile Michel must tell you that even people
who are entirely opposed to your revolutionary ideas
cannot help but admire your courage, your abnofaton
and Your zeal" | had again missed the marx. Ad-
mIatOn" che answered, l. entirely unnecessary In
this world; everybody does only that which peasts him.
II did not like what I doing would not do it. |
ike hardships, ike the poor, like revolutions or
would not concern mysel. with them Let us leave ad
mratou to tho men, They make chatels OF us women
with admiration" let that question drOp.
May | ask where yOn will pitch your tent J.
d" am disgusted with France and | Am going back to
New. Caledonia" said Mile. Louise. 81 lived there FOR
ten years and fond OF the country and fond OF ts
warm climate. / shall found schools there not for the
French hut for the natives the Canacks shall spend
NV time in educating the aud in teaching them
the laws OF liberty. have already prepared several
books ior them. one OF them is reader that contains
the lives OF the great reyolutionists. am in CORE
snondence with the Mayor of NOumea; he and will
work together
Have YOU no idea OF ever going 20 America I"
Yes should Ike 10 80 to America very much: first
70 see my brother rcvoutOnsts who are IN exile there,
and tncn to study the school systems They are III a
state oi perfection therc France has made progress IN
mis- direction lSIl, but there Is still FOR I'M
uroyemcnt We would improve faster n We were not
iorced 10 1--we under the laws of tho Empire III this lame
Ecouhlic / have taught II Dst of my liie did good
deal OF teaching In Now Caledonia My vocation after
that OF a prOmueatOr OF revolutions Is teaching am
very fond music and gave lessons on the piano IN
France and ia New dona. In NOunea We had an
d cketv instrument stmc Ot whose notes were broken
and dil not sound TO suit tho instrument invented a
new method OF teaching; the pupils were taught To sup
rr. necessarily Slow but for that worry the
TEN proved good one. In thht way taught theih 10
tanspOsc for when one nDte was nor PEch III one so
IL was given another and we made harmony ny Trans
uosiug Before 20 New Caledonia should IKE 10
90 10 Germany aud Russia To see my friends there tue
various rcvOlutiOnary Groups shoui Ike 10 study
revolution Outsi6c OF France for awhile
Would IL be ndiscrcct 10 ask you II you nave any lc
source, for such extensive travelling T.
NO / Lave none at ALL But never want Tor any +,
thing | ALWAYS lind the means OF doing Just what
nIea.e NV friends provide the funds. Tie Mayor or
Noumea said he would pay my way nack 10 ~, o0uiIA
II does not cost much always travel third- lass
shall ask him to give ticket 10y way ot America ~
America won't need any money; my friends there WIN
provide never need money or myself; II Is only Tor
my poor that require IT, -, ,,, II, 49,.
lust then representatives OF the publishing houses
Olleudnrn and Ie Roy announced. The nrsi Is
mai arrangements with Louise Michel 10 uplsh Dci
Memoirs aud her three novels ana the "'ner per Iou
cal works. she has piles OF mahuscnpts' ~ ,,a, tho
NOu see" SAID she, turning 10 me, now that lhc
papers are ling their columns about me, ana ai Tue
topic OF print the publishers all como TO oneI nc thc
services Before, when was in prison ana sOrsly 10
need OF the money, could not cct one 10 accept my
Mss. don't want their money now, dnd doh know
whether shall give them my works To publish BeSlhes
/ have always been robbed hy ubsne:s ha; e nMi m
story after story stolen, yes deliberately stolen have
mad Mss. taken out oi my mothers own neiroCh
Nothing is secure here Publishers set Of sharks
have named one Of my novels Les Microbes"