Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-01

t&A6 4A 10 only 81 4 &E&8 MMtA4 &#O& -
train Tor Paris At Ronen We had J dslayc &
hair en- hour owing 70 accident and = see1nd
spy took me u charga He wns got up - =
dhopkeeper on his way 20 Paris On bu1inGnR
and he addressed me IN French and answered
him promptly enough. / felt sure q his
Identity, and Is We rode together 10 exhibited
the despicable side Of character for which tho
political spies were notorioua He bad dis
covered that was en- American travelling
Tor pleasure
aAhl how glorious 10 live IN q republic
where the masses relgnIn be exclaimed. ,sThs
Americans are right to detest monarchy.
Monarchy Il corruption and Oppression
@Yonr people don't seem 60 think-so"
SHUT they do. monsieur
ssThen why don't they make a republic
hereF
he was delighted at my expression. Thak
was information" for which be would ret
credit with bis chief He entered Paris with
me, drove TO the same hotel, and as soon as |
had gone to my room he disappeared Two
hours later . very genteel looking man paid
me visit and introduced himself as an official
OF the bureau Of public safety. was for
eigner. 1t was his duty 70 inspect my papers
Monsieur IL English, believe, and from
Londonr he queried
mo. am an American, from New York ,
"Sol Does monsieur travel Tor pleasureFs
"Oh, no. ! am In France to buy chestnuts
for the American arny.n
"Chestnuts for soldiersP' be queried. ''That
IL strange. Monsieur speaks Frenchgn
Sorry to shy that my French Is failure.
"Ah, sol I win look at the papers"
They were papers, as have said, that no
official would dare 10 question, and, after
looking them over, he bowed very low. and
inquired:
WI monsieur remain long In FranceF
THAT viii depend on the state Of the chest
nut market, replied.
During the day called upon the secretary
Of legation for consultation, and when ! told
him Of the spies, he said that every American
In the country was under surveillance to o
greater or les degree. The war In the United
States was exciting the French people and
making them restless. and the political police
had been doubled Ia number Revolution
was breeding, and Napoleon was determined
to apply the knife with vigorous hand Sus-
poets we're arrested and imprisoned In the
most arbitrary manner, and no one felt that
he could trust any one outside bis own fam
lily.
was to 60 from Paris to Reima Spies
had followed me everywhere In Paris, and
planned to get out Of the city without being
Swallowed. The clerk at the hotel Office
hoped would give him days notice Of my
intended departure He wanted 10 inform
the spies, but determined 70 beat him.
ate my dinner as usual, went out for stroll,
and when returned rushed for valise, all
ready prepared, demanded my bill on the in
slant and was out Of the house In ten minutes
pleading case Of life or death / went on
foot for three squares, engaged cab to take
me 60 the station from which could depart
from Versailles, and az soon as he had put me
down and departed walked away and en-
gagged another vehicle to convey me 20 the
right depot We arrived ten minutes be-
fore the departure Of the train, and put-
chased my ticket and got away with the rush.
As came to know subsequently, there was
a great row raised over my departure. Spies
were sent out BY the dozen, kilograms do
spatched by the score, and arrived at Reims
to find a crowd of no less than six officials
awaiting to arrest me. It was not exactly an
arrest, either As left the train an Cficial
touched me on the arm and respectfully said:
Monsieur the American viii oblige mer' (.
.'If possible" replied. knowing well what
was coming
Then monsieur viii accompany me In my
carriage to make-a call at headquarters"
Two carriages followed ours, and after q
driveof a mile we drew up at the headquarters
Of the bureau of public safety in Reins. It
was a misnomer. Il should have been called
the bureau of public peril. for the arbitrary
measures Of this department were making
fresh enemies every hour in the day. The
chief was very pompous and dignified man.
Hereceived me politely. but coldly. and the
first question asked was:
sis monsieur guilty of some crime that be
leaves Paris so secretly"
II left when got ready, and after my own
fashion Here are my papers Examine
them and satisfy yourself.
He looked them over No official In France
dared dispute them or put me under arrest
after seeing them
But why did monsieur claim to be an Eng
lishmanr he asked
II never did
''SOl But you speak French. and yet you
denied It"
81 never denied tn
But you say you wnnt chestnuts far
American soldiers What do they do with
themFp
MAKE soup. OF course"
"Ohl That is different Tt must be good
soup Monsieur asked why the French did
not make republic
THAT was to please ore Of your political
spies.
"Spies. Have we spiesT
Thousands, sir. They are at every sta
ton, in every hotel and cafe, on the steam
boats, in the omnibus. in the theatre and
church They have dogged me ever since
landed. Napoleon Is afraid have come to
usurp the throne You had better search
my hind pockets and see If have usurper
with me.
They hooked puzzled, and, after consulta.
ton, was bowed out Of headquarters and
sent IN a carriage 70 q hotel Twice after
ward, at AEniens and Lille. was brought
up in tho same way and sent or after exami-
nations and during my three months stay
IN the country there was never q day that /
was not under surveillance and suspicion
New York Sun.
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