Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-08-18
BILL NYE'S TROUBLES.
THB AMERICAN HUNORIST Is ARRESTED
IN FRENCH
HIS Cheerful Visi. to a Crave Yart-Argumsat With
French P1llcsmAn-Hs Goes
70 See Red Shirt
PARIS, August !

PARIS, August !.
1 have lust returned from a joyful ram
bic through Pere Ia Chaise, the largest and
most hourishing cemetery Of Paris. Other
burying-grounds have started up, and for
a time threatened to equal Pere la Chsise,
but have been compelled to take a back
seat. as one might say. Pere Ia Chaise is
on one side Of a pretty hill, and was
oncs, Of course, away out in the country;
but now business houses and traffic sur
round it. 1t was named for q Jesuit con-
lessor of Louis XIV. The ground was laid
out as a cemetery in 1901. Paris has
twenty-one other burying grounds besides
Pere Ia Chaiss, bu. IS l say, this one gets
the cream Of the trade.
The graves are mostly surrounded BY
stone decoration 10 the form Of sarcophagi
or Gothic stalsgmites. Sometimes the
grave Is covered by staple fat stone, and
the older ones are not always in good con-
dition. fell into an old grave, but 1t
was not deep, ant 80 l got out almost at
once. Funerals ara conducted oy COM
pany who viii bury you plainly for $40
or in style for :, 144 francs. You have to
tip officiating clergyman besides, however.
I had the pleasure Of being arrested IN
French the other evening and so got into
the papsrs. LIST a glrbled account Of the
matter should reach home and alarm my
legion Of friends in America / will give a
brief account Of myself. il was on the
14.h of July and of course great nation
al holiday. Paris was filled with life.
Paris was filed with excitement Paris
was full Of surging humanity. was there,
but did not seem to attract any attention
first. Finally went past the door OF an
English gr0g-shOp. and as usual several
tables stood outside the door. One had
glass of wine on it, heard the glass fall
long after / had passed the place. When
I reached the Hotel Castiliogne a waiter
followed me 10 and requested me to pay
for the glass. ! said 'Scursely." The
grog proprietor then came and demanded
pay for the glass and contents. I replied
with perfect polish and wonderful nalvete
that I would see him doing time over
wonder before I would do 50.
"All right, We will ave q policemen,
then, the straightlway to me did make no
reply. l did not think he would do 1t,
but be did. lie then told the policeman
his story, and the officer told NE ] would
have to accompany him to the Commits
ssire. I said / had agreed to 90 some
where else that evening. He did not IN
derstand me. Just as we we're starting
for the station-hause the prOprieto OF the
CastiliOgne and the young Count de Pas
sano, both of whom I had met moment
before, interfered; told the officer ne was
barking up the wrong tree l think, though
il was all in French so 1 am not sure Of
the exact words. AT las. be finally hitch
ed up his linen trousers, touched his esp
and backed away. De PassanO Is a young
Italian here going to school, and having
also vet a good time already. BE was
very polite and wanted to psy for the glass
himself, but I would not permit it, be-
cause il was wrong for anybody 20 10 about
payingfor the general breakage Of crOckery
and glassware in large place. You can
not keep it up. l was quite III at ease for
q little while, will admit, for it's so rare
ly that 1 am arrested nowadays that hard
IL know what to say. Besides, You can
not argue with French policeman in En-
glish and make that favorable impression
you would like.
visited Red Shirt the other night. He
had gone to bed and so. Of course, 1t was
not polite, but be smiled as he recognized
and slapped the place where the scalp-lock /
is generally. I do not know why they /
call him Red Shirt, OF Chemise Ia Rouge, /
as the French calls him, when he retired. |
Poor Dog and Red Shirt 20 to bed without |
very much clothing. They simply say
their prayers and 90 to bed as they would
20 in swimming. I called on them and
fOndly with them, fell into the
fireplace, which is in the middle OF the
floor Of the tent. then came way.
Mrs Shaw is here also. She ls the
whistler and her success in England and
in France is marked. Her chest notes are
good, better than mine. She has lately
whistled for the Queen. 1 did so several
years ago, bat she did not come. A queen
will not always come when You whistle
for especially in poker.
Paris is pretty crowded Just now, and
will be so, I presume, till 20 away. Then
there will be more loom. The streets are
very much thrOnged, but still not so noisy
as Broadway or Fifth avenue, because they
are so smooth We will have to do some
thing about those streets as soon as l get
home.
Farmers with long blue demi-nightshirts
conductors' caps are TO be seen in the streets
OF az the Exposition. They enjoy every
minute IN Paris because they are out for
lark, and they look perfectly happy.
By and by / will have 70 pack my trunk
for home and prpars to meet the Custom
House officers l will have to be seayched,
/ presume, for carpets, articles Of yertu,
bric-a-brac, animals for breeding purposes
and faiencs. do not like to be searched