Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-01-14
JACQUES BONHONNR
By MAX 0RELL, Author Of "Jous.har
and Iii, Ocntinsnt' "John Bull
and Hs I,lasd,' John Ball,
Daugh.srs,' Etc
Wn-rrs fatacn IN ENGLAND.

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A Frenchman out % France 10 very
much Ike fish cut of water.
OF all the European people, the French
are tho~e who emigrats the least Their
country u large and rich enough to feed
them and give them employment, the
family tie. arc very clos. the ambition
for great wealth seldom exists. and they
prefer living on snug little income In
France to acquiring a large fortune
abroad Not one Toy is brough, up with
a view 10 lsing s.ni abruaj when he i'
grown up Most frnchnhen whom you
meet s.ttled out ~ Franc. are men
Who's. career va. blightei by the politi.
cal events % the las, thirty or forty
years
since England gave bo~pitable shelter
Ia the crowd ~ Inor iluguenots Who.
bounded out ~ their own country after
the revocation of the Elict oi Nantes. IN
1875. came aud settled Ia Spitaltelds,
and cTcatsi the ak weaving industry oi
England. the country las seen many an
,nru.h % French fugitisc- into her bor.
ders The chief we're those that took
place after the coupd'ctat ~ 1851, and
after the overthrow ~ the Commune In
1874. At thc present time there u no
country where so many ircnchmsn are
10 B. found AZ England. Indeed, you
fnd nov over thirty thousand French
men ssillci there. and the number u In
,fcasing every day THIS colony Is no,
only important by its numb.f. but u u
lal1riOus and well united. and the Eng.
lish ncci not bcgrudgv them the ho-pi.
aliiy they receive. for they aro most
useful mcuit.r. u the community. In
tsslyc year. from ls'i a. i--6i only two
frrnchmsu we're condemned foe acts ~
dishonesty committed ~ England and
one ~ the. two was only passing yis.
itOr. \ gusi many years ago the French
residing ~ England did Mt Lnos each
other. and. for that matter. lid not
much care Ia make acquaintance
Victor Hugo. Louis Blanc. Alph0nsc
E-luir-. s.ttlel on England's ho.p,lable
shor-. la ih, cafly part ~ the year lsja.
With th-m Srrv hoss u industrious
and lsaps,i men. such a. Chaflrs cassal.
cl.mcml-.r ~ the representative as-"m.
bly u 1885. Who was suun appointed 10
th. pfuics-,rship ~ French az thc Ion.
don university: Theodore kaUhor, one
oi the l,,diug journalists of irncr. Who
~as Zoe thirty year, profcs-.'r 90 French
al tie ltp,al Military academy. Nal,n.
tin. tho famous pryfcct ~ s,rasburg.
.ho-c proS,'-s during the sicg, ~ that
town by thc PrIssians j. still cngra,cn
on the in-mory q the French. Nadaud.
rallandicf. and many ether To the.
men. or. rather. % their mismory-fOr
most ~ them are gone nov We French
resident. in England Que a grra, debt of
gratitude They taught thc English re-
sI-ct fuf France. and the French rcsIrci
iof England They hclpc'l. i,y their
writing. Ia make the T~ople - the two
countries understand each other litter
They were the real engineers ~ the chan.
nrl tunnel. n. l ono, heard the late Lord
lIoughlon call them.
Il-iic, the French Benevolent soclsty
and the Fpnch hospital. there are now
In London AMI Ina tho provinces many
French club. AMI as-oCiatl0us, which
prove that the French IN England no
longer shun one another's oompany. but,
GA the contrary, seek H.
In thr-a clubs ard societies. where the
French can h. sccn at home. a. it were.
their characteristics come cut Ia full
light Gayety and gooi fellowship reign,
bat t-mp-rcd-f ono may ny -o-by
the little national failings. JEALOUSY and
ysaruing after elective titles These so-
cictie.. Ne 49,. are subdiyidcd into sec
tons. committees, commissions, etc,
each having a president. n vice presi.
dent, q treasurer. a secretaiTe rapporteur,
a s.cretaire archiyi.te and what not.
For that matter. you will never go
half doIen frenohmsn meet round .
table Tor the discusaion of anything bui
q gooi dinner without appointing one u
their number president, another vice
prrsident. etc. Each one must have
title. and II there are siI members, and
only Nv. titles % bs dispensed. the one
who {. left out send. In hi. resignation,
and go-- about abusing the other i've.
Il seems up to now as II the republic had
faile.l % make the French people real
republican. We are destitute 81 the
dr.t requisites % . republicSn-re-pcct
and ot-dience 10 elected governors, and
Difference TO the voice 81 the majority
Universal suffrage may L. absurd u
think IL isl; but having chosen 10 estab-
ll.h IL. We should abide by it, decisions,
whether they concern Oh. government
Il a spciety or of nation. am afraid
q IL our misfortune 20 have made re-
public before We had made republicans
u ourselves However this may b., the
French societies In England are doing
good work. especially the society of
French teachers, whose aim IL 10 improve
the teaching % French In England. and
TO help honorable and intelligent com
patriots
Now. something about frenchmsn
you NAV come acros- In England.
There IL q typ. of frenchman who,
after residing ten. fifteen, twenty years
In England. cannot speak English. lie
ls proud Of IL, and sometimes wonders
that, with % many frenchmen In Eng
land. the English do not all speak French
by this time Bui be will tell you that
the English have no aptitude for Ian.
guages. Although he has lived five
year. In the same apartments. could you
believe that hi. landlady It'll compels
him Ia give hi. order. IN Englishi lie
receives hi. paper from France every
day. and avoids reading an English one
Why should be try toperfect his knowl.
edge Of the English language lie
knows he speaks u badly. bat he assures
you that you require very few words 20
make yourself understood ~ the people
This worthy frenchman carries his
patriotism tn the extent Of buying all his
clothing In France lie would not for
the world invest In cravat OF pair OF
gloves Of English manufacture. He de-
clare. Il impossible to wear English gar
ments, and almost impossible TO wear
out French ones Besides, he does not
see Why he should not give his country
the benefit of some of the guineas he has
picked up In England. Like every child
OF France. he has the love of dne linen.
and. In his opinion. the article IL only to
b~ found on the other side OF the chan
mel. 30 he goes about In his narrow
brimmed hat and rundown collar. fast-