The sun., 1891-03-20
A TERRIBLE CHIMNEY,
AnA How tho ChSMney Sweeps Were
Finally discovered.

FINALLY discovered.
! Two French artists. Fusineau and Blsnque,
appeared the other day in the Paris Polio
Court rs defendants In . case that It is safe (,
say has no parallel in the records OF auee
trials. Ono Mangotti. chimney doctor. wa
the complainant. Here is the shorthand re
port of his deposition: II was engaged TO re
pair the damages In the chimney OF one o
those old houses In which We are obliged tc
employ young sweeps. / sent one up to nnt
out whore the trouble was. He was In thu
chimney for about q quarter OF an hour. and
was on the roof waiting for him 10 come
out. Finding that he was staying an unusually
long time. / shouted down the chimney
Hello. there" No reply. l shouted louder
Still no answer. What can be the meaning oil
thls| said to myself Then came down.
My other sweep was below. asked him II
Rlpani had como down. NO said he. Then I
shouted up the chimney: Hello, therer No
answer! Something must have happened to
him; 20 up and see.' said. He won't up. and
! returned to the roof ngain shouted down
tho chimney: Hello. therer No answer!
ran down and called up from
tho bottom Of tho chimney. No an
swsr. ] nut my head into the chimney.
the FIX l was in 10 find out what in the world
became OF my two sweeps. l had my sets de
loup with me. went up again to the roof and
lot down the machine BY means Of cord. It.
s,anasa went 81 the way e the bStom without being
to The ianiiosd ana Gsp ,oPi OH tin Tho Whole
n, a1siri He eoIdn.t nnde.stsnd It. NJ Then |
tths doors Of al The tenants. they al! had
a
Ghimney must have turned them into smoke.
Then went o the Eon.,n'ssairr de lnii,r. He
nothing; returned ngain to the house, and
rsnnewsd !n my inquiries among the lcdeers.
Away vent ~; four "a st steps At tine. Ths
Iey was IN the door. i went In. and here |
saw saw my ,,' two Young rnscas playing niteh and
their sides laughing at mo, Yon car imaxine
Then thov, s.oppeI laughing. and eot angry
and kicked me out Of the racs;"
ns ssms "a tss S,
sonS mhs tns e; sir s know is that it is
q tSn We sho neEs sHse1s
Rood enough to give II to us.
saJ a. Ssn H
~ heard someihiDK scratching. We listened
nSi. cr%ss from The eup
said L; "fhers are no rats hsre.s y And o soon ~
discovered that he waa right. opened the
cupboard. took ont what was in II. and By the
pass mo q hammer. He did 40. tapped the
holt. and tho door opened was then In trout
OF the ilue OF the chimney. aud there was
young sweep in III grabbed my sweep and
ynnked him into the room Blsn uuet aul my
sell then nearly burst ourselves laughing. We
gave tho bov a glass Of wine. md then We heard
somebody shouting Eello! Tho boss 10
swer; 50 q I. and We walled. in about quar-
IN. lay for him; aud when no was IN front OF
the hole grabbed him ani yauksd him in be-
eide Il the other one. Two captured sweepsi
:, The Court-ies. and you kept the two sweeps
thers without trO bling yourselves about the
anxiety that their disappearance naturally
cnmsei.
The Witness-They did not want to leave.
because 10 they said. their master would beat
amused themselves playing with pennies: and.
moreovsr We made them pose for n picture Of
chimney sweeps.
The CORTLAND yon kicked thoir empioyer
and threw him out?
The Witness because he insulted us IN the
most OUTRAGEOUS manner. At first we received
him pleasantly and offered him n drink. but We
could not pacify him.
The artists were fined hun I cd francs each.