New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
IN UNHAPPY PARIS.


From The Nineteenth Century.
on the LIST of March 1871. the day Of the entry OF
the German troops into Paris, rather curious ex-
| perience befell me While yet within the German
Gordon in the Place de 10 COncorie, observed that
was being logged. had sooner passed out OF that
Gordon than | vehementy asSalled by an angry
mob. who Insisted that a PrlIssian spy: de
tachment Of National Guards holding police post
enthusiasts who were dragging me along the street
nv back with the expressed Intention OF drowning
me in the basin Of an adjacent fountain GOOD deal
OF my clothing had been torn of me but that was u
trhe. OverhAulng yself IN the ponce statlon, !
discovered that along with half of my ereatcoat had
disappearcd nv notebook which In the pocket Of
the missing section Of the garment rms was most
serious misfortune In those times had accustomed
myself % write oat ful length in my notebook the
description Of scenes or events OF when WaS WIZ
accounts Of INCIDENT after incident the incident:
successively evolved Themselves FROM Lhe summit VI
the tower or Longchamps had looked down that morn
ing on Kaiser Wiheln's great review OF his army on
the racccOurSe aud my description Of thai remarkable
cena al lea n two columns long was I'm the lost note
book one result Of this concurrent writing out Is that
the writer's memory does not charge itself with the
reolIecon of what has been committed 10 paper and
tsue had not only lost the actual copy already
ndted Of hand but was destitute OF the power
to reproduce the lost matter. While was Internally
bewafling Tayscn citizen in a fine glow OF triumph
Shouted. as he waved aloft my notebook
Here is dsmning evidence that the prisoner is a
wicked spy Here the villains notes the lies ne
has been writing down concerning our unhappy Paris
could have embraced the excited ouvTer, frowsy as
effort to seal nv doom. His tnce was a study when.
in the gadness Of my heart l offered him hvefranc
Presently under an escort of National Guards with
fixed bayonets-for the mob was stu dan geious-l
marched through couple Of streets TO the bureau
Of sitting magistrate Ny companions were a gen
tleman in blouse who was accused Of having stolen
an inkbotte: taterdemalon detected In selling a
couple Of cigars to Bavarian cavalryman and
woman whom the Paris mob had stripped and painted
divers c0lors because she had been caught parleyng
with a prusSan drummer The magistrate was so
able o. produce 70 him my British passport and nv
journalistic CREDENTIALS. lie called IN his sister, who
had lived IN England, 10 assist him in deciding the
authenticity OF those documents. she promptly pro
nounced in their favor and his worship became lmme
dlately graiouS lie tod me was free and was good
enough 70 lend NE an old coat in which TO walk TO
my hotel; al the ZANE time gracefully begging me
excuse what he termed the hide inconvenience had
experience d. on acront Of the not unnatural excite
ment Of the Par: pcpulace7
recent unpleaSantncss. outside the mob still
could not endure 10 wait indefinitely yet did not care
to offer my SELF 20 the tender merces OF the gentlemen
self ministering angel She said there was door
opening in quiet si6ealey, and actually offered to
walled tod the good soul did not know how to |
thank her, had IL been her could have found
0h' She broke ir that is not 50 dcn ' viii put
my pride IN nv pocket. Ny brother has fair salary
are rentlefok we cannot join the queue outside the
bakers shop, and, and Dieu We actually |
could not take charity, she continued. sobbng. but
hive heard Of that Kind don nglas which, they say.
little aid from It's bounty y We had q snbdspot IN
ny hotel; myself was. one of the accredited
Tns NTH me eme hurled l4f fSe SGy T sS
room Where there MAS no one 20 notice her her
ltJe story Fnrey is a man Of energy. In i've
nihutes big hamper had been packed FIJI Of comes
ihlcs and porter nod il on his back, waiting for~the
aty's commands With the chiyalry of a fine gen
leman Furey respectfully announced 10 her that one
ne passage looked down at the great basket whose
pen mouth disclosed inter ALA leg Of mutton,
ahles she gave a great gasp ard thought she was
oine 70 faint. she anaemc from sheer want. but
ilonty away with har veil down over her fnce and
he stalwa1 porter tramping behind her 1t was such
we're not paid who suffered worst during the siege:
M they, too, II was who were the most difficult TO
ny alienation Of their misery. The women were the
post stubborn. The concierge would assure the
terilly starving. The two Oil ladIeS. whs1 yon
ushea their button, would appear .ateliy gracious:
eople' and the good God would reward them.
heie were some Eoor creatures in the roof
hanks bnt not. they could not accept charity
nd then me door would close the wan eyes and
II j, impossible to 70 into detail abOut the fell days
; me SOmnuhes close. and that the only phase
~ Is thai IN the lur1d chaos which marked the ruth
~ S'rnRds ot Of ne Commune by The versailLst
hich correspondents tried fulfil their duties were
ore mi Of peril than one incur in any battle Of
)ur DANCER The enemy IS for the m0st part in g
oht' ana You can either stand up and take your
ahce OK ID, hr. or take cover 10 protect yourself c
ON H. But IN the seethng turmoil ~ the last days r
tht commune bullets wcr fying from front. TANKS
~ rear. h'fr wa, universal raving lust for q
o0d. * Mr.. i@tonchore checrfuly wrote. They i
bot YOU trt AID ap.ll gzed to yOur corpse after
ard Tie brightest feature Of the grim drama o
hen ! can r.ail after 50 long lapse Of tine.
@ impertubabi' c0olness 81 Mr. Maet now Sir Ed y
im Malet. or Minister % Berlin. lie was left in
argc Of the Embassy In the Rue du Faub0urg ST. v
1n0re when Lord LYONS and the Of the personnel n
gTated To versailles For two long days IL seemed
AT Male or at all events the Embassy he inhabited n
the target for the artillery alike Of Versailsts
ID Communists. shells bedevled the ballroom
rocked great holes misceancously all the p
ilding; and explosion after explosion blew mp the o.
ais OF the Embassy garden. through which the :,
rssilists were sapping their way 10 Outnank the VI
Malct bland and CHEEKY as his won't 81
iety and methodically performed his duties. the Al
eli fire apparently matter concerning him not NJ
In no conceivable circumstances could Maet o.
,k absurd and that surely Is a great Gift Il
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