The Lake Charles echo., 1893-10-27

An American woman who has made
many trips abroad and studied in many
different European capitals was relat
ing her experiences: alt was ID Paris, -
she SAID, 'sthat / made the boldest ex
pertinent that ever attempted, ami
had the most signal sneoess. ] bad
been spending the summer in SwItzer
land, studying certain branches OF
philosophy, in which was interested,
and had come mp TO Paris with a view
70 pressing my work still further. ]
had, even beyond the APPS, been re
garding with a jealous eye the
sorbonne, and had tried to lay my
plans to gain entrance to the famous
lectures which we're given in its old
halle.
BY inquiry ontside ] found The
isis entrance and, as was a trffe
late, made my wsy m without exciting
any attention. The lecture ropm was
amphithsatre-like, the benches Ethey
had no backs) rlslng in tiers from the
speakers platform. ] entered at The
back of these tiers aud looked RboBl
me. NoE an aisle was there in fb.
hall. The way the front seats werr
reached was BY stepping from on
tier 0f beaches TO another. Twas ont
of range Of good hearing, so there
was nothing for me to do but to pick
my way over these benches to seat
near the 'front.'"
The narrator paused and drew deep
breath. She was 80 low voiced thai
her listeners had drawn close to her IN
order 10 bear ber, and she was as sweet
and WOnaHly and gentle in al things
slss ~ abe was in voice.
"Well," she laughed a lit
tie, aud twisted her hsnD
kerchief, as IF even the recollection
was trife embarrassing, Il rat down
and took ont my note book and peDcIl,
began taking notes, but / was con
cions that several hundred pairs of
curious eyes, all masculine, were Fixed
upOn me. didn't bssr the leclursr
very distinctly because there Ras rnch
q ringing in my ears, but l made a
goud PTetense of taking notes ami
thought the shock would wear off
directly. But suddenly / became con
scious Of something red aud brown
aud big beside me I looked around
and their stood the beadle, the very
angriest beadle y0u ever saw. His
face was redder than the faciDgs
on bis gorgeous coat, and the hand
that held his tall stick fairly shook
with suppressed excitement.
lyon must leave here, mademoi.
EeIle,' be said iD French.
II tried to look calm, and asked
why I must GO. The beside got a
shade rsdder and tFemblsd little
more violently.
"'LadIeB are not allowed here,' b..
whispered. Such q loud whisper,
500! g.t
"BnL' / said I wish very much 10
hear these lectures. / will disturb no
one'
"'YOu cannot stay! Yon csDDo,
aatayg said the beadIe. Ladies' never
come here, ] tell you. Never 2
Swell, of coRrse, / had to 90. /
climbed up the benches with the ger
geons bsadle besideame, and the eyes
Of every man in the ball on me, and
took my departure. But / was no,
yet defeated. That night / wrote 10
the minister Of public instruction,
stated the case, and told m what l
desired. The next day letter came,
giving me permisslon TO atteDu
the lecture and second day
from my humiiiating ejection from
the students benches / was seated o.
the professors platform, and there i
bad my place throughout the course
The besdiel Oh, yau never saw So
mncb disaPproVal expressed in n
human eOuntenRnee as appeared 10 the
beadle's whenever be looked at M;
but / gained an entrance TO the Sor-
booBe when no other woman bad, g.,
] could afford 10 smile even when The
beadle frowned."