The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-01-03

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have taken tho tobacco out W had
thought about a. Wc arrived ln Paris
"a little after g o'clock ln the evening,
and The train lcu for Bernc from
station on the other sldc of thc city. N
$3.50. so thorc was ius' timc enough
10 get a comfortable dinner and cln
10 across Paris from one station 20 me
other, but % allowed no great margin
Tor customs examination.
when the Villain who acts for the
French government asked mo " hal
anything 10 declare. said that ! dlnh l.
exactly know. had some tobacco. but "
was not intended Tor use in France !
was going 10 take the might train 10
Bcrno " ! could got tho luggage across
Paris ln time I opened the trunk ana
showed him the PACKAGE Of tobacco.
lie shook hls head and. gathering the
packages To- hl8 hands. ho departed
leaving me there with the open trunk
DE returned after a while with man
who was evidently a higher Official
ana behind this higher Official came
another OF the same rank as the hrst
why didn't you declare this toba'-
coz" said The oniclal 10 me
( ana declare o." ! answered. u
told him I was going through 10 Swiiz-
cr.and with Il and none Of It was TO
be- opened 90 France"
The onicial aaid nothing but the two
undorstfappora attacked the box and
turned out every mortal thing that was
In H. don't carry much luggage whom
travel alone. hut this trunk contained
the various articles Of wearing apparel
that belonged to my family. Il had
been packed with much care, end tho
heap II made on the bench where they
examine luggage In Paris was some
thing appalling. II didn't seem TO me
possible that any human being could
ever yet an those things back in tho
trunk again Thoy found no more to-
bncco. but they hll retired 20 an Office
and seemed 10 consult about the mat
ter. then the main officials came out
aud said that this was ease for the
chief Inspector
VERY well. then. get the chief In
apoclor here as quickly aa possible"
"uut he has gone for the night" said
the Official
30 you mean 10 tell mo" l said,
that you are going TO make me miss my
train all on account OF a few packages
Of tobaccoe Keep them. Tor Heavens
sake. and present them with my COM
plimcnts TO the inspector tomorrow.
but let me pass through Paris and
catch my train"
llo shook bis head and the two un-
dcrstrappcrs began putting the things
hclter-atoltcr back IN the trunk, and
hndlng they could not squeeze down
the Nd again. they took the trunk and
the reat OF my baggage aud locked II
up for the night. / learned that the
Inspector would not DO there until 10
o'clock In tho morning. and that would
make me mics the morning train for
Switzerland also. again oncred the
pompous official the tobacco. but he said
that II was not question OF tobacco
at all. but Of fine. should prob
ably be- tined two thorsand francs. he
added. \ man who had concealed tive
boxes OF cigars. n Cuban, had that wccl
been fined two thousand francs, ant
probably my fate would be the SAINT
an his: II al would depend on the N
spector.
"But." / urged. II ala not conceal III
tobacco at all. told the man II wa
there before the trunk was opened"
The Official shook his head.
you did not declare Il" he said.
There was nothing for It, then. but Il
90 20 hotel. which we dld. I con
suited tho hotel proprietor. who ad
viscd me to curb my naturally ugl,
temper. and to be exceedingly dctoron
tlal in the morning. lie said that n a.
inspector chose to put two thousan
frame fine upon me | should have 4
pay II. or leave the luggage there 70
ever.
In the morning was taken before
very dlgnlned Official who seutlnlzc
mo with some severity. lie listened {
what had 10 say, and luckily for m,
the irst inspector aid not tell any lie
about II. but admitted that had sal
| had tobacco. ana had said that wa
going through TO Switzerland. and men
toned that the tobacco was not con
cealod. but lay In the top OF the trunk
The oinclal then asked me 10 show hir
my tickets to Switzerland. which dl,
lie finally came to a decision While
was. that should pay Tor a man to &
across Paris with me. ana see my run
registered through TO Bernc. and tina
should pay fifteen francs duty on IN
tobacco. ana that should romombe
I was getting on very easily.
suppose should have been thanh
ml. but then some people are as ur
grateful as republics themselves IN
sting OF the episode lay In the IA,
that they actually had tho check I
charge me a dime for taking caro- ,
my baggage all night at the custom
/ warehouse.
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lie Grcw VERY Rapidly.
Thomas Hail. tho second child ,