The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-06

For The Times Democrat.
The scene was tremendously ~excitin,
The little city iv Rennes was thronged
with des'prite journalists that had
pledged their fortunes an their sacred
honors an nanny Nv thin their watches
to be prisint an protect TIL public
again tn degradin' facts. Niver since
the war in Cuba hive 50 NANNY iy these
brave been gathered togither at til
risk iv their lives firm overcrowdin' tn
RESTRAINTS. No wan has liver sufficient
~ described TIL turrors iv a corryspon-
dint's life EXCEPT tn correspondents
thimsilves. Gin'rals an other liars is
rewarded. The correspondent gets no
credit. Still he sticks to his post, an
on this pearlous day he was ut Rennes,
tightin' tn other correspondents or, If
he was an English journalist, defindin'
tn honor il France, again hersilf.
IT'S q good thing for France that there
ARE silf- sacriHcin' men that don't I'M
-dherstand her language to presint her
vicious nature to tn English Sn' Amer
lean public. Otherwise. Hinnessey.
she might think she was as good as tn
'r.rest " us.
Well, while the sthreets in Rennes
was packed with these dauntless souis
ARMED with death.dealin' kodsks,
there was a commotion neal the coort
house. Was it a revolution? Was 1t
tn signal iv another divlish outbrerk
that'd show tn thrue nature iv tn
Fr-rinch people dlsgreezed behind n
varnish Nv ojoous %politeness which our
waters know nawthin' about? No,
alas. alas. twas nawthin' n man end
make more thin a column Nv. Twas
TIL accursed %janitor goin' in to open til
degraded windows. Abase tn ianitors,
abase TIL windows! Fear followed un-
certainty. No wan knew what moment
he might be called upon to defind his
life with his honor. Suddenly TIL brutal
policeman who sthud on gyard waved
his hand. What cud tn bravu men do?
They were obliged to rethreat in disor
der. But u spec al correspondent was
able fr to obtain a fine view of tn
thrillin' scene that followed. First
came tn coort weepln'. They was fol
lowed be tn gin'rals in tn Fr-rinch
army, stalwart, fearless men, with
coarse disagreeable faces. Each gin'ral
was attinded be his private body gyard
Nv thried an thrusted ~perjurers an was
followed be a wagon load Nv forgeries,
bogus affidavits an other statements iv
Major Esterhazy. After thin con,e tn
former ministers Nv tn Fr.rinch gov.
er'mint. maxim an imposin' line which
took three hours passin' a given point.
AT they marched it was seen that they
were slyly kickin' each other.
An interval Nv silence followed in
which cud be heard cries iy "Abase
Dhryfus' an "Abase France" an
come the man on whom TIL lies
all tn wurruld is cinthered. Cap.
plainly shows his t~hroubles
which have made him look tin years
Younger. His raven hair is ~intielv
white an his stalwart frame with tn
thrown back is stopped and
His haggard face was flushed {
insolent confidence an the cowa- F.,
lice In his face showed in his fear,ess I
EYE. AS he passed, a young Fir rinch +
'oJer was with difficulty restrained I
RIM sthrikin' him an e,nbracin' him d
With tears in his eyes. &.
In tn coort room tn scene bafled dis. 7
'ription. 1t was an inspir,n' sight FIR n
d judges whin they were awake. Row G
N row " journalists sharpenin' pencils c
m slappin' each others faces r.rose to n
b ceilin'. Here an there cud be seen
brilyant uniform, denotiu' tn prisince +.
' tn London Times Correspondent. -
he lawn behind tn court was tbronr..
q with ex.mimbers " tn Tr.rinch gov. !.
: ment: tn vin'ral staff bein' witnesses ',
Z Tn prosecution sat with tn coort. :
no prfs'ner not bein' able to find a chair :"
~ on tn window sill. His interest =
tn p%roceedin's was much noticed nm, =
aused gr-reat amusement. Everybody =
'ss taikin' about TIL mysterious lady :;
) white. Who is shey Some saw she :"
Dhryfussard in tn imploy iy Rotb..