Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15

vision, men Of place, one-the most opti-
mistic-having been dismissed from a pro
fessorship in the university because of his
convictions "AH goes welli' beamed this
brave intellectual. All goes well. We
Triumph"
Hum" said his more cautious friend, IT
want to see Dreyfus acquitted first"
But you have il, and unanimously
Hasn't Dreyfus Deen acquitted by the court
of cassation?"
But the court-martial? Are YOU posted
as to the sentiments of the army, what the
great chiefs say out loud and what they are
preparing? All those factious generals and
insolent- colonies who only preach revolt,
class hatred and intimidation? Have you
been about and heard things?"
All May He Going Wen.
Il have just come from Rennes." the OPP
timist answered. heartily ard hastily. II
walked the streets, talked to the citizens,
saw the prison and the barracks. and can
tell you all goes well! The spirit Of the peo-
pie is excellent. perfect. admirable. Every
body wants peace. reconciliation and JUS
tice. At least, that is what those well in
touch with the real heart of the population
tell me. / was not able to control all these
cheering assurances because the two days
L was there there were some slight disturb
ances, crowds going up and down that
cried, Down with the traitors" and Death
to the Jews" | even saw one evening a
non-commissioned artillery officer knock
republic! Hurrah for the law But what
does that provep Nothing. II seems that
IL was only superficial agitation. and that
the bottom of things is calm even sympa-
thetic! Why, naturally, my dear friend
when the waters of a lake are agitated you
don't see the bottom. But the bottom IL is
always there. And the bottom-that is
everythingi You can take my word for II.
all goes wellI"
We were sitting on the terrace of the
Tavern Pousset His less optimistic friend
sighed gently as he pointed to a row Of
cameiots. or fal-rs crying out the latest
novelty: Ask for the New Proofs of Drew
fus' Treason. BY NJ. Cavinac. Two sous"
And Just Out. His Return Ticket to the
lie du Diabei''
Plea for silence.
''Oh, that's nothing" laughed the opti-
mist. you know that's paid fort" Then he
spoke quite tenderly of those against him.
When Dreyfus is acquitted" he said. I'VE
must deal gently with the erring generals.
We must sponge the whole thing out. DO
you know what / would have? Not the
sponge only, but a perfect silence! Let the
newspapers be silent; let the chambers be
silent; let everybody be silent And then
me country will recover, silently! All goes
He left US. Hardly had ne left rs tba,
we heard cries. tumUlt and row with
llfted canes and flying hats TO the tune If
rNiye Farmee! Mort aux Juifs, Vive
t-OS' ~hoI aux lTaltfcS. A baS lsOJberi
l. n'anama. Mort a la republique! Vfye
farnnee" WV
And. in tie middle of the dlst,,,ba,co
Produced in the ordinary way by the paid
cameiots and han gers-on of the great Ma
poleon Hayard, king of the newsboys we
peheld our friend of tenderness and Silence
ms mai smashed in. his collar torn and his
mp bleeding struggling with two other he
roes against unequal odds. At last they
were rescued. "Wel1?'' we asked.
IL was nothing but a superficial agifa-
uon, ne answered. smiling brightly ssTrhe
people are all right at bottom, All coas
wen! STERLING HELLO