The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-25

the Republic asked several questions about
the actress, among them; First, the exact
civil condition of the nominee" Sarah
Bernhard; and secondly, information con-
corning her morality and means of exist
cnce. Placed between parentheses were
the words: "Affaire de conravention a la
police des chemins de fer. What crime had
the divine Sarah committed to call for
such a report?
The adventure is easily explained
Last year the great tragedienne made a
tour in the south. On her return she hired
one of the railway compartments for her
self and the persons who accompanied her.
Her favorite dog was also placed in the
carriage At the railway station of Bor-
deaux the employee whose duty it was to
gather the tickets caught sight of the an
imaL The employe, who appears 10 have
been a fussy man with no liking for dogs
said to the great actress in a severe tone:
Madame, l request you to put your dog
in a special carriage" On which her cham
bermaid exclaimed with Indignation But
ii is the dog of Nine Sarah Bernhardt."
To this the employee replied: 'If it We're
the President of the republic himself it
would be the same thing. The law is made
for all the world, even for dogs. Now will
you put your animal in the special car
riage made for dogs?" NO" cried the
actress. Every well,' said the employee,
L Sndli go ana IelCn the ponce. ne
special commissary of the railway station
of Bordeaux, being duly informed of what
had taken place, drew up his report, which
set forth that Sarah Bernhard had Of
Tended the police OF the railway depart
ment an offense for which she would be
punished in virtue of an ordinance dating
from the year 1910.
The train was about to move The COM
missary did not think it was his duty to
delay the journey of the great artist, and
contented himself with receiving the brief
explanation of Nine. Bernhardts maid.
He then entered his office and drew up his
case, which he transmitted the same even
ing to the Procureur of the republic. The
Public Prosecutor of Bordeaux, without
uquiring who was the personality in ques
ton, and partisan of justice and equal
ity," employed. in order to obtain informa-
ton about Nine. Sarah Bernhard, means
entirely suoerfluous.
The opinion of Sarah on this burlesque
adventure is worth giving. 1 take it from
the Matin, whose representative found her
at her theater of the Renaissance, work.
ing like a slave She said she was NOT
pleased with the affair. and would have
preferred that il was kept secret I'm
possible, madame" said the interviewer;
"all Paris win know il tomorrow. " To
which she responded: IF you speak of it
yes; but if you don't ." But the
scorer cOuId not De kept coupe oil days.
and afterwards" Il attach no importance
10 that. If 1 have committed an offense, I
will pay for it, You know the story. When
l travel l take a compartment for myself
and my little dog. Up TO the present l
have never been annoyed, and have al
ways met with the greatest courtesy
among the employees. l must have come
across one with bad temper, who evil
IDENTIFY wanted to bring a complaint
against me. The law, I repeat, is made
for everybody, and 1 do not pretend 10
ignore it
The divine Sarah, on being asked if the
police had not called on her to inquire
what was her civil state and what were
her means of subsistence, answered: yes,
a commissary of police came to me to OBJ
tain my name and address; this formality
is compulsory. The commissary was as
kind and couTteous as 1t was possible to
he in the circumstances. Here the story
ends,