The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-09
A FooTNorE 10 HISTORY.

" CASTOR Andre Marie de Paradis is
the proprietor OF the Bolts Court book
shoP-a basement n a t1ngy alley on the
east side Of New York He and his
wares alike are old, and somewhat fray
81. ana often dull BuI 20 speaS to him
o. F'rance-from which he enigrated more
than forty years ago-and he becomes a
Eeritable volcano Of entertaining memo
RES: chiefly autobiogra pnicai. though rot
always We are very good friends. he
and I. because had lived in Paris G,1rir z
the whole decade preceding my coming OF
age; 9ns one balrIy April norning-arter
n had stood weeping IN his doorway Tor
half hour. while 4 taltered Italian me-
notonously ground and reground the
.'MarseiIl9sse' from a hurdy-g1rdy-
thinking his mood sufficiently mellow 10
forgive intrusive curiosity veatured 10
ask him why he had hung in place the
picture Of a man v hose name IS an Amer
lean synonym Tor treachery,
All, my young friend said he. wip.ng
away the tears that still fingered in his
eyes and seating himself stifIly upon q
pile OF dusty f0tios. II is true, aS you
have said. that the man OF the picture
vas the bad one. But he have sorrow.
VIXEN 1t is too late; and II was he VIII"
once keep the name De Paradis from
shame. in-what you call him-the nickls
o. time I viii tell yea.
In 17s9. France-the poor France-was
fight with herself The common people,
the canaille. they burn, they rob. they
slay. The aristccrats. they are much
ratified. The king is fee from Fersali.es
the heads OF noble ones they fall fast in
the basket OF the guiliotine. 1t was the
miserable revolution. which you have
read.
In the midst Of this so sad business
my gran father, the Conte de Paradis,
has depart for London. post-quici1, TO
serve as enissary Of the royalisJs for
asking the King George OF England that
hc would give aid from his army.
The King George receive my gran
father very well. He IS introduce every
where He is greet with cheers in the
promenade. He make many friends. But
the King George. although he promise
much 10 the cause represent by the
Comte dc Paradis. seem slow To begin.
Ny gran father is young. He IS gay. lie
is-too fresh, He is teach 10 drink. 20
gamble. TO forget his mission. At last he
receive q scorch-hot reprimanG from the
Due d Agremont. who IS his superior
The same day the King George say. most
polite. that he have change his mind, he
can do nothing
My gran father IS in q box. He is wild
10 stay IN England, where he has fan
Ia love with young lady, and he has
rot longer Inc excuse 20 lie assure liiIl-
self that he viii do something smart. he
will make reason for not leaving London
by writing the Due D'Agremont a lie. lie
viii pretend that the King George is yet
or the point Of surrender.
so my ran'father. he take the ink,
the quill and the paper. and sit close By
his window 70 make the letter. just thea
he discover a big man come walking
down the street. very slow, very mourn
full, hanging his head And all the people
curl the lip when they pass next 70 him.
and the little boys they yell the iefT. AIy
gan father bend over the window ledge
and inquire a Ioafer concerning the queer
gentleman who is so plain despise. The
loefer laugh. He say: o, him. That is
the dirty American traitor, Benedict Ar
noldr
Well the Comte dc Paradis. ne leaves
his letter unfnish and skip so France by
the next packet. And like that con
Guided NJ. CASTOR solemnly, the honor
Ell my family was save--in the nickle of
timely the man without the country 3"
John Knox Eliot