The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-10
Che Nerala ana @en'T
HOw DREYFUS SPENDS HIS Lice.
Appears In Streets Of PRria without Dir
Ruiee-Seldom Recognized.
fLondon Tit. Bits.

1t is not generally known that
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus is living Il
quiet and retired life in cosy little
suburban house in Paris. Every
day he may be seen on the streets Of
Paris, in the Louvre and the great
libraries; yet no one recognizes hin.
because they do not know him.
Curiously enough he wears no dis
guise He has frequently brushed
elbows with kis greatest enemies.
Not many days ago, for instance, an
officer who gave evidence against
him at the famous Rennes trial
begged his pardon, unconscious Of
the personality he was addressing.
These facts we're told to the writer
by Il gentleman, great personal
friend Of the much condemned man,
who pointed out the house occupied
by the famous prisoner of DEVILS
Island, rs we passed down quiet
suburban thoroughfare of the worlds
gay est city. He had had an inter.
view with Dreyfus that very week.
He fonnd him writing at his desk as
unconceruedly rs retired banker,
determined TO take life easy
He explained that he accepted the
"pardon," which many declare he
shonld not have done, at the sole
advice Of his friends, aud on the
understanding that he could appeal
from the decision. This chance has
gone, now that tho President has
proclaimed III amnesty for all con-
cprned.
Dreyfus, continued my friend, is
not sympathetic man at first slght
-rathe the other way. But the
more you see Of him--and | have
chatted with him some seven or
eight times during the present
Yoar-the more you like him. After
each conversation your opinion of
him iT .oves. You quickly dis
cover this fact, that he views with
broad humanity the motives and acts
OF the men who made him curse the
hour of his birth thousand times.
He acknowledged to me one day
that his natural inborn reserve had
made him many enemies.
Until I met my wife," he once
said to mo, 81 never cared for the
society of anybody. 1t WAS wrong,
but never knew it until too late. |
sought no friends and acqnaintances
because | had not the inclination
and because my ambition to soccaed
made me careful Of my time. The
hours devoted to friendly intercourse
would be better speut in study, |
thought. When | joined ih1 gen
eral staff, for instance, l made not q
single call-just sent my card TO
super!ors and comrades alike. 1t
made bad blood; they thought me
unclvil."
Dfey! ,s admits, without a sha low
OF hesitation, that many features Of
his case are unexplained 10 this day.
he hns many sincere friends who
visit him frequently. Zols WAS Is
regular visitor TO his house Thus
the ex.priGon.r of DEVILS Islutld
spend his time, happy in the conf
dence and love Of bis wife and chill
dren. With the exception of the
police aud few special friends, no
one knows Of his whereabouts.
If Paris knew that the author Of
that historical and startling book,
"Five Years of My Life" IN which
the writer tells Of his snfforings lur.
ing his five years bHnishmen,, WAS
walking it's streets like al ordinary
citizen, it would go into commissions
But Dreyfus-,nor his most intimate
friends, for that matter--is not hike
~ to satisfy it's curiosity by making
himself known.