New-York tribune., 1910-06-25
The Memoirs of a Doctor IN
Paris a Century Ago.
Paris. June IL

<uSs y,ilhlished by F1on-Nouitfe' 40
the hest books of its kind that nave APP
-.ssres in Paris for a long time oiie
<,6S bera = rich and varied coAee'ioh
70 nersaual observations. aneeoo'es'
elatcbes and silhouettes. giving e+e~i
frank and impartial insight INTO siie al (
and society of Paris from the reign VI
Nanoleon I TO Napoleon I'LL oraNei siiie
+Ae tUo Restoratiens. the july 4hoii-
r.,,,- and the Republic of 1919. Inc
~,,.--er hssins with a picturesque
saeryirtion If Psrigord during the keVe-
lutjon. and the last ends curing uie
hrilrsnt days Of the Second Empire. IN
1ss9 The author. Poumies oe Id
c-g,,o,,,ts was horn at village in Perl
eord in.17s9. He recollects being looked
after by an cid family servant. VINO. as
drnnraar 1,v. twelve years old, hao
been present at the battle Of FontenoE'
in lT45.
Poun,ies came TO Paris in 1s1o. entered
III. Medical School and soon received ms
degree IF doctor AS physician he had
considerable success. and many or the
most interesting men and women OF
Paris We're his patients He HFeo IN
fine house in the Rue des Mafals ea!il'-
German. now Rue Viseonti, when hao
been occupied by Racine, Adrienhe Le-
courreir and Hippolyte Clairon He
sp,Irchased it outright in 1887. NJ De
Iacslprade. an eminent lawyer and
friend Of De Seze and De Maieshefoes'
the advocates who defended Louis XVI
was. one OF Dr. Pou1nies's patients. La
calprade told him that De Seze charged
T,ouis XVI 5000 francs as fee for his
defence The King made no reply, but
sf1erwsrd. when talking with Males
herbes. he said: 1t is very dear. esPe-
cially for pleading that displeased me
in MANY wavs. Where does DR.. Seze eX-
meet I can ind $4,000 frsncs?" AT my
house. sire NJ de Seze is not rich
thinking that ne would be obliged 10
quit France. he appealed TO your
majesty "Ah, that is all right" CA
Ia bonnie heure,'D. sadly answered the
King Naiesherhes afterward handed
De seze the 25ooA francs in the Kings
behalf The bill was subsequently pre-
sented TO Louis XVIII. who repaid the
sum.
Monsignor Jacoupy, Bishop Of Agen,
was another patient and friend of DR..
Pouznies Jacoupy before the Revolu-
ton. had been a curate at the vii
1ase Of Riberac In 1901 he returned
70 Paris from exile without friends or
money. He heard that one of Bona
rsrtes generals was also named
Jaooupy The curate, with sort Of
desperate hope sought out this general
and asked him TO help him. The curate
was promptly received by the general,
who was Jolly, good natured, rollick-
ing Sobreur Speak cut; what can do
for you?" he said. My only claim upon
your generosity is that happen to have
the same name as yours" We'll. that
is something What do you want" Il
want TO get put back again as curate of
RiberaC Can you help me?" You are
not ambitious. Call again tomorrow" ."
The curate came next day and the gen.
eral said: Why in the world don't YOU
ask for something better than the
cUracy Of a small village? Why don't
sou ask outright for bishopFic?''
WHY, 1 am merely a modest vicar
have no right TO think OF becoming a
bishop especially as I am not qualified
II
answered the general: 'the duties are
not difficult I have applied already for
the bishopric Of Agen for you. You will
have it The First Consul has promised
it" The tNo men Of the same name, but
who were in no way related to each
other. became close friends Jacoupy.
the poor curate, was created Bishop of
Agen. He filled the place for forty
years. and the people Of the country held
him in the highest esteem.
Dr. Pounlies came across Zamor. the
famous negro who had been Nine. du
Bsrry's page. and who had been petted
by the entire court Of Louis XIV. Zamor
earned his living in 1911 by giving
writing lessons and by playing the
violin at dances and soirees at private
houses. Dr. Poumies found him bright
amusing and ready TO chat and gossip
about the lively doings at court and in
tire society of Nine du Barry.
The Widow Simon. the terrible ter
raEant 70 whose brutal care the
Dauphin had been intrusted after the
execution OF Louis XVI and Marie An
toinette. was admitted to the Hospital
for Incura hles when DR. Poumies was
house physician there. I attended her
on several occasions and saw her often, 8"
wrote the physician. She was in 8
frightful condition. owing to poverty,
suffering and many diseases. She died
in the hospital in 1910. All the other
inmates Of the hospital Stunned her as
II she were d pestilence. They re-
preached her with cruelty TO the
DaUphin and. above all. for having
taught the young prince the worst forms
q debauchery. and for having made him
hate his mother" DR.. Poumies relates
that DR.. PeIletan. who drew up the re-
pert On the death Of the Dauphin. was
head surgeon AZ the Hotel Dieu when
Pounies was a subordinate there. He
thus supplies fresh evidence TO prove
that the Dauphin really died during his
Imprisonment when in charge of the
Widow Simon. Pelletan and his col
league Desault- were ordered bv the
Convention 10 examine the b dy of the
Dsuphin after death. Both Pelletan and
Desauk had often seen the young prince
st Versa lilies. The report esta biished the