The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-09-01

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fos journey thp same as lie spoke
10 me 10 Gerinan ihe language ~ that
paFi " Switzerland. hut slguihed that
dd DOT understand him. and be re
pssied his question Ia French
How faf is u. sir 70 Thmr'
TIN ~ twelve mites believe"
Ilo was Inclined ~ let me 80 on
ahead OF him bot. pfefcrrlug compa
ny. adapted ny gaii % his He was
apparently not mere than eighteen
years old No beard bad yet started
oa his face. and bis hBir and complex
lon we're fair ! took him Tor a Swede
or Norwegian. though such light hair
aud shin are common 10 northern Ger
many We walked on together. chat
ting aud enjoying the beautiful pan
Drama ~ the lake. the bills beyond and
still beyond these the mountains For
awhile the young man was guarded In
bis speech lie then discovered that !
was an American be had supposed
me 10 BE- 50 EBgiishman-ami this
seemed 10 awaken confidence though
il sas rather fellow feeling for be
tepi me stu IA ignorance as 60 who
b. was Or where De was going |
kntp however from bis conversation
thai be Wis highly educated aud one
Of those persons who are born 10 think
deep WIS astnulsbed at his familiar
rs with the various schools Of philos
ophy That be was a dreamer as well
ms thinker was apparent from IDEAS
be- advanced which 10 me seemed
century ahead Of the times
At Nciriugen we halted for lunch
ron. eating sandwiches and drinking
beer Al a table under the trees Ia front
81 hotel We rested for an hour
after luncheon. smoking | my pipe,
mY companion cigarettes dhe usual
form Of smoke In that country
The subject that most interested him
WAS America and how to get there
told him that II al depended on where
one started from aud waited for him
10 tell me from what point he would
begin, 1.-THE Riviera WIS his reply
Whecnpon ! informed him that from
any point on the Riviera say Nice or
Mentone one might by short rail-.
way journey reach Genoa, from which
poft steamers are constantly leaving
for the United States He seemed
much interested IN this aud more SO
when told him that had engaged
passage by that route myself when |
asked him II he had any intention OF
visiting my country he replied that
be had not
We reached Thun about o'clock,
aud. after refreshing ourselves with
glass of beer In tife gardens Of the
kursa.I. went TO my hotel. my com
panion going knew not where. One
meets all kinds Of people travelling
abroad. especially II one likes 20 form
acquninianccs as do OF all those
have met 10 any Of my tours the
person Who made the most impression
upon me was the young philosopher
about whom I learned nothing
went by rail from Thun Go Paris,
FROM there 10 Nice, and from Nice TO
Mcnione. found az Mentone General
A.. who had been minister Of the
Interior M Russia Indeed, ! stopped
IN the same hotel with him Those
who knew told me that several at
tenpls had been made upon bis life
rctaiutionists. or. as they were then
called. uihlIists. and that be WIS close.
~ guarded During his mcumbency
10 office hs had sent hundreds OF peo-
pie 10 Siberia, besides those be had ex
ccuted lie had been prescribed by
the nihillsts. they having vowed TO
till him ! asked why he should dread
his enemies 50 far from home and was
told that they could work TO better
advantage beyond the Russian borders
than within them In Russia the gov.
erument could act direct In other
countries more or less red tape was
necessary 10 arrest suspect. and be-
fore IL could bc done ~ assassination
might take place General A was
speeding q season al MentOnc for his
health, teing afflicted with some uery
ous disorder II seemed TO me that
man living IN fear for bis life would
h. llkeiy 10 have nerve trouble, He
was very regular In his habits. going
out 10 walk In the morning and 30
drive Ia the afternoon always attend
"a by men IN citizens dress. who
closely eyed every one who approached
him
Notwithstanding the precautions TAX
60 The general Vas assassinaicd at
Meuione sud ~ The time ! was there.
II was IN June ana the days were long
About hall past 5 o'clock one evening
] vent Up TO my room after dinner
aud. lighting cigar stood for mo
ment 4; my window which was on the
north side u the bolei Several build
tags were near, and from = window Of
unc ~ them saw pnir 81 smoke and
beard a crack There was nothing
10 DC seen 10 The window. for the
bilHds we're closcd liza shot had been
Hred II must i.ye been from between
the Stats
TIE cocuueace dia bot make much
impression On me. int an hour isieF
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