The daily Alaskan., 1912-11-20
.ONE DAY IN PARIS
An Experience During the RiotouS
 Times of the Commune.
DEATH STALKED THE ROADS.


 ners ot Peace and Good Will Was
 Moved Down by Cannon Planted ln
 ths streets--A womsn's Adventure. | In Harper's Mme de Hcrermanu-
 Liudcncroue tells Of her experiences in ! Paris during the commune One days adventures are typical On March 20 ! 1871, she writes:
 Today there was a great demoustra. | ton in the streets.
 "A young fellow named Henri de | Peue thought if be could collect enough
 people to follow him he would lead them Co the barriCades in the Place | yendome n order to beg the com muuards iu the name of le peuple Co
 restore order and quiet In thc city, He
 sent word beforehand that they would
 come there uuarmed.
 "I happened to go at o'clock to ] Worth's, In the Rue de l0 paiX, and, hndug the street barred, left my
 coupe in the Rue des Petit Champs telling Louis my co0Chmanl to walt for me In the Rue St. Arnaud Gust
 behind the Rue de Ia Paiyl, and | | walked Co No ..
 'T wondered why there were SO few people In the street The Place Ven dome was harriCaded with paving stones. and caunons were pointing down the Rue de Ia PaIN. ! walked
 quietly along to Worths and hardly had I reached bis salon than we heard distant. confused sounds and then the shouting In the street below made us all rush to the windows
 What a sight met our eyes,
 This handsome young fellow De ! Pene, bis hat iu hIs outstretChcd hand, followed by a crowd of men, women and children. looked the picture of life, health and enthusiasm.
 "The crowd bore banners on which were written Les Amls du Teuple' l 'Amis de rOrire,' Pour Ia PaiN' and one with Nous ne sommes pas armes, "One can't imagine the horror we ! felt when we heard the roar of a can.
 non and looking down saw the street l filled with smoke and frightened screams and terrified gro0ns reached our ears. Some one dragged me in side the window and shut it down Co drown the horrible noise outside. De Pene was the 6rst who was killed
 The street was 6lled with dead and wounded
 "I felt terribly aEitatcd and, more over. deathly sick. My one thought was Co reach my carriage and get home as quickly as possible. But how was l | to accomplish itg The Rue de Ia Paix was, of course, impossible. ! Worth bad a courtyard. but no outlet into the Rue St Arnaud. He suggest ed that | should go through his ate | Hers. which be had at the top of the house. and reach an adjoining apart ment from which | might descend Co ! the Rue St Armand. where ! would ! find my carriage. He told one Of his l women Co lead the way, and ] follow ! ed. We tolled up many flights of weariSome steps until we arrived at 1 the above mentioned ateliers These communicated with another apart ! ment or which Worth's woman had ! the key. On her opening the door we ! found ourselves in a small bedroom ! (not fin the tidiest condidon), seeming 1 to have just been occupied We pass ed through this room and came out to a staircase, where the demoiselle
 said. You have only to go down here
 "When at last ! came to the porte cochere found it closed and locked, and the frightened concierge would
 not open for me. Fortunately | had
 a gold piece Co make her yield to my ! demand. She reluctantly unfastened l the door, and | went out The street was fUed with a terrified mob, howl ! ing and flying in every direction. ! caught a glimpse or the carriage away
 up the street and | saw a hand ges- tculatng above the heads Of the ! crowd. which | recognized as Louis,
 It was the only one with a glove on. "I pushed my way through the mass
 of people, saying very politely Par
 don as l pushed and very politely ! 'MerCr after | had passed.
 My horse had been unhornesSed, and
 a man was trying Co lead him away in spite of Louis remOustrances.
 ''The man holding the bridle opposite
 to Louis seemed a most formidable l person to me. still tried to smile
 with placid calmneSs, and, though l
 was shaking all over said, Pardon,
 monsieur, will you permit me to have
 my carriage harnessedT | think he
 was completely taken or his guard, for, | with the iutultive gallantry of a l Frenchman, he answered most ami ably, throwing back his coat and show
 Ing me his badge, T am the agent of | the salut DubHque and it is for the government that l take your horse
 q made him observe that it would
 be very difficult for me to walk to my | home in the Rue de COurcelles and | if his government wanted the horse 1t
 could come there and fetch lt He
 looked dOubtfully at me as if weighing
 the situation, then said, very courte-