Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-17

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say to the car should 70 th,anua su !. %
American minister at the R ss .ne
court, but Il had been stipulatsr ,an
tween my chief and his informers ~ =.
the documents furnished him chat sn..
be revealed to no one exceut m IVY
Of Russia and the messenger WIZ s-
scented them to him. ~ pre-
! had no diniculty in reasb,n. ),
-sar, for my chief had given me !. -, .ne
ter stating that was a memhs. ~.
the American legation to Franz. =,
bearer Of secret information n, I s,i
imperial majesty the car. The xo,as
-secret information were an .orss s
sesame was accorded an ip,arvio -
With the emperor the day after =.
arrival 1t St. Petersburg, bur VIA. !.
formed that II the matter / bad !.
hand was OF personal import,n.a :
his majesty would be received :,
once ! thought It best to avail,
formal meeting ghd spent the in,srv.,
IN preparing myself to state my c.sa
to the best advantage 1t wou,d ~.
avail me ~ prepare q set speech a.,
did not know In what mood ar hor.
Disposed toward what l desired !
should dnd his majesty. | could on,,
prepare myself In q general wuy ana
make my statement In accordance with
what | should meet.
At the appointed hour appeared :,
the palace and was conducted TO ,bs
cars cabinet lie received me with.
out formality and invited me TO ha
seated near him. Informed him Of
the nature OF my mission. the reasons
for its secrecy aud then be1ure pro-
cceding further handed. HIN the en-.
ve!ope eontalning the papers had
brought 70 prove my case Az lie read
one after the other saw his brows
contract and the corners Of bis mouth
drawn down. He read every docu.
nent. some of them twice o. thrice
over. aud when be had finished sat
thinking.
Presently be summoned an attend
ant, to whom he give an order that be
desired the presence Of the French am
bassador. AZ soon as the attendant
had withdrawn the ear said to me:
Since you are diplomat you IN
derstanJ the necessity at times OF non-
committaIs am obliged to the Amer
lean minister TO France for trans
uniting this Information to me. Here
he handed me the documents On
this account ! owe him a reply But
Il will lie neither \ written nor an oral
one. nor to you for him. nor TO him
directly
supposed he would tell me what
kind VI reply II would be. but he did
not arose to 70. but be stopped me-
Then he called AN attendant and said
something 10 him that ! did not under
stand The attendant motioned ME te
follow him. aud was shown into an
adjoining room. There waited Cor
further orders for nearly an hour At
the eud Of this time ! heard door Of
rhe emperor's cabinet open and the
announcement III . loud voice The
ambassador froau France"
The door between the room where
was aud the cabinet had been left open
-doubtless by the cars order-aud !
heard every word that passed III the
cabinet The emperor spoke In French
He told the ambassador that be had
learned that Napoleon was abou, TO
Intervene IN American affairs and
sdted:
Tell your master thar II be Inter
feres In the struggle now going gu in
the l'nifcd Ssntrs VIII strike him
Whether The emperor t,iln,-5 assy
In = u. hsta ht a,.dte ssh ~ - rr-
asss tlssisiasssi shal Nv WISHED ~ an
swer 10 isVe kaow heard none. pnf
few niomenis later door was clos
ed. and assumed that the ambassador
bad departed. In 4 few minutes an
attendant appeared and led me back
into the cabinet The car was stand
ing alone.
Give my thanks TO your chief for
the information be has sent me- be
said. and with this retired
was . happy man on my return
Journey to Paris. having accomplished
xtth0ut any effort that which ! knew
xouid delight my chief, the president
Of the United states. and the American
Unionists
prefer to write my own account OF
what was attained by my grandpa
theirs mission
One winter morning during the wal
between the states the citizens Of New
FORK swoke to dnd the harbor dotteo
With nussian war vessels. For time
no one knew what It meant Tnen
gradually II dswned on the people thar
its presence denoted The friendliness
VI the ear of ltussia Tor those who
were struggling 10 perpetuate the ID
hon Then arose cry of welcome
The Officers VI the iieet were lnvi'eu
ashore and entertained royalty Never
before nor since has New York passe"
a winter OF such unique gayety
The proposed intervention did mol
take place. England withdrew nef
.....,s~ns nx.a~ s,.teh Erunro In the