The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-08

I klEiNs iBAt 10 QUE VI AAt tWikfN h8h@r4
know OF my presence IN the eapi'at
/ Etiquette required that what had 20
say TO the ear should so through The
American minister a, tie Ruviau
court hut Il had been stipulated H.
tween my chief and his intormers thar
the documents furnished him shouu
be revealed TO no one except The at
| OF Russia and the messenger who ire
scented them 60 him
had no difficulty In reaching the
ear for my chief had given NE let
ter stating that | was member .
the American legation 10 France and
bearer OF secret Information FOR his
imperial ma esty the czar The words
secret Information were au open
sesame" was accorded an Interview
with the emperor the day after my
arrival at ST Petersburg, but was IN
formed that II the matter ! had In
band was OF personal Importance ~
his majesty ! would be received ut
once, thought II best 10 await n
formal meeting aud spent the interval
In preparing IL self 10 state MY ease
TO the best advantage II wuul not
avail me TO prepare "A set speech for
| did not know In what mood or bow
disposed toward what ! desired
should find his ma jesty. ! could only
prepare myself In general way and
make my statement IN accordance with
what should meet
At the appointed hour ! appeared al
the palace and was conducted to the
cars cabinet He received me with
out formality and invited me 10 be
seated near him. | informed him Of
the nature of my mission. the reasons
for its secrecy and then before pro-
ceeding further handed him the en-
velope containing the papers had
brought to prove my case. AS he read
one after the other | saw his brows
contract and the corners OF his mouth
drawn down. He read every docu.
ment. some Of them twice or thrice
over. and when he had finished SAT
thinking.
Presently he summoned an attend
ant. to whom he gave an order that he
desired the presence Of the French nm
bassador. AS soon as the attendant
had withdrawn the ear said to me:
Since you are a diplomat YOU I'M
'lerstand the necessity at times Of non
committals. am obliged to the Amer.
lean minister to France for trans
hitting this information to me-" Here
be handed me the documents. ION
this account owe him reply But
1t will he neither written nor an oral
one, nor to you for him. nor to him
directly"
| supposed be would tell me whai |
kind of reply 1t would be. but he did |
not arose 10 20. but he stopped me |
Then lie called IN attendant and said !
something to him that did not under
stand The attendant m0toued me 10
follow him. and was shown into au /
nd Joining room There waited for
further orders for nearly an hour. Al /
the end of this time heard q door OF
the enperor'S cabinet open and the
In a loud voice. THE
from France"
The door between the room where
was aud the cabinet had been left open
doubtless by the cars order and |
heard every word thai passed 10 the
cabinet Tile emperor spoke In French
He told the ambassador that he had
earned that Napoleon was about TO
intervene in American affairs and
added:
Tel your master that II he inter
feres In the struggle now going on IN
he United States will strike him "
Whether the emperor turned away
from tie man he addressed or other
wise indicated that he wished no an
,wcr do not know heard none, bat
ID, and assumed that the amlia Ssador
lad departed In few minutes an
attendant appeared aud led me back
nto the cabinet The ear was stand
ng alone.
Give my thanks TO your chief for
lie information he has sent me-" he
aid. and with this ! retired.
was happy man on my return
Quincy to Paris, having accomplished
Without any effort that which | knew
would delight my chief, the presden, !
# tue United States, and the American s
)niOnists {
,
! prefer 10 write my own account OF q
What was attained by my GRANDPA
hers mission.
One winter morning during the war
etween The states the citizens Of New /
'ork awoke to find the harbor dotted @
nth Russian war vessels For time b
o one knew what 1t meant Then o
raduaIly II dawned on the people that r
s presence denoted the fr.endlnesg o
the ear Of Russia for those who e
ere struggling 10 pcpelualc The Tn y
m Then arose a cry Of welcome II
I've officers q the fleet were invited 81
shore aud entertained rUyalg Neyei
nfore nor since has New YORK passed oI
winter Of such unique .uyeiy II
The proposed Intervention did nol II
Ike place England withdrew her X