Year: 1871

side OF the sugar loaf; all had to do waste


PUT MY ANKLES AGAINST THE BACK OF MY HEAD,
and then to fold myself in four and tie myself up
with my right arm In order to be quite certain that
l could effect 1t without difficulty borrowed an
empty shell from an artillery captain and had 1t
transported to my bedside, under pretence of using
half OF it tub; the upper section suspended by


rope and pulley from the ceiling, telling my land
lady that it was the top Of shower bath.


EXPERIMENTING.


Having thus ingenuOusly prefaced the means OF
experiment got in ana let tile cover down on me-.
At first 1t was very awkward for had to manGuvre
rather more than a hundred weight Of metal, but
my deep feeling OF duty to THE HERALD carried me
through IJammed my fingers several times as the
nanges met, but l did not kill myself This how
ever. was not the difficulty. The real point was not


TO PACK MYSELF INSIDE AN OPEN SHELL,
but to get into through the fuse hole when 1t is
closed and loaded. To vanQuish this obstacle aD-
piled my entire energies. The problem was TO jump
rapidly and surely through the tube Of pencil case
] purchased pencil case, ! suspended it by q
string four feet from the ground and resolute
y began to leap at IT, Six thousand times Knocked
against it and fell ldocally the floor; but at last
one evening at eleven, succeeded. bounded clean
through the tube and came Out on the other side.
From that moment all material obstacles were sup
pressed


THE NEXT POINT WAS TO REACH A BATTERY,
and there to unscrew fuse. penetrate INTO the shell
and wait my turn Diligent inquiry satisfied me
tnat, possible preteXt, should be allowed to
approach battery; but the absence OF permission,
OF course, offered no bar TO the action OF my will.
My first Idea to assassnate my friend the artl-
lery captain put his clothes and take his place.
but discarded that plan because was sure you
not IT. s Of Ss
red cross--l would go out with an ambulance and
trust to luck and my invention for the rest.
FAREWELL BEFORE BEING SHOT AWAY.
Having matured propositions 1 invited all nv
friends 10 dinner yesterday, not rs farewell-for
SELF Ipaycd three rubbers afterwards and won
some money; you will ind II, with what remains OF
your generous remlances in the top drawers of the
secrctairc In my room at Versaes please offer IL
| as my subscription 10 the French relief iund.
HOW GOT INTO TIE SHELL.
| No one suspected me; b, ten O'Clock was at
Clamart. ! MIA m, self behind wall TIL shell
men who were serving a gun hundred yarss
on my right ! rushed TO them, and saw
me, opened artii ry casson, bounded into it, and
shut the Id down. Instantly unscrewed the per-
cusslon fuse OF the tepmost she'll and wriggled
through the hole found IL very hot inside; was
difficult to breathe but my end was at last attained.
l felt that merited the confidence which you have
placed in me, and drawing from my picket my
i BEGAN THIS LETrER-MY LAST.
IL my writing should appear 10 you 10 be even
worse than usual let ask you TO consider that
am scribblng rapidly In most cramped position;
my paper Is behind my back and my pen appears to
come out of my eye. But am sustained by the
glorious policy that have beaten all my colleagues,
and that no newspaper in the world has ever re-
ceved such letter AS this Que.


OFF FOR PARIs.


As wrote the preceding phrase heard, through
the iuse hole, the order given, "Brlng np ammunl.
me and carry me with difficulty to the battery,
where they gently lay me down on an embrasure,
my feet towards Paris That is most lively; for, by
little shifting. by twisting my left heel into my
stomach ana pacing my spine between my teeth
am able to apply my left eye 10 the orifce aud TO
pa n eli /
stroy am quite close to the fortiicaOns; the day
Is clear; and AS my sight IS good ana the fuse pipe
counteracts my vision can distinctly the popu-
latiou in the streets assure you they look quite
happy. The next gun TO me mas Just been fired.


BUSINESS BEFORE DEATH.


1t startled me so that dropped my inksand be-
tween my neck and my shirt collar AT any otber
moment such an accident would have annoyed Inc,
but really It does not matter now. ] continue in
pencil. Fortunately have taken the precautlon to
bring with me one envelope addressed TO you all
Paris, after am blown up, To put II into the llrss
balloon mail.


You see 1 have thought Of everything. look
again at Paris; seven old men are playing AT
bowls; hope shall not disturb their game when |
am projected. Why, there is woman. positive
woman, walking along as II there were no siege at
all. gunner leans upon me of course you VIII
understand tnatl do not feel nm through my hard
rnd. simply his shade-he says to The next man


THE BoMBARnMENr A SHAM


We are not bombarding Paris; 1t is all q sham TO
please the newspapers at home. here's the use
OF knocking or root or two once day Tnat
won't make The place give IN. ! am SO disagree
ably stirf that am beginning 10 hope my turn Will
come soon, for il II lasts much longer really shail
be unable to go on wnunR. MY right thlghbone
has assumed the form OF the letter +. However
am dong my duty. and am sustained by that proud
conviction. MOntrOugc Is gong 10 nre at US.
MY END APPROACHES.


It Is the first time have seen cannon pointed
directly at my face. It does not lghren me al all.
There comes the shOt-ah over our heads Bad
work, my friends in front; you won't stop the Prus
SLAMS you shoot like that by the way, should real
this act OF NINE 1t is odd that should grow Gu
rious as my end approaches. As for myself | think
is smar very smart: r:.. fancy detect certain
, Just felt my pulse win my tongue uny left hand Is
locked In between my LETT shoulder blade and my
right knee); PAT strokes minute; little feversh,
you see; natural under the circumstances.
IT'S SWEET FOR ONES DUTY TO DIE.
I hear some say "brlnQ up that she'll" Is IL
mes It's they are lifting me. "why, the fuse is
out, you laundering ass put In another" with
draw my eye and bid adien TO daylight. continue
that your readers Will wish TO know my I'M
press,ons up to the final moment. When my
francs / owe TO the wasnerwoman, i nave just
thought oft ts dreadluiy not. they are LOAD leading 1
killed when they IRE, or only when 1 blow up-if
the latter shall have the curious sensation OF ira
yelling In shell. In that case snail describe IL 10
yon. To the last am ana VIII oe your correspoh'
srEcuLATrNG IN NY LAST HOURS.
Go on IL is most disagreeable to walt In
this way; that INK Is irlcklng down my back. What
win the Prussians say when they md out oil thisS
what good living could have made at Astley's II
l had come out there as the Imperial German Dis
locator There never was clown there who could
twist himself into the position ! am IN at this
moment-only | can't get out OF II. Now pray
be kind enough 10 fire; positively am tired out
there's my brace buttons inst gonetoo much strain
upon IT. IL is not fair TO braces 10 treat tneni IN lhat
way How Cu all the other specials viii De when
they read this. It is 80 hot In here; positively
think.


UP IN THE AIR AND ALL IN THE DARK.


The shock was furious, especially In the present
pos,tion OF nv body; but am still alive ana know
by the whizz am making that IaW travelling A1ef