Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . -; and at last hetumbled quite helpless into a ditch bythe curb, and. supinely heroic, listenedwith drunken gravity to the formida])le feature of this alarmon Sunday night in question was the cry raised by the Communists that
Descriptive portraiture of Europe in storm and calm; twenty years' experiences and reminiscences of an American journalist, sketches and records of noted events, celebrated persons and places, national and international affairs in France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Roumania, Turkey-in-Europe, Switzerland and Italy . -; and at last hetumbled quite helpless into a ditch bythe curb, and. supinely heroic, listenedwith drunken gravity to the formida])le feature of this alarmon Sunday night in question was the cry raised by the Communists that theyhad been fired on by the citizens inParis. I heard one artillery-man say soto his officer, who at once gave orders todestroy any house whence a shot shouldcome. The Commune was not happy in itsexternal relations, which were of course. COMMUNIST FUNERAL AT NIGHT. mainly with the Prussians, and in whichM. Pascal Grousset, quondam journal-ist, pla3ed a prominent part. Eachtime a communication was made to thePrussian commander by an individualwith a red scarf over his shoulder, theindividual was severely snubbed. TheCommune had a singular confidence inthe forbearance of the Germans, andfrom the first prophesied that they 462 EUROPE IN STORM AND CALM. would not attempt to assist the army atVersailles even were Tliiers driven toextremes. In those days it became evident thatan attempt would be made at a greatculminating catastrophe should the Com-mune lose its battles and either thetroops of the government or of Germanyattempt to enter the city. All thehouses in the vicinity of the barricadesof defense inside the capital had theirwindows pasted over with the long slips ofpaper used to keep the glass from break-ing when a great explosion is was reported that certain sewers hadpowder trains lain in them, and the
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