Show FRENCH OF SHOW well by in adent of the early republic albert a french writer tells this story of the early days of tho french republic which followed the downia 11 of louis napoleon one day there came to tours a hundred volunteers from the south wearing enormously brad felt hats and dressed in sable giumenta gir menta all over they looked like funeral mutes and they were evidently determined to act up to their appearance for wondrous to relate marched through the p lacibal streets without opening their lips a proceeding somewhat different from that of the rest As a matter of course the crowd was tragically impressed the impression however did not last long the volunteers felt thirsty and their chief who wore a still more enormous hat than his men signaled to them in th middle of the rue royala to halt toi refreshment that spoilt the whole tragic part of the bustnes busl nes for whee these southerners had opened thel mouths there was a difficulty of do ing them again the moment drinell was in speech was out they informed their admirers that they had come from the department of and that they had made a pact A aundrel and one their leader they had started troa their homes a hundred ai d one thel would return if one of them wa killed the whole would perish la thell efforts to avenge him |