Printed in L'Echo de Paris: "Saturday, a lunatic wandered along the Boulevard de la Madeleine. She fired her revolver and voilà, three people went to the hospital.
"Sunday a lunatic went to the window with his rifle and killed his neighbor.
''My goodness,' says the Good Parisien, 'I cannot go out any more; I find the boulevard dug up; I risk being run over; and I may be shot if I meet a madman or a persecuted drunkard. What are the people doing who are charged to look after my security? What a Préfet de...
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