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Excerpt from Trial of Eugène Marie Chantrelle
At the age Of seventeen Chantrelle had formed strong Com munistic opinions; and on the occasion Of the coup d'etat in 1851, he joined his fellow-republicans in Paris, and took an active part with. Those who fought behind the barricades, receiving a sabre wound on the arm. The success of the Napoleonic party made France an uncomfortable country for him to live in, and after remaining for some time in a situation in an outlying district, he sailed to America, where he remained for a few years - although Of his movements and occupations in that country nothing reliable has been ascertained. In 1862 he came to England; and in Newcastle, Leicester, and other places he devoted his time and attention with success to the teaching of the French language. In 1866 he proceeded to Edinburgh, where he soon acquired the professional connection resigned by Mons. Fourby; and being an excellent linguist, and a man Of considerable culture and polished address, he made rapid headway, and obtained profitable engagements in some of the leading educational establishments in the city. His reputation was enhanced by the compilation Of several works on the French language, the utility Of which was evinced by their adoption as text-books in many Of the schools; and to his accomplishments as a teacher Of French and German he added a proficient knowledge Of Latin and Greek, which he put to advantageous service in private tuition.
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