forwehaveItalianwaiters，andthemobdemandedthattheybeturnedoutofthehouseinstantlytobedrubbed，andthendrivenoutofthevillage。Everybodyinthehotelremainedupuntilfarintothenight，andexperiencedtheseveralkindsofterrorwhichonereadsaboutinbookswhichtellofnighattacksbyItaliansandbyFrenchmobs:thegrowingroaroftheoncomingcrowd;thearrival，withrainofstonesandacrashofglass;thewithdrawaltorearrangeplansfollowedbyasilenceominous，threatening，andhardertobearthaneventheactivesiegeandthenoise。Thelandlordandthetwovillagepolicemenstoodtheirground，andatlastthemobwaspersuadedtogoawayandleaveourItaliansinpeace。Todayfouroftheringleadershavebeensentencedtoheavypunishmentofapublicsortandarebecomelocalheroes，byconsequence。
ThatistheverymistakewhichwasatfirstmadeintheMissourianvillagehalfacenturyago。ThemistakewasrepeatedandrepeatedjustasFranceisdoingintheselatermonths。
InourvillagewehadourRavochals，ourHenrys，ourVaillants;andinahumblewayourCesarioIhopeIhavespelledthisnamewrong。Fiftyyearsagowepassedthrough，inallessentials，whatFrancehasbeenpassingthroughduringthepasttwoorthreeyears，inthematterofperiodicalfrights，horrors，andshudderings。
Inseveraldetailstheparallelsarequaintlyexact。Inthatday，foramantospeakoutopenlyandproclaimhimselfanenemyofnegroslaverywassimplytoproclaimhimselfamadman。
ForhewasblasphemingagainsttheholiestthingknowntoaMissourian，andcouldNOTbeinhisrightmind。ForamantoproclaimhimselfananarchistinFrance，threeyearsago，wastoproclaimhimselfamadmanhecouldnotbeinhisrightmind。