Daniel and his wife were attempting to reach the French coast with two small children concealed in the paniers of a donkey, covered with fresh vegetables. The mother having enjoined upon the children to keep perfect silence, no matter what might occur, they had scarcely commenced their journey when they were overtaken by a gend'arme, who demanded to know what the paniers contained. The mother replied, 'fresh vegetables for the market.' As if doubting her words, the rough soldier rode up to the side of the donkey, and thrust his sword into the nearest panier, exclaiming as he rode away, 'Bon voyage mesamies!' The agony of the parents may be conceived, until the soldier was well out of sight, when the panier was immediately opened, and the child was found to have been pierced through the calf of his leg. Fortunately nothing more occurred to interrupt their journey to the coast.