hat
Nan lane 1881, lè li gen sèlman 22 ane, li te fè sekretè nan legasyon ayisyèn nan Pari, ak yon ti kras pita, sou demisyon an Minis Charles Séguy Villevaleix, li te nomen chaje dafè.
eng
In 1881, when only 22 years old, he was made secretary of the Haitian legation in Paris, and a little later, upon the abrupt resignation of Minister Charles Séguy Villevaleix, the young secretary was made charge d'affaires.