Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-10-04
a Oh arming Hevenee,

A late Paris letter relates'an exquisite and Al
the same time bloodless vengeance of a deposed
official
"Mr. Tesch Ia the Belgian Minister of Jus.
tice. A few days ago be deposed q Justice Of
The peace at Brussels, named Mr.. Msstricau
Mr. Mastricau was not entirely satisfied with
the proceeding, and, restored to the elegant
shades Of private fashionable life, resolved q
employ his abundant leisure In rendering ali the
graceful little attentions in his power TO the
minister voluntarily deprived of his services
Now this is the way he did IL:
"Mr. Tesch having taken a vacation, sets out
for Ostend; into the railroad car which he occr-
pies he beholds Mr.. Mastricau enter; that gen
teman salutes him, and instals himself at his
side, Arriving at 0stend he finds Mr.. Mattri-
eau getting out at the same hotel; the minister
goes to take bath, the deposed gentleman
plunges In two fathoms from him; his Exeellen-
cy takes an airing on the dixie, the disgraced
one follows close behind him. Mr.. Tesch re.
pairs to the Kursaal, everywhere he turns his
companion is Mr.. Mastricau. Mr.. Tesch goes
TO admire the dancing girls in the concert sa-
loon, Mr.. Mastrlcau applauds with him in cho.
rus. Wherever is Mr.. Tesch there also Is Mr..
Mastricau. III
"Orestes and Pylades were less assiduous in
their fellowship than the deposed and his de-.
poser They were absolutely inseparable. Mr.
Tesch finally became alarmed. Perhaps this
obstinate pursuit covered sinister projects. To
protect himself from possible violence, the Min
lister OF Justice requested that Mr.. Mastricau
should be put under surveillance. Accordingly,
an agent Of the police, In citizens dress, and a
gendarme, were detailed TO dog Mr.. Mastricau'a
footsteps wherever he went. ...,...,-..'.
HNot one whit aatoniahad nj tho ,aoarlion n,
these honors, Mr.. Mastricau continued to fol
low Mr.. Teech like the shade of BAnquo. H,
only changed his style. Hitherto, on meeting
the Minister, he was content with single bow
From the day that he was first attended by hit
two acolytes, after having lifted bis hat to Mr.
Tesch, he turned toward the gendarme and
saluted bim-then toward the agent of police
and bowed again.
GAS they say in theatrical puffs, the appear
ance of the gendarme and the agent was a mad
deniDg success. The great assembly of bathers
at Ostend caught the joke. They focked every
where In crowds to see Mr.. Tesch, followed by
Me- Mastricau, followed by the agent, followed
BY the gendarme. They made themselves into
perfect hedge. Four days ago Mr.. Mastricau
was in the bowing vein, and at every ten PAGES
saluted the crowd, who, less respectful, replied
with insane bravos. Mr.. Tesch quickeped his
pace, Mr.. Mastriosu did the same, and re-
doubled his bows.
"Mr. Tesch was obliged literally to cut and
run. There was no other escape from the
ridiculous scene. The ex justice put himself
upon His gymnastics, the crowd wheeled, ant
all Ostend frSntically precipitated itself toward
the Casino, whsre Mr.. Tesch was Ayipg TO take
refugs. That night the Belgian minister qui :.
ted Ossend. Yesterday he arrived ut Baden
The frst person he met In. the conversation
saloon was Mr.. Mastricsu, his hat In hand q
smile on his lips.
"Mr. Tesch will be obliged to reinstate the
terrible justice in bis Office, to put stop to this
pitiless persecution" -, -, aT '.....