The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-30
A chicagn Rccthlaek and Newaboy
Becomes a Marquis
Of France.
THE FAMILY OF THE LATE Az
MAR DE BELLoY SUD-
DENLY RAISED FROM
POVERTY TO Az
FLUENcE.
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A Romance In Real Life which Shows
that Occasionally Truth
in Stranger than
.l.. FICTION. ...A.as

ways been supposed, is we'll remembered
by many people in Chicago, especially by
those who were acquainted with the his
tory Of the unfortunate man, He was q
Frenchman, and scion of one Of the oldest
and first families Of France. His name
and title in full were the Marquis Aymar
de Belloy. He was man of fine educa-
ton, refinement and good business ability. |
In his early life he was wild, ad-
venturous youth, who spent his for
tune at home aud came to America,
say twenty years ago. For a few
years he obtained his livelihood by teach
ing keeping his rank to himself, and going
under the unassuming name Of Monsieur
Marechal. About this time the Marquis
concluded that all his wild oats were sown,
and he would abandon the fast life he had
previously led. He became acquainted
with handsome country girl from Michi-
gan, with whom he fell in love. She was
only fifteen years old, and, from the stand
point Of the adventurous and heightened
Frenchman, was unre6ned and uncultured.
But he was captivated by her very inno-
cence and want Of knowledge of the world,
and married her. They lived happily to-
gether up to the time of his death and six
children were the result OF the union. AS
might have been expected, the noble fami-
ly Of the Marquis turned up their.
TITLED NOSES.
at this marriage with backwOods girl in
America, and refused to recognize it, or
her. He several years ago became
member Of the Board of Trade in Chicago.
He there showed the same Maynard, reck-
less traits that had been the cause of his
checkered life. He made fortunes and
lost them. Sometimes he was on the top
wave of prosperity, aud again he lived in
cave of gloom. During one of his periods
Of depression he took his own life, as is
generally believed, leaving his wife and
six children in poverty. He had an insur-
ance of $4,000 on his life, which has, how
ever,
NEVER BEEN PAID,
the companies resisting payments on the
ground that he took his own life. A sub
scription among his associates on the Board
of Trade realized 1880 or $4,000, which
was used to defray bis funeral expenses,
and the rest given to the family, A wild
ow with six young children and no means
is discouraging lot in Chicago or else
where. The oldest boy, of whom there is
more to be said hereafter, contributed
what he could to the support Of the family
by
BLACKING BOOTS AND SELLING PAPERS,
He was barefooted, ragged, dirty-faced
bootblack, newsboy, gamin, his associations
being with that class, and his education
received on the streets. The Widow and
her half dozen children we're as poor and
comfortleSs as the widow and fatherless
could well be. After time, finding il
impossible to sustain life here, the widow,
who is an excellent lady, took her family
and went to reside with relative in Gen.
eseo in this state, where she is now living
in seclusion, and still pinched for means tC
make life comfortable.
The story thus far is one of early reck
lessness and waywardness, Of self-exile
from home, Of an early marriage, of pre-
mature death, and subsequent wretched
ness to the family. The concluding chap
ter can now be written, aud it is as 70
mantle as anything in fiction. and it is true.
1t is as sudden transition from despair
to hope, from obscurity to high position
from poverty to affiuence, as was eve
dreamed of. Intelligence has just reached
Chicago that the Marchioness de Belloy
the mother of the family and of the CHI
cago de Belloy, has just died. The Chi
cagoan was
THE OLDEST SON
Of the family. All that is wanting now i
for the proof of legal marriage according
to the American law to be forwarded t,
France, which can be easily, done. TIL
French law recognizes foreign marriages
contracted in friendly countries according
to the law of those countries. Consequent
ly the marriage with the Michigan girI will
be held valid, and not only do the titles O
the family, but one-third of the fortune
descend to the widow and her family, nov
becomes Marchicness, holding the sam
deceased Marchioness. The Oldest boy, h,
who sold papers and BACKED boots.
BECOMES A MARQUIS.
He is hereafter the head Of this proud
aristocratic French famiy-he and hi
mother, whom they have always con
temptuousy refused to recognize. TIL,
family is one of the most distinguished il
France. 1t dates back to the crusades, i
has furnished two cardinals and two mar
shals to the nation, And yet a cir
brought up in the backwoods of America
who never was at court, who was q com
paratiye nobody, and her boy, who hal
been brought up in a school Of hardship
aud poverty will now take upon theinselve.
the highest honors which a connection
with this ancient family entails. They vii
hereafter SIT at the head of the table, hav,
precedence at all the family gatherings, anC
the uncles and cousins who have spsn
their lives in the midst of the brilliant anC
fashionable society OF Paris will have I,
bow and scrapc to these plebeian Amer
caus in manner that will, no doubt, be-
highly distasteful to them. But this Yum
kee wife and children not only take tn,
houses aud titles OF The family OF de Belioy
but also good share Of the houses, lands
country seats, city residences, moneys
bonds aud all that, belonging or in any wa.
eppertaining to this same house Of dc Bel
10y. 10 the average American understand
ing this last feature is the best of all. Til,
young Marquis will now quit selling papers
and will give his box and brush to som,
fellow who is not highly connected. Ii,
will throw aside his
PATCHED PANTALooNs,
and get pair that are in at the knees, AM
will also doubtless indulge in the luxury O
of clean shirt. When he gets marriet
his wife will also be q Warehouses. o
course he will marry an American girl
and here will be chance for some title
for Americans. Aud all his brothers ant