The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-08
Paris Gossip.

Recently the police arrested o man In the
street who had magnificent Louis Nv.
clock under bis coat. and rs he was stability
dressed and wore hob.naiIed broganS there
was suspicion that he had not come nom
estly by an article of such salur. His tale
about taking it 10 matchmaker for repairs
did not 20 down: the police had beard all
that before. When before the judge the
man had no difficulty in proving that he vas
AN. Y. millionaire, and the owner OF q
large city property. His only fault was that
he wore shabby clothes. This brings
up story of that sensible lunatic,
as they used to call the Due de
GrammontC adcrouSSe u few years ago.
This gentleman was a wild blade, il
is true. but yet good fellow In every
sense Of the word; grand seigneur, polite
and kindly, but often given to eccentrioities
and TO acts OF the widest extravaganza. He
was the early friend OF Mile Horlense
Schneider, and the Duke did good deal to
form her during her first years upon the
stage. He committed suicide at the age Of
thirty-two. One evening party Of young
men were dining at the Maison dor, when
the Duke gave expression TO number OF
democratic theories, and bis comrades ac-
c,ised him of loo great a fondness for the
people. After having replied according to
his conscience, the Due dc Grammont said !:
Very well, gentlemen will bet you that,
wi,hou. having eny reason whatever there
for, the police will arrest me within an hour"
Without your doing anything!" asked
oie
without doing anything to justify the
arrest
"Done for fifty louiS."
Gas there was DO time to lose Caderousse
Jumped into cab and rode to the temple,
and came back in the most sordid costume it
is possible TO imagine. The old, greasy cap
upon his. head, the pantaloons in rags, the
old shoes broken at the toes, and the greasy
cost gave him the air Of M'Sfrdble. lie
BACKED his face and grimcd bis hands, then
begged his comrades to follow to witness the
arrest. They followed him to a cate on the
boulevard Poisson,erc, where the Duke
seated himself at Il table with sidcong,
speaking motion, and after moment called
10 the waiter:
"GarcoD, bring me bottle of cham
pscne!" =,
The waiter hesitatcd, looked at his clothes,
and then said:
But, mon Jonhomme, that costs twelve
rancs."
"Well, suppose it does" grumbIcd Cade-
rollsse, do you think haven't the means Of
paying!"
And as hc said this he drew from one of
his dirty pockets Il package Of bank-bils and
laid 40, 600 lraucs down before the astonishcd
waiter. The latter ran for bis patron, and
was sent at once for the scI9cants dc Vile,
wto took the Duke into custody upon sus.
licon Of having stolen money upon his per-
>Gn. The other young men followed, and
Ii. ard a curious dialogue between the false
,.,,,Jon and The officer, the latter sIying that
t.. was not 10 hc taken in by such tales, and
tl,Ht be must cXpluin how he came by the
in"ucy beiulc NJ. lie Judge. There he said:
Monsieur, am the Due de Gramnont-
tI,i,roli-Se. | made a bet that the police
would arrest me without having any reason
tor 30 doug, and have won my bet. Here
arc NY friends to prove it, ard it only re-
ii,i,, Tor me to tiaDk you"
he Dukes splendid equipagc, with out
liG,rS III livery, was already ut the door, ana
,ndcro,p>c boHcd himself out while the ma
.i-'ralr was >'ill staring at him in open
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