The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-03-13
Paris Police.

In the street who had magnificent
Louis XIV. clock under his coat. and rs
he was stability dressed and wore hob
nailed brogans, there was suspicion
thai he did not come honestly Nv an ar
ticle of such value, His tale about
taking II to a matchmaker for repairs
did not 60 down; the police had heard
all that before. When before the Judge,
the man had no difficulty in proving
that he was NJ. x, a millionaire, and
the owner of 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 Grammont- Caderoussa Il
few years ago. This gentleman was
wild blade, it is true, but yet good
fellow in every sense of the word, a
grand seigneur, polite and kindly, but
often given to eccentricties and to acts
of the widest extravaganza. lie was
the early friend of Mile. Hortense
Schneider, and the Duke did good deal
TO for her during her first years upon
the stage. lie committed suicide at the
age of thrty-tw0. One evening party
of young men were dining at the Maison
dor, when the Duke, gave expression
to number Of democratic theories, and
his comrades accused him of too great n
fondness for the people. After having
answered according to his conscience,
the Due de Grammont said: every
well, gentlemen, will bet you that,
without having any reason whatever
thereof, the police will arrest me with
in an hour"
"Without You doing anything?" ask
ed one.
''Without doing anything to justify
the arrest
"Done for fifty louiel"
AS there was no time to lose, Cader-
onsse jumped into cap and rode TO the
temple and came back in the most sor-
did costume 1t is possible to imagine.
The Old, greasy cap upon his head, the
pantaloons in rags, the old shoes brok.
en- at the toes, and the greasy coat gave
him the air of miserable. He black.
ed his face and grimed his hands, then
begged his comrades to follow to wit
ness the arrest. They followed him to
cafe on the Boulevard Poissoniere,
where the Duke seated himself at a ta-
Die with sidelong, sneaking motion,
and after moment called to the watt
er:
"Garcon, bring me bottle of cham.
pagne!"
The waiter hesitated, looked at his
clothes and then said:
"But, mon bonhomme, that costs
twelve francs.''
"Well, suppose it does, grumbled
Caderousse, do you think havn't the
means of paying?'
And as he said this he drew from one
OF his dirty pockets package of bank
bill and laid $1,000 franks down before
the astonished waiter. The latter ran
for his patron, and was sent at once or
the sergeants de vile, who took the
Duke into custody upon suspicion of
having solen money lpon his person.
The other young men followed, and
heard CURIOUS dialogue between the
false voyon and the officer, the latter
saying that he was not to be taken in
by such tales and that he must explain
how he came by the money before N. lie
Juge There, he said;
"Monsieur, am the Due de Gram
mond Caderousse. l made a bet flat
the Police would arrest me without hav.
Ing any reason for so doing, and have
won by bet. Here are my friends to
prove it, and it only remains for me to
thank YOU"
The Dukes splendid equipage, with
outriders in livery, was already at the
door, and Caderousse bowed himself ont
while the Magistrate was still staring at
him in open-mouthed wonder.-New
York Times.