The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-09-22

Recently the Police arrested man In the
street who had a magnificent Louis XIV.
clock under his coat, and as he was shabbily
dressed and wore hob.nailed brogans, there
was suspicion that he did not come hon
estly by an article of such value His tale
about taking it to matchmaker for repairs
did not go down; the police had heard all
that before. When before the Judge, the
man had no difficulty in proving that he was
a M. X, n millionaire, and the owner Of n
large 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- Caderousse few
years ago. This gentleman was wild blade,
it is true, but yet a good fellow In every
sense of the word, a grand seigneur, polite
and kindly, but often given to eccedtricities
and to acts of the widest extravaganza. He
was the early. friend of Mile. Hortense
Schneider, and the Duke did good deal to
form her during her first Yeas upon the
strge. 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 his comrades accus-
ed him of too great fondness for the peo-
pie. After having answered according to
his conscience, the Due de Grammont said /:
Every well, gentlemen, will bet you that,
without having any reason whatever there
fn hn ,.,,n Al.
hour"
without your doing anything?" asked
one.
"Without doing anything to justify the
arrest"
"Done for fifty louis -
As there was no 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 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 Poissoniers, where the
Duke seated himself at table with a side
long, sneaking motion, and after a moment,
called to the waiter:
"Garcon, bring me bottle of cham
payne"
The waiter hesitated, looked at his clothes
and then said:
"But, mon Jonhomme, that costs twelve
francs"
"Well, suppose it does" growled Cader-
ousse, "do you think haven't the means Of
paying?" "
And as he said this he drew from one OF
his dirty pockets package of bank bills and
laid 10000 francs down before the astonished
waiter. The latter ran for his patron, and
was sent at once for the sergeants de vile
who took the duke into custody upon suspi
cion of having stolen money upon his per
son. The other young men followed, and
heard curious dialogue between the falst
voyon and the officer, the latter saying tha
he was not to be taken in by such tales and
that he must explain how he came by the
money before NJ lie Judge. There he said
Monsieur, l am the Due de Grammont
Caderouse. Imade bet the Police woulC
arrest me without having any reason for st
doing, and | have won my bet. Here are
my friends to prove it, and it only remains
with me to thank you"
The Dukes splendid equipage, with out
riders in livery, was already at the door, anc
Caderousse bowed himself out while thu
Magistrate was still staring at him in open
mouthed wonder.-N y Times.