, 1879-05-23
DE CuANEAU'S FORTUNE.
From, n l3nrl,nr's ChnIr to bordeaux to Gct
At,to0.onO Of Ills Unclo'a Money
,fttp lNrN {yyr. JfnE In.

From, n l,arl,sr's Chnlr to Bordeaux to Got
8i,t00.ot> Of Ills Unclo'a Money.
.sttc lark 8Hn, JfaB Ia.
John Do Chaucan las been a oarbcr Ia Wash-
ington ami in New BsInswtck. 1to is d small,
tlark na1,, With n dyed mnhtnei,e. nma he wcass
n scratch" Wig. lie talks only little English.
although be was born In New Orleans, but he
gtYea ,ttuelous account Of llis fffc and tho
singular forruso that ho says has been his; for
lc protests tia, hs Inns Inherited 81, 400 QUO from
rich llnclc in t-ancc.
NJ WIS born" 10 said, In n singular pasois Of
French anl English, tin New ORLEANS forty
four yeaEs ago 1,axs July, My fat,er, WHO WIS
an officer hgh in rahk In the United statea
navy, had largo property und t}ne plantation
at Baton Rouge, but lle wns a very unfortunate
| man, and he squandered the whole Of his estate
In r!otoua living, aid finally tlr put pistol IL
Lila head ald blew biz. Dsa!ns out. was very
| young at tllc ttmo. Ny mothcr, with her four
ciidre'=Iosepl. W,llsatn, Lol'sc, alt] 'nyself
! friends who apprenttcel Inc 10 barbcr+ Hntl
learned TINT trade III Now Orlcans. never
| wcnt to school, neVcr had change to learn any-
| thing mid was always n poor icllow: went to
| Washington, nnA thcre worhcu IN barber-shou
| IT Pennsylvania avenue nnI Twelfth street,
tlmt was. much freGnsntetl hy Soutlleri,ers.
| WE there wlGn President Pierce cpfie
TO Washington. never shsYud hInI, ons I lid
| s1Dnyo FHoru once, ,,Iltl Uftun shaved fieury
| Clny. The lust time | shaved HIN was WHEN l,o
lay dead III tllr National Hotel at Washington.
| M!so shaved many other notcl Soutlcrn0rs. /
f! was also III business in tho Assor ltUuse. For
seycral ycnrs I haye bren IN business III tho
harhcr-s.lop In ttlc Jarraa Hotel, III Burnett
struet, New brunswick
IL lad III uncla IN France. John do Chancau.
! q shIp.mrrcJht In bordeaux" Do Chaneau
| continued. II llnye ber,l To SEQ fm many
times, Ma1 he wanlel me to stay su Frante. II
Is nice country, but was lost tlIerc, and did
not dcsirs to stay. n May Inst received news
died. mid Ind lcft t6 cach Of my brothers md g
my sister sl,000oo0. mud to myself Sl,4N.0oo.
/ gavn up my business n.M! went te bordeaux,
wtrrc !earncd l1lnt 1t was trus My uncle had
died very, very rlcl with no heirs except uur.
1nlvrs, uni after ElyiaE inueh 10 the pot,r hal
lett til tsin rest. ile Enye ms S40O,000 more
ttun thu otllrrs because | was always d poor
follow. Ono cannot make money III tho hagl,eI
business. Then sought for MY brothers and
sitter. Louise had hurried q rich man nancl
Freen,nn, who liyes III Arkansas. 1osenn Ii 9
wealthy physician III indianapolis, attl William
Ia dead. X notary IT. fa,4lcaux .atteuda to tt.t
business, nl OH tic lst Of .siay shall yet III,
money. HOW lyG Iu Morristown, N. ]. gave
| up tic lnrCur business when heard uf my for
tune. A friend iu Trcntou loaned mu $500. IL
lad nothing. When rot my 1nonuy s.al
luy solne property In S1orrlstow,i ani llYo there
md II lind good H0tnnn oI Us or 10 years O
| aye will marry. | have never married an
wt.ssns yet. Oh, yea,' | shall tuka care Ut nj
money. DO not drtnk, Except. perhaps, Elas
of beer now unl ,llet. | am steady man,"