Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-26
A CREDITORS TRICK.

In France Judges and juries, and the
public in general, cherish vast deal of
tenderness for the memories of those who
helped to build up the national glory by
their splendid exploits, and would willingly
avoid any exposure which might tarnish
their brilliant escutcheons. The name of
Napoleon is most unsavory in their nos
trils, but this antipathy does not extend to
the names of his Marshals it is only the
descendants of the heroes who are icono-
elastic, and it is quite marvellous to see the
infinite pains which these take to prove
their degeneracy. Certainly the shade of
Marshal Victor has not been Mortified by
any misdemeanor like that-morefor less
committed by the eat-grandchild of his
old brother in arms; but if he does walk
the earth, in company with John King, the
buccaneer, and Indian warriors, and Peter
the Jockey, who, am assured, foretold to
the Duchess of Manchester Bend doris
Derby victory, three months before the
race-if' the spirit of the Due de Belleme
should communicate his appreciation of
sublunary affairs to any extra-lueid medi-
UNI, he must express his intense disgust
and modification on seeing the immense
red, green and yellow placards posted on
every boarding of the capital, in Paris re-
Gently, where, in colossal letters, appeared
the following notice
SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION,
BY AUTHORITY OF JUSTICE,
On TUESDAY, 18th OF February, 1881,
at Paris. Passy, Tue des Basins, No. T.
BY the Ministry Of NJ. Simon,
Commissaire priseur, rue Drouot, No.7
GENTBENAS's LINEN AND WARDROBE
Specification Of the articles:
l. One winter chamber5 One pair of suspenders.
jacket of black cloth. g. one colored shirt.
2. Two silk hats, one COW Two pairs of socks, OF
cred with Grape black worsted
8. One flannel shirt s. One small trunk
4. One cravat.
The whole seized according the legal proceedings
OF the 26th of May, 1880 taken against Victor Fran
oOis-Marie, Due de Belleme, formerly Attache Am
bassaoe OF the first class at Rome knight OF the Le-
gion of Honor, Commander Of the Order of Pho TX;
II the Conception OF Portugal, Of the Orders of
Christ and of St. Sylyestrs, President OF the Paris
Club, avenue de fOpera, No. "a.
Residing at Passsy-Paris, rue dies Basins No
TERMS, CASH ONLY.
The posters made sensation. "What
does all this mean?" was asked. q" Is it
some practical joke played off upon the
noble Duke p inquired his friends. No;
there was nothing of the nature of either
joke or hoax IN the announcement. Victor
Francois-Marie had got into some money
difficulties, at least presume he had, for
he owed money to "business agent -
anglice, go between for usurers and i'm
pecunious gentlemen-named Mare, living
IN the Rue Tronchet, who had procured
Judgment against his aristocratic client, IN
virtue of which he seized the latters chat.
tells on the Doth of last May. Among the
property found on the premises were sew
eral saddle and carriage horses, three or
four victorias and coupes, saber set with
diamonds and other precious stones, and
the Indispensable articles above enumer-
ated. The sabre has great value, intrin-
sic and historical it was national hom-
age to Marshal Victor's prowess-and the
estimable Israelite expected to make
good thing by the operation. But the
Duke protested against the sty lie of the pro-
ceeding, and the huissier was obliged to
make note of the protest in his minutes.
Marc rubbed his hands with Joy any
sacrifice he thought might be consented to
by his debtor rather than part with that
priceless family relic. Alas the Joy OF
and he sat down by the waters of Babylon
and wept, for 10 the Duchess-she was
Nile. d'Epietz-intervened and claimed
everything as first creditor. Mare might
sell the wooden socks and the braces and
the flannel shirt, etc., but as far
as regarded the saber, and the
horses and the vehicles, they belonged to
her, and she meant to keep them. Mare
was melancholy fer days he abstained
from food, and rent his garments, and then
rallied, for vengeance became his one idea,
and to taste this pleasure of the gods he
imagined a legal reprisal. To call his
Gentle debtor by harsh names might bring
him into Court for defamation certainly
would bring down on him horsewhipping.
To be legal and yet revenge himself was
his aim, and this he has accomplished by
an advertisement which reveals to the
world that the wardrobe of the President
of the Paris Club is not furnished as should
be that of gentleman occupying SO ex-
allied social position. IL Correspondence
New York Times.