Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-02
HAS HHLEFT FOR GoODp
Mr.. Francois Xavier, u Gentleman
of Culture, Mysteriously
Missing From This
City.

VI SuttutG, 1uSStSiie ieooiy
Missing From This
City.
Prof. Francois Xavier has left
the city. Mr.. Xavier has been IA
well-known street character in
Mexico for six months past. Ev-
eryone knew him by sight and he
had some admirers. He is not a
bad looking fellow when dressed
Iup-and he always wore good
clothes. He is of commanding
figure and for a young man-35
perhaps-his hair is remarkably
gray. He keeps 1T dressed in the
latest style, and his clear cut face
is always smoothly shaven. His
wardrobe, so far as is known, exl-
braced three suits. One was of
light material, with sack coat.
The other two were of y!ark blue
cloth, made as Prince Aiberts-one
with very long skirts. On state oc-
| casions Mr.. Xavier wore his long
Prince Albert, a silk hat and sport
ed 4 gold headed cane. When he
walked down the street, gamins
stopped their play, the clock in the
Court House dome lost a minute
and pedestrians respectfully made
a passage for the gentleman of such
dignified .mien and of such schol-
arly bearing.
For about four years Mr.. Xavier
has been making visits to Mexico
with travelling theatrical attrac-
tions. The Interstate Commerce
act had depressing effect on cheap
John dramatic companies and Mr..
Aavier was thrown out of employ
ment as very natural conse-
quence. He was near Mexico
when the crash came, and hither
he dritted. He engaged room
next to the blue dome of heaven.
at the Windsor Hotel, where, un-
til last Wednesday night, he made
his home. For a few weeks he
paid his board, but at the time of
his departure the books show a
balance of S42 yet due.
Lord" Xavier was on the ;es-
thetic order He held his nose
high in the air and any bit of i'll
manners or the use of an ungram-
matical sentence grated harshly on
his superior senses. He gave out
his birthplace as Liverpool, Eng.
but it is strongly suspected that
this genius first saw the light OF
day in East Liverpool, Ohio. Sew
eral months ago-or sometime dur
ing the winter-Xavier opened q
school in mental philosophy. AS
he had worked his way into the
best society there was no trouble in
securing number of pupils. 1t is
learned that any member of Mr.
Xayier's class knew more about
mental philosophy than the gen.
tleman himself. He formed class
in the elements of education, and
in teaching the lower branches was
said to have been remarkably sue.
cessful. This man of ministerial
appearance and fine nerve then or.
ganized a club of Shakspearear
students. Hamlet was undertaken
and the beauties in diction, word
coming and general construction O
the play by the immortal bard were
pointed out by this master-this
victim of the Interstate Commerce
! law.
Besides the Windsor proprietor
those who mourn Xavier's untime
| ly departure are the stationers
booksellers, cigar dealers. gents
furnishers and
The proprietor of the Windsor
! will circulate extensively a descrip
ton Of the missing rogue, together
with a warning to other hotels.
Nothing is known of Navier'.
previous history, save that he solo
pencils and cheap stationery on tht
streets of Kansas City not many
months ago. That was honorable
and had he remained in that busi
ness his name-if it be his name
would not now be synonym foI
deadbeat, liar, and scoundrel OF
general principles.
His favorite rocking chair at the
hotel that he was wont to recline il
nine hours out of ten-whcn no
out among his pupils-was to-day
:,L.v. lately draped in mourning
f by sgd. Parker, John Wilson ant
several boys who make the Wind
sor headquarters. a meeting viii
be held in the hotel parlors to-nigh
at which appropriate resolution
will be passed in "honor" of tn
departed. Dick Worrell will lea'
the services while the regular guest
of the house will hold tin pans t
catch any stray tears that ma.
/ happen to drop.
t Bon voyage, monsieur lie French
man-born over i'll Ohio ; sad, sa'
Y hearts are yearning for you.
r Delicate persons, and all who's
systems have become debiliated
should bear in mind that Simmon
Liver Regulator is not drastic
: purging medicine, does not weakil
: or deplete the system as other pun
, gatives do, but acts gently. |