St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-29
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In Hamhle Oeeuposaoos.
A French writer haA after careful q.
search. made list which 10 HeceQsasily
partial OF the representative q soWo
Of the noblest families Of this country
who are now In the humble. not 10 sey
humblest walks Of life. He has found
two descendents Of Sully. the famous
Minister Of Henry w., working -
masons assistants oe apprentices A
genuine Babou.B .Bourdaisiere, descend
ant Of . great family Of the Middle
Ages. making painful living By means
Of the washtuh A Count Dc l. Narche.
whose ancestors intesmarried With
Kings. Is . house-psinter. A Hsutse.
oche, great grandson Of the chivalrous
leader ct the battle Of Fontenoy. Who
politely said to the English. ''0sntle-
men. fire 6rst!" u . simple gendarme
at Gramat French provincial
town. A St Megrin descendant Of the
fsvorite OF Henry I'LL. hero Of woll-
known play Of Alexander Dumas the
younger, exercises the calling OF Paris
coachman. Tho blood Of De 0railly d
Folk. famous military commander Of
the fourteenth century. flows in the
veins Of chorus singer 1t the Grand
Opera CASTOR do Folk, tho most cole
brated Of the family, which was Of
Navarro. WAS called Ph0bus on account
Of his blonde locks and his remarkable
beauty. He was devoted 70 the chase.
and had . pack Of !. 900 dogA A prom.
inent miller bears the title Of Baron do
Rosgrand. and . descendant Of the Do
Retz family, one Of whom WAS the great
Cardinal. the bete noir OF Anne Of Aus
tria during the times Of the Fronde.
digs graves and plays the fiddle for
rustic dances in tho Department Of
Finisterre.
The limo Of the Do Crequys. . family
Of Picardy, in the North Of France. IL
said to date back to the year esz. Tho
present St Crequy Is day laborer
in his native province The present
St. Paul counts among his sncestots
counselors. Cardinals. prelstes and con-
fidential advisers Of Kings Of different
epocha He contents himsslf with .
small salary paid BY gas company. A
Marquis do Folligne Is an omnibus con-
ductor. whose tarnished uniform does
not indicate his rank A Beaumsnoir
Is an humble employe Of the customs at
Guerande. , De Monitors and UAu-
beans are occupied In the same man
ner. All these families are very an
cicnt One Of tho Beaumanoirs wss
in arms OF the celebestea
Breton warrior Du Guesclin. u
Is related Of him that being
wounded and suffering from thirst on
the field Of battle. he asked for water.
Some one near him brutally replied:
'Drink your blood: Il will refresh you."
A Marquis de Torcy d'Etallonde 10 IN
in-keeper st Carnac. and . Countess
Aimee de Dieusse-B Fremont ono Of thooo
persons called ouvresueA - at
this moment st the Chatelet Theater.
No occupation could be moro insignill-
cant unless It be that Of seller Of mouse
traps. in which Is engaged . Count Of |
St John OF the families Just mem
toned. the Bremonts were in tho ssrv.
Ice of Charles VIII. with Saintonge.
The Do Tarcys were allied 70 the fam.
lily Of Colberts. rendered celebrated by
the great Minister Of Louis XIV. Of !
that name.
Descendants OF Kings figure in the |
list A law suit in Paris few years |
ago brought to light . real Bourbon |
who was selling vegetables from .
hand-cart A descendant Of the valois |
Kings is . letterscarrier in . provincial |
town. Not long ago Paris court ssn.
tenced to prison two representatives Of |
tho old noblesse who lived BY pretend.
ID subscriptions to charitable objects.
About tho same time . Ffenchman,
who had marriedsan American girl and
with American news
papers, was condemped for wearing tho
title Of Baron. Paris II full OF poor
nOblemen who live By their wits. and
Ialse titles there are - plenty - black
berries All Of which should b . l.
warning TO American mammss on the
lookout for aristocratio marriages for
heir daughterA-San Francisco Chron.