Connecticut western news., 1890-02-12
glass from the kings hand and drain

glass from the kings hand and drain ed 1t at draught
 Red with anger the king demanded an explanation of this insolence, but Marie Antoinette offered the minister her hand and was about to explain to the king when suddenly the broad leaves of the great door flew open and the palace guard led in Q man. quite up to the feet of the king. The terrified appearance of the prisoner, his coarse coat, the brown waist-coat and panta- looms, the broad, clumsy shoes with leaden buckles, contrasted strangely with the gay silken attire, the gilded hangings, the laces and diamonds of the surroundings.
 "What does this mean?" asked the king astonished.
 Permit me. your majesty, to bring this man before you, who understands how to make sugar out of vegetables. Dumoret is trying to ruin our colonies and make them useless to us. This is the discoverer of beet sugar.
 "Discoverer? No. that honor does not belong to me-" exclaimed the Chemist Dumonet "It was learned Mai. Serre, who, during the regency, deceived by the beautiful red color the beet gives out in cooking, fancied he could make red wine out of it. Instead of the desired wine he found the bot tom of his retort covered with fine sugar. At that time France was rich in colonies on the Mississippi. there fore no one paid any heed to the dis covery. Nor was it fully developed. learned abroad in Prussia, new i'm provements, expended my small pos sessions to test it, and I hope have succeeded"
 .'It is not & poison, thenp" cried Marie Antoinette. meaningly. The king for the first time understood what had preceded, and discovered also that the chemist was bound. At a sign the bond was cut and the guard left the room without Dumonet
 Meanwhile the queen bravely took 8 piece of sugar in her lovely mouth. That was signal for the young court iers to rush upon the before distrusted sugar, vieing with each other to exhibit their courage, their devotion through this harmless poison.
 Gently, my ladies my lords," cried Maurepas, ''every little piece of that sugar cost golden louis"
 ''But the sugar is not one bit better than our ordinary sugar." remonstrat- ed the queen, .'and it is only curiosi- ty leading to ruin."
 Dumonet dropped on one knee ''Y our majesty is in measure correct Experimenting in small way, at the same expense as great trade, natural ly, makes this sample excessively dear; but if your majesty will advance me two millions for the development of larger facilities for manufacture shall be able to furnish a pound of sug for 10 sous instead of francs"
 The king recoiled involuntariiy, and Marie Antoinette grasped her famous neckl ace, which had cost two millions, as if tho plain man before her had been robber. Her disapproving glance gave direction to the kings answer.
 ''Dr. Dumonet, I honor enterprise; accept this snuff-box as recognit on of ii. But two millions the state can not possibly lend you. That is too much money for the exhausted ex- chequer."
 Dumonet received the gift respect fully. "Sire, sooner or later my en- terprise will find the money"
 The whole shallow. subservient swarm of courtierlings cried out an excited echo to the royal words:
 1.-Two millions for sugar! Two millions! The man should be in a mad-house! How can any one be so shameless? Just as if it were not all the same whether one pay 10 sous or 4 francs for pound of sugar: And if any can't pay it let him take his food unsweetened. What has the govern ment to do with that?"
 And SO Dumonet was dismissed. He had only need 100000; the second was the price demanded by the minister for the introduction. This evening Maurepas composed the only good verse of his life, which, translat- cd, runs somewhat thus:
 sAltho' his life to sweeten | Is all his royal care,
 Two million francs for sugar The king finds rather dear" The Juror which his wit created at the court console1 him somewhat for the lost 100000, and was it not all | the same whether at his death there should be deficit of one paltry million more or less? He left, in fact, 8 round 10000 900 in debts. It was a noble sum; nine would not have sound. ed so impressive.
 | DumOnet migrated to Belgium, where he found more appreciation, and lived, safe and respected, while the revolution storm swept over his unhappy fatherland. "Who laughs last," etc.
 
 And my queen would have died with me?" asked Louis, as he accom- panied her to their chamber thai night She was so beautiful, so dainty in her wonderful eyes beamed the reflection of loving tears. The next morning the king granted 3, 500. .OO( out of the state coffers to the sun fortunate". duchess of Polignac.-Fron the French.
 Russell Sage Not . Dude.
 Mrs. Hetty Green has enjoyed tn, reputation for long time of being ths most shabbily dressed millionaire wh, wanders within the precincts of Wal street. and any one who has seen hel and made comparison mentally witt the appearance of a mecha nic's wifi, going to market Saturday night is con vinced that her reputation is we'll de Pserved. Russell Sage wears inexpen sive clothes, but they are not onl, | |