The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-07-19
PLENTY OE MOBILES.
Some Samples of Those Who Make Their
Home In New York.

some samples OF Those Who Mako Theii
Home in Now York.
New York is full Of German, French
and Italian noblemen, real and bogus.
They engage in all sorts of business,
from hunting up women weak-minded
| enough to buy their title, to selling beer
or acting as foor-walkers in dry goods
establishments. Some of these men
reach America with few hundred dol
lars in cash and go into business, work
hard and do we'll. There are dozen or
more German ''vons" in the grocery
business in this city. Some of them are
on Sixteenth avenue and have fine,
large stores. A tall, handsome German
officer, Herr Won R., found himself
stranded in the metropolis, and for sew.
eral years he earned ten dollars a week
as floor walker in LIE Boutellier's store.
He was remarkably slightly fellow, and
had been on the old Emperor's staff
Rumor had it that he paid great deal
of attention to the beautiful Kate Chase,
whom he met in Europe. A friend of
his, Baron de NJ, taught French and
German in New York for many years,
presenting striking feature in Broad
way with his immense mustaches, which
he actually traileI behind his ears. He
made several desperate attempts to
marry rich woman, but they all failed
on account of the shadowy basis of his
title. Among those to whom he paid
assiduous court was the daughter of a
former President. The family went so
far as to investigate the Baron, and his
record was too shaky. In fact, some
averred that he had been hair-dresser
in different parts of Europe under vari-
GUS aliases. He died in poverty few
years ago, and a seamstress claiming to
be his wife appeared and asked for his
death certificate.
An Italian Marchese few years ago
tried teaching and then became waiter,
split soup on the guests, was discharged,
was struck on the head by bar of iron
from the elevated railroad, got 81, 900
for damages and went back home. Still
another Italian noble made extraordin.
ary efforts to marry the daughter of
wealthy pail manufacturer, shot himself
with toy pistol on her doorstep, and
all for naught, as she married a genu.
inc Yankee.
French noblemen are not SO plentiful
as the German, but they do bob up occa-
sionally. One is now running a trade
circular. He published a work on Ameri.
can coats of arms, very handsomely
printed book, into which only ''Ameri-
can mobiles" with big bank accounts
were permitted to show their crests and
trace their lineage back to Billy the
You'll notice that our nobil. |
Ity usually stop at Billy. It's going
back far enough, they think, and they're
light.
Two German "yons" are practicine
aw in this land and are doing we'll,
although one dropped the won" lately.
No doubt noble ladies of foreign birth
Ilso come over to us, but they don't
ravel on their titles. One Madame do
N. kept a boarding house for years, and
good one it was, too. She made claims
o aristocratic birth, but served hash
md beef stew for luncheon all the same.
\ lady with won" is making efforts
o become designer and she shows con-
idsrable talent. Several of our French
nd German artists are entitled to a
de or a 'von," but wisely omit 1t. 1t
eally makes very little difference now.
days in this town how old mans
amily raay be. If he Is worthle Q
ellow it does him no good, and II he's
ood fellow no one cares II he does &c
ack to Billy the ConQueror. IN. Y
tier,