The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-25

British consul, not far from the Sedangs, ac-
| cepted Marie rs decoration BECAUSE ne
thought to obtain some new territory for his
| Government
Marie l came to Paris 80 astonish his
| compatriots, and his visit was marked by
| series of fantastic actions, not at all IN &C;
cord with his early education. Surrounded
by credulous and intriguing people, nc
promised to all great riches, and In the
meantime gave, right and left, decorations
and Government positions tn,
| have seen one of the brevets by when
| Marie l, by the grace OF God and the ha,
tional will, King of the Sedangs, named
Mr.. X, officer of the Royal Order OF Sedang;
Nothing is lacking-there is the royal sea-
and The signature of the keeper OF the seaiS'
| MOk Deb elk Sedaug.
r. All the friends of Marie / considered dec
| oratlons and kingdom a joke, but lie was
| very serious. He insisted upon decorating
all his friends ard acquaintance, ana they
| In turn were to call him Majesty.
| Although handsome in his youth. Marie l
| had begun to show signs of age. lie tlousut
| his royal prestige allowed him all liberties,
and he often finished dinner with his leeI
on the table This, he said, was Toyal
! custom in the extreme Orient. and at the
house OF one friend, at table, he was seated !
III an. elevated chair that bore the Toy Ill
| crown.
He announced that as he already had a
royal househ Ia, a Prime Minister ana a
court, France must acknowledge nm as
J King of the Sedangs, and TO every one ne
| showed the royal crown embroidered OIL HIS
| handkerchIefS, etc.
Marie l borrowed money, bought on circuit
and disposed OF the savings cOnfided TO MIN
| by his wife. For, not content with wlie III
| France ana another III SedaDg, he signed MS
own divorce. OF what use to be King II one
| cannot arrange ones own domestic naIpl-
| ness? Then he married Mile. Amelia La
| either in Baltriuno mr. ENGLAND. ana
returned to Paris with his new pride. sew
| eral times he changed his residence IN oIuer
| 20 be rid OF annoying creditors, but at last
Marie |, King OF the SedangS, was 1oiceu 10
| leave Paris.
Where should he go?
He thought of General Boulanger, but the
| brave General had not a thought Tor me
| Sedangs. The Beigans were excited III tilaV
time by the conquest of Congo, and mere,
| thought tile King, was an easy prey. IN
TACT. Marie l succeeded in gaining the conn
dence OF number Of credulOus Beislahs'
| With the rich merchants lie exchanged non
| ors for small sums of money, and TO the
young men he gave grades in the Sedang
army.
Nj. SOME, member of the Belgian Cham
per, mad faith IN Marie | and his Kingdom,
lent him 5000, furnished him with guns,
music-boxes, and placed at his disposal
Der Of Belgian officers. When Mare l
LETT Ostend he vas obliged to pay his h0tei
Dlil with his royal crown. but he was care
fui to conceal 1t securely in box When
the box was opened it was discovered that
the crown was made If stone.
Marie L embarked on the SachSen Tor
Singapore, and he was proud to Affirm tilaG
he was charged with Belgian MISSION 1or
the study OF his vast territory. However.
the captain of the Sachsen dlSappIoYed oil
Marie Is abuse of regal privileges to such
an extent that he threatened to throw HIM
overheard, and the Belgian officers were
more than tired of their sovereign.
AT Singapore Marie l gave much OF his
money and many of the music-bJXes con
hded to his care to beautiful JAPANESE, but
as lie thought himself too closely watched
by the English authorities he went TO an
island belonging TO the Sultan OF lhor.
Alter having enticed his companions from
country to country in the search Tor his
kingdom, that seemed like mirage in the
desert, Marie l qUarrelcd with two CO.
explorers, or rather with One-M. NIllIOy.
The next day NJ. Villroy was dead, and
there was rumor that lie lad been pols-
oned by Marie |, who always carried with
him deadly poison. In any case, the sud
den death OF Marie | is announced, and 1t is
supposed that NJ. Scott has avenged his
friend and in his turn poisoned the WaTlike
king of the Sedaags.
1t is fit ending for an enterprise so
badly conducted. Marie / dreamed Of Il
royal crown Ibis dream produced insanity,
but unfortunate are those who had too great
faith in his work
In reality, Marie had for name, Augustc
Jean Baptiste Marie Charles David. He
was born at Toulon, January 81, 1872, and
his father was naval captain. In 1863 he
married at Toulon Maria Francisco Akron,
daughter OF a Colonel Marie l himself had
been brigadier In a regiment of Spahis, and
was decorated during the Franco-Prussian
War. However, lie had no right TO the name
Oh Mayrena, which he had assumed to fur
ther some purpose of his own.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR