New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12

tbronr about HIN until tie street was blocked, q
small riot ensued and the police had difficulty IN
restoring order Often Sapeck would ne aEIcSteiu,
only to be released the next day to perpetrate inc
new devitries which he had invented whiie Ill
The LAST public performance of this eXtraordi
nary character occurred in the gardens OF thc
Luxembourg. The usual concert was being glVeih
by The military band. In the MIDST OF IL SaPech
made his appearance. lie wore White slippers
with pointed toes two feet long; huge Daggy
trousers, half red and half yellow sky-olge
incket, and green turban at least thIee lee! ~
diameter His face was painted as black as INK.
Instantly everybody turned their attention from
the music TO him and greeted him with uprOarons
cheers that drowned the best efforts OF the Dand.
The police rushed up and ordered Sapeck 10 go
away Thcreupon he dropped to his knees and
began screaming wildly IN Arabic, Tor Allan j Thn
Mahomet TO protect him from the. Giaours. Inc ING
police at last picked him up bodily ana carr ie
students thcreupon organized riot to release
him. and it took the police force several hourssIo
restore order. Dozens of the students were ar
rested and locked up, but the next day they ana ma
Sapeck were all set at liberty again, merely Wl'h
a warning not to repeat their offence. ~,
IL was only few days after this that the
places that once lsnGSy Sapeck knew hlm no mort.
For weeks the Latin Quarter mourned MS apS t.
and vainly inquired what had become oil hlln'
while in his absence melancholy gloom PR
vailed At last what seemed the most eXlraorui-
nary Of all his mad cscapades was announced
He had gone to Beauvais, accepted small uot-
eminent office, got married, and settled DOWN f 70
commonplace ana clDlueubly lCopcNt'"AS
Whether this was serious performance On me- nIS
part or whether il merely the irst part OF
some surprising joke, was not known ana never 'a
will be known For very soon bis health gave
wav and he became a hopeless lunatic lie was
taken to the asylum at Clermont, and there ne
died the other day, not yet at middle d "5e o
added, in Justice TO his enduring fame, that ms
FRANKS have formed the material for the DesC o,
the monolo9ues that the younger CoqueAh mas
made such popular form OF entertainment IN
the salons of society lie also inspired some OF
thc best work OF contemporary carcaturlSts'
The only real joker left in Paris nov Is Alphonse
Atlas; He bowGver IS very dIierent IRON rom
picturesque. But he is often very ehectye' f9r
instance he was the other evening at TIC, well
known resort called lie Chat Nolr, "hlch Is Il
rendezvous for many of the literary and artlstlc
geninses of the day. 4 stranger came IN ana III
quired for NJ. Sarccy, the famous critic VINO IS Il
habitue of the place am ne" sad % A daips
for you?" The stranger entered into converse;
ton with him and was evidently greatly pleased
TO meet the distinguished man. On taxing ms
leave he asked permission To see him again L
shall be delighted" said the prctender, " TO nave
YOU call at my houses; and he gave him the real
Sarcey's real address, adding: When you come,
be careful. You will doubtless first meet STOUT
gentleman with white hair and specCaclcs who VIII
tell YOU that he is NJ SaTcey. But you Will pay
no attention TO him. for he is only my prl-
vate Secrctary, whom ! make use OF TO keep IN
desirable rallers away lie Is so accustomed
to impersonotng me that he viii probably INSIST
most vigorously that lie is J. But you may simply
tell him to 20 about his business and demand TO
see me-" This description. of course, was OF the
real Sarcey. a few days later the stranger callel
at VI. Sarccy's house and saw him; Yes, yes,
he said to II. Sarcey, on being ushercd into his
presence, - know all about you. You arc, merely
his private secretary ". Sarcey told me all about
you But ! want to see him, himself Nj. Sar-
ceys ploestations were unavailing, and the visitor
finally went away in a rage, v0wing vengeance
upon the private secretary" The next day VI
Sarcey learned how the joke had been played and
he seemed to enjoy it as much as ALIAS himself.