Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-20
AN INFANT INDUSTRY

BALTIMORE, june Io-N lllidU N. Du-
val, the young man who distinguished
himself recently by naming a fictitious
brood OF young Duvals after various sen-
ators and representatives in congress, Sc
curing many presents, pleaded guilty In
the criminal court to three cases OF false
pretenses, and was sentenced to three
years in the penitentary in each case.
The ancient spirit is not dead. Old
times, indeed, are speaking in the
lines of the above paragraph. The
Baltimorean Duval is genius, in his
way, worthy of his namesake, the
greater Claude OF that name. But
this particular Duval worked a
smoother game. Claude's methods of
obtaining filthy lucre were more dan
gerous to life and limb. He was the
gentlemanly highwayman whose
modus operandi was to politely ask
travellers TO stand and deliver, and IL
they were at all undecided what TO do
in the premises, they were soon per-
suaded that the best course was to ac-
cede to the peremptory demands of
the robber.
But highway robbers are, compare
lively speaking, relics of the past, and
other methods have been invented less
harsh and altogether more fastidious
than In the ancient vulgar days.
This bearer of the ancient name
of Duval was an artist, so
to speak, in his business. His
methods were original in design and
real in the manner of execution. His
prey was, also, fat, sleek and easy,
for perhaps there is nothing more
gullible cast in natures mould than
the average congressman. He has a
vanity to be tickled. name TO be
handed down to posterity, which, per-
chance, will live TO tell OF statesman
like acts and noble deeds which he
himself could not accomplish, long
after he has joined the great majority.
Some mute inglorious jeremiah
Simpson Smith, for instance, may
bear silent, because unspeakble, tes-
timony Of the sockless statesman of
Kansas long after the latter has been
gathered to his fathers. Some Grover
Cleveland Jackson yet unborn, may
have his front name emblazened with
deeds of glory, the very sound OF
which will keep alive and lend an
added halo to the memory OF the fat
free trade apostle.
Quien sdbe Therefore, who can
blame the illustrious congressman
and senators who quickly responded
to Monsieur Duval's request, for g
sum of money, because the child haC
been named after him. Duval wa!
prolific, congressman were gullibi,
and children multiplied fast indeed
And so, as very quickly little Duval
entered the cold, cold world, thei
putatiye parent as quickly name'
them after the members of the ma
tons folkmote, who were duly mott
fed of the honor conferred, and VIII,
were more than willing to pay for 1t
Did not Duval know that the win'
is supposed to be tempered to tn
shorn lamb, and were there no
+ lambs to be shorn in Washington, ant
did not shivering little Duvals exist il
his fertile imagination, who requires
their fleeces wherewithal that the
might be clothed?
Alas for human frailty, human du
plicity and humIn gullibility! DIVA
will beget no more children with sucl
wonderful rapidity for some time t,
come. The cold hand Of the law wa
laid upon him, and another 6Vdn
industry has been crushed through
too much free trading upon the vanit.
OF the wise men of the nation.
Duval will spend nine years behin'
prison bars, and some other knav
will dupe the assembled wisdom in tn
nations capital.
The law should deal very lenientl
with a crime like that of which h
has been convicted, for is not con
gresham eyerybody's prey?
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