The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-05-07
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I.,laiis soL uolu or the chief OF the rail-
| road department, who gave me the kew
to the puzzle.
1.-The man you have noticed" said he,
us one OF the most willing and efficient
employees in my department, and you
will be moderately astonished when
tell you that he is known and received
In the best society of dozen cities. in
cluding New York, London and Paris.
He is no other than the Baron de Grune-
baum
What. the Baron de Grunebaum
New York society made such a fuss over
few years ago:'
Precisely. The Baron de Grune-
baum, whom Mrs. Astor and all the rest
OF the Four Hundred danced with and
lionized"
The baron was bowling to a fat woman
enveloped IN an antique shawl with the
same courtly ease he might have dis
played in saluting millionaire partner
at the Patriarchs ball. A woman was
woman wherever he found her!
do you suppose he would mind talk
ing with me?' asked. forgetting nv
own business in this newly aroused in
terest.
II will ask him" said the good heart
ed superintendent, and he presently re-
turned with his distinguished employee
A few words put us at our ease, and the
baron, not without hesitation, finally ac-
cepted my invitation to quiet dinner a
few days later. Then he went back to
his duties and | to mine
The dinner came, and | hope the
baron enjoyed it as much as did. The
conversation was entirely in French,
which he speaks, as he does English,
German, Italian, Hungarian, Bohemian
and | don't know how many others,
with scarcely trace of foreign accent.
why, you know came to America
about eight months ago at the wish Of
my father" he said; "but stop moment,
these papers have said SO much that is
false and outrageous about me that | am
not sorry to have chance to set myself
right. will tell you how my father
came to send me to America. had been
living at pretty rapid pace, with gam
bling and SO on, and had run myself into
0SDe ny W eAAO Oy GO, 90 tnOuSuG u1Q d
right to do, being the only son of man
who is immensely wealthy. Things came
to crisis about yeiG ago, and ap-
pealed to my father, who promised to
pay my creditors if i would show my in
teT1tion of living more serious life by
going to America and taking a ranch out
In Nebraska, where he thought the
healthful outdoor work would get me
into better habits. agreed and came to
America with about $4,000 capital,
which he advanced me. That was all
could have under any circumstances fol
year to come.
"Unfortunately, soon after landing in
New York made the acquaintance of a
delightful fellow who persuaded me to
invest my money in Chicago Gas stock at
tfty-two. He said would have 100000
in month. So would and more had
he made the investment little later, fol
Chicago Gas has since touched eighty.
As it was, the stock broke on some ru-
NOR and my margin was wiped out and
was left without resources. l could
not go back to Europe because of the
promise | made to my father; was too
proud to beg; was incapable of doinga a
dishonorable action, SO | sought such
employment as could get, and you have
seen what have found. If have been
foolish and extravagant have been the
only one to suffer for my follies, and
am trying to take my medicine. as you
say in America, like man."-New York
Herald.