New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-14

ta!ned so much celebrity in The sporting world as
Major Fridolin." The union did not turn out
altogether DIS happily as was expected. ana II
was partly with the object of facilitating a
separation which had become urgent. that the
Marquis was sent tC Join the French expedltlon-
AIRY force in Mexico the beauiiful ana hospl'aDie
establishment in the Rue Rabelais being orok,I
up 1t was In that house. by the oY, that IN
MARQUIS on one occasion gave an Illustration oi
his remarkable tact and savoi: rare. II Up
pened thus. \ very popular to.egn ftin,e. VIM
is as we'll known on the bOueVards Of Paris as
in the capital Of the country OF which he T. -
be the King some day. turned up one evening ~
a reception given by the Marq,nsc IN ConuI-
ton that can only be described as hilarious IN
the extreme-a state in fact to render MS COM
pany not only the reverse of agreeable but anSn-
iutely impossible on realizing this De Gallii-
fet enticed the royal youth away from me
crowded salon to 4 distant library. or smoking
room and after inducing the Prince 10 enter
locked him in When he discovered the Trick
that had been played upon him and the fact INA d
he was a prisoner--,he only time in his NE
that he ever was subjected % restraint OF THIS
hind-be got very angry and mad" most a"iuI
noise Eventually. finding that no one PAD any
attention to him. he settled down on the SOFA
and went to sleep. In TN, morning De Galiiiet
unlocked the door and. bowling low before MS
guest told him he felt sure that His ROYAL
TIirhnees would pa don and even thank him for
what he had done The Prince at once recos-
nized the force of De Gallifets obserVauonS;
shook his jailer's hand warmly ana ra ,1,,a
him a few days later with ruby and diamond
min showing three feathers and crown sur
mounted with the words Itch Diem. $780,.
have spoken above Of the terrible wound that
put a stop to the military career OF the Marquis
in Mexico. Any other nan would probabiv nave
succumbed a wound of so terrible a char-
acter especially when u is remembered that ne
received il during the hottest period OF a MtN-
lean summer and ii W IS only by means OF ice
obtained with the utmost difficulty by MS COM
rades from the mountains that he was kept awe
The Empress happened to be at dinner when INC
news Of his misfortune reached the Tuileries'
and was in the act of eating a bonnie gla zee.
Moved beyond measure by the story OF tne Nnh-
culties experienced in procuring Ice for the
wounded Marquis. she pushed her plate away
from her and in her impulsiVe spanish ldsnloi,
vowed that she would never tourh any lced
entremet again until the war was AT an eiu
As soon as De Galliffet was able TO traNeI ne
was sent home with the flags captured from the
enemy which he laid at the fret OF me f-inpe'or
at Vichy BY means OF a clever SILVER Col-
trivance or belt, covering the wound, ne was
enabled year later to resume ms mhtary
service and in 1868 We find him relieved OF MS
command Of one of the crack Hussar regiments
for having fought duel with one OF ms
subaltern officers Prince Achille Murat. HIS
disgrace did not last long. and during the war OF
1870 he directed that memorable cavalry charge
at Sedan which evoked from Emperor ilNam
the exclamation: oh les Draws gems" con, the
brave fellows)
HIS career since then will be familiar to most
of my readers. and I snail merely content my
self with relating a few little incidents when
NAV tend to illustrate the character OF ms Typ
ical French paladn. During the DAYS tha' Iol-
lowed the capture OF PARIS from the 'plNH"nS'H'
n CAPTURE in which he played a prominent part
he saved RoChefort. who had been taken priS-
oner. from being shot. Not because he had any
svmpathv for the man. who had ever SHOWN
himself his most bitter enemy. but merely pc
cause he considered that 1t would be a mean
advantage thus to get even with him lie hKe-
wise declined TO accept the ribbon OF com
mander Of the Legion Of Honor for his services
in Recommending Paris from the Insurgents. say :
ing that he did not wish for a decoration stained
with the blood of mis- fellow-citzens. Later on
he was appointed to the command OF the army
corps stationed at Orleans. and on his arrival
there was asked by old Bishop Dupanloup
whether Nine. la Marquise would not soon
ioln him there. The Marquise is dead. ne
CURLY replied This remark was. OF course.
communicated to Nine de Galliffet. then. as
now. living with the Prncesse de Sasan.
month later the General sent out invitations
for grand ball at Orleans. for which he made
the most Ella borate preparations But on IN"
very morning Of the day when the entertain
men. was to take place every guest received a
black -bordered. printed letter announcing In me
usual conventional manner the sudden demise
OF Nine la Marquse de Galliffe;. The result
was that not n single guest appeared at the
ball may add that the handwriting on the
envelopes IL said 70 have been recognized as that
Of "Cochonette" de Galiffet and "Canaillette"
de Sagan EX-ATTACHE.