The morning times., 1896-03-29
USEFUL ARIST0CRATS
in FRANCE
Titled Persons Are Earning Their
Living by Honest
Toll.
London Trah.

Spurious noblemen have been recently
good deal before the magistrates. A search
after real Doblemen who have stopped to
win a livelihood by honest work Will ut
least have the interest Of novelty. ANY
number OF aristoCraTs and OF The oldest
houses in France now Toll as wage carriers,
and with Il cheerful philosophy greatly
TO their honor.
A Marquis &c Beaumanoir laborsin carry.
ing gnst TO a mill ut Gueramde, near Nantes.
The Cab Company OF Paris employs a
Nicomtc dc st. Mereen as Il driver. This
title reminds one OF The flirtatiOns OF Henri
eta Stuart, duchess OF Orleans. A Comte
de st. Pol is a clelksof the gas company
at salary OF 10 month. The comtes dc
ST. Pol were mixed up in the faction fights
OF Burgundians ana ArmagnacS. A De
Crcqui-what recollections OF the court and
camp OF Louis XVI. this name calls up
is tapstcr at st. Denis. now the White
chapel OF Paris.
a Comtc u'Antcroche is glad to serve
his country as a eendarme in the depart
ment of the Lot. lie is amicabe ana has a
CHEEKY temper. When he comes into the
fortune OF q wealthy greataunt he intends
TO revise his motto. 1t now stands: My
faith, my lady, my king" Hereafter, in
remembrance OF hard times, it will be.
Better 10 lock than to be locked up
An omnibus conductor on the BaugnolIeS-
OuGOn llllG Is Marquis QC IOnEnN.
duke OF Aiacantra, descended from
Dom Darte OF Portugal, sells scented soap
in n bazaar at Marseilles. Jean de RetZ.
who comes in line direct from the uncle
and guardian OF Guiies dc RetZ or de Rails
the Blue Beard OF the Story-is grave
digger ~ La Vendee. a Vicomte de Nous
tiers-cousin OF the Duke of Aosta-is a
custom-house searCher. He has as his
colleague the Baron d'AubinaS. Ny
concierge, to go no further, is first cousin
once removed OF a brilliant eX.foreign
minister.
My man servant. Emile, is an authentic
marquis. and head of one of the Oldest
families i'll Brittany. Emile is his nom
dc guerre, The real name is Gaspard. 1t
required 200 years OF monarchy and one
century OF revolutionary upLcaval To make
this valet. Emile is the grandson OF
yicC-ldmiral. who lost hea Willy nineteen
years ago in TURKS and, trying to re-
coup in the Union Geuerale, found himself
with nothing but his pension in his old
age. His only son got rid OF a heritage
and OF his wfe'S Gowry in other specula-
uons, and died in poverty.
The widow soon followed him to the
grave. Three sons were reared at a
Christian brothers school in Brittany and
as fast as they grew up went as conscripts
TO sea. All their high relatives could
do TO help them was to keep them in
SAiibuS anu III Tue private
service OF the captains under whom they
were placed. My man servant is now
twenty -aight. He was six.years a sailor
In that time what did he not learn to do
In the way OF being handy and generally
useful.
lie can cook as well as an Italian, sew,
cut out, mend, darn, wash, iron, and has the
light and agile foot of q French seaman.
The sailor on this side of the channel is not
bit like Jack. He is a nimbie neat being.
smallish, and looks best fitted Tor opera
comique Seamanship. Nevertheless. he
is good man at sea, and on land he has
i'll some respects the advantage OF your
nautical compatriot. Emile hopes soon 10
he clerk in u bank. Meanwhile he does
what he can. The rough life on board
man -of-war, varied 10y a domestic life
IN the houses OF port officials, has tempered
land breezes TO this shorn nobeman. He
has an open, ingenious cOuntenance.
II only some American heiress-but for
get, Emile is married On being released
from service he fell in with distressed
widow. who had an orphan hanging TO her
skirt and another in her arms. SailorIike,