Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-19
QUEER SPRIGS "a
OF GENTILITY.

French people. although quick OF
temper and easily excited TO anger.
are equally quick to forgive and for
set A striking illustration OF this
quality was afforded last week at the
banquet given by the Count de Dion
IN honor Of Prince Henry OF Orleans.
This banquet was spread at The superb
mansion owned by the counts father
IN the Qnni d OrAay, Immediately adj
Joining the ultra-nrlstocratic and ex-
elusive club. the Cerce AgrlcOlc--bet-
ter known perhaps by It's nickname Of
Les Pomncs de Tcrres."
AS usual at dinners honored by the
presence Of royalty the prince took up
the place OF the master of the house,
in accordance with the hospitable
fiction that from the moment he cross
es the threshold everything contained
In the mansion belongs TO him. The
Count de Dion was seated opposite the
prince, and had at his right hand the
brilliant journalist Aurelien Scholl.
who acted as the Spokesman OF the oc-
CASTOR and who made, I'm behalf OF
the count the speech OF the evening,
toasting the gallant young prince.
In spite OF this not so many years
have elapsed since the Comtc de Dion
and Aurelien Scholl were engaged in
on the Avenue de ropera which for
brutality has rarely been surpassed.
Aurelien Scholl was there breakfast
Ing with his friend baron Raymond
Seilllero when suddenly he was ac-
costed by a man whom he did not
even know by sight and who asked
him II he was NJ. Scholi. As the in
quiry WIS couched In very agiyres-
give and insulting tone the journalist
made some sighting response, where
upon the stranger exclaimed: II am
the Comte d Dion" and with that
struck NJ. Scholl. who Is extremely
short sighted, two violent blows with
his fiAts In the eyes. smashing his
glasses In such n manner AS to cut
the che XIX and cyellds and to dcluge
HIS face with blood While cropping
blindly about he received third blow
from the count before those present
had time to recover their nstoniah-
ment and throw themselves between
the two men.
The Comte de Dion thcreupon re-
stunned his seat at the table. which he
had occupied until then, while M.
Schol was lead to one corner Of the
room to have his face bathed aud the
pieces OF glass extracted Scholl Is ex-
ceedlngly violent, and while he was
thus being attended to he kept on,
turning around TO huri the most Bit
terly insulting epithets at the count.
who at length became so cNnsperated
that. seizlnE one Of the heavy glass
carafons filled With water and ice
from the table. he hurled II at Srholl,
striking him in the chest and injur-
Ing him so severely that he was COM
PEELED to keep his bed for weeks after
ward. The conflict that time was
brought TO close by the appearance
Of the police. who at once arrested the
count.
Al the trial which followed the fact
was brought to Hight that the be-
haylor Of the count was caused by q
series OF articles bearing the signature
OF Aureien S-holl, IN which the count
was held up to public contempt
But, coming back to the dinner. the
most remarkable utterance Of the
evening was the response made by the
prince, II contained this striking
phrase:
"As for me, have done my best
TO keep IN mind the two recommend
ations bequenthcd to his family by my
grandfather. the duke OF Orleans. when
he wrote In his last will and testa-
menti BE loyal servants TO the revo-
luton and do all that lies in your
pcwer TO obtain popular pardon for the
fact that you happen to be born
princess The pardon added Prince
Henry. II trust may be considered TO
have obtained. Al any rate. the gov
eminent eecms 20 be Of that opinion.
since II hns given 10 me the same
cross OF the Legion Of Honor which
was handed IN 1870 by NJ Gambetta
to my father In recognition Of his SER
vice oa simple soldier on the battle
fields OF France
The prince concluded by declaring
that II WAS the duty Of every one 10 |
"try 70 do something" 70 avoid the re-
prOach or lcadinfg useleRs existence
which was an indirect aliusion TO his
cousin. the ne'or do-well Due d'orieans
and he wound MP by citing as an ex-
ample his host. the comte &c Dion,
who Ia now the active head Of the
horseloss carriage movement IN France.
In France they have an Institution
known as "coracii Dc famiilc, which Is
composed Of all principal male relatives
81 a family and which constitutes
ancclea az tribunal convened to Judge
any merrber Of the family who n con-
adhered 10 have acted In 10 manner /
calculated 10 give offenHc 10 hls kins-
folk The "couseii de fnuiille" decides /
whether The offender Is guilty u Fuf-
feina deprived OF the control Of hls
fortune or " the misbehavior Or The
me N question has been SUCH IN 10
doprIVe HIM cf the cerc Of HE children.
TIE decisions arc then submitted 70
tho regular tribunals along with mill
utea Of the deliberations, ana ny courts
IN nine cases out of ten confirm the |
flndings OK the rcanseilf
fi,cna iconseli' composed entirely
~ the relatives Of the Duke de chatl-
,-ee--everr one NJ them Subjected 20
fhe inlluenre OF the imp0rious cd
the plchcss de chsN-