The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28
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deaths occurred this week, and among
these six is Jules Gerry. once the most
brilliant violinist in Europe He was
seventy years of age. pennilsss friendless
ard homeless.
During this height of his career, he was
! literally coming money; but he was ex-
tray agant and squandered fortune after
fortune.
As his fame decreased and others sup
planted him, he gradually sank lower anu
lower in the social scale until he was
compelled to play in the streets for
| are living, and he suddenly fell dead as
hs W. 5 scrapins out tune on his old
fiddle In the Rue Jean Mace.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
There is now exhibited in Paris at the
! City Hall Museum. the famous collection
of curioS beQu tlleu the city by the
late NJ. Dutuit.
No doubt you have already received in
format ton on the endless and priceless
treasures that are crowded in that col
lection.
The collection OF all those curios:ties
was the only hobby in the life of NJ Du
stuit. who, considering the wealth he pos
sessed. was probably the champion
r1:iser in the wfrld.
He not only nied himself all the lux
uriss of life. not only it's comforts. but
even its very necessities.
a very amusing incident. which only
he opened a few months before his death,
will illustrate this. He heard that there
was for sale in Lordon most remark
able vase which had belonged to King
Henry II. The price wanted for 1t was
slS.O00
He decided to leave Paris for London
a. once. It was q bitterly cold day. The
channel was very rough: altogether 1t
was a day on which any man would have
provided for himself every possible COM
fcrt in order to reduce the hardships OF
Of the journey to a minimum.
| Faithful to his habits Of economy.
however. Monsieur Dutuit took third
class ticket to London, crossed the
Channel with the poultry and the ducks.
put up in London at 81 per day hotel,
paid $1S.20O for the coveted curio. and
triumphantly returned home with his
+, prize.
His country has accepted the gift, but
! laughs at the poor old crank.
We all know these two celebrated pic
! lures. ,.le first Of which represents g
post-chaise which Is waiting around q
corner of the lane while the clipping pair
/; are coming out of the gate Of the house:
and lie second. the breakdown of that
post-chaise. while the pursuing father
shakes his fist a quarter of mile be-
hind.
/ Times have changed.
Enter the automobile. And the auto
mobile has proved splendiGly eff c.ert
Il, the service of true love- Two acts
/ of a Partisan drama have, been eracted
| of :. the automobile Is the hero.
In the first act a young doctor and a
! young lady meet and fall in love. There
is an interval of two years. and all
seems well. when the father refuses his
! consent TO the marriage.
! Now, this is much more serious in
France than it is in England or In
America. But love not only laughs at
locksn,iths. it employs the best makers
o. automobiles.
In the second act we see the young
| doctor seize the faintins girl as she
energies from her music lesson, place her
on the automobile and pull the starting
lever.
! All this is the work OF a moment. We
are told that the young lady tainted:
but that was, guess. only concession
| to propriety.
The father is in telegraph pursuit. but
a really good automobile goes a. tre-
mendous pace when love is the motive
power.
| There must be something enchanting,
electri1ying. in elooing with girl in an
i omobile that speeds at rate of sixty
| to seventy miles an hour.
The curtain has not yet risen on the
! third act; but from rumors and also prl-
vate information I understand that the
play will end by marriage and the bless
!. ing of a relenting father.