The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-27
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The Marquis DEL of1Io. nend oI
the famous actress. AneAasoe A1seoe',
was one Of the best Known
Of bis day. Rch. bearing ~ mat
made him enc of he mos e00 a0sOus
figures n 0emAa nses ma - WY
ind16oseat 70 what o0n1M e1Gnk OF
him, b 0emgDA = - - =.
Socisty eA4s1 thsn eees "a
proncuneed I'm senV -
bit IN neay - ws Heel1 = -
sua6y hht faOa1es. h - -
Sense e hnor. oved se ana
Yves thGroa0A1y aW'Ahe % . soeal-
inGs q b. gsnsraf,aa HI eeoe01ca-
ties were - many seoeee ss'
which It pleased ham % III
bis own quaint Way' ana nv sse@
went wide q tho max.
HIS n8oe attempt q pGec tsAe'
If such It may be termed. bads faF to
Ievolut1onize the ADMINISTRATOR OF JUS
tice In Rome.
Principally at 10 one bright spring
morning every church bell IN town De-
gan to ring "a morto," long. pecuuar
toll used to announce death. F1us
TX. was then reigning pont1n and'
hearing the general tolling, asked WHO
the great Parsonage was that all Rome
was mourning. None OF DIS SUR
knew, but inquiries at st. Peters elicit
ed the fact that the Marquis dea 0ralao
had sent the order without specifying
who was dead. The ponf10 was even
more mystifed, and when word had
come from other churches to the same
effect he sent for the marquis who
promptly answered the summons.
II hear" said Plus TX. to the mar
Quis, that 1t Is at your BIDDING that
every bell In Rome is toAng. Who.
then. 70 dead?"
Justice, your holiness" was the enAg
matte reply.
"Justice~
Eyes, your holiness Justice. The
goddess II no more In the po0tidcal
states"
And thsreupon he related to ths ~
tonAshed poatif how. becoming aware
Of the corruption existing n Judiciary
circles, he had made en- expss4me0t-
Claiming that the farm Of poor neigh-
Dor Of bis belonged to him, he brought
the poor man to court and BY fbecal
bribing obtained poessssia0 Of he
whole estate, to which he had no FIGHT
whatsoever.
The pope, after listening extensively,
cenSured the marquis severely for the
method used. but history taih ~ that
the lesson bore fruit and that many
changes took place In important civic
positions.
At another time the marquis, who al
ways dressed very modestly, made his
way ON foot to the palace Of Prince
Massimo, where a big reception was
being held. AS he approached the en-
trance a pompous lackey looked him
over from head to foot and then barred
the way.
mo admittance tonight" he said In
solently. "A reception Ia going on"
The nobleman stood amazed, Tor even
over princes he often took preoedence.
but then he saw the humor Of the situar
ton and, smiling to himself. walked
away.
Half an hour later a MAGNIFICENT
coach drew I'D before tie palace. and
out stepped the maruuis poenlendent in
q gorgeous court Uniform axd sc,nttllaa.
ing with decorations. In a minute the
whole house was ast1r and tho hostess
herself met him and led him in. The
night was warm. and soon she invited
him to have an ice. an offer which no
promptly accented. Imagine har fool.
ings when instead of oat4nu n ho
coolIy and Deliberately nroceeded IN
spread spoonful after snoonf,,l over tho
front of his uniform and ON his mn.
merous DECORATIONS
"Why MARQUIS" she exclaimed IN