The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-26
SOME INTERESTING STORIES
FROM METROPOLIS OF FRANCE

consciousness, he called in the ponce,
and the lady, who had merely faintea
from weakness and want, was con
veyed to hospital. where she, mas
since recovered. Her story turned 9ut
TO be A very sad one. She comes OF II
good family in Peru. and is the. aunt
OF n former Peruvian Minister OF WI
She had at one time eonsidcrhoi,e
fortune of her own. but LOST ii through
ilI-advised speculation. and has peeh ="
France for some time perfectly destI-
tutc. so much so that fears are no"
entertained for her reason. Alter sue
had partly recovered at the hospital,
She said that she had como from lavre,
where she had been staying at inc
Hotel Modernc. and that she was TO
meet in few DAYS n lawyer from New
York. who had Informed her that she
had inherited a sum of nearly Sl,OUo'-
900 from her brother, Uufortunate-
ly, it turned out that this supposed in-
hcritance was merely an illusion:
The Peruvian legation here had secured
her Il passage on steamer, ana ar
ranged for her return 10 South Amcn-
en-. 1t was no easy matter to per
suade her to leave Paris, as she was
always waiting for the imaginary
lawyer to appear with the supposed IN,
heritance. An employee accompanied
her to the train, but she got oil at inc
At the hospital she suddenly had an
idea that the date for The arrivnl OF
the lawyer had come, and she was with
difficulty kept in her bed. As soon as
the attendant had turned his back she
got up, and was going 10 leave the
hospital but she was so weak that she
was unable to stand on her feet, and
fell to the floor.
The MAYOR of small town has had
curious adventure while driving alone
in his trap over n country road. 4 man
who is said to be well known in the dis
trict, and who was riding on bicycle.
stopped him, and, after threatening him
with a revolver, made him sign prom
issory note for 100000 to indemnify
him for an inheritance which the man
said the MAYOR had caused him to lose.
When tho mayor had signed it the man
further insisted that he should also
write letter stating that he owed that
sum, and to date 1T as dictated. The
mayor tried in vain TO escape these de-
mands, but was forced to comply when
the barrel of tho revolver was held up
to him each time he made an objection.
His last resource was to say that he
had no writing material with him, but
the man had pen. ink and paper ready,
which he handed to the mayor, who
was forced to yield, and wrote the letter
Just as ii was dictated, When the man
had secured what he wanted he rode
away. The mayor Immediately returned
to the town and Informed the police of
his adventure.
Next to NJ, Lepine the prefect Of po-
lice, NJ. Clemenceau, is the best
known man in Paris, although Ram
bouillet, where the Premier IS features
ought to be we'll known, he was very
nearly arrested last Thursday for cross.
ing the railway line, and had to prove
his identity before he was allowed to
pass. He did so with his usual
brusquerie. This brusquerie of M.
Clemenceau has on occasion caused him
to make mistakes, Not long ago, at
election time, NJ. Clemenceau, who was
n doctor before he became 4 politician,
established a free dispensary and con-
sultation.room in his electoral quarter.
One morning a man came in. Mr..
Clemenceau looked at him and said;
tfTake off your shirt'' Undress?D
said the man. eyes" said NJ. CIemen-
ceau. "strip, and be quick about
it" He looked at his tongue, felt his
pulse, and peered under his eyelids.
''Not much wrong here," he said;
"what do you think you want7" ~
want to be a postman," said the man.
He got the berth.