The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-15

their old loves and
crimes?
The ghosts are dread French kings,
from Francis l. to Charles TX, with
beautiful but cruel Diane de POitiers
and Catherine de Medici, the terrible
queen-mother Even the unhappy
Mary Stuart knew the lovely scene.
The scene is outside wOndrOus
Chenonceau, said to be again for sale
unless already sold-in the division
Of the Terry estate.
If you can pay the millions, take the
ghosts as an extra attraction. They
cannot harm plain Americans. Here
Is a mystery. The ghosts cannot en-
ter the chateau so long as plain, un
titled folks live in it. The potent N
luence of it's builder-an untitled
business woman of the renaissance
will keep the royal robbers out in the
park
Go back a century. Claude Dupin
plain taX-farmer, purchased Chenon
ceau in great dilapidation for 100000
francs in 1888 and spent 100000 francs
a brilliant literary court, with Button
VOltaire and Rousseau; and the
chateau went peacefully to their de-
scendants from whom Wilson's
daughter bought it.
For the strong business woman OF
ace: Catherine Briconnet descended
from a small shOpkeeper's family OF
Tours, fostered to greatness like sc
many other little people"-Barthe
lots, Pouchers BOhiers-by democrat
ic Louis XI. Rehold Catherine BricOn-
net, daughter of banker who died
archbishop married to Thomas BO
hier, a farmer general, and rich
enough to buy the marques f1ef.
While Thomas financed the armies
Of two kings Catherine left at home
built Chenon eau
GATHERINGS husband, Bohier, died in
the rOut of the French army in Italy
Catherine died year later. Francis
l., finding his treasury emptied by
italian wars, brought suit against
all the crowns financiers. The OBJ
ject was 1ot to judge, but to grind
money.
In five years the rich family OF
Bohier was ruined and GATHERINGS
son, Antoine. was glad to humbly Of
fer Francis l. his chateau Of Chenon
ceau at d valuation Of 10000 livres
as a quite claim. ct had cost his fa
ther 10000 livres, or $4,000 in our
money. Some 10000 livres remained
of the kings claim. The Bohiers
were sucked dry
Fraracis visited ChenOnceau twice
an ilJl. melancholy man. and died a
nasty death. But Diane de Poitiers
had fseen and liked the chateau OF
the waters.
Diane de Poitiers, celebrated in
French history for her beauty, grace
cr,bokedness, wickedness and unlimit
@ d influence over King Henri H., was
rlnarried at Is years to the hunch
tbacked Louis de Breezy, grand senes
; ,chal OF Normandy, who was 60. Two
years later her father, implicated In a
plot, was being led off to the Place de
Greve, Paris, to have his head cut of
but youthful Diane was talking with
the dauphin. The father was re-
prieved at the last moment. and Diane
became political figure.
On the death of Francis L. her frs,
act was to have the dauphin become
king. dispossess her old rival, Ouch
ess d'Etampes. of all her property
Finally, by letters patent, Diane OBJ
tanned our chateau of ChenOnceau
Here is one of the crimes of Che
nonceau. A young gentleman, La
Chateigneraie. knew too much about
Diane. Another De JarHac. married
the sister of her old rival, Duchess
d'Etampes.
ASK De Jarnac how he dresses sc
well?" said Diane to La Chateigneraie
my mother-in-law helps me out,
explained the unsuspecting De Jarnac
On which Diane caused she hateful
whisper to go round:
DO you know what La Chateign
CRAZE says about De Jarnac and mis-
mother-ir law"
They fought with swords and dag
gers IA tho presence OF the court
Like Iago, which one kills the other
care nothing" thought Diane; bu
abe felt safer VIXEN, to everybody
surprise. De Jarnac suddenly seemed
TO slip. fell to one knee. and ham
strung his superior adversary with {