The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-24
THE MISTAKE OF THE MARQUIS.
Spendthrift Who Slew Servant Found
Courts Called Murder, Murder.

ed the criminal history of his country,
he might have throught twice before
shooting his servant, which prank
brought him to the gallows. Long
before his punishment in the Brit
ish courts had decreed that the shoot
ing of servants by noblemen was a
capital crime, rather than a misde-
meanor.
Fernando Marquis de Paleotti, was
the head of noble Italian house, and
during the reign Of Queen Anne ne
distinguished himself for ability and
valor as a colonel in the imperial
army. The Duke of Shrewsbury, an
exalted Britisher, visited Rome and
fell in love with sister of the mar
quis. In due season they were mar
ried and went to England and settled
down to live happy ever after in the
dukes ancestral hall. The marquis
followed them. The marquis had eX-
pensive tastes, and, his private treas
ury representing an aching void, he
rightly figured that his sister would
be a great convenience, as the duke
had all kinds of plain and fancy mon
ey.
That was. 200 years ago, and Lon
don was we'll supplied with native
bloods. who gave daily demonstra-
tions in extravaganza. 1t was time
when it was considered fashionable
to throw ones patrimony at the birds.
Gentlemen made a practice of retir-
ing with their boots on, and gambling
was the life work of the aristocrats:
Relying upon his sister to attend to
small details like paying his debts,
the marquis started in to show the
London sports the real thing in high
life. He spent money as though he
owned a newspaper in America, and
before long his creditors were so nu-
merous that he couldn't throw
brick without hitting three of them.
Every once in while, when the
creditors became particularly annoy
ing and oppressive, he called upon
his sister, and she gave him money
to pay up his bills, and they had some
affecting interviews. The duchess
implored him to brace up, to remem-
Der the honor of his house and to live
within his means; but the marquis
was quite naughty; he considered
her advice impertinence, and hint
ed that she ought to feel hono:Sd 20
act as his treasurer. FiHaI.I IT,"
duke came to the conclusion that i
was high time for a reform I!c
failed to see the fun of dsvotins
portion of his revenues to the pay
ment of the marquis's debts, and told
the dutchess that it must stop, and
she conveyed the information to ler
brother, but, he thought she was
just joking.
So he went ahead gambling and
drinking and betting, and his credi-
tors came down on him again, and his
sister refused to come to his relief.
Then the next thing the festive mar
quis knew, he was in jail; and being
in Jail in those days was anything
but a picnic. The afflicted nobleman
found himself herded in foul prison
with the lowest felons, and unl"7s
somebody came to his relief it YVES
more than possible he would end his
days there. News of his condition
was carried to his sister, and once
more this good woman came to his
relief. She settled with his credj1-
ors and he was released.
For an hour and twenty minutes
after emerging from the pestilential
prison, the marquis was determin ed
to profit by the lessons he had re-
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and abandon the fleshpots. But pres
emily he came to place where a lit
tie game always was in progress,
and he took hand So for a tirae
he led the old life, borrowing money,
drinking and gambling, and getting
into debt deeper every day. One day
he was proceeding along the street,
with a bad taste in his mouth,
wondering where he might raise the
price. He turned to his servant, who
was following him, and, naming
number of former friends, instructed
him to call upon them and borrow
money.
Its no use,' said the servant,
who had been sent upon many similar
errands, only to be kicked out; nc
body will lend you any money"
Such an affront from servant was
more than the blue blood Of the mar
qius could endure 1t boiled in his
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