Romance of a French Marquis.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 156, 5 July 1887, Page 7

Romance of a French Marquis.

that the FrenchB&: \vK committed suicide by jumping from:tie" Boston and .New York express bain near Providence, United States, was iheMarqnis de la Teurasse, afld belonged JjjJ.jttominent French family of South Frajce./ 'Among other positions lie held the office of:notary,, and in this capacity tfas the custodian of,fully 700,000 francs. heiress of rank, his tome wasa palace, and it was always open to Kis friends, and was visited by members of W royal fa&ily. .He was a favourite member of. many social clubs, as lie spent moneyfreelyand thoughtlessly. His bets irerb honourably paid, and some of them Wcrolaigoth'afceyen his seemingly inexhatßtible. .supply of gold was severely taXfiu« .;■ --• •- -. •■ - . For mafly, years be flolted along on the bgh wave of iociai; prosperity. Then the Jtash came: having squandered his own jortnne, Ire took money from the trust mto jaeet,the demands of creditors. My a little was taken at first, with the intention of replacing it in the near future. «I w the same old story.' of downfall. £"*V 4 c n ste P no t hi ng remained for tan- but-fnghfc. After- his preparations m made ho confessed liis guilt to his W.andybade her good-bye. His little ™«en were comforted with the promise totheivoHld soon return, but they never W-to.again on French soil. He manWto escape, under cover,of darkness, «Njr pursued by officers of thelw. -leu years ago he landed in New York w* only ji few thousand francs. After S?:f te obtaln employment as a Hftf pßffdhris went to Toronto. Sth t^ Ot ) qi l tc, tho church was s ° at t h ? d tHe Station of being £g; a i fanatic. Much of his Jβ? mem with the Jesuit fathers. He and soon «te his arrival he introduced another wife SSW* hiStOry - *° ihem he was ELS Sen \ e > in stractor in French. toS ed t » h ' m ° neyb y dressmaking tttffi' %A ome - comfortable and to EiJ c n r ,t Slll /f less with clothing. tm ? es he made an ea raest «1& bufc . tlle old babits soon jwfl nun down ao-ain. Cnenl t0 a , child - De S empe W - at - his AVife had 8". to help settle almwin • and that she was living b y % wife. 1 ! ork - Tl 'e J e f to rctmV, ■■'"'■■ • ';; i --^ s com Pelled ~ -. j ' ' ,! , c """eatened to ab the fifiJ . , ' M ' ie w °uld escape *Je tfiij;;' - .'..". which came in "rkai!<r. - - 7! . ftien ds inNev/ ' i '' >incein afew weeks.