Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1894 — Two Ugly Men. [ARTICLE]

Two Ugly Men.

The Due do Roquelaire was a man of great ugliness and much humor. One day he met in the street a most unlovely-looking Auvergfiat, who had some petition or memorial to present at Versailles. He immediately introduced him to Louis XIV., remarking that ho was und' r a special obligation to him. The King granted the favor asked for, and then inquired of the Due what might bo the nature of the obligation. “But for him, your Majesty, I should be the ugliest man in your dominions.” I am reminded of Heidegger, the manager of the opera house in the Haymarket when George 11. was king. Ono day he laid a wager with the Earl of Chesterfield that he would not find in all London an uglier face than his. After a long search the Earl produced a woman of St. Giles’ who, at first, seemed to outvie the manager, but when the latter put on the woman's headgear his superior ugliness was at once admitted.—All the Year Hound.