Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1910 — THE CUBE OF NANTERRE. [ARTICLE]

THE CUBE OF NANTERRE.

When an old man is obstinate, he can be very obstinate indeed. Such was the case with the vicar of Nanterre, M. Delaumosne, wife died only recently at the age of 97, keeping to the last his freshness and the full use of his faculties —to say nothing of his obstinacy. The cardinal had for a long time been trying to get him to retire, and without success, says Le Figaro. The last attempt was made by a special ambassador from his eminence, who was sent with the orders to bring back M. Deloumosne’s resignation. He was received the vicar with the greatest courtesy and asked to stay to share the vicar’s modest supper. The visitor accepted, thinking that there would be plenty of time to transact his business later. The good vicar proposed a walk, before supper, in order to whet the appetite. Together they set out, and soon came to a cemetery, where the vicar lost no time in exhibiting his tomb, already prepared, with the following inscription: M. le chanolne Delaumosne Ne en 1812 Mort Cure de Nanterre le ..... .... . The date of his death, as might be expected, was left blank. The ambassador from the cardinal understood. He supped, and departed as he had come. The vicar was never again asked to resign. M. Delaumosne was, as may be guessed, a really original man. Once, speaking in his church to some pilgrims who had come from different parts of the diocese to honor St. Genevieve, he began as follows: “People from Puteaux, from Courbevole, from Paris, and the other suburbs of. Nanterre * •