Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 253, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1911 — The Duchess Was Humorous. [ARTICLE]

The Duchess Was Humorous.

Paris. —A charming anecdote to going the rounds of Paris concerning a duchess well known in Parisian society for her charity. An old beggar whom the .procession of vehicles going to the Grand Prix had attracted to the Champs-Elysees was given a franc by a passer-by. The old man, while testing the-coin on the pavement, saw it disappear under the railings of a garden. He rang the bell and begged the footman who opened the door to look for the franc. The footman went away and, coming back after a little while, said: “Your franc has not been found.” Blank dismay overclouded the beggar’s face, until the footman added: “But this has been found,* 1 and handed the beggar a 20-franc piece. While the beggar cheerfully went on his way the charitable duchess, who had been sitting all the time within her garden, smiled at the succeM of her little joke.