Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1912 — Luxury of Being Rich. [ARTICLE]

Luxury of Being Rich.

When the Emperor Joseph 11. was In Paris, in the reign of Louis XVI. he was in the habit of walking about the city incognito. One morning he went into an elegant coffee honse and asked for a cup of chocolate. He was plainly dressed, and the waiters insolently refused It, saying it was too early. Without making any reply, he walked out, and went into a little coffee house. He asked for a, cup of chocolate, and the landlord politely answered that It should be ready in a moment. While he waited for it, as the coffee house was empty, he walked up and down, and was conversing on different subjects, when the landlord’s daughter, a very pretty girl, made her appearance. The emperor wished her a good day, according to the French mode; and observed 'to her father that it was time she should be married, "/tfi!” replied the old man; “If I had but a thousand crowns, I could marry her to a man who is very fond of her —but, sir—the chocolate is ready." The emperor called for pen. Ink and \ paper; the girl ran to fetch them; and he gave her an order on his banker for 6,000 livres.