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Show A Famous Beadle of Tarls. Discours, the beadle of the Church of St. Roch, in Paris, died on Saturday. He was almost famous for his tall stature, imposing air and portly figure, and was at once the tallest of the Paris beadles and the senior of them all. Prevost, the beadle of the Madeleine, stood next in stature, and after him came the beadle of Notre Dame, an ex-drum major, who was engaged two years ago by Archbishop Archbish-op Richard. Discours was a passionate lover of billiards bil-liards and went every evening to play at the Cafe Regence, where he used to measure his skill with M. Grevy before the latter was president of the republic. He constantly saw there a man taller than himself, Mr. Theodore Tilton, the American poet, who went to La Regence Re-gence to play chess and was more than a match for Grevy. The post of beadle in a Paris church is a much envied one among the class of men who compete for it. At Notre Dame, the Madeleine and St. Clotilde the salary is 60, and there are perquisites at grand weddings and funerals. In smaller churches the pay ia 40. The gorgeous uniforms and silver sil-ver headed wand are provided by the vestry. London News. |
