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Show Not Original With Dumas. Many have laughed over tho reply of tho elder Daman who was familiar with bailiffs when ho wus nsked to aid In defraying tho expense of bury lng ono of tliesci gentlemen, who bad died In great destitution. Being told that tho amount desired was 25 francs, tho gicat romancer pulled ID napol-eonB napol-eonB from Ids pocket and exclaimed: "Twenty-five francs to bury a bailiff! bail-iff! Take all Pvo got, ami bury a dozen doz-en of 'cm!" This story has been traced to tho nntlvo uttrrnnco of a French provincial magnate, as recorded record-ed by Tcllcmant des Beaux. |