It will probably
be a very useful lesson to him, and make him a better man.
* * * * *
A very curious law case has just come to an end in France.
It is such a silly case, that it seems strange that the French lawyers
waste their time over it.
The Duke of Anjou and the Duke of Orleans each claim the right to the
title of King of France.
The lawyers on both sides argued and struggled over the matter with all
seriousness.
The Duke of Anjou did not want the Duke of Orleans to call himself the
head of the Royal Family of France, nor did he want him to have the right
to use the royal shield of France as his coat of arms. Only the King of
France has a right to use the lilies of France, or fleurs-de-lis, as they
are called, on his shield.
The Duke of Anjou was, further, much troubled lest the Duke of Orleans
should have the right to sign his proclamations with his first name only,
after the manner of kings.
After many a legal wrangle, and many a fine argument, the court finally
gave its opinion that the Duke of Anjou had lost his case for the
following very good reasons:
First, because there is no longer a King of France--France being now a
republic.
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