The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-07-31
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which lEerc Is ouy record, 10 aucieot o.
modern times. Is Count joseph ErfulWas-
ki, born IN POLISH kGssip ia i739. lis
ptrcnts were uf.ihaaaediuni slze. aud has.
family Of six children, Ire souslnnd one
daughter. Three ot the former, when full.
grown. exceeded the middle stature but
1.-THE o,ller t~o and The daughter attained
only that Of children 81 s40ul the age Of
four years. At ihe time of joseph = birth
be measured only & inches ia lea,giil but
he was neither weak nor defective; ttgsi
his mother, who suehlsd inai herself. ire.
IQucutlYs thA; note-of her children
gave her less trouble than he ~ sis-
ter, Auastasia, seven years younger, is
represented By him, 10 his Memoirs, as
so short that shc Guild stana uDdeT bis
arms. Sha was a BE. iset model vi syus-
metry aud beauty, having II iieely aud
cheerful temper aud feeling. aud neniit.
cent heart At tie a@e 9f fifteen, being
loplY 70 inches high, he vas presented u
Empress Thcresa, who Oh one occasipa
took him o. hcr lap, caresscd hsu, and
asked him what he thought MAJ most curl
od5 aud interesting al Einnna lie an
svered that he had seen many tlfin9s
worthy Of adnfira ion, but nothing seemed
50 extraordinary as that which he thcu be-
held. " And what j. ,thatY' inquired
her Majesty. "sIasee so-llplea man On
IthaAlap Of so great w3mun, replied
lawski.> The Empress then wore u
on which was her cipher in brilliants.
| HIS hand beingin hers, he looked attentive
| iy at this jewel, sheassed him whether tho
cipher was pretty al begyour Majesty's
pardon" replied BorulaRski; t"it IS not
the ring that | ain looking Ut, but the
hand which / beseech your permission to
| kiss :" at the same time raising tito his
| lips The fattcred Empress thcreupon
took very fine diamond ring from the
finger of. Marie Antoauette, then a child,
and put it on Borulawski. TIE notice Of
the Empress procured him the attention
OF the whole Court, and the marked kind
uess Of Count Kaunitz BY this time the
| little man was about % inches high. could
bear fatigue and lift great weights in pro.
lportion to his size, possessed mental en-
ergy and accomplishments, aud a judg-
mcnt very SQUAD understood arithmetic,
spoke German aud French, was ingenious
| in every thing he undertook, lively in his
arepartees, and justin his reasonings.
II Being once upon the lap Of the Prin:
cess Nassau, eilBourg, she said, t. are
i you not very sorry you arc. not taller 1
+. No." he replied; g il Ldwasgl should
] not have the honor to sit upon your lady
ships knee" Borulawski was twice tho
/ victim of the tender passion, his first 'love
Ibeing an actress, whom, he wished to mar
ry, but who laughed at him. The secon(
was a young French lady. Ialina .Bartu
ban, whom, after much opposition from
his apatronessa1 CountessI Hnmiecka, III
married. Being informed, in fewweek.
latter his marriage, that he was likely Il
! become d father, aud being somewhat i'm
pecunious, it was suggested that q secpp(
visit to the Courts OF Europe would en-
| able him to procure the means OF leading
Ia. life of comfort. The king supplied hin
with convenient carriage, aud off hi
q went In due time daughter was borl
: to him. He travelled over Europe, hat
!. letters to persons Of the highest position
land in. a1ew years he was enabled tore
sltire Withease and comfort. At the EN-
q of the last century, having been seen b
: some of the prebehdafies Of Durham, h
= : was prevdilsa upon by that body to tax
Il UP his abode for life ia Banks cottage
near their city, they engaged to,allow ahir
a handsome income. lie accepted thi
dEoffer, and enjoyed the clericalbounty u
. Ito the tinotof his death, which happene
} lat thesame cottags on September 5, 7 881
when he was ninety years of age .7777,W: 4
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