The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-09-22
IDAHO WOLRD.
A PRINCESS RopEwALKER.


THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF THE WIFE OF PRIMO
sALN-sALM
The recent death Of Prince Felix Satin. Salu
In battle brings him and his noted wife one
again into that public notice which they 8
much delight in.
Some time during the winter of 1857, n hand
some lady, elegantly dressed. visited the Wal
nut street Circus in Philadelphia, and mad,
arrangements for instruction in the art %
equestrianism, az practiced by the divinities o
the saw.dust circle. She was already pretty
good horsawoman, so far as riding with side
saddle was concerned; but it was her ambition
to astonish wonderful audiences by posing her
self on one foot while going ut full speed, by
flights over muslin banners, and by reckless
dashes through paper hoops. Her negotiations
resulted satisfactorily, and. under the direction
of competent teacher, she commenced her
course OF practice She was well supplied
with funds, and was always accompanied IN
her visits to the circus by negro servant. II
was subsequently, ascertained that ut this time
she was living under the protection OF prom
inent Philadelphia physician. She gave the
high sounding name of Miss Agnes Leclercq,
and was congratulated by the manager upon
having
FIRsrRArE NAME PoR FOSTER
ticed in the ciicus ring. is only attained after
much perseverance aud numerous upsets. Miss
Agnes was plump Us well as pretty. and when
she fell, which was pretty often. she fell hard.
Although she was an extremely pucky little
woman, she was on eminently practical one,
aud she shortly came Ia the conclusIon that
she could attain the end She desired. viz, the
admiration of miscellaneous audiences. with
less risk to her beautiful limbs than was Gu
tailed by the prosecution vi her original de-
sign. So she gave up her attempts at circus
riding. aud devoted her energies 10 acquiring
the accomplishments Of
A ri6Hr.RoPE DANCER
For some months she pursued her practice |
upon the rope with great assidui,y. and eyeutu.
ally became tolrrable performer. In thu
spring she procured IN engagement with n |
travelling circus to make grand ascension
upon n single wirs." which was stretched from
the ground Ia the top of the c-ntrr pale of the
circus tent, In thu open mir. this being gratu.
itUus exhibition given before the commence
nent of the performance Tor the purpose oi
attracting q crowd, Her first appearance, in
public occurred AZ Chicago in April lc57. The
day was windy, disagrrrable Que; the atsnos.
phrre vas damp, aud the wire was wet and
A shc ennmeneed her psrilous
journey the gusts al wind played the mischief
with her abbreylat shirts, and rendered u ,
extremely difficult for her 10 keep her iooting
But, with balance pulc IN hand, she steadily =
pursued her way until she had walked hail the /
length of the wire. At this point she ansortl,.
nateIy made a mlsstep. aud. to the horror III ,
the gaping crowd, cauie with great Velocity To +,
the ground A stalmart and muscular member h
Of the COMPANY caught her in bis arms,
however. aud saved her iram injury. where.
upon she pluckIly tried the op~rallun osrr
again. and this time with complete SUCCESS, /
walking 10 the top Of the tent and then DIR !
forming the still more difficult feat vi drscrnd- b
ing to the ground by %. sam. haxlrduu. /,
course, retiring ut the conclusion Ut her per. j,
ormance amidst n geGcial chorus oi shouts I
Ind cheers frnm the unwashrd multitude " hu 4
lad been admlriag hr beauty aud daring !.
his was her irst appearance 10 pubic. but :,
he repeated the performance taic. day the Ia
Whole ol the travrling srassn. which lasted SIX n
y seven months. during which tim. n. circus q.
isited the principal towns Ut Illinois, Missouri.
Irkansas and Kentucky. During her stay In ri
'hicagu she was attended ON varlou. occasions !,
y communicating serdy individual. whom a.
he introduced tn the company ~ her bruther, Y
ut who. Il was afterwards learned. was uo r
80 All lu9tstGue4 LHln bf
aER HUSBAND. l..
After leaving Chicago this individual van. FL
he'd from sight. and like Billy Lackaday's ui
lther. 81 he has always kept in the background
nd never since been heard from" In thu
ltumu the circus came to grief at Marys,i!lr IN
y, and the members Of the company were WI
IT to find their way To their ses-ral homes "a cy
st they might. Miss Agnes, by unknown gr
leans. got 10 New York. and il il to b. pre-. -
lmed that she had brcome thoroughly dis.
isted with her circus experience as shr was ~
ever known to appear in the capacity of tight ",
pc dancer again.
Another HUSBAND. gu
Soon alter arriving In New York Miss Agnes 20
arried gentleman of good family who wa. Ti
'votediy attached TO her. He was fine. no.
fellow, and tor a time. 50 far as il
lown, she behaved herself with propri.ty. St'
Ut this could not last long A quiet life Of
spectability was not suited to her tetnpera.
mt; she grew discontented and unhappy. JUS
d although her husband did everything in his Tor
wer TO make her bowo pleasant for her. one the
y, without word Of explanation, without
IRE having been the slightest quarrel or mis-
der.tanding. she suddenly disappeared. The fur
It that was known Of her she was living IN :
Q style IN Havana, and shortly after she re-. had
peared I'D this city, taking apartments at n UNI
st-class hotel, and evidently having at her IN b
IN, mn nd fha afrfnoa IF :, Lln.