The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-01-28
PRINCE PERKINS.

Titled Europeans have carried off q
great many American heiresses before
now, but Mr.. Charles Perkins, formerly
of Boston, enjoys the rare distinction
for an American, of marrying a princess
His brilliant success may have inspired
others of his nation with the hope Of
being able to pick up an intanta, OF
! duchess at the very least. 1t is well
known that American girls who marry
titles pay liberally for the honor; or, at
| least, their papas have to come down
handsomely. The coronet hunts an
heiress.
Probably when Marie Isabella Fran
eois Gurowsky De Bourbon, intanta Of
| Spain, and niece of her late Catholic
Maiestv,F Queen Isabella, married Mr..
Charles Perkins, late Of Boston, Massa-
chusetts, she thought she was marrying
an heir Indeed, one Of his latter cred
| itors lent him money toreturn to Boston
to secure succession from his fathers
estate. He did not go, and the presump-
| ton is, that he was not an heir to any
great extent. The infanta was deceived.
We are glad of it. Prince. Perkins has
revenged several generations of unfor-
tunate American girls who have married
beggarly Princes, ,Marquisses and Counts
and have lived wretched lives thereaf-
ter. So far, we are in favor of Perkins.
But if any ambitious young son of the
great Republic thinks to emulate the
smart Bostonian, let him attentively
consider the story Of this graceless ad'
venturer.
Before Perkins was Prince he was
United States Consul at Stockholm. He
gained the reputation of gallant, gay
chevalier, bright talker and an admi-
rable French scholar, while in Sweden.
Circulating among the consular appoint
ments of his country, he finally settled
upon that ut Lisbon, where he filled the
Office of United States Consul with even
more brilliancy than he had in Sweden.
The United States Minister to Portugal
at that time was not nearly so smart as
Perkins; and this is said without preju-
dice. Not many men are as smart as
Perkins; probably no United States Min
lister ever was. At any rate, Perkins
was speedily recognized by the dignitied
Portugsee as the head of the United
States Legation. His lingual facilities
were extraordinary; his gift Of gal, rose
to the level of genius. He talked his
way into the hearts of men and women
| and among his willing victims was the
aforesaid Marie Isabella Francois GuroW
sky De Bourbon, infanta of Spain.
The accounts of the nuptials wert
glowing, and the magnifcence OF thtt
ceremonies and festivities of this auspl
cious event rent with envy the hearts O.
divers young Bostonians to whom Prince
| Perkins sent copies of the Lisbon journ
ais containing marked reports of th'
same. While Isabella the Catholic re
tanned her seat on the throne, Prince
Perkins and the Princess got on wei
enough, so fas as the rest of the worlC
knew. When Isabella took her Jewelrl
and Marfori and fed over the Pyrenees
the young couple were left ina condition
that may be called precarious. The,
followed the illustriops exile, as she l
called, to Paris. But she had no none.
to give or lend. Her own rainy day ha'
come at last, and she must live on he
savings. Passing around the hat anon
their royal kin, they got trihe fren
Chambord, otherwise known as Henr
v. of France. This kind-hearted ana
chorism could not bear to see prince
begging their bread, and, anxious for tn
honor of his race, he sent them all b
could spare. But this was soon gone
and nothing was left but princely pre-
tense; for your real prince can neye
think of work.
The rest Of the story has already bee
told in our own correspondence. Ho'
} Prince Perkins took lodging in the Ru
} de Balzac with one Nine. Meilhan; an
, how the noble gentleman, wishing to
to Boston to get his inheritance, borrow
ed 10000 francs of his too-confding hos
} tess, has already been narrated. Prime
r Perkins, who never, never went to Bol
: ton, seems not only to have been at n
, wits end, but to have lost his wits. II
/ attempted to raise loan for Don Carlo
r and this, though theproceeds may nevt