The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
THE BEAUTIFUL IMPOSTER.

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the last century, perhaps that of the
Princess Caraboo, in the earlier part
of this, forms one of the most import
ant and sensational incidents in the
history of the city of Bath.
In the year 1877, the sturdy VII
lage overseer of Almondsoury saw
one evening. wandering in Knob
park, the residence of a wealthy mer.
chant, Mr.. Samuel Worrali, a young
and very beautiful woman, command
ing in stature. yoluptuous figure. a.
most bronze in complexion, with reg
ular features. superb black hair. that
hung in two great braids, woven into
beads, nearly to the ground. She
wore an Oriental dress. full, with
loose sleeves. and nothing on her
small brown feet but a pair of worn
sandals.
So digni6ed and naughty was the
strangers bearing that the honest
man approached with Difference, as
well as curiosity, to inquire what she
was doing in the park, but found to
his astonishment she was not able to
speak or understand one word of
English. By signs and gestures she
to him that she was looking
for somewhere to sleep. and was worn
out with fatigue. The overseer, at a
loss what to do, led her to the man.
sion of Mr.. Worrall. who was so
struck by the beauty, manness, and
apparent misfortunes of the Princess,
that he and his vie insisted on her re-
naming as their guest.
The family soon became so inter-
ested in their visitor that they in
vited the greatest linguists of the day
to meet her, but. unfortunately, no
one could interpret the strange, yet
musical language she spoke. She ate
no animal food, insisted on preparing
her own diet generally of rice or sage,
which she dressed in a peculiar fash
ion, and evinced the ingenious happi- |
ness of a child in displaying her va
ried accomplishments for the amuse-
ment Of the family and their friends. |
She executed various fantastic dances
with grace and abandon, swan like a |
fish, and could dive headforemOst in
TO deep water, rowed with strength |
and skill, and excel the best archer in
in the use of bow and ar.
row.
At this time SIZE went to Bath for
he season with her generous protect
,rs, and there she made a sensation
such as no woman or women in En-
gland, save the beautiful Cunning els
ers, have produced.
She made her first appearance in
he Assembly rooms in such silence
hat a pin could have been heard to
lrop. so dazzling was her beauty.
which was displayed to the greatest
in loose but clinging robe
# rich colors threaded with gold; the
nll sleeves reaching only to her ell
DOW could not conceal the exquisite
of her well-develOped arms,
broad embroidered band was fast
med about her round and supple
waist, in which was stuck small and
'udely fashioned knife, her INSOFAR
bile companion. Her magnificent
lair was worn, as usual, 10 broad
,raids, and on one side of her we'll
poised head were fastened seven pea
.ock's feathers in the form of q wav-
ny crescent. Bird, the artist who was
present, was so struck by her extra
ordinary appearance that he after
ward painted her portrait-life-size-
N the costume she wore that evening.
There also happened to be present on
hat evening a learned Portuguese, who,
IN being presented to her, at once rec
,gnized her language as being that Of
he Javasus, the inhabitants of an is
and in the East Indies. He inter.