Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-12-13
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now ALL TIL cot NTRI Wa~ tAt>
~ MADE IL rti WILL
How n boy FCurrd In Tue Rug ~ ia los
prn mud How ell The Secret Wa. htpi
Tor Man, i-ur..

t'cI cCIIitCttu VIII III titis tIi!-C
sion, says q veteran % the rig, was tI.e
rider who was know. x 1ltertn. HI-cs
bv the na,ne. oF L Ia 4 vera and Omar
Kingsley. he wa born Of Fsenc.. lar
cnts in New Orleans, ami While q c!lcls
managed by Z. q Stokes ani S.Raor
Louis Gcrnaul was exhibiting - tAat
city he was a%ppr9ntIcei otae managers
by hs parents, bong then : vears o.d.
His roa! surname S;gnor German has
forgotten, and no ole cl-e III the bus
uess save STOKES knows il, Int the Sig
nor remembers that Ll3 Christian name
was Sam, cr Little SanlIic," IS ,vr'
BODY called INN. II. was at once taught
10 ride, and showed considerable ability.
When he was II wears Cd Stokes, II
vicw OF tho boy singular glri-.lke Do1u-
~, conceived the idea 0t THANKSGIVING
HIM 40 nearly rs possible into q fenale.
Ella Zoyara and az orcc had him alfred
cyactly Ike q girl. Every article Cf ms
lrets, both within and without, was
prccisely like that ot q woman, abu not
only was he dressed III this way IL the
rinP bat in private life as well. He never
again wore an article Of mans apparel
III after he was ~ years cd. stokes.
resolved to make the Illusion as con
pletc as possible, Gid 10. csel allow any
81 hin company TO know that Ella 10y
ore was not a genuine girl.
This secret renamed undiscovered for
night years, during which Stokes took
INN 10 Europe, where he created IN
mcnsc excitement. His beau v al that
time was remarkable. He hai n fanlt-
less complexion Of the purcst brunette
tyre, his face never showing the slightest
'roce Of a beard and his features were
perfect and of the most delicate, wo-
manly character, a. were also his hands
md feet. His hair, of raven b~iackDtss,
hung IN lnxuriant masses almost to his
whist. ! was playing q. A>tley's in
London when he made his first appear
Tnce there, and subsequently ! travelled
through EugIand for four months ia
fhc same company with him, and N all
That tlmn,l never had the slightest Gus
Dicion that he was no.. Il girl. Ii was
probably the most successful deception
as regards Sex ever practicctt. Stokes
at that timo had III his charge a little
girl about the same age as the so-cailcd
mi, 1900 ,t.,
scmhitd. she md ELLA" were always
dressed nagnliirently III Il very similar
manner, were always together, and you
would take them for twins or at least
hlsters. When this little girl grew to
w~omanhood she became the wife Of
Stokes.
Wherever Ella Zayarn" appeared he
completely enthrailcd many Of the male
hearts III the audience. He received
letters Of the most passlo! nfc character
AMI magnificent presents IRON the nobi!-
'ty aud gentry OF Europe. Among those
who worshipel AZ the shrine O. thus
tempo of supposed female love,nes5
WAS n Of the crowned heads OF Cir
many. who, among other costly things,
presented Ella. with n diamond ring
valued at IS, 0s0. about which | huy,
,5tcn heard the latter tell this story IL
was riding III a circus Ill 81. petersbury
and the ring beng rather loose uron liz
anSer slipped oil one afternoon IS h,
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Bat that h'eht Is lie vas nv,ng arouH,
the nhg upon ms f"5s., he happened
. down AMI SAW a bright elttr !
she s'"lEst ut the edge Of the ring
Inc minutes seemed nj lloHrs II. atte
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