The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-04-15
TIE TsafDig OF SIAM.
An Es'a0ysPBsss shows w the Court sad
~ Wiasstheaa,


Mrs Le0n0WeDs. who was governcs
0f ile young Princes 0f Slam, publisho.
n sGGi6b Of The PFime Minister of tin
country ~ follows, lfo wns The aelHa
ruler 0f shat eGinisbafbpr0iis ronlm GBt
tho prime c6nifiyer Of liz arbitrary poll
Gy. l,laek. bHi oGDi0ly. robust and Wig
er0ue. neck short and thick, nose largi
md nosirlla wide, eyes lnWliaiiy0 aiid
peDeifaiBgj bis was tho massive braih
proper 70 Gn intellect deliberate aud sys
ieBaiic. We'll founded In tho besl
idi0ms OF his nntiyG t0BNiic, liG expressed
strong and discrinibniiy0 thought IN
word, NJ ones accurate mud abundant.
Ills only ynnlly was bIs English" bhe
also ak6lehea Iils hnrGm,
| I'VE discover In The center 6f tho hall
n long line 0f girls with hlsins 0f olive,
creatures who In ycnrs and physcnl
proportion Hro yet GIildron, SONS tweiI-
| ~ IN number. with transparent draper
leg with golden glrdlea ihoir arms md
boaorns wholly nudg and covered with
bnrbnrio ornameDia of gold. Their on-
ly garments the lower SKIRT, floating IN
light folds about illo!r limbs, h oI0 0f
yoIy costly mnleral borderad heavy
with gold, On lIlo end of tholr fingers
iloy wenr long nails of gold, tapoi'lng
elarply llko claws Of u bird.' l'h0 dO-
serIb0A dance In this harem while the
Primo MlDlelpr uIls stony nnd grim, his
huge hands resting on his knees In sIll.
lueaqUo ropose, Ills department ~ his
female slaves wls sltdi0lEIy uHgraelous
and moan.
''ln tho midst of bangkok n u sort OF
sanctuary Tor criminals, where lurlt fugi,
lives Of every class, Womnn IN daguide
~ men, men IN tho nlliro Of women,
hiding phases 0f every yIlpnoaa aHd
oriRa oF every enormily, ut once ilie
most disgusting, Tho m0st appalling and
the most unnatural Tho heart ofman
l!es conceived, Most Of tho women who
died IN 1904, were of genIll blood, tho
fairest Of the daughters 0f tho blameae
mobiles md l'rnoca VI tho adineent trl.
bHlary blnlbsl lie Queen GGnaort was his
own hnlf-alRlGp, Beside many choice
Chinese aud Indian giplB purchased an-
nnnlly for tlle royal hniQn by hganla
from Hancock nnl l!engal, enormous
fllma vera offered Year after yeal vi
HaHgkok and Singapore for an English
W0blnD 0f bennIy md good pAr6nIag0
~ crown The annsnnl collection, t'lanGh
women 0ll'hnd themselves lor The hnrem,
bll lhe King would mol accept lhom,'
Although ielglGua ceremonies vera
held NJ lhla court Mrs, Lo0n0wona anyaI
"ihn King NJ hIam VIVA mOpe ayila.
mRilpnlly educated, and u moro Cnpa-
pi0un duNallpp el books and n0Ws llinn
rn,ha}a any mnn 0f eQlRl rnk III hla
llnH, ln lhhmn lnlogllly Und aleadgAet
prlunpln hn l,Hi 40 faith whatever, il0
sincerely hnlufqd lNal pvnpy man arovo
~ compass lls 0wn nndn, end whom
| yenlnrod 10 diaAhnsn hIa
mlNd 0f hla daring aGoln Tor motive and
responsibility hNd The morliunllon 10
dlsonypp That ! had but hplpoA him toNn
.ngAlnal mlsplI " wAa aImply
my popnnlNry lnIpilpnl ~ 00Hp, Money, |
money, money lhnl could procure
The l0vp 81 ohlldun WAs Tho
nnnalAnl nn0 hearty virtue vi lllla dpap0l,
They 'NpppAlpd ~ him w ihplr bpaNy |
NnN llplr irnsllNlnnssi lhnp rpllpahNl
hNN With bald nnNpmnpn Ni lhalr WHya,
AZ . n'Glnpk hp rNllFpd ~ hla pphhIn |
Wh0NGn lfanad immnIl Nl0y
peculiar dnmpalG hNllrlNN w Whlph |
particularly dpalppd lN addition ~ ihoaa
Y NntN tN'h v wa w NNll lhNl nlghL
w hLie, nanp!fNln Int pYnly family NJ
NpAlfh and lniinHAnA lliWy pIll3NN
'NapNps AnH lrRia NIWNIa hla NplRAhnp
'aNlpllmps hla Wlih'w piAaiNNaA ~
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