St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-05

tory in the imperial palace OF Vienna,
and that they were still to be seen III
their case in 1913.
One of those skins had most roman
tic history. 1t had belonged to person
whose descendants, only recently de-
ceased, in their childhood often visited
their ancestor in his strange glass rest
ing place, and gaZed at his unusual ap-
pearance. Those children of a noble
sire belonged to the Viennese ariStoc-
racy, and we've proud and wealthy peO-
FenchterSleben. highly distinguished
writer, the other the Baron Ernest
Fenchtersleben, an eminent poet and
doctor, who was minister of education
in 1S4S.
The grandfather of those two Aus
trlan barOnS was negro from the Sou
dan, and prince of the blood royal.
He had passed through many stirring
scenes in his life and finally came into
the possession of the Emperor Joseph III.
Toward the close of the year 174O
Prince LobkowitZ, general of the inn
perial army, being at Messina and visit
pened to see there a cOlored lad about
seven years of age, small. but in
telligent and entertaining. The child,
he was told, was the only son of
a king of lar e tribe of Soudanese, and
both parents had been maSSacred in
one of the late wars. The baby was
carried Off by an African trader and
sold as slave in the market at Cairo.
He was purchased there by the captain
of Sicilian vessel, who brought him to
Messina. The shippowner's wife, to
whom the captain had presented him,
had him baptized. She had called him
II oil hi fl,n Nf
flee of page in her hOuSeh old. He still
held that position when Prince LobkO-
witt saw him and took fancy to him.
The lady being DESTROYS of
OBLIGING THE PRINCE,
presented him with her page, and then
the little negro followed his new mas
ter and travelled with him over nearly
half the world. He received a good
education, and at the death of Prince
LObkowitZ he was taken into the fam
lily of Prince Wenzel Lichtenstein.
teacher of languages. Angelo SOliman
was very intelligent. He spoke six lam
guages freely: French, Italian, En-
gliSh. Tsech, German and Latin were
equally familiar to him. He had ex-
cellent manners, a sweet and gentle dis
position, lively temper and pleasant
face Notwithstanding his color. The
GallaS, the tribe of which he was the
head, were more of the Caucasian than
the European type and his features
were consequently almost regular.
Without being what may be called
dwarf he was very small, but we'll made
and evenly prOpOrtioned, His hair was
short and curly, as were also his beard
and mustache. He dressed in Oriental
fashion and his turban became him
wonderfully. He was very fond of la
q xxllanma VII
during his long life in the best circles in
Viennese high life.
Nine. ChriStiani, nee Heckerman, a
wealthy widow, became enamored of
SOliman and married him. Prince Lich-
tenstein opposed the match, but the
lady won the day The prince was very
angry, dismissed SOliman from his serv-
ice and took his name out of the will
that had been made in his favor.
The little negro prince cOnsoled him
self with his beautiful wife and her
ample fortune. They gave grand balls
and garden parties, and all the noblest
their receptions. Further good luck
awaited the black prince. He won S2O,-
600 in the lottery the year Joseph Ii.
was crowned, and became great favor
lite with that monarch. He was at court
at all times, and the emperor
took infinite pleasure in his COM
pany. The prince and his beautiful
wife lived in one of the faubourgs of
Vienna, in castle, surrounded by
ample grounds, where they were as
happy as the days were long. They had
an only daughter, and both were bound
up in her. The emperor frequently Wis
made many elegant presents to the
baby. In time she grew up to be a
lovely woman, the dark shade that
clOuded her skin adding to her resplend-
ent beauty. She married Baron Fench-
tersleben, counselor at law in the
courts of Vienna, and became the
mother of the poet, Edward de Fench-
terSleben. Prince Angelo died in 1876
in Vienna at the age of seventy-five.
That was the year in which Joseph Ii.
commenced the formation of his cabinet
of natural history. The emperor no
sooner heard of the death of his friend,
the dwarf, than he was seized with pro-
found grief. He went at once to the
castle to look at the remains, and thus
he conceived the strange fancy of
GETTING HIS FRIENDS SKIN TANNED,
and preserving him as long as he could
in all his old resemblance. The emperor
was struck with this idea through MOTTO
lifelike in his shroud. He looked as if
only sleeping. One could hardly believe
that he was dead. The emperor de-
cided that the body should be trans
ferred to his gallery of natural history
where he could visit it every day,
obtained permission of the family to
that effect and instructed the Able
Simon Eberel to see his wishes carried
into effect. The Able was the mama
ger and director of the museum, as well
as the almOner to the empress, and a
man of large scientific knowledge. He
conducted the affair with the incest
| dwarf stood in his new home i'm full
| Oriental rig, turban, sword and all.
The family felt highly flattered at the
compliment paid them by the emperor.
| and grand fete was given in honor of
| the new guest at the Imperial palace.
When the remains were taken to the
| preserving rooms of the museum the
| doctors set to work at once on the Oper-
ations necessary for tanning. They be-
| gan by taking a mould of the face of
Prince Angelo. This was executed by
sculptor named Franz Thaker, man
| of renOwn at that period, and one much
| in vogue. The skin was then care
| fully removed, submitted to various
maceratlonS and treatments with oil,
vinegar and soap, and finally tanned by
process then secretly known in Italy
| and Austria. The bones were replaced,
the skin reflled with a compound
called ''hOmas," and the figure, looking
once more like the real man, was dressed
as it used to be in life and placed in a
| glass case surrounded with curtains.
1t was there the emperor and empress
and the court, his daughter and her
| children, went to visit him years and
years after his spirit had passed away.
| The skin had been carefully replaced
| over the plaster mask made by
the artist, which preserved the
| dwarf'S features with remarkable
| ACCURACY Glass ewes took the Mace