Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-04-17
ATLANTA'S PRINCESS.

QUO uNou uoT0 OuCo-Wuy uOt call
her Atlsnta's Princess.
General Salm Salm. the Aurstian
prince who commanded the post of
Atlanta few months after the war,
has already been described in these
columns.
The Prince was we'll enough for q
soldier of fortune, but the Princess
there is more than one romance in her
lifel
Our Atlanta ladies turned the cold
shoulder to The Princess Salm Salm.
They admitted that she had kind of
dark and fascinating beauty, but they
said that she was too bold, and all
agreed that her abandon was some
thing startling.
This woman rode horse like cir
Gus queen, and that is exactly what
she had been. Before she married
the Prince she was Miss Agnes LIE
Clerc, famous all over the country for
her daring equestrianism.
Sslm Salm knew a fine woman when
he saw her, and the circus business did
not bother him.
I'm America he said, the people
may do anything
That he thought so was beyond all
question, for he married the dashing
Miss Agnes just after the war and
carried her to Atlanta. She rode
about sometimes, with the Prince and
sometimes alone. People stared at
her, and she stared back defantly.
She knew that she was ostracised, and
that her title of Princess, genuine
though it was, would never admit her
into any circle of society in the south.
There were two reasons-she had been
circus rider, and she was the wife of
Federal General
One day the Princess with her bold
black eyes, her scornful ways, her fine
dresses and diamonds and all that had
drifted away with her husband, and
Atlanta was rather glad than sorry to
get rid of her. OF course it was known
that she had gone to Mexico with the
Prince, who had accepted a staff sp-
pointment under Maximilian, but in
those days we cared very little what
became of the pair.
Amongth Confederates who drifted
into Mexico after Lees surrender
was Captain Horton, young Tennes-
seean. Horton at first thought of
joining Macmillan, but when he saw
that Americans were not really want
ed, he settled down for the time as
colonist.
One day he was in cafe in the
City of Mexico. The guests were
composed of civilians and military
men, and few ladies. The Confeder-
ate Captain took seat at the table,
and met with one of the lovliest ad-
ventures of his life-an adventure
never told by him-the story was re-
served for one of his friends, Major
Edwards, another confederate, to tell
in after years.
1t seems that Horton had just given
his order to the waiter, when a lady
entered the cafe unattended.
Horton was not acquainted with
her, but he recognized her at once.
She was the Princess Salm Salm.
Looks better than when I saw her
in Atlanta, said Horton to himself
with smile.
The young Confederate had passed
through Atlanta on his way southwark,
and had seen the Princess more than
once.
Suddenly sensation occurred. A
tall man looked imprudently at the
Princess and shouted:
Hoop la!'
It was slang term of the circus,
and was intended as an insult.
The face of the Princess turned very
white, and her blazing eyes swept the
room.
Her husband was away on duty,
and though officers Of his brigade were
in the room, they did not resent the
tall mans insolence.
'Confound it!' said Horton to Ed
wards, i don't know the woman-I
refused to meet her in Atlanta-but
she is my country-woman, and I'll be
id il don't stand by her'
The Confederate walked through
the crowd to the Princess
j am an American, he said, 'and
if you will permit me / will attend to
that gentleman.
The insulted woman was too angry
even to smile. She pointed to the tall
man, and said to Horton:
you have cane, sir!'
That was all she said.
The Confederate was startled. If he
struck the stranger it meant duel.
But he was true blue, and he advanced
upon the man who gave the insult.
SIR said he, you have insulted my
countrywoman. Will you apologize
to her2'
Mop
The answer was jerked out wrath
fully.
'And why not2'
'She is nothing but circus wo-
man.