Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-22
ATLANTA'S PRINCESS.

General Salm SaIm. the Austrian
prince who commanded the post of
Atlanta n few months after the war
has already been described in these
columns,
The Prince was we'll enough for
soldier of fortune. but the Princess
there iG more than one romance in her
life,
Our Atlanta ladies turncd the cold
shouIder to the Princess SaIm SaIm.
Thcv admitted that she had q kind of
dark and FASCINATING beauty but they
said that she was too bold, and all
AGREED that her abandon was something
STARTLING
This woman rode a horse like n cir
cus oucen and that is exactly what she
had been. Before she married the
Prince she was Miss Awncs lie Clerc.
f,mous all over the country for her
dorinU ruuestrianism,
Solm SaIm knew 4 fine woman when
bo saw her and thc cirrus business did
NOT hnther him
,.In America he said .the pcople
may do ANYTHING"
Thai hc fhou%Lt 81 was bnvond all
Question for he married the dashinn
Miss inst tho VoI and
carried her TO Atlanta. She rode about
sometimes with the Prince and some
lines alone PpouIe stared ,t her. and
shn st,roG hack deGantIv She knew
<h,t shn wos ostr,risnd and that her
ill, of Princess ronuinn tbourh il WIS
vould never admit her into any circle
of society in the South There were
Two roaSons-shr had been = circus
WIDER and She wos the wife of \ Federal
General,
Ono d,v tbo Princess with her bold
black owes her scornfuI WAYS her fine
dresses and diamonds. and Mi that had
driftcd away with her husband, and
Atlanta was rather clad 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 APP
pointmcnt under MaXimilian, but in
those days we cared very little what
became of the pair.
Among the COnfcdcratcs who driftcd
into Mexico after Lees surrender was
Captain Horton, young Tcnnesscran.
Horton at first thought of joining Maxi
milan, but when he saw that Ameri.
cans were not really wanted, he settled
down for the time as colomist.
One day he was in Il cafe in the CITY
of Mexico. The guests were composed
OF civilians and military men, and a
few ladies. The Confederate Captain
took seat at the table, and met with
one of the livcliest adventures OF his
life-an adventure never told by him
the story was reserved for one of his
friends Major Edwards, another Con-
federate, to tell in after Years
1t seems that Horton had just given
his order to the waiter when lady
entered the cafe unattended
horton was not'acouaintcd with Der.
Int bo roccrnizod her NJ onrc She
was the Princess Salm SnIm.
Looks better than when I saw her
in Atlanta y soid Horton to himself
with \ smile
The youno Confederate had passed
tbrouuh Atlanta ON his way Soutbword
and had seem thn Princess moro than
ence
suddenly . sensation occurred A
coll nan Ionlnd imnru,lrntIv at tho
Princess and shnutnd
Hoop la
1t was slang term Of the circus, and
was intended rs 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 insolencc.
''Confound itr said Horton to Ed.
wards, Il don't know the wOman-l
refused to meet her in Atlanta-bui
she is my countrywoman, and I'll be
id if don't stand by hcr.'
The Confederate walked through the
crowd to the Princess.
81 am an American" he said, and
II you will permit me | will attend to
that gentleman.
The insulted woman was too angry
to even smiie. She pointed to the tall
man, and said to Horton:
You have a cane, sir.'
That was all she said.
The Confederate WAS startled. If he
struck the stranger it meant a duel
But he was true blue, and he advanced
upon the man who gave the insult.
..Sir m said bo ..,.or, bo,o ;rs,,r.od ,,,,.
oount,.rwon Vr;Ii ','aI''sG,. 'iiy
borai 'H0 W
uNom
Tho ors,,.or ,,,o. ian,.ol 49,. .,-
fully.
And why NOTE
She is nothing but circus wo.
man"
You're a liar" shouted Horton,
''she may have been one just As YOU
may have been convict, but she is
not one now!'
Quick as lightning the American
collared the tall man and dealt him n
dozen blows with his cane. Then he
walked rapidly out of the cafe, seeing
no sign of the Princess. and yet toler,
ably certain that she knew what had
taken place,
Horton received challenge and ac-