The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1892-01-20
ALAskA's HETTY GREEN.
The Interesting and Checkered Career G
the Wealthy Princess Thorn.

The millionaire of the Indian village
is t'Princess Thom-Emeline Baker" as
she styles herself in the double name
over her door. The ''princess" is not
of royal blood, but because of her
riches and marriage in a high-caste
family she wears the title. She is the
richest woman in Southeastern Alaska
and in her own right, for she has made
from $40. 900 to $4,000 herself. Part
of her wealth was made in legitimate
trade, buying furs and curios by
wholesale and selling at retail to tour
lists at enormous profits. The
'princess" is character-in two
parts. One is the shrewd, clever, bar
gaining woman of business, and the
other is the smooth, willy serpent of
the Nile" modern Cleopatra, whose,
fascinating arts have played havoc
with the hearts of her dusky admirers.
She is no longer youthful, but. like the
most attractive women of the civilized
world, the princess is still powerful
with her charms. Her married life in
able romance.
elder of two brothers of a high-caste
many years her junior but for a time
she seemed pleased with her choice.
The younger brother was the hand
soonest young Indian in the village. so
handsome that even the white people
regarded him as an Adonis. Pretty
soon the princess decided that she
would set her affections on the young
Adonis. Though twice his age.
strangely enough the young man
yielded as completely to the fascina-
tions of this middle-aged charmer as
did Marc Antony to Cleopatra. The
princess at this time was a member
of the Greek church and could not be
a polygamist. But she was a cunning,
clever woman, and taking her hus-
visit to Yakutat, and there had him
married to her sister. Then she re-
turned to Sitka and married the
younger Thorn. Of course, she had
gone through some form of separation
to enable her to carry out her wishes.
She lavished her wealth on the hand
some young husband in fine clothes.
gold watches, chains and other
presents, and spent money extrav-
agantly on expensive hunting outfits.
But her gold and her wiles could not
hold the young man. He was too
handsome and attractive not to have
numerous admirers among the young
Indian maidens and they took great
delight in giving the middle-aged wife
good grounds for jealousy. They
made the princess" very wretched in
mind and very furious in temper. She
doubled her lavish gifts to young
Thorn, whose toilets were the envy of
the other young men in the village.
But the gay and ungrateful young hus-
band went on with his iirtationS and
would not be faithful.
Things went from bad to worse until
young Thorn left the princess" and
took up his abode in another part of
the village. Before she could persuade
him to return he became ill and died.
Then she had him brought home and
gave him a great funeral in the Greek
Church. His death left the princess
a sadder but wiser woman. She now
made second visit to Yakutat, and
while there the wife of her former hus-
band, the elder Thorn, died. There
was rumor of sudden death, but no
questions were asked. The princess"
returned with her former husband to
Sitka. They were married again, and
are now living together in the village
apparently as happily as if the gay
young brother had never Interrupted
the first marriage. e.-SittG Letter.