Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-06

or false fastening. a mask was detaeh-
ed dropped from the hero's face and
floated down among the audience, ana
the next instant n shout went up from
scores Of throats:
"Tts suscttc,'
And susette It was, unmasked and in
the uniform Of the reds. As soon as
the assemblage took In the situation
there was q rush FOR The girl and i'm
nedlately she became queen of the
hour. She was the toast, the furore,
the only one whose hand everybody
wished to shake. Some society ladies'
oven kissed her furry phiz, and she
held a grand reception for an hour. IL
was now past midnight, and the
Judges raped for order and made
their announcement. II was to the
effect that the reds and blues had
agreed to call their contest "a draw"
In consideration of the fact that the
star gymnast Of she occasion had APP
peared in behalf of both societies.
Susette has been made an honorary
member Of all the gymnasium associa-
tlnns and several other societies In
Vienna. Tive reds and blues have
Joined In giving her 1000 thalers. The
Queen sent for her and gave her RIB
bon and 1000 thalers. and II is said the
father OF the youth whose life she
saved has presented her with the same
sum, There Is craze for her photo,
but nothing can induce her to sit for
1t. Really. she does not care for money,
otherwise she might be promptly en-
rlched. A company OF enterprising
fakirs want her for a travelling show,
but she'll none of them. She signs for
her native wilds, and only tolerates the
shams. makeshifts and gawgaws OF
polite life.
How she came to be here was related
10 your correspondent by DIR. Theo-
dore Puecklcr. who takes the most
lively interest in Susette. He says a
party OF hunters In the Wiener Wnld
discovered her In large tree, and that
upon seeing them she imediately leaped
into another tree, through which she
was scrambllng when one of the
hunters fired shot at her, Then they
were greatly surprised to hear a human
voice begging them not to shoot again,
and although the language was crude
patois Of the Hungarian they desisted
upon condition that she descend from
the tree. This she did promptly, and
apparently without fear or shame, al
though perfectly nude except the COW
erlng OF fur Upon one Of the men be-
coming too familiar she knocked him
down with Il blow that might have
felled an OK, and then laughed at his
discontinue. The others resolved to
poNSNt iitlt Atl bllFg Imagine hilNS Hhl
. Found Monkey
with the faculty Of human speech, and
they well understood the value Of such
a prize. The girl showed them her
house with her mother in a rude cabin,
and the hunters tried to induce the old
woman to let them take Susette to
Vienna. but she refused and the girl
said she would not go alive, so they
were compelled to abandon tho idea.
But one Of them wrote an account of
the discovery to some of the authori-
ties Of the university, Offering TO guide
any person sent to the retreat Of the
treasure. No time was lost in accept
ing this proposition, and after a good
deal of bargaining the old woman and
daughter We're induced to put on decent
apparel and live at the capital one year.
They We're given the use of comfort
able house. well furnished and a ma
tive servant and both mother and
daughter are prospecting as that word
is popularity defined, but 1T is evident
they win return to their wallow" as
soon as the term of their engagement
expires. The girl has prehensile feet,
like those OF an ape, with which she
grasps objects as readily as with her
hands. Verify, she is a freak worth
having.