The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-22

~ w '"uaoA~niN lNSt 10 NatntFlut L..
the whoic truth should be told ahor, her
Even CARLYLE was prone 10 onc error IL
his various illusions 10 Catherine he PR
f.rs 20 cali her kitchen wench. This Is
not the rent term 10 use. it being shg
'!non Ai'chcn wvnchcs in genoral
h's'oi, ans ,"n no, ns mucn as determine
the place OF her birth As Tor her phy-
seal ntirac,ions. do!ioemte romancing ha.
rtevunod.
Frederick the Greats sister says tina,
catherine was a "htiJ. Stumpy hody. very
brown AMI had neither cir nor grace, Won
needed only TO look a her to guess her
low extraction. With her hudde of
eieihcs she looked fof a. the wot.d Ike i
German MAY ACTRESS Her dress. sou
iSvsV'H'-natd shop. .>li was out Of fashion.
Dirt '''N' anu s'eaS!
Thls. ihon, is the portrait Of the von,,,n
taken sN Years afioi pci.r married NH
ncnce ABOUT fifteen years after the si1rren
u't OF Mdrienhurs, al which pcr~od they
. ~ me-, deca3e aud - half may con-
.'"'i""iy impair ii woman physical l.,au-
y, even under favorable rlr,,irust,,,,..s
~ Sne pe Indicted 20 alnm-ariuklns aud
"snrF eXc'sses II is almost sure 10 do
~, anu we know on excellent authority
80 80 h'Hcrine was no exception in those
rrespcets 10 the Huston court ladies' Of
.c,sr reign Yet she found favor In The
siEnt OF SchcrcmeteM The vi,lor of mo
"seii'ated Mcnsch.koff. and nuall, raptI-
vac, ANA for a comparatively long while
the tickle Peter "'''''
mere IS no need tn dwell upon Cath
s,rihe REALTORS with Scheremet,ff 10
nsten 10 some of the court htorronh.rs
~, ne inussiah general almost took Catherine
| ~ force rom the priests house. n --rr,l- =
| ing To others. he respected her vi,.,,,e 49,,
| ~ 700 MN how her husband M. Svaa
inl ser,grani. had hcen torn from her silo
| cthers maintain tha; Srheram..ay bn..,,S
.'ii proseniireut- perhaus a nc-,ii,,e o.
a, Nision--of the high dos;inies In store fnr
| ~ N"P,lNe. never pressed his attentions
admiration. '''' e!punehi'
i'S all accounts this lasted seven ,nor,hs
at winch time MrnschilSon appoara,, upon
'he scene. Menschlsoff was then only n
Su'oesSiul general. and moreover. ,oung.
"ni'h Srheremntef was not. lie came To
'''Ne command Of the army of occupation.
s'he'emeteH was to join Peter in Poland
| hind
ne iufure czarina became deeply enam
ofet of Menschikom, which pifcntfon i,
"ouii appear. was returned with interest.
IN little while Catherine gained 81 .r.,,
ascenIerry over MIN. rhat VI p :, i ivt'
'io, Of affair wnen Pctrr. after havin,.
a i,, the s%edos or lalst Laaoga
an, 'hk'n Nlteburg, enr into ivon,n
mn ~, TOOK mp his quarters with his favorite
mere was no time to hide Catherine. who
~ y, Sp no,'c OF her newly acquired aignities.
Peter took an Instantaneous faucv II,
Sin'ne, ,., Tor three or four days after
~, ''',hl r. Yer never mentioned her
,,ans' On m, me nth nc point blank asked
kon locked uncom Portable and d,d no, ro
Ply Nlmsd!ateiy. Potcr asked mor-- point
jealous. The latter lid rot dcnv the sof,
impcach mont but Peter was by no means
nslica'" IN mere matters Of sentiment ana
mat evening Catherine left Menschikor's
home never 10 enter II again
Whether Ca,heriuo's relations with
ans hikom ceased Or continuef. it is
certain e. IT, ,rd nat her oye for him had hec9m
long forr her ecnsnr''s Goa'h she became
as wax in MenschihoNs han s. he on
ly used the ashes Of tina; ,nnlshci affec-
ten 10 blind his former mistress to his real
purpose
He was aware that The sources of His
enormous wealth would not hear .nvcs. :
cation; that had peter hut lived anoih +
lweive month he " nd have stripncd hin.
" rn@ sroa,cr pnrt 81 them and That
crime, similar fate would fefan him.
! mai wa why he placed tine so-celel
WIDOW OF he Swedish dragon On Peters
Peter, had there been time. would have
no. aIiogo,be, 'INenr-oNI son Of ;N,cxis.
,or;t~ vs., W.. ~, alN rae 'nlil ms ma
90 80 WV npp"nicn ms iaNor'ic dauGh-
nn , N'.i,n 'esemt. A5.nonsh there had bee
effoe, p'anv W' ,ia m'lrnctions 70 th1t
n di, nHuN - me Grand dignitares AMI
non non, were prepared o act uron this
W V',,d asIroriained; but unexpected wish
~ s,l,, nn'. ns inhlsi a. me pn'acc OF the
senate with thai Intention.
~, ,,,,
''h th'lr way ihither they had .ioticeI
A.. 80 "''""''''u Nv 20
49,, ',,l nor inc most smple minded
aiming phem questioned for one nom MT
n, whoa, .t.,,,I ~, " -'' '.oF'' anu
.>""' 'H'H "0uil act. Hui they
nae also observed thaf hchind the ranks
there were dnnse masses n, 49,
nnd In tb..o 49,. -. NV P''P''.
49, =" ,H'Hr shcF proposed q appeal
M'nschikor vas equa,iy de q ,lnroa ma
no such npnenl siot,la MIA r.o
same time he n.isnnd In XXX, - ~ ~"
J.. 'ffr|f " 'Nhl'' even tho