Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-06-30

forever in the French revolution. He
captured Paris as easily as he had other
capitals on the continent, and he literally
coined money.
When CaglioStro came to France, he
found the ground prepared for his magic
al operations. \ society eager for dis
fractions and emotions, INDUCED 10 every
form of extravaganza, necessarily well
coined such a man and hailed him as its
guide. Whence did he come? What was
his country, his age, his origin? Where
did he get those extraordinary diamonds
which adorned his dress, the gold which
he squandered so freely?" 1t was all a
mystery. So far as was known Cagliostro
had no resources. no letter of credit, and
yet he lived in luxury. He treated and
cured the poor without pay, and, not sat
isfed with restoring them to health, he
made them large presents of money. The
Germans. who lived on legends, imagined
that he was the Wandering Jew. Speak
ing strange gibberish, which was nei-
ther French nor Italian, with which he
mingled jargon which he did not trans
late, but called Arabic, he used to recite
with solemn emphasis the most absurd
fables, and he found the people ready to
listen and believe him.
The count dressed in manner that be-
fitted his calling. According to the most
authentic records, he was rather a badly
built man, clad in poorly cut blue taffeta,
laced on the borders. He wore his hair
in startling and most ridiculous style,
with powdered plaits punched in cade-
nettes. His silk stockings We're embroid
cred in GOLD, and the buckles of his velvet
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display of diamonds on his fingers and
watch chains went beyond the line of
vulgarity. His headdress was pointed
hat ornamented with white plumes. Dur
ing eight months of the year he wore
great blue fox cloak. On the street he was
a walking scarecfow, and the children
fled from him in terror. His features
were regular, his complexion clear, his
teeth superb, and his eyes We're of mar
velous brilliancy. His wife was wom-
an of bewildering beauty, realizing the
Greek lines in all their antique purity
and enhanced by an Italian expression.
1t was the Cardinal de Rohan himself
who installed Cagliostro and his wife in
the home of Nine. d'Orvilliers, and which
is now to be torn down. He used TO visit
the sorcerer almost every day, arriving at
dinner time and remaining until late in
the night. 1t was said that the great
cardinal assisted Cagliostro in his labors,
and the people of that time spoke of the
mysterious laboratory where gold bub-
bled and diamonds sparkled in crucibles
brought to white heat.
The queen of France had strange an
tipathy toward the charlatan, and it was
forbidden to mention his name in her
presence or at court. The wife of the
Comte de la Motto, an adventures of the
first rank, boasted of her ability to con-
quer the queens dislike. She first made
the acquaintance of Lorenza and after
ward that of Cagliostro, who introduced
her TO the cardinal. Then followed the
well known intrigue of the diamond neck
lace. Here is the counts own statement
of the affair:
''On the ODD of August commissaire
and eight policemen entered my house.
The pillage began in my presence. They
compelled me to open my secretary.
Elixirs. balms and precious liquors all be-
came the prey of the officers who came