The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15
The Story of LaSare.

80 49, VI ASaOafCe
When Mary Hartwcll Cotherwood was 1.
years old she read In ono OF the prominent
magazines an article entitled Have we q
Dauphln?" The author attempted 10 show
that the eldest son Of Louis XVI did not
die In the Tower, the victim OF his roun,
try's revolution, but was removed between
two days anu brought to America Here
he wns given into the keeping OF Thomas
Williams. half.breed who lived with his
tribe near Lake George The bay was
named Eleanar- Elcasor Williams, but the
Indians called hm "taSarrc"
Tho author Of this entertaining article
had convinced himself that dauphlu had
found home In America and he had little
trouble In Inspiring his youthful reader
with like confidence The romantic story
made deep Impression on her glrllsh
mind, the little prince became her Prince
Charming, her fairy playfeilow She grew
to know aim. she talked of him and ia
him.
Several years after tho appearance OF this
article Mrs, Catherwood spent summer
In Northwestern New York There she
found many traces ot tho lost dauphln and
II was there TINT thc definite idea Of
as she believed It 60 he, FIRST came Ia her.
other work claimed immediate precedence,
however, hut she never lost sight OF hcr
little prince nor wavered In her dotcrmina-
tion tn put him Into romance.
Mrs Cathorwood felt that the fntes had
her In their keeping when ono day sew.
cral years ago they guided her steps 10
Green Bay, Wisconsin. There she CHANGED
To call on two elderly maiden ladies', and
they. MS much by chance displayed some
recious old books, saying, In a tone Of
great reverence, they belonged 60 the
dauphn
/ Tho memory Of her Prince Charming
rushed back upon her. She askcd many
questions and learned that There were MOI
/ in Green Bay who remembered havlni
seen Elcazar Williams; that there wor'
! women there who possessed costly article
I Of hrlc.a .hr0c that had hccn sent him fron
! France. The site Of cabin, once his. wa
! pointed out to her. II oyerlooks tile Eo'
| river.
! The knowledge Of all these things re
| kindlad the are ~ her determination u
/ write tho story Of the little French prime
I who was brought to America, probably I
/ die, but who lived to he loyal aud use
/ ful citizen Aud 20 the story was begur
| 1t was n labor Of love and yet gennin
labor. For Mrs, Cnthcrwood, though
trained aud successful writer before sh
began the story OF "Inzarre" had SO fnllc
In luye with her hero he was So real
her, and she felt so deeply her respons
bilIty 10 him that nothing less than Oh
very best expression of her talent woul
| satisfy her After all the material 70
! the story had been collected, year wa
I required for the writing NJ vt
Elcazcr Williams was the lost iauphIn
heir to the throne OF France, eldest sol
Of Louis NVl but The indians called hin
"Lazarrc.' And SO the woman who hh
male him live again IN her book has callet
It "LnZnrc, It is a 0tting title for tn
story fairly eShales the spirit Of America
-Amcrlcn at her highest freedom, loyalty
courage, simplicity, Observation-Disclosures ana
reverence and love for woman tina
passcth all understanding.
Mrs. Cnthcrwood is Western woman
llcr home for the past two years has beei
in Chicago. She has written ever sine
she can remember AMI has published man,
| delightful books. or "Lnznrre" she SAYS
IL am satisfied" Certainly tho reading
public Will express the same opinion.