Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04

to show that the eldest son of Louis XVI
dld not die in the temple, the victim of
MS countys revolution, but was re-
moved between two days and brought
TO America Here he was given into
the Keeping Of Thomas Williams, a
hai-breed who lived with his tribe near
Lake George The boy was named
hIeaSer Williams, but the Indians call
ca nm 'Lazarre' The author Of this
entertaining article had convinced him
sen thGt dauphin had found a home
IN America, and he had little trouble
~ inspiring his youthful reader with a
IKE confidence The romantic story
MADE Il deep impression on her girllsh
Il'hd, the little prince became her
erlllhce Charming her fairy playfellow.
sshe grew TO know him, she talked Of
MIN and TO him.
several years after the appearance OF
ms article Mrs CatherWood spent n
summer IN northwestern New York.
,luere she found many traces of the
Iost dauphin, and II was there that the
Uenhlte Idea of writing a story around
ulls legend, or fact. as she believed II
70 pc first came to her. Other work
claimed immediate precedence. howev-
erl out she never lost sight of her little
y" yt nor WaVered In herdetermnation
10 put him into romance.
~, une day several years AGO when IN
Wisconsin Mrs, Catherwood happened
70 cay on two elderly maiden ladies.
anu they displayed some old books
saying In a tone Of great reverence
tney belonged TO the dauphin.
me memory Of her Prince CHARMING
IuSued pack upon her. She asked
many questions, and learned that there
we're men In Green Bay who remember
vu having seen Eleazer Williams, that
mere We're women there who posssessod
toS.S arVcles or bric-a-brac that had
Nv oseh sent him from France. The site
7, cloln once his was pointed to her,
~ oo,Verlooks the Fox river
me knowledge Of all these things re-
hlIuied the fire OF her determination
W. write the story OF the little French
prince who was brought TO America
iP n.., 70 die but who lived TO be
,gal ana useful citizen. And so the
'',ty' LaZarre, was written
mlS' LatherwOod Is a western wo.
, val Her home for the mast two
y gv3.s mas been in Chicago. She has
, ",i'ten ever since she can remember
SInu mas published many deliehtfuI
SS. Writing TO a friend recently
90, ~ Underwood gave thus character.
aoIya,ly her autobiography:
mt, uoh I remember when was born
b or =. a writing world, but do remem-
Sr IN, struggling to my feet with Douard
iora romance OF Dollard. 1881. A
e Gay period Of toddllng followed, diver
M ny many bumps.
~ COILS were a lady CThe LADY NJ 81
T0 I,n. nv a white islander CA White
"a ss's, NY 1879, buckskin darling nam
,o., lsonty OThe Story OF Tonty 1891 n
leu 9rmor named Jeanne (Days Of
,p,lue arc, 1870. ! built mud
p ioage and called n Kaskeslio COid
Cas, TaSh e.,, 1873 | played chase Saint
en5 i n. me Chase Of st. Castln. 1891.
~ n nkel TO hear stories about Mackln-
M ~ lacNlnac and Lake Stories 1891.
~ ue swamp, All the time grew with
-" sllrlt Of an Illinois town.
s,t ogressing from grade 10 Grade IN
bn, NgeppR over my figures, alasl.--
vboIu uEg'ng my history books even
AZ ~. lne fashion came about TO grin
met my fate
No,bips,' ,n Is ,Lazarre Iazarre, l9ol).
ns further need be said.