The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-26
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Recently arrived copies of Scan
dinavian newspapers contain detailed
accounts of sensational meeting be-
tween President Kruger and the elop-
ing Grown Princess of Saxony and her
lover, which is alleged to have taken
place at Mentone the latter part of
January. A Danish reporter who hap
pened to be visiting the place at that
time became by chance an eyewitness
to the scene, according to his own as
sertion, and telegraphed "a report of 1t
to the Politiken at Copenhagen.
This reporter, the story goes, was
sitting outside cafe on one of the
popular promenades at Mentone, when
he caught sight of the Grown Princess
leaning on the arm of Giron. They were
chatting and laughing and exchanging
fond chances, with utter disregard of the
excitement their appearance aroused.
Suddenly they were confronted by
tall old man, who seemed to have
risen out of the ground, because no
one had noticed his approach while
all eyes were turned on the loving
| pair The old man had on his head a
| high hat, very much the worse for
wear. A long overcoat fell straight
from his shoulders until it almost
touched the ground. 1t was Dom
Paul, the former Boer President
Raising his right hand toward the sky
| he cried in deep, tremulous voice:
"Ye adulterers and adulteressess, do
We know that the friendship OF this
world is the hostility of the Lord!''
/ He spoke in his own language,
| Dutch. but the woman before him APP
parently comprehended the meaning
of his words. And so must the Danish
reporter have done since he was able
to quote them. The Grown Princess,
he says, drew her hand away from
Giron's arm, staggered few steps
backward and nix down on chair,
covering her face with both hands.
Her lover ran to her side and endeav-
oreG to reassure her, crying repeated
ly: my dear, he is crazy Above
his shriller voice rose again the thun'
dering bass of Dom Paul:
"Come hither. | shall show unto
you the Judgment that is pronounced
upon the great harlot. And the
woman was arrayed in purple anc
scarlet color and decked with golt
and precious stones and pearls. Ant
on her forehead was name written
The Mother of Harlots and abomina
tions -
With a sob and groan (says the re
porter the Grown Princess sprans
from the chair and tore a splendid
bracelet set with diamonds from he
wrist. 1t fell to the ground and ROLLED
to the feet of Dom Paul. A momen
later Giron was shaking his fist in thu
! old chiefs face. A powerful blow
with the fiat hand on the side of tn
head sent him Keeling to one side ant
nearly knocked him down. Then tn
old man turned his back on the pal
and walked slowly toward his villa
which was only IA few hundred fee
+ distant. Giron picked up the bracele
and disappeared in the opposite direc
ton, followed by the Crown Princess
3 whose eyes did not leave the ground
S About a dozen spectators are said t
p have witnessed the scene, which struc
them speechless while it lasted, onl
to set their tongues wagging so niue
Y the more when it was all over.
{ To explain the silence OF the rest {
the European press on such an inter
esting incident the Danish reporte
u asserts that only one correspondent bt
It sides himself learned of it, and thf
t Giron bribed the other fellow to S
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