The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-01

tune which would be to you ruin, would
remove from your father one greater still
which menaces him daily.
May God protect you!
] beg you, Mademoiselle. to receive the
assurance of my most respectful sentiment.
BUCHAREST. Rumania.
The Presidents daughter; while still
just arrived at long dresses, received not a
few urgent appeals to her purse, which
would have required that Of a millionaire
to satisfy. Among them was that Of an
aspiring aeronaut requesting her to furnish
him with the balloon for his first excursion,
for which he probably still waits.
A hoax, the invention Of a Paris news
paper, brought a food of letters to the
White House The paper announced that
the President OF the United States offered
a dowry Of / 1000 to any European who
would wed an Indian girl Of the Cherokee,
Creek, Seminole, Choctaw or Chickasaw
tribes, with a hundred acres Of land In
addition in case the bride should be a Sem
mole, Chootaw or Chiokasaw.
The offer met with a fabulous success,
but u~nhappily the President attached to
his offer the embarrassing condition that
the sutton must claim his bride In person
before the close of the year. This was a
cruel stumbling block to many an eager
wooer who could not see his way clearly
to cross the ocean In time to grasp the golden
opportunity, who also needed reinsurance
In regard to the costs of the journey, n
many were the ~stratagems employed to
effect delays and secure compromises In
regard to this condition.
The enthusiasm for an Indian bride
was by nc means confined to the French.
for the Presidents offer was copied In
German and other European papers and
everywhere met with the same enthusiastic
response. 1t may be remarked that for
many the terms American and Indian
we're evidently synonymous; while some,
having perhaps an acquaintance with
Cooper's novels, furnished a minute de-
scription Of what their ideal Indian bride
would resemble. The excitement finally
to our Minister at Paris.
To turn aside from letters Of supplioa-
ton and fattery, there are letters which
not only evince NO trace OF selfish cupidity,
but which even arouse a certain onder
at the disinterested and personal interest
which seems to have inspired them; letters
enclosing charms and amulets which The
President Ii entreated to wear, which will
protect his precious person not only from
the assassin's dagger but from evil in.
fuences more occult.
Somewhat staggering are the virtues
attributed to the medal Of st. Benedict,
some Of which are: To prevent evil design
ing persons from gaining access to his
presence, to quiet the mind when disturbed
and agitated, to avert riots and strikes,
to protect against fires and explosions, to
prevent railway or carriage accidents,
to protect against storms and shipwreoks,
floods, falls, snake bites, h~ydrophobia,
poison and a number Of diseases, to coun-
teract obstacles to ones undertakings for
the welfare of the nations and the salvation
of souls, to bring success In business and
pecuniary aid in time Of need, to establish
union and concord in families. h medal
sent to the President was one given by the
Countess d'Eu to Santos Dumont, who
upon his return from an excursion publicly
kissed it..
From the land OF Ferri. the propaganda
of anti-patriotism and anti-rnilitarism, ar
rive with persistent frequency the letters
of an Italian, accompanied by his printed
leaflets and brochures, and entreating the
President that he fulfil the high destiny
to which he has been called as the apostle
of universal peace.