The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-01
CrfrNAS EMPRESS AS A BIRD
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In her book with the Empress
Miss katherine Carl gives this pref
~ picture of the strange power over
birds exercised by the Empress:
ION one Of our prcmenades in the
park saw curious instance OF
her wonderful personal magnetism and
her power over animals. A bird
i,aA escaped from its cage, and some
eunuchs were making efforts to
catch it. when her Majesty and suite
came into that part of the grounds.
The elnlchs had found it impossible
10 entice the bird tack into its cage:
nor would it come upon a long stick,
With perch attached, which they
hr.l up near thA tree where ii rest
ei. The elin.ths scattered at the
approach Of h"r Majesty, and she in
4H,rei why they were there. The
ctier cunuch explained what they
were doing, and the Empress Dow
ager said, Il will call il down" !
thought this was vain boast, and
In my heart I pitied her. She was
80 accustomed to have the whole
world bow to her that she fancied
even bird in the grounds would
obey her mandate, and | watched to
see how she would take her defeat.
Ht's had a long wanGlike stick.
which had been CIT from a sapiins
And freshly stripped Of its bark. She
loved the faint forest odor Of these
freshly cut sticks and in the spring
Gteu carried one when she went out
Thay were long and slender. with
crook at the top. l used to think
Sue looked like the picture OF fairies
when she walked with these long, white
wards She would use them for point
tuc out flower she wished the
sanTchs to gather. or for tracing de-
signs on the gravel when she sal
aOwn. Today she held the wand she
Ike sound with her lips. never tax.
ing her eyes off the bird. She had
The most musical of voices, and it's
nute-like sound seemed like a mag
act to the bird. 1t fluttered and be-
gan to descend from bolgh to Dough
uaal it lighted upon the crook OF
her wand. when she gently moved her
other hand up nearer and nearer IN
Ill it finally rested on he. finger l
1ad been watching with GREATNESS
attention, and so tense and absorbed
lad | become that the sudden cesSa
ion when the bird finally came upon
her finger caused me Il thrpb Of al
nest pain. No one else. however, of
her encourage seemed to think this
anything extraordinary. After a few
moments she handed tie bird to one
IF the eunuchs. and We continued our
promenade"
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