The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-21

tribution OF money, sometimes even
gold pieces to the employees, made
herself solid at the hotel Real were
the beautiful draperies she wore; real
seemed the celebrating jewels which
sprinkled light at her throat, In her
hair, ON her shapely fingers; real
were the subtle curves Of her wonder
full figure, and real the beauty Of her
dark face. 1t was all unquestionable,
so that, even though 1t was very UNI
usual for such a royal person to travel
without International preliminarieg,
doubt was soon forgotten In curiosity
and anxiety to meet her and in delight
at her exquisite taste. That the lang
uage she spoke was totally unrecog-
nizable and that the special food
which her slaves prepared over a
charcoal glow In the back gardens of
the hotel was reported strange" mere
" added to peoples thrills of delight.
First, merchants sent special repre-
sentatives to show her their costliest
goods; next, news people came to in
terview. Only one member Of the
retinue spoke English, and that one
very brokenly. He said the aprin-
cess" came from large island in the
Far East, an island of untold wonder,
where all sorts Of marvels grew and
where gems of purest ray serene,
the dark, unfathomed caves Of ocean
bear" She had come to England to
bring message of good will to the
king Of England from her father the
king, and to propose commercial reia.
tions between England and her isl
and.
This was published next morning,
and with that society stirred Its
members called upon the princess"
and pressed invitations Of all kinds
upon her. She appeared at their balls
in the most superb arrays that Orient
alism had ever waved before the fas-
cinated Western eyes. Jewels Of daz-
zling lustre charmed the sight, while
silks of the finest texture and of most
attractive hues garbed the exquisite
person Off the "Princess Cariboo."
Finally, a state bali was given in
her honor by the officers of the crown
in Bristol, for the next morning the
princess had to start for London to
deliver her messages to King George.
A special golden coach was pro-
cured to send her in, and a military
escort to accompany her several miles
out Of Bristol. Here ends the story of
the Princess Cariboo. She never ar
rived in London. Only few of the
townships along the highroad reported
her passage, and those were the first
few adjacent to Bristol. Rumors began
to float back after several months
that the princess was one Of the clever
young London actresses Of the day,
and her suite was formed of a num-
Der of destitute young noblemen,
1t was sharp blow to his maies-
Tvs officers in Bristol and to society
there. but sharper still to the mer-
chants Of costly goods and jewels who
had left with her thousands of pounds
worth of the finest of their wares,
and found themselves possessors of
checks on an Oriental bank which
.urned out to be non-existent. The
MOTEL held the same kind of checks
n payment of its by no means modest
oill, Bristol was sadder and wiser
own. 1t was, as a German would
save it, "Orientiert.'
What can we show in these days to
equal such wealth of fancy as that?
Michael Angelo as Jester.
Michael Angelo was perhaps the
earliest humorist to try the artistic
of his neighbors. He carved
/ statue OF Cupid, broke the arm of
md buried the statue on the site of
Sid ruins where men were digging for
,lassic relics. When they found Gu
Did the connoisseurs went wild over
L, and declared it authentic ancient
Creek. Michael Angelo produced the
arm he had broken off, and when he
lad convinced everybody that it fitted
le laughed. A long time afterward
hey laughed, too. But, after all, 1t
was not such hard blow to their
'connoisseurship" to have found one
If Michael Angeles carvings good
enough to be classic.
Louis XIV. himself was taken in in
/ much more humiliating way by one
whose only art was lying. In 1867,
Just after he had returned from one
of his most dazzling military successes
against the Dutch, Louis lie Grand re-
ceived word that an embassy from
Persia had just landed at Marsenles
en- route to the French court to bring
and presents from the
shah Pleased that his fame should
have run around the world,
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