The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-29
MIDGET RUSSIAN
PRINCE COMING.
Offers Title for Rich American Wife.
He Tells the Story of His Life.

e The smallest man in the world IS
coming to the Waxahachie Fireman's
Carnival and is looking for a wife.
Prince Nicholi, % " inches high, has
declared his intention of becoming a
benedict providing he finds a young
woman with a suitable income who
will exchange her gold for the title
he would bestow upon her.
= Prince Nicholi, unlike most mid
gets, is of an extremely cheerful dis
position, and, let it be whispered, an
arrant flirt. He dresses in the latest
fashion, his suits being made by
well-known London tailor. He sports
ties that would put to shame the
neckwear worn by winning jockey
He smokes the strongest cigars and
nothing could keep him from q prize
fight. He raight be referred to as
a sport
The diminutiye prince tells his
story best In his own way:
ny life has not always been r
happy 6fre, he declared Before /
was born, my father was unjustly ac-
cused of some political crime, and
was exiled to Siberia. My mother
followed him. You know political
prisoners receiving life sentences to
Siberia are allowed to take their
families with them. | was born
there. My father and mother were
OF normal size ] spent % years in
Siberia, and suffered all the hard
ships that can be suffered in cold
northern country, for political pris-
oners are treated none too kindly in
Russia.
"Of course there was record of
my birth, and as the laws of Russia
compel all males over 81 years of
age to report for military duty, they
summoned my father to find out why
| had not complied with the law.
went with him. When they saw me
they thought my father was trying
some way to evade military duty for
me. Finally, they became convinced
that ! was a man in years if not in
size, and reported the matter to the
higher authorities.
"They In turn brought it before the
Gear. Gar Nicholas sent for me,
something my father and mother
and myself had dreamed of. | has
tily got together what documents
could which proved my fathers in
nocence, and when | had an audi
ence with His Imperial Majesty ]
showed them to him. The Little
Father became convinced of the
truth of my assertion and pardoned
my father.
My parents returned to Their
home in the city of Kief. They were
very old beyond their years, and of
course their fortune was depleted. I
decided to come to America, as 9th
er titled men had done and seek a
wife, and here | am in Texas
with both eyes open looking for the
main chance. There is nothing dis
honorable about it. Other men have
done the same, as there are many
girls here who care more for title
and social position that accompanies
it than they do for the dollars. |
care more for the dollars than | do
for titles
IIe says he cdH pToNe MS HppiS
lineage when the time comes, and
asks no one to take his word for it.
The prince is only SO years old
and though not handsome, has pre-
posing manners. He is the small
est Elk in the world, and says they
are not only 1.-THE Best People on
Earth" in name. but in fact. The
midget speaks three languages
Russian, German and English-and
is now studying Spanish. Visit him;
he enjoys company.