| Show The Orlof Diamond At tile blnnln ot the eighteenth century n soldier belonging to one oC tile Frnh alrlon i In 1 India became enamored of the eyes of Ilrahmn In the temple of horrlncham These eyes were diamonds more brilliant than vr Irllnnt shone under the eyebrows of Crnpauds European dlMnltleo Their lustre captivated cap-tivated his soul He haunted the temple and Killing to the might of the gad beam n convert to his worship g least so he persuaded the priests Mho ment 0 far O 10 admit him 10 mine care of the temple doubtless trusting Hrahma 10 Protect his own But al n Ptarmy night the convert disappeared And with him one tit the Idols eyes the other having ronlsted all his efforts to dislodge II H Urethane was left squinting and the perfidious French man nl1 his pre 10 n paltaln In the Inglh ny for about In thousand dollars Later It was bought by the Ar menlRn merchant Srhrr for more than live times this um and shown lmn 1 tm hI him 10 Catharine of nllh ho offered for It About four hundred than Fluid 1 drillers I lpnlon ot eighteen Ihousand and a patent of nobility HchafTras refused this offer and subsequently sub-sequently sold the diamond to Gregory Orloff for the same sum without the patent of noblllly Orloft part author of Carothlncs fireatnws nnd raised by her to the steps of the throne for whom she struck medals mined triumphal rP umphal arches anti dedicated palaces par Iamlte ronnalonl 10 whom she offered Nee r1 marriage and Whom In another caprlcn she banished Count Gregory being reinstated In I favor offered of-fered his Imperial 1 mIntriNs two tokens 0 I rectnewillathrin tile St Poterchurg I arsenal and the Orlol diamondAlarch Tlpplncol I |
