Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1901 — A One Eyed King. [ARTICLE]

A One Eyed King.

Norodom, king of Cambodia, a short, fat person, with one eye, is said to he the most wretched man on earth. He has a gorgeous palace, furnished in the most expensive manner, hut he adheres to the customs of his ancestors and sleeps on an old carpet in a kind of shed that has not been cleaned for years. lie is a victim of hypochondria, and all day long heaves deep sighs of utter wretchedness.