New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16
10 TIE NercdG Jcv-sai Lola Monies gives . DIFF
fersnt version OF the affair, a follows

\ NrtnI NefSfon OF me aUdlT, - toio"s'
A short TIVE since 4 lady .nd two gentlemen. art
ists, came 10 our town, 70 give 3 concert Having
he'd few dsys free Of 81 eng nens they.
as sl strangers are. snxous TO ses thaSe FAR
Purses and 70 nay the expenses they gave two M
certs here wss not present being couh ,ed to nv
room by severe indisposion Bot II thew pleased Or
not Cd. readers have consideration sud kindness 70
the artist |, who write since lsiJ have rosnei the
word ID msay cline, and in almost every ihes'er q
Europe bave been successful though many q, good,
II not better have failed. because destiny and fate op
possd them snd smiled on me.
Mr. Shipley who considers himself the bes, judge
of all artistic representations editor, Of San Francis
CO. Sacramento, and Msrysville this ID no, my opin-
icnl declared that be going In give thess art
i.is ITS mildly told him that the lady ws much
esteemed st the Bsv srd the two other above ram al
places as lady aud artst-begged Of him TO reflect
and he promised 70 say nothing either in praise dis
prsse. This wss all could obtain from the oelgsr-
tnt editor OF The Graz" Valley Tssgrlph. What
was nv adjustment the next day TO find sterling
abuse Of the whole party me ntioned to friend
present that this vas unjust and wrong The editor
with whom We are burcensd having neither sense nor
judgment ard all artists who hsve not the divine tai
ents Of Jenny Lind or Mrs. Siddons, must, for
sooth. be pu, down rs humbugs And the really
generous and approaching audience of a Ora" Valley
thester 10 bear the fault in the public print Of our
town, because an ignoramus for the present, holds
the pen.
Afew hours after the door q burst open-my bed
room invaded with this Shpleys presence-bs re-
gardless OF my suiferings being in bed, lady being
present-ihresiens TO cut my throat before he was
done with ne usiug such language which shall not
Disgrace my pen TO repeat got up. took my pistol
ard told him 10 leave my house. He still using 10
me The most offensive language, concluded TO go. |
told him that if he ever crossed the door OF my Dwell
irg again should consider him in the light OF house,
bresker-and treat him accordingly lie left at lsst
say ing that he would cut my throat. In my hurry to
get him out of nv house helped him either with nv
hard or foot in the bury forgot which, Mrs. NJ
and feel,r ~ foNs
could not help laughing heartily q, the crit of this
hero Of thousand imaginary bl,tles-whch nobody
ever or heard Of but himself This little nursery
song Of my childhood comes back to my mind OF
lie WHO fsh'. and rue. away
Lives 10 tIht another dav.
Bni he who I, 10 battle slain
Never lives to hshi sgsiu ."
This morning, Nov. 81, the newspaper vas hanle
to me- as usual. scanned il over with little interest
saw two abusive articles, not mentioning my name,
but, a. aiterward was told as having been prepared
~ the clever pen Of this great statesman Of the fu
tUre, and present able writer as cltosx aud extin-
guisher TO all the past and future glores of Lola Mon
ter. | wonder if he thought | should come down
with cool thousand or two TO stock up his fortunes
and cry Grace grace. This is the only attempt at
black mail have been subject to in California, and
| hope it may be the last. On read the paper till
my name ia good round English. The article
viii be in the minds OF all the readers Of this news
paper of my bsrefsced hypoc asy and nsOlence. Eu-
rope, hear this have you not found me too truthful
too bold to say this Has not the hypocrisy been on
Alexander Dumas, Beranger, Merry, aud all my
friends when you told me my fault lay in my too
great frankness oh, friends, you knew not that
Shipey lived and breathed-that bis fat had gone forth
the four parts OF the world and he had judged me
at last TO be a hypocrite To avepge you al. re-
collected the WVman's Right Convention took the
benefit Of Miss Lucy Stones principles -bonnet on
head, and whip in hand that whip, which never was
used but horse this time 10 be disgraced by
falling on the back Of ass. | went f1rth-strong
in the principles have said OF Miss Lucy Stone and
other strong minded femsle-found this redoubtsble
man the shoulder and "a quick fash Of light
ming laid the said whip his shoulder and head four
times, on my word of honor before my enemy could
remember that lie sitting on chair. The lady
Of the Golden Gate Saloon sitting on one side, a
gentleman the other; after having given him four
good whppiDgs, he got up and squared himself on
the most approved Yankee Sullivan principles, and
preparing 70 give me a sumner in the eye. The
spirit of my Irish ancestors Il being kind Of three
quarter bred of Irish, Spanish and Scotch took pos
session of my left hand. and, on the most approved
Tom. Hyer principles, before he could attain my eye
| took his on which--thanks TO some rings had on
at the time made cutting impression. As usual
tits weuldbe great shoulder striker, ended the com
bat With certain abuse, Of which, 10 DO him justice
be j. perfect master. Sic transit gloria Shipley
Alss poor Yorick