Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-19
NUMBER 81.
AMERICAN ORGAN.


AMERICAN ORGAN.
| Lola Montex.
This spunky vixen lately attempted to horse
whip California editor A despatch from
Grass Valley gives an account Of the occur
| renee M @ ata @
.Our town was thrown into state Of udicrous
excitement this afternoon, by the appearance OF
Madame Lola Montez, rushing from her residence
| through Mil street towards Main, with lady's
delicate riding whip in hand and copy Of the
Telegraph In the other, her eyes In fine frenzy
rolling, vowing vengeance on the scoundrel Of an
editor, &c, She met him at the Golden Gate Sa-
loon, the crowd who were on the qti uivs following
IN her footsteps. Lola struck at tho editor with
her whip, but he caught it and wrested it from her
before she could hit him blow She then applied
womans best weapon--her tongue. Meanwhile
her antagonist contented himself with keeping
most insultngly cool Finding all hcrendeavors
powerless, the divine Lola appealed to the mi
ners, but the only response rendered was shout
oflaughter Mr.. Shipley, the editor, then retired,
| having, by his calmness, completely worn out his
| fair enemy. The appeals of the Countess 70 the
honest miners were p0werless, and so she invited
all hands in to take drink, but the response was
q groan, and none stepped forward TO show them
| selves her champion. The whole affair, so far as
| the lovely Lola was concerned, was complete
farce -4aa
| Lola, however, gives a very different version
Of the affair Her account of it is decidedly
rich. Here it is:
| short time since lady and two gentlemen,
artists, came to our town to give concert Hav.
ing had few days free ofprofessonal engagements,
they, all strangers are were anxious to see these
far famed mines. Artists are proyerbal for slen-
der purses, and to pay the expenses they gave two
concerts here. was not present, being confined
| to my room by severe indisposition. But If they
pleased or not, OH readers have consideration and
kindness to the artist. !, who write, since 1913,
have roamed the world in many a cline, and in al
most every theatre in Europe have been success
full though many good, II not better have failed,
because destiny and fate opposed them and smiled
on me. III @ M
Mr. Shipley, who considers himself the best
judge OF all artistic representations editors Of San
Francisco, Sacramento, and Marysville fhis is not
my opinion declared that he was going to give
these artists fits ImildIy told him that the lady
was much esteemed at the bay and the two other
above-named places us lady and artist-begged
Of him to refect--and he promised to say nothing
either in praise or dispraise. This was all could
obtain from the belgerent editor Of the Grass VAL
ley Telegraph. What was my astonshment the
next day to find sterling abuse of the whole party.
mentioned TO friend present that this was un-
just and wrong. The editor with whom we are
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all artists who have not the divine talents of
Jenny Lind or Mrs, Siddons, must, forsooth, be
put down as humbugs! And the really generous
and appreciating audience of a Grass Valley thea
tre are to bear the fault in the public print of our
town, because an ignorainus, for the present holds
the pen.
A few hours after, the door Is burst open. INV
bedroom invaded with this Shipleys presence he,
regardless OF my sufferings, being in bed q lady
being present, threatens TO cut my throat before
he was done with me, using such language which
shall not disgrace my pen to repeat. got up, took
| my pistol, and told him TO leave my house He,
still using TO me the most offensive language, con-
clnded to go. Itold him IL he ever crossed the door
OF my dwelling again, should consider him In the
| light of a housebreaker, and treat him accordingly
de LEFT at last saying that he would cut my throat
/ In my hurry to get him out Of my house, helped
him either with my hand or foot Gin the hurry, /
forget which.) Mrs. NJ say. and declares 1t was
| my foot.
I could not help laughing heartily at the exit Of
| this hero Of thousand imaginary battles, which
! nobody ever saw or heard Of but himself This
little nursery song Of my childhood comes back to
| my mind of a.ts
He who fights and runs away,
Lives 10 fight another day;
But he who is in battle slain,
Never lives 10 fight again
This morning, Nov. 81, the newspaper was hand
terest--saw two abusive articles, not mentioning
my name, but, as afterwards was told, as having
been prepared by the clever pen Of this great
statesman of the future, and present able writer,
as climax and extinguisher to all the past and
future glories of Lola Montez 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 Il
may be the last. On read the paper, until saw
my name In good round English. The article win
be m the minds Of all the readers Of this newspaper
| Of my barefaced hypocrisy and insolence. Europe,
hear this. Have you not found me too truthful too
bold to-say thisy Has not the hypocrisy been on
| the other sidef What were you thinking Of oh
Alexander Dumas, Beranger, Merry, and all my
friends, when you told me my fault lay 10 my too
| great frsnknessf Oh, friends you know not that
Shipley lived and brcathed--that his fiat had gone
forth 70 the four parts Of the world, and he had
judged me at least to be a hypocritei
To ayenge you all, recollectcd the woman's
Rights Convention, took the benefit Of Misc Lucy
Stones principles-bonnet on head and whip in
hand; that whip, which never was used but on a
| horse, this time 10 be dsgraced by falling on
| the back of an ass. / went forth--stronr IN the
principles, as have said, of Miss Lucy Stone and
other strongminded females-found this redouht-
able man on the shoulder and as quick as a fash
Of lightning laid the said whip on bis shoulder and
head four times, on my word of honor, before my
enemy could remember that he was sitting on chair
The lady of the Golden Gate saloon was sitting
ON one side, gentleman on the other after hav-
ing given him four good whippings, he got up and
squared himself on the most approved Yankee Sui
Ivan principles, and was preparing 70 give me a
sumner in the eye. The spirit Of my Irish ances-
tors q being kind Of three quarter bred Of Irish,
| Spanish and Scotch, took possession Of my left
band, and, on the most approved Tom Hyer prin-
ciplcs before he could attain nv eve / took his
on whch--thanks TO some rings | had on at the
tbne--I made cutting impression. AZ usual this
would-be great shoulder striker ended the COM
bat with certain abuse Of which TO do him JUS
tce he is perfect master. Sic transit gloria Ship
| Icy Alasl poor Yorick.
telegraphc despatch to the New York Her
aid from Poughkeepsie, Of date December 10th,
says:
Judge Dean, Of the supreme Court in this