Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-27
lneuInIsesnce. or L.la Moutez.

You have already received explann-
ton that the dead King of Bavaria is
not the yodsg ruler, but tho. old ex-
King, who made himself conspicuous MS
the friend Of Loln Montez. Will you
excuse me if I gossip a little about Lola,
and tell you q few particulars l received
three-of four years ago from the physi-
clan who attended her In her last illness
and saw her buried. Lola was sick
unit death I; she lived In a little garnet
in Brooklyn, where she had scanty fur
niture and none Of the luxurics Of life.
Ny friend, the doctor, then a young
maj just commencing practice, was
called to see her and was frankly told
she lad bat little money and would
hardly be able to pay him. Trusting to
fortune and the fame he might acquire
from tho matter, he accepted the situa-
ton aud regularly visited his patient.
One day a lawyer called upon him and
said Lola was the owner of certain pro-
perty in Munich, for which he (the law
yer,) was authorized to pay $4,000
She Is at'full liberty to sell it," said
tho man ; cit was given her by tho
King, and she has perfect title ; but II
she does not dispose Of it tho property
will revert to the Government at her
death. Hero arc two papers If she will
sign both Of them in presence Of two
creditablo witnesses, we will pay $780,
900 at once"
The doctor told mo that he took the
papers to Lola and explained the state
Of affairs. al did not" said he, "urge
her to sign them, though | was very
anxious she should do so /; l told her
she could place herself above want, and
that no one in the world had a better
title to this property than herself. You
know she professed to have repentcd Of
her misdeeds and changed to q Christian.
On account Of this, sho was in some
doubt MS to the propriety of receiving
money from her Bavarian career. She
took the papers and said she would think
the matter over and answer me in q few
days.y Three or four days aftcrward,
Just MS I was about to leave at the end
of one Of my visits, she called me back
and said
E"I .haYo thought TINT matter ovor,
and will sign tho papers,"
called up n gentleman who lived in
the house to join me in witnessing the
signature. We arranged q table and
gave her the pen, which she took with
out hesitation, and began to write.
She signed mi paper, writing with n
clear hand, and thon took tho other.
When the signature was about halfmade
she suddenly dashed the pen to the floor
with the exclamation
-" It is tho price Of prostitution ; | will
never touch it,"
This was the end Of the matter.
Neither of, US ever spoke of the subject
again, and she died without completing
the signature. She was buried in Green
wood, where a simple slab bearing the
name of Eliza Gilbert marks her grave.
Her mother came to see her during her
Illness, stayed about three weeks and
then returned to England. Her visit
was MS little rs possible like q mothers,
ana It's only object was to obtain titles
to some property that the daughter was
supposed to possess. On ascertaining
that the latter was living in q state bor-
upon restitution, the mother
expressed her regret at troubling
herself 10 visit America.-N J. Corre,-
pondeaee .Ahd.