The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
A FAST GIRL.
Lsan Francisco correspondence of Provi-
dence Journal

denee Journal1
Mrs Ellet in her recent book on
Famous American Women" makes
mention of Californian lady remark o.
able for her ability to entertain twenty
gentlemen at once by her viyacious
conversational powers If this were
the only overly remarkable thing
about Miss Hitchcock, she would be a
far less remarkable parsonage than she
is. But she is character, and such a
character as this age can not and need
not duplicate, the country over. As
Americans, we have long boosted of
the versatility Of our climate, soil and
people, Perhaps Miss Hitchcock was
a necessary national production that
the world may bo convinced of the
truthfulness of this boast. She is o
public character-an actress requiring
broader stage and larger house than
other actresses Of the time. She is an
only daugter, an only child, believe
ola wealthy and most respectable
family, her father, Dr. Hitchcock,
having come TO this coast as an army
surgeon during the Mexican war. lie
is now a retired physician, and among
the most substantial and worthy of San
Franciscsns.
His accomplished daughter has long
been one of tho bellies of this city with
out whom no social gathering Of the
ton was complete if she vas in the
country. When child she was res
oued from a burning building 10y some
members OF KniclIerb lSer engine com
pany, Nos, since which time she has
never forgotten them wearing con-
spicuously, at all times and all places,
neat gold '.j' upon her dress, and at
times making the company Of which
she was a duly elected member, costly
presents, ranging from the cherished
% to the gold mounted fire horn. She
was eccentric to an extent that would
shock our New England notions of pro-
prielyi showing her ccoentricity, now
by presenting the "Fivcs' q barrel, by
riding on the cowcatcher with the
constructing engineer. .ovor tho entire
length of the Napa Valley Railroad, to
which ride she challenged said cngi-
neer, and still again by the uoblest
deeds of philanthrophy and ch0ri.
ty. She has upward of $4,000 in
her own right, and of course is ox-
pccted TO inherit tho hundreds of
thousands OF her fathers estate
From her own purse sho supplies
the wants of many needy objects
Of charity, being generous in the
extreme and noble impulse.
She vlbrates between San Fran.
cisco and Paris, taking New York
and London in her way and aston
ishing the natives OF each of these
quiet CO inferno liato cities by
what sho does and what she does
not do. She dcfies all rules and
convonlionalities Of society, dresseE
and acts as she pleases everywhere,
selects her company from all classes
at will, and yet commands the con.
hdcnce and good will Of all, Sho is
conspicuous at the grand balls of
the Empress at the Tuilleries, at
tends annually tho Doiby in Eng
land, where, it is said, she amuses
herself by winning or losing a few
hundred pounds day at tho hands
Of the young sprlgs of nobility. A
few days sInce she started in com
pany with her parents overland
for New York and thence to PARIS.
Two days after notice Of hor mar
age appeared as evidence of the last
Of her cccentricities. She, in quiet
way, wiki personal knowledge OF
but two human beings beside herself
and tho fortunate C) groom having
suddenly experimental it the role OF
bride, Another admirer was with
her all the afternoon Of that day,
until six p. M. when she won't as he
supposed, to dinner. At eight p. NJ.
he met her again by appointment
and went with her to the theator,
after which he accompanied her and
the family as far as Sacramento on
her overland journey quito lgno.
rant of the fact that from eight p
NJ. he had been in company with
Mrs, Howard Colt Instead Of Miss
HitchcoOch. This is the same youth
whom she dared to drive down an
embankment on the Cliff House
road few days ago, which she dld
at tho small cost Of s1299, Her
husband is loft behind, she not hav>
ing seen him, 1t is SAID, since they
left St. Louis,
A GENT out West was invited to
take II game at poker, but ho refus..