, 1869-06-13
MISS Dr. WALKER,
Her Life In Iowa.



N,ss Or. Msry E. Walker was nIHt seen an!
heard Of west Of the Mississippi IN the spring Q!
lsao one morning tn nay me !oea g eota IT, ~, q
with couments not very complimentary, thas
Young iady IN bloonners had created quite sensa-
uon upon The street he day y4s1, oeloIe, n,ns, IN
Delhi, forry miles vest eallant!y came 70 the rs
cue et the then unseen and nnSnown o!oomeHte,
insisting tna1 consistency demanded OF the Du-
buoue editors 70 cease aneeztnH Mt her 1ot wearing
a dress unfaahtonaply too snort AZ the oottom m
less thew likewise lsaned some OF their OWL ladies
for eai1ng dresses lasnonahly 100 snoEt ~ the
~ rev days sr,erxazds our sanctuu was invaded
BY = young lady III boomers who lnt1oaaesa esI,
sell as the identical person tn NooSe Gsna1 we naa
written; said her name was AAtJ Z Waller: tnst
ns s2d 70 kS.e mic se
fess,ou. which was that OF medicine-u water can
Re called medicine for she was Of the hydro
Miss walker WAS NOT handsome IN feature: nor
1 ret WIS she houely: IVES rather under the meAlnm
size, viraelous and spnGh1it, sone11mes almost
wa one Of the rev vonsn 9pen Eao@ .;o,. =
Ss1e ass sseD ST y 1
women, which made Them look a. q distance l, tfs M
ss1s seen sss ssem O. q u.
males, 70 anTpset that a waist iapped over 81
apron which apped ossf a!ss f. "nan ot1on ~ .al5S &
tanueu over the pnntaioons, which iapped oEer the
shoest iii ine vhole naks op; WITH II papssous
HsTt ~ shag.paIt hickory" tree. But Miss
walker wss tutt the s,ze ana style to loo1 re4 n
MI more heeou!ng1J than any other woman NC
| ever saw attempt il. That was her forte.
Mss Walker was an incessan. -, and endless H
staple Of her conversation consisted ol one pro-
Inc tnpfc-herseN. Her adventures had been ntl-
he1 sus Vas Is vas ainculs to determine from aez
experience, or infer from hes eonyetsanon- fEosn
appearance one would t1dge her to be between q
raid Ieiore-we were informed thAt At fifteen
ears Of age sns cosneea , e sfasa M ~ ssS1 H9 sgs
ia p.miusry; that she was a mtnei
ior fve years; taat sic wotkesi at ne printer
! 1csIs , associate editor q 8 literary magazine
: thst she had studied medicine, "sc2ulax " ochoo
u YEAR,: hat she was IN insad, unabse Is wa,l
more than few rods a q TIME for tEs yeaf.
r tha, she was cured y hsAsens!hle e. uestnnent
> cureH s,stcn which she nai practiseh for nyt
YEAR, eic, etc tAggrceatng the time occupied Il
her various occupations, sne mus; pave peeh S Go'
:. Int We viii not question her yeract! fof she va
d woman Of uuswervtu2 principle" sac salti 9
y durtpE her rtstdeuce In Florta as ansnaenstA 10
- the Senator Of that State, sh< had dtseoTesed Al
astaken Of tne fountain Gi e1sIna ~ @ yoa n In,
= Sintop whefe ste managed, IN one wsy Or AZ
" y other, 10 create quite sensation Il hah oee
~ ~ iatnsh Hopkinton corresponaenee.r OF the o'
r. - fote. te.nentloued paper: but as sae spptaFEn !
Ia nnt nothing going on u thaf qulek @ wo,.
70 70 recorItbE, except her own douRs trhis and II
!! | uunAa ann as she cAtue ne.s inyoivinx the p2pt
y in,wo or three unpleasant t. muses. - nsfors
cumr to understand that she WIS nslnR II to R7at
Id ~ her oxu vanity or spite, Der communication
r. | after season, Ceased 10 appear. LET IL
ss contribution TO lis columns WY posteA: that
~ ~ printed-and put George D. F1entices naae
W W It; because nc recollected having seen It m
III WORKS several years bstots 90 =, ~.
~, after having been. 1t orst ACQUAINTANCE with Il
lads, Informed that snc bad been associate cdlt4
"a Of leading mnEa1lae 70. d!e yea 70 aise3se
~ how trumphantly and uncun-c lousy sne owe
IA rode ali rules Of grammar. punsttinaoo, csdAta
~ To- cony eraatlnn to ootan:ca anu melIca1 topic
s and dsceT crcd That here, too, shc dlnefed eqna
xidrIy fron tns somno.'{ reee!ssd aa{1ss nt saIq
~ " cartilage IN The thigh
II About this time our eti1nrtA attention hapEcn
N to rrst npon compile uf advertisements which
No pearch n = compile OF cur s1chanGes-one lro9s
~ ~ ad}oiuinv county and one nom county 10 =
~ Alfred E Miller petltloncd ror dlEorcr from
ali xtfe, MarJ F Miller: ne Other, notice tha1 "
IN NsE IT, sa st VIE
IL sume her maiden uame OF asl5 f WMten '
to kept our own counsel and so9n lea5ne1 5ts1n Mo
~. ~ about the matter than we could have discover
70 p The enierprstns Mary nd eome oil the "
ad hsaa SsS s. fass III % so 0
He He md tuait1eaiment. We have NO nay Of .prost
" " mat It wns lazEer fictitious; sae. fertile tn
vi enurce., had m ingenious way OF proving II v
~ ~ frur Her proposition to her attotuey-at lenst
IN ~, one Attorrey-wns, 10 give In The testimony
N = herFeu As Mrs. Alfred E. Miller against her hs
ut Vt. land; and her statements were 70 be confirm
iof hy The nc1dar1t Of Miss Mollc W'nlker, who hs
IN the family at the time NrsA Miller was 20 abos'
see tMolic Walker being simply Nsa Miller :
IL icz her maiden NJ mel This style Of doing hr
r., ~ ness the Delhi lawyer objected to; Q
t nG | the case went to III adjoining com
~ ~ where the divorce wag procured, VIC XII
sh N not upon what evidence. The wont ol Il was,
ILL., hustkud foIcstaEch her, By getting dlSosce II
.,. | her some thrcc weeks the ntst- II that couple
not divorced With the DEGREES iron the courts
:, two States to that elect, We don't Know how 81
@aaH ~ result could he accoupl pllshel
IT. ~: About 1his time the var btan md Naly So!
ku1s for the front There wad chance TO thrust
,. EeIf forward into notortety and such chances
~ never LET slip. During the HsE she WIS fseQne,
l.,s. TN heard from On both sides Of the lines Whe
sn closed she went to England. and delivered med
& lectures in London. II there were any physlci
"nt | iu her audience, wc will warrant they were ss
~, - lshed At her docteEn.
i1E Now she Is bac4 70 America aga1u- and II
ecS donr torment the ltie out OF Grant sud
80 | Cabinet, we don't know Mary Wal1cfs bu1
AAHU | think We DC.