, 1870-08-02
own wife. He1f wink 3. good horse fast
enough, hut he wouldn't nante . LOOK 1t yots !"
The frasc;blo beauty wss paci1ed.
OBITUARY.


From The !Se.c FORK 11rnes. .yn:ysa
4 desp.teh received from LONDON this morn
;pg, announces the death of Aunh Cara Now
att kitcLie, tettcr kno N as Auna Com Now
att, the American authorizes and actress. She
wns the tenth Of seventeen children Of re-
srectalle merchant or Nez York. named Ox-
Gen, who lost his fortune IN speculation, and
renewed 10 France to resHage It. While lie
rceided the.e Anna Cora was born. LEX oasty
childhood u&a passed in elegant chateau
near Bordeaux, IN the private sheasro s.taelAetl
10 which she frequently participated in tho
Juvenile performances with which her brothers
aud ,i.iers vera wont to divert themselves
uc1 fa:her At 1engtt, acquiring a s1d1ieieucy for
the maHtenAnce aud education OF hiB family
returned to New York, when Cora was shout 6,
into passion" Until she WAS ii she often
took part io private theatricals.
Dir. Mowatt, Mas OBdens future hS1rsud,
met her irsui1y 1t watering -pl1ce, .7t, b.-
coming enanoEed OF married sisses, aud hay-
Ing declnred hia lore, was told pleasant, It. -
unmarried aster At home much psettier t,,an
herself. and mare capable Of making him hap
py." Il Was, however, an slider sister, and
not the ronping. child, Anna. But
On visiting the house 10 be intro
duced to the eisteE spoken Of, he caught
beauty 40 etruck him that s1l his thoughts
were directed to her, and in due time he suc-
ceedsd in winning her affections aud ob:1inIug
her hand in marriage. Before the time APP
pointed for the formal ceremony, however,
ste made quite . romantic runaway mx.ch
with BIN. Nj. AoVstt owned besutifal
place on Long Island, to which he retired with
his youthful bride, where she passed several
years u atluous study. She published, dur
i.g this time, two poems, "pelaYo or the
Cavern Of Covodonga," an epic in Eve cantos,
and the "Reyiewers Reviewed" satire d.
rected against the critics Of the former
poem.
Her health, in time, becoming impaired,
Bhe visited Europe With view to its recovery.
and while in Patis she wrote play called
"GulxAre; OF, the Persian Hlave." Not long
After her return financial difficulties overlook
their support, abe gave series OF pnblic drz-
matte readings IN Boston, Providence, New
York, aud other cities- Her health, however,
again failed under her severe application, and
fo9 two years she WAS obliged to fotcgo all
enortt- In tho meantime H. Mowats, bccom-
York, his wife became writer Of versatile NJ
tieles, and acquired marked popularity under
the pseudoDrm Of .4Helen Befklay."' Soon,
however, her husband failed again. In
this emergency she turned her attention
o iss atsp',,s eons giqs, ,en Ind .sdos P5sSussa
which was brought out with much sp!cndor 1t
the old Park Theatre, and met with quite
brilliant success. In June, Of the same year,
sbe made her public debut at tnis theatre ~
Pauline in the LADY OF Lyons" aud thence
the American stage In ls47 she made an e1-
tended professional vieit to England, where.
in 1851, her husband died; and in tbs l,tt er
part Of 1854 the played series Of farewell en-
gsGemonts in the United Stater, and left the
Nitchie. Esq.. Of virginia, son Ct thu venerable
editor Of tho Richmond Eseui,rr. Her re-
naming works are: Armand drama, pro-
duced IN 1s47, and in which, as ii Fashion, "
che took = prominent part; the .'Fostuue-
Hunter, Novel OF New York Society,"" (ls53;)
Autobiography Of an Actress" l1355:) and
mimic Life; or. Before a:,d Behind tlly Cur
tain." (1S5G.)