Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-08-17

sion variable and interesting. The var
ious relations of the trio were what could
be imagined, and leave very humiliatino
impression of the hero's position. Mr. Ell
iott's lively guest noted the old, infirm
and tottering husband, utterly blinded to
what was going on, full Of senile admira-
ton for his wife's charms, and scarcely
opening his mouth but to praise her; Lady
Hamilton having an air of triumphant pro
prietorship proud of the captive she had
enslaved, and with true vulgarity willing to
exhibit her power; he only too willing, and
almost abject in his subservience. It was
noticed he seemed to have no dignity
The satellites were in keeping: the woman
who called herself Mrs. Cadogan-the ci
7e'Fist collier-''what you might expect, y
says Mrs. st. George; and Miss Knight,
'the fiatterer of both"
Alter dinner, the entertainment consist
ed Of songs IN praise of Nelson and lis
deeds, sung by the two ladies. Lady
Hamilton's boldness and vanity were 1t
orally extraVagant, and it was noticed that
she was greedy of presents which she OBJ
tanned 'iby the common artifces of longing
for and admiring." There was the usual
difficulty about q reception at court; and
the electress, when pressed to receive her,
contriVed to put off all receptions, not
withstanding the hero declared that she
would knock the electress down, 'fand
damn me p he added, 'tIll knock the cleo
tor down, too?" Even the Prime Minis
ter's wife had only asked Nelson, but was
forced by his refusal to ask the lady.
Then Mr.. Elliott gave breakfa3t, where
Lady Hamilton went through all the poses
pt0stiques; and after eating enormously
it was noted she was devoted to the pleas
ures of the table-sh took glass after
glass of champagne. Lord Nelson roared
for the songs in his own praise, and insist
ed on bumpers to the Queen of Naples
''My queen-a queen to the backbone r.
In vain the minister tried to check this
unseen exuberance. Flushed with wine
the unwieldy lady went through her taran-
teLte, and acted Nina, Nelson roaring,
"Seddons be d-dW
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
The descent of Nelson and Lady HamiI-
ton was rapid. At one time Nelson lived
IN London with Sir Hamilton. In 1903 the
latter died and commended, as his lastact,
his s'incomparable Emma" to Nelson. She
was left small annuity, which was enlarg-
ed by settlements from Nelson. His
death, in 1905, is well known, after which
Lady Hamilton descended rapidly.
The rest of Lady Hamilton's history is
the history of a miserable descent-a his
tory of embarrassments, begQings, borrow
ings, and straits of every kind Her debts
were $4,000, and she had charge of the
daughter Horatia, bequeathed as a legacy
to the country, and shifted from the lega-
tee to her. It was said she had taught some
OF her own poses and attitudes as the be-
ginning of an education; but this may
have been one of the many stories cilcu-
lated about her. - And
presently, eight years after her admirers
end, she was arrested and consigned to
the kings bench, with her daughter The
heroine ofthe fetes at Naples, the beautiful
wife of the English Minister, the Queens
companion, the adored of Nelson, now to
be in the hands of tipstaffs and bailiffs !
While she was here appeared those vol
umes of letters, the pu blication of which
excited such storm of abuse and reViling.
1t must be confessed that for an unfortu-
nate creature, rejected by all the friends
who had courted her when she was pros
porous, sneered at by the public, who dis
believed in her clai ms of intimacy with
Napoleon, it seemed the readiest means of
vindication; and if worse than indiscreet,
it was an inexcusable indiscretion. To
read the letters of the Queen of Naples, of
English Admirals, and
At length q generous alderman, named
Smith, procured her release; and before
fresh retainers could be lodged, she got
away to Calais, then the happy sanctuary
for the distressed and broken down, and
there joined the English herd Of unfortu-
nate exiies. She was to live there, how
ever, but eighteen months.
Characteristically enough, she put up at
that most expensive of hotels, the fa-
nous Dessin's, which really deserves to
have its history written, so many strange
characters having stopped there. She inn
medlately wrote over that she was educat-
ing her child, and gave her the best master
the place could furnish; she sent her to q
ladies' day school, where she remained
from to l, and was there taught piano,
harp, and all the accomplishments. Not
any girls but those of the first families 90
there, w~ote the poor broken creature
What the ''first families" of the Calais of
that day were may be imagined. They
went TO fetes champetres outside the town;
and, indeed, it was no wonder, as she said
almost pathetically, she 'felt so much bet
ter from change of climate, food, air, large
rooms, and liberty" that she began to
hope to see her dear Horatio grow up,
But, in truth, she was wretched in health.
and was growing unwieldy from dropsy
and other causes. An English INTERPRETER
there-De Rhelms-gaVe her a small,
meanly furnished apartment. But from
this she had later to move to
sone Ling meaner. And from that
tll13 1t became a miserable struggle.
as she sank lower and lower, until her
Ia t slckDess came on. There is something
tragic in the incidents of these closing
scenes, ard her whole history is to be add
ed to the list of almost dramatic reyerses
which point many moral and adorn tales.
An English lady, ordering meat for her dog
at the butchers, was told by this honest
De Rheims that he knew Of lady who
would be glad of even g scrap from the
dogs portion. He would not divulge her
name, as he was bound to secrecy, and the
fallen creature was too proud to receive
charity. The lady then-a true Samaritan
-bade him furnish wine, and anything else
that was required, at her charge and as
from his own bounty. When the outcast
was aim ost at her last, he begged of her to
see the lady who had been so good; and on
his stating that ''she was not a person of
title, she consented, received this Mrs.
Hunter-whose name should be preserved
thanked and blessed her.
A mean little house, belonging to ore
Eamy, now No. Ill Rue Francaise, saw the
close OF this strange career. which must
have seemed to her clouded faculties like q
dream, and which, in spite of all the bril-
liant scenes between, had ended nearly as
1t had bsgan-from the Golfers child to
the pauper 1t was noticed, too, that as
her end approached, some of the old beauty
came back; and on the 18th Of January,
1855, an hour after noon, the deserted,
exiied, outeast, ended her life.
A COMMON CAsE.--A lady concerned in
the publication of g. periodical devoted to
'Woman's Rights" complains that she is
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