The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-13
1laay xorE.a, asrleaItsral Editor.

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MILDLY Morgan. who was born in
the county of Cork, Ireland, is about
thirty-six years Of age, and has nearly
attained the manly stature of six feet.
In her early girlhood, she eyinced a
strong liking for horses. and field
sports, which her fathers position as
landed proprietor, enabled her to graft
ify to its full extent, so that while yet
in her, teens, she was noted as brilli-
ant horse-woman. Her carly days
were passed amid all the advantages
and disadvantages of Irish country
life. To start at early dawn, to send
on her hunters ten, fifteen, or evea
twenty miles, and then to cailtcr to
cover on smart hack, alight, change
saddles and ride Pill day, returning
home long after dark, was the hardy,
vigorous life that fitted This eccentric
lady for the stormy days she now
laughingly encounters in the stock
yards of New York.
But fox-hunting and farming did
not alone occupy MILDLY Moryan's
time and thoughts. When the pres
eDt King Of Italy was crowned King
of Piedmont and Sardinia, his portrait
came into her possession, and imme-
diately her childish Imagination was
charmed and captivated by the mill
tary: prestige of tho youthful Soyer-
eign. She then and there determined
to know Victor Emmanuel. Many
years passed on, and it was not until
after the death of her father in 1865
that MILDLY M0rgaa setsfo0t in Italy.
While in Rome she became acquainted
with Charlotte Cushman who is the
owner,of 8 fine stud of horses and
who cordially invited her new friend
to ride and drive the occupants of her
stable. .5--s..
Growing weary Of Rome, on April
| first, 1867, she went to Florence and
a few hours after her arrival in that
capital, King Victor Emmanuel eaus-
ed to .bc sent to her an ordersto attend
al the Patti Palace. She went with a
beating heart, and, 10 use. her own
| words, "thc dream of her childhood
was realized" She stood face to face
with Italy's gallant monarch. His
Majesty received her most graciously,
| bidding her welcome to his capital,
adding that he knew her fame as a
horse woman; and as soon as polite
ness permitted, requested her to pro,
coed to ireland to purchase weight
carriers for his personal use. MILDLY
started on the commission, and execu-
ted it so speedily and so entirely TO
King Victor Emmanueps satisfaction
| that when his Majesty saw the lot of
horses she had purchased for him, he
personally thanked her, and few
DAYS after sent her very handsome
Jewel, which he. graciously requested
her to accept in remembrance of him
and wear in lieu of decoration.
During MILDLY Morgan's subsequent
residence in Florence, she became ac-
quainted with many of our leading
fellow -citizcns. She thus formed so
favorable an opinion of Americans
that she determined TO see us and
know us on our own soil. MILDLY
Morgan came 10 New York city last
June, furnished with letters of intro
| ductiOn from the Hon. G. Z. Marsh
| and others. One of these letters she
presented to Mr.. Bigclow, the then
Editor-in-chief of the Times who inn
mediately placed her on the staff OF
the paper, where she now continues.
/ 1t was at first somewhat difficult for
our Stock-drovers to recognize a wo-
man as q sLattles reporter; but it did
not take them long to discover tina,
she know her business, and that there
| was no nonsense about her, SO that
now her appearance in the cattle-yards
ceases to cause sensation.
During her residence in America
Mildly Morgan has fully justified all
that was said of her in the very flat
tcring letters Of introduction she
brought. Although not what is llsu-
ally called strong-inindcd, She has
practically. shown that competent
woman can nil even those positions
on adaily paper which have hitherto
been supposed TO belong exclusively
to mcn-Hearth end Home.