Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-28

bright. crisp comments on even the most ortii-
mary topics, delivered as they were in the most
mi eloeuton, proved ~ seductive that mine
airs inclined towards her rather than towards
he hero Of the South Carolina Impeachment
mbroflO.
THE PRESENT MRS. BOWEN.
Let me announce right here that You who
have not seen Mrs Bowen have something TO
live fer. She is exquisitely attractive, thsrgh
her mind is somewhat masculine; while her
thoughts, disciplined by much reading, are such
ss Few women ever entertain or attain. She il
arapid tslkcr. with ever-chsnging meditation
at voice, and flies from subject TAI subject with
the rapldiiy OF hghtHing. as though her active
mind were always pressing her tongue and lips
10 quicker utterznoe. Politics. fashion. ebm-
m"rce, literature, and gossip were the topics
which, touched by her vivid slluSionS, sparkle
into gems of living words. My6e;. Aoi-, who AZ
times, ~ no mean converSa;iOnalist himself
qUailed aud abandoned the field "a her. white a
certain legal gentlrisan whOn We found NJ the
table was mum and dumb asenyself. Bowen
discovering that was distracted from him, or
rather attracted by her, simply subsided into
silent proprietary ADMIRATION. What wonderful
yet appropriate pertness OF comment regarding
the current topics OF the slay as well as striking,
anecdotes Illustrative OF her meaning. and bril-
liais sailles OF wit and sarcasm. heard from
her hps! All this. too. withaat is appearing
that she was renopeliEing the conversation
now, said cur host, lie. me show YOU the
thdr'estCB Ne.ss. which. you member, used %
$40, no. Mrs. Eewen, you read it," Master
stroke! The woman instantly in arms On
defence OF her iiege lord. Forgetting herself
and Only remembering his aft tirs, She com
me need reading rapidly As she talked. and
vet With rs much regard for punctuation a. "A
she Lad been uOrou ghlg acquainted with the
article that knew she had never seen before
Article after article and speech after speech she
read, until we were familiar with the de-
tails of Bowers progress ut Columbia as We
would naye been if We had been there AMI In
his confidence the past month.
'.EIAs! WHO'S EIAs?
White or eoiored,' she asked, because Bias
seemed to have figured most prominently in the
defence OF Gov. Scott. ''Co,Ored," answered
Bowen, "and had in his pocket at the time I
made that speech an unpaid Dennis furniture
certificate for Sl2 600" ..Dont Won think -
she said, "that he Chris now ought 20 read
one OF my books, since I've read 80 many Of his
speeches. We all agreed that the books would
doubtless prove TO be The most interesting read
ing matter, in response TO which remark she
related All anecdote. IN Substance a. follows:
al friend OF mine called the other ,lay and
gave Inc a. copy oi my
'BTsY MOMENTS or AN IDLE WOMAN,
saying that she had heard me say 1 wanted one,
which was true, as had gwen away or lost my
last She had bought il al a second hand book
store. Imagine my as:onishment on opening IL
10 find my own handwriting on the Nv leaf and
learning therefrom that had givel IL TO nv
ofiS. VI nOW-leI me
See-three months dead. There is history con-
nected with il that 1 have traced out. Mrs
B. loaned il To a friend who visited W ash ing
ton. and who, on her return home, LETT the book
IN her room by mistake. servant fuIing it
there, Appropriated it. and sold il to the second
hand dealer for ten fifteen cents Such Is
greatness; but am very glad it happened lust
20, because thereby received il into INV possess
sion again at the time most needed it,
From this incident she again reverted TO her
husbands speeches, andtle interview withhi
detailed above, began in earnest.
PRINCE GEORGE