Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-07-18
wTRANSIRNT BrIIs-cAsu
Female Society.

What Is Il that makes all those men WIN
associate habitually with women superior 10
others who do nOtI What makes that woman
who Is accustomed to, and at ease in, the 90
eiety Of men, superior TO her sex IN general Z
Solely because they are in the habit Of free,
graceful, continued conversation with the
other sex. Women in this way lose their
triVOlity, their faculties awaken, their deliea.
eies and peeuliaTities unfold all their beauty
and eaptiVatiOn in the spirit of intellectual
rivalry. And tho men lose their pedsntie.
rude, deelamatOTy, or sullen manner. The
coin OF the understanding and the heart chan
ges continually. Their asperities are rubbed
Oh, their better materials polished and bright.
ened, aud their richness, like the gold l.
wrought into finer workmanship by the iin-
gers OF women than it ever could be by thoso
OF men. The iron and steel Of their charac,
ters are hidden, like the aTmOr Of a giant. bV
studs and knots of gold and precious stones,
when they are not wanted in actual warfare.
A LoUIsTlLLIAN INuERIrs GREAr
IRISH Ebenezer Bustard, the veal.
thy citizen of Louisville, who has fallen heir
to an English estate Of millions, sold out his
real property in that city last week, realizing
S249,925. EbeneEcr Bnstard landed in Lou
isville on the 10th day of June, 1889, then
just in his twenty fifth year. His uncle John
Bustard, one Of LOuisville's early settlers,
having moved there in 110l, a gentleman OF
property aud standing at that time. made \
visit 70 the Bustard estate at Belleville, Done.
gan county, Ireland, in 1888, and induced his
nephew, EbeneEer, \ second son, and eonse>
quently entitled to no portion of the 81, 900
acres Of the BelleTille estate, to come to this
country. On landing here Mr. Bustard had
with him his entire fortune, SIC, 900 in money.
In the year 1876 he went into the proeeSv
business. Like many others, Mr.. Bustard of
course, lost heavily by the war Being de.
termined "rebel," he was the object Of much
hatred aud persecution on the part of tho
Union citizens aud soldiers. In 1869 he was
arrested, and kept in the JeHersonVilIe peni-
tentiary for several days. After the death Of
Mr. Bustards brother in 1869. his determina.
tion to return to Ireland was first reluctantly
formed. The brother died at tho age Of sixty
years, and having never married, and leaving
no issue, EbeneEer Bustard became the legal
heir and successor TO the entailed estate.--
Socially Mr.. Bustard is highly esteemed. He
was married in 1852 to Miss Margaret Rynch.
q native of Ireland-a second cousin-Who Is
still living. or this marriage twelve children
have been born, of whom eight are living, the
eldest being son Of sixteen. A modest esti-
mate Of his property in this eountrS-soon TO
with him-is 81 ,OOO,O Mr.. Bustsrd CON.
templates leaving for Ireland on the 18th Of
August. Helleville is an estate of rs 1000
Irish or $4,000 American acres, in Douegan
county, valued At 500 rer acre. This estate
includes the west end of KeIIcybegs, small
seaport town of 1000 inhabitants, and is tho
best harbOr, ssve two, on the coast Of ireland.
Thus it will be seen that, at the lowest figures,
Mr.. Bustard's land estate in Ireland is worth
63,5OO, 900, independent of his personal prop
erty, money stocks, bonds, &c.