The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-11-13
A FALLEN Star.

Fallen Star.
| The Kansas City Tines says: The re.
cent arrest of number OF poor coal
piekcrs in West Kansas City, resulted
in the discovcry,of the present homo OF a
once very popular actress, who made her
debut in and for season:drovc the play
going public Of London wild over her
beauty and power Of delineation. Mrs.
Caroline Whittlescy, or, as she was bet.
ter known, the "Brighton PEARL" ap-
pcared on the stage in Drury Lane,
about twenty years ago, and after a
brilliant season of favor and popularity
suddenly faded from tho London
stage, and for several years WIS lost to
:he public gaze. When next she appear
ed before the footlights i. was IS Mrs.
Whittlcsey in Theatcr Royal, Hull,
Yorkshire.
These brief outlines of this woman I,
ren,arkauie history wera given by her
self to neishbor, who, to test the NO
mans word as to her pUyer,J, and des-
titution, visited her shaniy, r"de
! upholstered howell in the bottoms ncar
tuO luz COutCuSS u tuS
hons of this once brilliant woman, Is a
vivid contrast TO her pa!atial residence,
furnished her while the mistress of the
late Lord Dcn5igh. A clean but hum
BILE bed, few chairs, a number OF relics
Of the stage, such as playbills, portraits,
etc, and sewing machine, comprise
all her earthly possessions. Although
pin chcdby poverty this woman preserves
all the dignity ota Queen Elizabeth, u
character she has no doubt filed to per-
lection some day, long ago. She came
to Kansas City about five years ago and
has lived here since the death Of her
husband in 1870, By her own cxcrtions
As seamstrcss. She wears upon her
finger = handsome ring with the Den
bi.h coat OF arms engraved thereon.
She says, when she left the stage in 1853
sho did so to become tho vito Of Lord
Denbigh, with whom she went, rs his
wife, to Geneva and thence to FlOrancc,
where they lived in retirement several
months. On his death her claims as his
wife were set aside, and having neither
money nor friends she abandoned her
claims and again returned to the stage,
and for several years was a popular
provincial favoritc in England, Australia
and Canada. While in England in 1850
she married young Englishman named
Whttlcsey, wish wsom she lived many
happy years in domestic quiet.
Among the curious mcmcntocs Of her
early life Mrs. Whi,tlcscy preserves moth.
ing with such jealous care IS folio o:
playbills given her "cast" in plays for
several years in England, Australia and
Canada. This lady still retains some
trace ofthat remarkable beauty and dash
which made her the favorite star Of the
London stage twenty years ago.
What Becomes of SsecessfIl Nea's Sous
Next TO the inquiry, what becomes Of
the pins! an interesting question would
be. What becomes of the sons Of sue.
ccssful men A few men and few firms
are in the hands OF she founders; bu,
these are exceptions. The old name
and the old trade generally pass into the
hands Of others. "Do You see that man
shovelins in coal! Well, his children,
and children like his, will josile your
pampcrcd sons and rule this land" said
! an old New Yorker the other day. The
old names have ceased in the pulpit.
The famed men of the bar seldom have
. successor. The eminent jurists carry
their hvnors with them t. the grave.
Merchant princes are obliteratcd. The
reason is clear Tho fathers laid the
basis Of business one way and tho sons
built another. Men who earned their
fortunes by hard work, diligence; tina;
knew sixteen hours toll By personal at
tention that were their own book keep
'ers, statesmen, cashiers, and often port
ers, are followed by sons who do ~ Int
tie work as possible; who delegate 10
others all the work they can, aud who
know more of the road than the ledger.
Famous hotel men wcrc gentlemen, men
Of intelligence, men who were the eqsals
Of the best in the land, and who never
sunk the gentleman in their trade. Yong
men who fling the example eftheir sircs
to the winds, find il easier TO squabder
. valuable name, run through fortune
quicker than it was earned, anc hrsd
thsmselves, while young. Al point from
which their fathers started. Ono thing
is quite marked in New York. II j. the
fact tina, the heavy business is getting
into tba hands Of foreigners The
heavy importers, tho great banker.
and much Of the trade vaise 10 slipping
out Of the hands OF the Aaerieahs, az
the trade Of England got into the Pow
er Of the Lonbaris.-1Nee lori L<ffu
70 Boston Journal.
Gold sets towards America n never
before, and the continental banks have
been forced 10 follow the example Of the
bank Of Engi.nd and raise their rate of
discount The last returns too shsw our
export trade in . most Aosrishiss con-
dition. Outgoing steamers are loaded TO
their fhii capacity, while incoming snes
bring only half csrEoes-
The yisnna exposition Is through vith
ai last, and The total nnmbcr OF visitors
from frS, 10 last, fsots Sp seven and
quarter millions Dedacsins desd beads
add expenses frzacis Joseph viii have