, 1873-12-21

The Woman who IkllJed Mt tho White
House During Gen. Jaclkso1a's Adj
nniniStr1lltoIl.
Mrs. 1rcstmore!aada Ne,o lork Letter to The atlanta
Through DR.. Dee1ns, learned TINT this co1e-
brate1 woman, WHO did the honors Of tho Wito
House during Gen. Jaoksons administration.
atill lived-was in this city, and waa one Of his
congregation. Naturally I fo1t at intoroBt In.
and Hone curiosity to SOC d person who had
played 10 conspicuous part In tho affairs Of tho
milton ut ono timo, aud, learning that Bho waa
fond Of company and you: would e9nsaer IT. 70 IN IN
bly, reminded than ever before Of what aaves wo
aro Of tho capriccs Of fortune-wllnt victims to tho
yicsssitudes OF life, over wlLel we have no
CONTROL Here WINS d woman who once held the
dcstinios Of u nation In her hnnd. To win hor
approval argued suceesh-to arouse her nngcr
meant defeat. uoulth, luxury, nuttery, honors--
everything this world could give was laid q. her
feot. Now, m old, feeble, aud jaded woman,
deserted by frionda- forgotten by the world, slo
hoase;. which ovorlooka Washington square.
Although In her 18th year, sho still benra tho
trAbes of having been beautiful woman, aud
though misorably drossed, she received us with
tho grace mud elegance Of q Quoon. We found
her very acceBsible-the conversation naturally
turned upon events Of tho past, mud wa wern
surprised to find every incident connected with
her eventful life as tres1 in her memory as If
they had only iunt occurred. Her story varies
RomeHlat iTo1s1 llle 1acts 4alu tloWu IN AB-
bo right and tho historian wrong.
Such things haye happened (?), for Of NIL people
who profess to be entirely unprecedented, we think
The generality of historians aro more prc]udicel
than my other class Of writora. She spoke Of
Airs. Randolph aud the Duchess dc Fensonuocls
as hor only children, aud, iu tho midst Of many
changes and heavy losscR, she aall she conBil-
ered heraclf blesBod in being surrounded by hor
grandchildren, who arc very dovoted to her, aill
1f-. - AF4uA $+,1 1s1Sa i
Randolph las been dead many years, and it IL
this family Of children She has reared, anu who
now care for her, tho youngest sou rnakiug It
his duty aud pleasure to provide for hia grand-
mother, whom ho soems 10 love with devotion
bordering On romance. She mentioned in con-
voraAtion tlnt her son-in.law, tho Duke, Ind
two titles, the other ono boing tho. Dnko
do sampayo, and that their only child,
q daughter. was married to ono Of
tho Rothschilds. tho son Of tho elder Crns,ls.
forognzed md hated America 80 that sllo would
not allow her husband to accept position to this
country, which WAS offered him two years ago.
askad hor it sho s'oyer visited Washington
now." sho said, "No; recollectiona Of Wnsh-
ington IRE SO painful that I do not like to, 60
there any moro then added" very foolish
y married third timo. although this marriage
lost all Of ing property; aud it in mob pleasant to
60 back md SEQ other peonlo enjoying what
rightfully belongs to me-; a. LIE married mo for
months to got it into hsB possession. Then,
when he got it ull, ho left nc, taking somo wo1n-
an whom lie fancicd. and loft tile country. wae
III complete ignorance Of his movements until Ii
letter roached mo which ho had written from
tho steamer, saying he returned to mo my hon.
cred name, and left the country because he wae
not worthy to bo associatod with nc and my
family. confessed himself villain and an nd
yenturer, and assured me he would neyer tvou
blo mo again. Tie name Of this magnificent
scoundrcI was Antonio Buchignpni, and Mrs
Eaton says, & very handsome md elegant man
n man WHO had served rs librarian at Washing
ton. although ho was an 1talian adventuror oi
whom nothing was known. OF conrae, she al
once resumed the name which Ind becn so gen.
avoualy ~ restored to her, and for tho diatiu'
gnished honor Of playing tho. short rolo ol
Madame Buohignaui. sle paid the princoly suM
estate In Washington CITY. ( fow moro years
and the sands OF life will have censed to flow fol
thiB woman whose career is without o parallel.