Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-15
JOAQUIN's WIFE.
In Cincinnati MEN and Women o.
the Pacific"
cincinnati Gazette, Feb. 81.


Minnie Myrtle Miller, wife Of the poet
Joauuin Miller, addressed fair sized and
intelligent audiences At the Opera house in
Hamilton, on Friday evening last, on
Men and Women of the Pacific This is
II later production than that upon the
character OF The poet, and upon subject
with which the general public are scarcely
more familiar. Oregon, the HON, OF The
lecturer was more particularly dwell
upon. Her descriptions of the mounlai'
neers and miners, and of society in the
regions where women are scarce and
men are plenty, were listened 10 with ih-
teIest Her lively incidents relating to
the travelling in the mountains, her vivid
word pictures of the magnificent Colsni-
ba, aud tie sketches of Valifornians aud
growth of literature on the coast, showed
an amount of observation and an ability
to use what she had observed, with which
women are not often accredited.
Interest in the lecturer is certainly not
lessened by either the person or dePort-
ment of tho lecturer. She is somewhat
above the medium height, with large soft
gray eyes and wealth of dark brown
hair falling in large ringleis over her
shoulders IN such careless profuson as TO
bewilder the investigating eyes of even
those who are thoroughly familiar with all
the mysteries of hair dressing. Properly
speaking she is not an el0cutiOnist, but
the enunciation being quite distinct anu
clear. the manner natural, and her ileas
accompanied with n quiet playing over
the features of an CT prs esive face, no SIN
gle shade of meaning is lost to the nearer
Her Style of addressing an audience,
though suitable TO the parlor; IL yet power
full and effective on the platform. She is
at once a woman of observation, discern
ment and of deep poetic character, and
whoever hears her will feel compelled 10
admit that if Joaquin Miller is remark
able man, Minnie Myrtle Miller is more
remarkable woman.
In conversation with Gazette reporter
on Saturday last, Mrs. Miller expressed
regret that the misrepresentation seemed
to exist among soIae people that her
tour was undertaken only with the
object Of injuring the reputation OF btr
husband, an object W hich she disc'aimed
without qualification. She regards poets
as q kind Of public property, whose do
nestle lives and characters, crowded iull
of eccentrrcities and incongruities, ana
instincts as worldly AZ those of their fell
low men, ought to be as generally known
as their poems. The world now knows
something Of the domestic lives of BY ron
and Moore and Shelly, and has not lost its
admiration for their genius.
Mrs. Miller feels at home in Southern
Ohio, having been born at Oxford, and
there attended school until her ninth year.
Her father, n man OF nomadic and restless
disposition, then moved West (about TWEEN
ty years ago) and continued 10 move, as
civilization followed, until he reached
Cape Blanco, in Oregon, where his bones
now lie buried She thinks Of visit ing
Washing ton, and though at present uude-
cded as to her immediate course, expects
to return to the West, where her children
remain, and resume btr literary work by
the completion of a number Of articles and
sketches which she left in an unfinished
condition on leaving ho"e.