The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-02-04
Mrs. Attorney General Williams.

neau au" '.o"0 VI ''o "heudinS. Into
her early history has been inserted the
pbalauges aforesaid, and her shortcom.
ipgs have been inspected by the lipht of
social magnifying glasses. cansinn her
verdict to go forth to the world. "Mane
Meme. Tekel, Upharsin % And ar,
co,ding to fat on her later life. :sAJrs
Williams carriage has stopped her hus-
bands way to the Chief Justiceship.n
She is Il woman above the medium
height, with a small, well shaped head,
crowned with wavy blacl, hair. a
straight, rather thin nose, large, melt
ing dark eyes, arched over with deli
cate eyebrows, rather TOO mncii color
for the proverbial $pUi'neHe of Ameri-
can women: a long, white, full throat:
and neck, bust, and arms BORDERING on
the superb, with a slight touch of Gle
opatra righteousness. She carries
herself easily, gracefully, proudly.
Thus she appears at the age trembling
somewhere between Che late tIlirtjes
or early fortes. Her manners are nm
exceptionally cordial, aud her dressing
rich. She mnst have been very strik-
ing as a gil, OF tic pronounce type, with
startling boldness Of beauty given by
the contrast between black lair and
dark friu.ed eyes, with clear, fair skin
and heightened color. But are and
association have toned the contrasts
down to me'ower tints, and her won
derfully quick intnitions have ad1pted
her to The va, ioHs conspicuous Do,i-
lions which she has easily and n;ltu
rally filed. -.
Her ealy history is as full of ro-
nance as one of Dumas novels, and T
dae Rhoda Brougiilon to produce a
Story 10 eclipse it. AT sixteen she
married against her parents wishes a
man whose subsequent treatment of
her indicated The famiIy's disapproval
aud he, application for divorce. These
were the days when her head strong,
impetuonS nature. was strong within
her, and her own will her only law.
Following its dictates, she drifted
Westward, perchance for adventure.
peradventure in hopes of fortune.
There, girlwoman as she was, with
the waves of self still shr9ing unsnb-
daed, after teaching music for a while.
she consented to bow her neck % sec
Ond time to au unhappy matrimonial
yoke, III r second husband, Mr..
George, was n driver on one of the line
OF Stages crossing the plains, and
proved 10 be a good for-noihing fellow.
who freqaentlv abused her. and had
nothing TO recommend him but dew
ilmay-cu handsome face A pretty
picture his wife often afforded the tour
ist as, standing before their log cabin,
she stood with her white armsI bright
face. and simple dress, hanging out Lhe
family Iiaen. re- Jr3, J .a,
Her husbands treatment became at
last 50 uncndnllb'e that 1lieuds pro-
cured for herSthe services of judge
Williams, thea quiet Western law
yer, who loosed her from her unhappy
tbralldom Though The medium of IL d.
VOICE. MIS-. George still westward
pushed her way to California, and
taught school in San Francisco, where
yeas alterward Judge Williams met
tp'u WlltiSu tbV WOiDdus lIlt ElpulOlN
OF whose peculiar beauty had never
left him.
When she heard her former husband.
Mr.. George, was sick, she travelled
miles to watch over him in his last
hours, and was with him when he died
The woman has marvellous Adaptable
ity, aud spirit, aud nerve, aud ambi-
ton enough for Agrippina berself, and
WIIIhNl the tact and executive ability
to false herself along with tho advan.
cluS fortunes of her husband. 1t may
10 that her ambition has o'erreached
ltsel and that il wonld have been bet
Ter for her had she rested content with
her husband as Acknowledgement, for
III that position the cobra society inha
'ea not its venomous head, aud such
Whispers as had been floating about
We're allowed to vanish in thin air.
NOW she lies stlanded on the sands of
Ier own high reachiugs, stung 10 death
Oythe asp of social tongues. I for Que
am sorry that from SO brave spirit
t'e goblet of luscious realization hus
Oeen so rudely snatched.-l Washing
ton Correspondence Of the Cincinnati
Gazette.
boVND TO Lap OVER. Landlord"