Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-11
FROM LUXURY To POVERTY

FROM LUXURY TO POVERTY.
THE WEARY LIFE AND SAD DEATH OF 4,
AhIsTOCRArIC SOUTHERN GIRL
Thirteen years ago Richmond. Virginia
vas the prOudest of al the southern cite
that the threw down the gage Of defianc
% the Union. Her beautiful homes an
outly'ng plantations we've the envy an,
somsIsaiou easke Of the American visito
anu Eur 'pean tourist. Then c.me In
war and Its long story IF fierce excite
hient, re.entful suffering and u',erd d. sola
tion. When il had passed, Guy Lock
wood. one of he prOudest, tiOngh not on
ct the ~ealthies: Of the Virginia aristoc
racy, found himself utterly ruined Hi
handsome residence was used az .,arrack
for Federal soldiers. Wi,h his wife anf
little daughter, Estelle, thsn 12 years o1
age, he sought refuge and /. home with
trends in the central part Of the State
| These, too, had lost their fDuses. crop.
ana slaves by the invas,.n OF the North
ern armies in the valley warfare. lie was
descended from q Cavalier 'a,aily who
ha1 fought in The army Of he reg;c,des
uni'l Charles had fallen on he scoff.,ld
and made further resistance ubjeciless.
with poverty came sl.kness ami u final
surrender of home. One dsy his wife
died. She had faded quie,ly ind uncom
p!ainingly away under the i,sidlous at
taCks Of consumption. A week afterwarCl
Guy L,.... wood called his littl daughter
to his bedside, AM; with his LIST accents
CO. .flded her 10 the care of his nY,,iv:.v: in
whose house he lay dying.
Seven years passed away. and he help.
less orphan was young woman. With a
mind slngulary docile, she had. with
such advantages of schooling ~ IN the
gradually improving state of afairs in
the conquered State had been brought
within her reach, acquired an excellent
education, aud in the literary exercises
she had easily distanced all her school,
mates. Then her cchsin, the only emaln-
ing friend upon whom she had clam.
died. The young girl who been nu-sed in
luxury had been taught self>rel,uce by
sad experience She now returned to
Richmond. hopeful and determined, to
push her own fortune in the world. She
could write, she was led IT, believe, for
publicstion, or, if not, she could find dcopy.
ing, or at least sewing In Richmond all
was changed. The old neighsmrs and
atquaintances of her parents had moved
away or were themselves in condition to
receive rather than I" give aid. The old
society had given place to something that
was new and very different. Three years
passed. She had found no encouragement
TO use her pen, and had recourse to her
needle She had but meagre success, an!
became dishearteHed
As fortune failed her N her native city,
she began 10 picture to herself brighter
Tu'uIe III tnc grral nrv,rop-iie ceo.a
ingly, two years ago. she entered the
seething maelstrom If New York Her
story here is short and simple. She bought
8 sewing machine, and pad for i, in in.
sial!ments. Her little home, in a reputa-
bic tenement on the East Side. consisted
Of q single room For year che labored
with all her might, and then she found
that continuous work bega to tire her to
an unusual degree. She fought it off as
hest she could, hut the hereiitary disease
nf which her mother died had fallen upon
h,r in her prime The few green shrubs
that found q scanty asylum from the dust
0t summer and the SHOWS Of winter upon
her single window sill. we're as well cared
fur anu looked as bright a. before. but
her own frail D0dy, that now needed ev-
cry care that love could suggest. was more
neglected. At last the time came when
she could no longer work the ten or
Twelve hours day-the earnings of which
.yen in ber illness were necessary 10 barely
support her Her disease and rhe weak
ness, born of Glow starvation, forced her
% her bed. Here she was reported. not
% the coroner, as she might have been.
,ut to the kindly Mrs. NJ. W. Ferrcr, of
he WOrking~women's Protective Union.
rhe treacherous malady seemed to yield
~ hope and proper nourishment. She
,ecoyeretl sufficiently to resume her work.
Then, ab,Et six months ago, she broke
lown entirely. Her landla1y maintained
he Loor girl for months, and thought she
vOuld do 80 until The end. In this she
yas mistaken. About week ago. Estelle.
n one of those freaks IF appa' ent conva-
escepce into which consumption delights
o mock its victims, got mp from her bed
me day. went to Mrs Ferrer, and told
ler the whole story. The UmiOa resolved
4, pay the poor woman for the care which
he had taken of q POOR working girl in
Ter illness. Last Sunday night, Estelle
vas cheerful. and during the evening IN
|ulged in anticipa,iODs Of what she would
,e able to do for herself in a few weeks.
The next morning the laDdlady entered
,er room. and thought she was asleep.
Ter right hand was thrown back rs sup
,ers for the weary he'd in y position OF
arrless and complete rest, and the Other.
,ale aud fragile, law across the mo ioniess
'reast. Her lus'rOus yellow hair, thrown
f from the fair white face. lay in disor>
ered masses upon the pillow. Al exp'es
ion which might have been born OF
,leasant dream gave an Assurance that her
nst mo.nents had heen tranquil and trus1-
ul. Estele Lockwood was dead. The
ear,. .brOkcn girl, whose earthly hops
ad one by one been crushed. who had
cit the torture of hunger. aud had gradu
llv fade.t in the relentless poverty lm>
used by hesrt;ess employers. had At last
ONE into her kingdom.
A few days before her death an impor>
mate minister of a faith differing from
hat of her childhood had been forbidden.
| her request, to enter her chamber.
n not want him here, she SAID Il have |
cen a good girl, and am ready to die
lie only dlsturbs me.
such is the story Of the poor working |
ri. whose funeral in the Church of the
,,rsnger. on Tuesday. was attended by 50
,anv working women and BY SO many
,Iies of wealth and culture, b whom her
1retched condition had 'isi.erly become
nown Distinction Of rank and condition
,ere .lisregar,led before common subject
+ sympathy and commiseration. Hcr
a,,.;nS ar. NOW IN Evergreen Cemetery. !
!, I'm. Islsnd IN the WOikinxwOmen's
,ro1ectcctive Unions lot; but more than
). = ;a~er that trcmhled Oh the coffin lid
nrins ,,I the jol,,uE and j.rring Of ,ha. les,
quincy ue "a. deposited 1y hanas VIII Oh asd .,
exposure-New York Graphic.
.IAx son of Mars" exclaimed . West
,o;n, cadet !, = party. Docs your mar
now " youie outs" asked the young lsdy
!, whom he had jd.s heen 'ntfoducc1.