Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-11-05
OF Eastern Montana I1ncourag of all Ind
oozEMAN, MONTANA TERRITORY FRIDAY NOVEMBER s. 1875
THREE FATAL SISTERS.

THREE FATAL SISTERS.
The Tezzible Work that Woman's
Beauty Can Do.
The St Louis Times nArrates the fol-
lowing tra.ical story from real life:
Our readers may possibly rccollect the
circumstances OF fatal duel, widely pub,
I,shed ut the tim which occurred On tho
Sd Of April, 1874, on the old dueling
ground, on the sandy stretch Of shore
fronting Bay ST. Louis. The participants
were Artslc Bieuvenuc. . brok T. and
Andrea Phillips, q lawyer. Of New Or
leans.
Aside from the fatal termination Of the
meeting, the contest between Phillips and
Bienvenue would not have been unusually
remarkable but for the fact that it was The
fiaai scene IN the tragic welded lives Ot
three woinen-sisiers-who husbands
Tell by the hands Of violence. inciled by
the evil courses Of their wives. Born Of
reputable creole parents, these sisters
were interiors of vast wealth and STAIN
less lame, and distinguished for personal
beauty in land where tn loveliness Of
v ON. w.s proverbial. TenderIy reared
and br.ll gully educated, with sessions
that rivulel in extent and excellcd in value
u German pr!ncpaIi,y. it is not surprising
hat they became the Aat'ered bellies "f
society, and were the boast and pride of
the merchant and planter beaux in all the
wild cast country. Tna. the brilliant
pro'egc Of The iapghtiest a,istocracy OF
the old regime should he d,stii.ed 10 eyer
else The f,lal influence they exericd on
| he men who loved them aud made them
their wives is indeed surprising. But they
were flirts from their cradles. Dorn 10 ad-
mlratiun, tLeir lives were spent from
youth to N 'tuIity in an atmosphere 0f
Fictitious sentiment and unreal passion.
rh,y looked upon men as merely the
ministers Of pl. asurc, and as the mediums
through which their hatlcred vanity
might grow and expand, as the flower
blooms in the warmth of the sunshine.
All the aims aud duties of life We're
bounded by the ambitions Of society.
Admiration to 'h"m was appreci ,tion.
Ard now for the story OF their lives
Til. eldest sister was married 10 DIR.
sharp, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 3 polish
ed, graceful gentleman, whusa love and
evO,lOn mug lit have cOnlented any W..
man les prnn1 to the u lu, en.entS Of socie
" ami the admiration ot men 1t was the
first year IF the VAR. and the most brlii
ant society of the South was gathered al
Mobile and N, W Orleans. With AL appe
tile whe,ted to fever heat by few
months abs incnce frnm social pleasures.
she plunged recklessiy into n Whirlpool Of
gayety. The mnrri d h.rt wears no armuI
Of innocence. Her love OF admiration Is
pitted against na,'s duplicltv and Gun.
NET .sAih. siaksd- aud 10 !. From foil,
that step was tsgen, despite husband 1
jealousy and sense of honor. the chi
was incyitablc; ch,llenge and due
and the husband fell, pierced ~ Z H. ar
oy tho bullet IT her se4d.er. There was
,u pity for |. woman Ike this; society r.,
pcllrd her, her friends iii i-ear1ed her. and
of an adventures
The second sister shortly afterwart
married the son of distinguished jOurn
i list in Mobile. the fate OF her sister Was
u0 bar IL u career Of similar folly. Society
received her with open arms. Wealth
influential connections and alliances will
n dn tinguished family Qbscurtd for tim.
the recollettivns Of u SISTERS impru0ence
But gossip sogn grew busy with heI
aame From one folly to another sh.
passed with fatal haste and seeming in
|,ilfference, until ia a fatal hour hei h"S
oand learned thai + q woman he loyei, b
wife he ldO,iZ:d, was tong u be SEQ {.
cd. 1t broke his heart. Wi b the down
tall 0f his Idol his reason wAyer"d and h,
persisted by his own hand. For all hi
brilliant Talents and the promise u Il bril-
liant woman, he died the victim Of VIZ
mali's pertidy.
The younger sister became the wife O.
Bienvenue, u young bro ker OF New Or
leans. Rich, maut ful and accompl shed
she was nj once IL leader III SoCic,y CCu.1
I'd flat.ered aud cAressed, she plunged
headlOng into the Vortex. Men lavi>hc,
praises upon her-wOmen Ii tied aud sinilet
upon her. WHAT cared she? Beautiful
re. ess, hearth IS and indifferent IT, al
a ike, she cared only for that soc al adm
ratio, which WAS tht sunshine Of ber lite
Her larg,. .ortunc gave her an income II
her indlvidu i right. This gave wings !,
her extravagance and enabled her To con
,,act bills IN her own name. One Of them
milliner's bill. was overdue; suit WI
brought and execution issued. which MIR
Philips. the lawyer. had levied for salts
faction upon her carriage and horses. IL
An interview subsequently hid with th.
lady regarding the settlement OF the bill
words W ich sne construed into an insult
were charged upon the attorney. Her hus
oand res,n nte.i. u challenge ensued. and
then the aial duel on that d April morn
ny, when hu>bama 8 life ebbcd away i,s
purple tide upon the lone y b. ach, the las'
uniisppy victim of the fatal sisters folly
and extravaganza.
| Nature is industrious in aiorning heI
anil q man, TO whom thi-