Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-02-24


and murdered, his pockets, whiel
contained several thousand dollars
being rifed. No traces OF the mur
derere were ever found.
Mrs. Coale left the hotel and went
to private clearinghouse, her cir
cumstances being much reduced, SO
she said. 1t is ascertained, however,
that during the next eighteen months
she was very frequently on Wall
street, one of the boldest and largest
operators in gold, and one that never
lost. In October, 1864, at which
time she went to Europe (under sus-
picion of being connected with large
em5ezzlement of Government funds,
her winnings at the Gold Board
were generally supposed to exceed
$4,000, 900, and it was known that
she had invested extensively in five
twenties.
After this Mrs. Coale cannot be
traced with any certainty for quite a
number of years. There is, how
ever, legend connected with her
history which may or NAV not have
Il foundation. This legend relates
that in the spring of 1865 she mar
ried Russian OF rank, who took her
with him to Hombourg and there
lost all his money AMI all she woild
let him have. She, with her devils
luck, won back all he lost, but refus-
ed to give it him TO lose again; so he
flew of with her to lis estates out OH
the steppes somewhere, in | know
not what desolate, God forsaken re.
gion, and there, an imbruted savage,
led her a dogs life, between brandy,
women and the whip. One day, in
a fit Of deliium tremens, after scuurg-
ing his whole household. including a
pale-taced Greek priest, named Ur-
balm Callamachi. he drew a pistol up
on his wife and was instantly mur-
dcred by the priest. There WAS a
trial, but the proof of self-defense
was sufficient. Aglae and Urbain
were acquitted, the latter was sent to
a monastery and Aglae banished.-
When she reached Buda, on her way
to Italy, the priest met her at the no
tel door and flung himself at her feet
He had es' apcd. She sent for the
American consul, and married the
priest. He was an opium eater, this
Urbain, and a year later, sailing
down the Nile, the hymns of the
Coptic monks at vespers so crazed
him with despairing recollections OF n
holy past, in the light of damned
present, that he slippel over the da-
habeeah's side into the gurgling flood,
and WAS drowned.
This, mind you, is only legend
What is known is that in the winter
of lS12-73 Nine. Aglae Cailamachi
came to Washington, spent the sea-
son there, and the next summer was
seen at many Of our fashionable wa
tering places. The next winter she
passed in Florida, and upon the re-
turn of spring established herself in
that lovely Southern spot which ]
shall call here the city Of Cupresslna.
rwtAiRFltagGalnGF,a tAiRFltaGa Ga!aFaa"RRio Hill woman of exceed:
ing loyeliness. She was a dark bru-
nelte, with just the slightest tenden-
cay to embonpoint; a perfect Span
ish face, with the clear porcelain
complexion of that style Of beauty
large, dark, full eyes, fringed with
lashcs long curved, with grace to
drive poet mad-eyes melting and
languishing, if she chose, with pas
sion, or quickened and vivid with ap-
probation and intcIligcnce-the dain-
test hand and foot, and shoulder
and bust just statuesque in their lines
This lady dressed IL dark color and
with exquisite taste and culture she
was well,Iead she had infinite world
experience and saroir fare she was
rich, kept her house with regal mag
nilicence, entertained charmingly;
she affected and indeed unaffectedly
loved the society of handsome young
men, and defantly snapped her fin
gers in the face of every woman who
questioned her character i'll any re-
Spect, or showed the slightest aver
sion for her You may be sure such
a presence was not wholesome for
Cuprcssina, place not renowned for
jt> sensations.
4 universal fayorlte III the town
was Young Pole, named Julian kar-
pofsky, who had settled there since
the war and engaged in business,
which very respectable foreign con
nections enabled him to pursue both
with success and enterprise. Julian
was of fine presence and some ac.
complshment>, good dancer and good
linguist. fond Of music and skllful as
a performer, seemed to gravitate hat
urally towards Madame Aglae, and
famous friendship sprang up be-
tween the two, upon which sclndal
did not scrupIe to lay its unsparing
tongue, calling the intimacy one
which it needed a priest to haIlow.-
The chronicler has no business to silt
and weigh opinions, however, and
will not stop to particularlzc the
gossip of a provincial place like Gu
pre>sina. Madame Callamachi ell
loved Julian's society and made much
of him, and Julian must have taken
pleasure in Madame CaliamaciIs
carriages and dinners, her grand ietes
and peiite soupers, even if he took nc
particular delightin herself. The RI,
walls for her favor gradually drltted
utf all save one.
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