The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-04

Society here Il in mourning for Nine
Octayia Walton Lc Vert, who died on
the 18th inst, nj the house Of relatiy.
near Augusta, Ga She was the daugh
ter Of Col. George Walton Of Prince Ed
wards County, Virginia, and grand
daughter Of George Walton. one Of The
signers of the Declaration Of Independ
once. Her father was the second Gov.
ernor Of Florida, and il was az Pensaco-
Ia that she began her career rs belle. a
career that closed only with her death,
for although the charms Of face and fig.
ure We're buried in that stoutness with
which age l. apt to aillict its victims, the
better, finer charm Of mind and manner
remained. She spoke every modern lam
guage, was an incorrigable flirt in her
youth, and counted her offers bv hun
dreds. Spaniards, Italians, Frenchmen.
Germans, Englishmen, Brazilians and
worst of all-Americans by the score
sighed in vain al her shrine. She would
tell them in the harsh or musical ac-
cent Of their individual countries that
she loved them, but not with love like
theirs, and this SO prettily that they
would leave her presence declaring It
better TO be refused by her than accept
ed by another. Her foot was one Of the
greatest attractions; il was so tiny, SO
delicate, that her little straw slippers
were eagerly sought for, and happy he
who could obtain one rs gage d'amifie
from pretty Octavia. On one occasion
sloop-of-war was 10 sail from Pensa-
cola homeward bound. Every single
officer from Captain to Middle had laid
his heart before her, and every one had
been Obliged to take back his proffered
gift, SO as balm to hurt affection they
gave her the most superb ball they
could devise. Of course she danced from
~ till 4, and then, rs they were to sail
at daybreak, her health was
proposed as a last compliment. The
captain was talking eagerly to her when
his Juniors came To propose the toast.
and a. they reached him he thrust tiny
satin slipper into his. breast, which She
had just drawn from her pocket bellies
then always carried an extra pair and
given him, and il was from this bit Of a
shoe that he drank the toast, :. The pref
fieSt. wittiest, sweetest and dearest Girl
in America" She married, in 1886.
Or. Henri lie Vert, gifted physician III
Mobile, and son Of Rochambeau's fleet
surgeon, spent her winters here during
Jackson's administration, and went 10
England in 1853 to visit the Duke Of Rut-
and. Thence she travelled through Eu-
'ope and the Holy Land-a much more
iifficult trip then than now-returninr
Q her native country after three years
lbsence, only to pick up her scepter
where she had laid il down. Among
Ter friends she counted such men AZ
Irving and Lamartine. and
was at the urgent entreaty Of the lat
er she published her s.Souvcnirs Of
travel" AT the close OF the war
which she bitterly deplored, and did All
hat woman could do to avert-she
ound herself reduced from aflluence 10
'overty, and Il was then she began the
eadings that have supported her and
ducated her younger children up 10 the
resent time. She was 6S years old
hen she died, but retained TO the very
ist the manner that made the name IL
'ctavia lie Vert known and admired ,
'om Maine to Mexico. Washington
efter @ Cincinnati Commercial. N