The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-08
FAIR AND FURIOUS.
Some Of Her Adventures in Rich.
mond During the War.
Her Triumphant Rencounter With
aWell Known Missouri Politi-
cian.

ueCsu1e otVcbuouS uubtu& Tue b9tc vi ~, tnerV
il ole siou, whom bu, li.tlr.i IL anything, has
been written. Sine 6rst appeared in Rich
mond, ia ls6 :. q. the wife Il Mr.. Dovell,
who, nj the time, wAs in charge of the en-
tire telegraph system vi the saith. DOweii
Gas an excellent gentleman. aud stood very
highly with tie Confederate President.
Davi., and his cabinet. Mrs. Do~eil vas
very beautiful, and dresses! in elegant TASTE.
She mas the n,o-s fas.,ion,bl. lady in the
~kule city, aud lead life III continual
pleasure.
She vas . leader ir society os loud sort,
and con,iuuslly surrounded by hatIerer-
and adorrrs. At that time Richmond
sas ss,ni~what cut eff FROM the outside
~orld, aud the inhabitants Of the city WEIR
in = state of continual excitement and anx
,e,y. This wAs what Mr.. Dwell enjoyed.
The .uspense vas delight tn her. II mssle
a madden whiri Ut excitement. There was
.cu,e startling rnmOr each day. There wss
.ome new aud distinguished arrival each
Law. Richmond Was the headquarters Of
the lsst there wss in the South. ~ well n
the WORT. All the novelty, confusion and
uproar. The streets Were alive each day
vi,h .ramp,ny soldiers and gsu,iil, dressed
| ..tfic-rs. The air vas full nj music, the
martial music that stirs the biOssd and
makes humanity forget itself. Half the
time the people were Inside themselves.
When money could Ire obtained il vas
.au.u.;ered With reckless extravaganza
Tie Confederate Congress was there. Sena-
tons and Representatives from all over the
- nth and West, Aud thew added to the
.hort .live,i .plrnsior. In this raYing, seeth-
ing society, Mis-. Dwell Was kind al
QUEEN GONE MAD
9th the excitement Of the hour. 4. before
laid, she was beautiful --surp sssiHxIy BEAU
,ifuI. and her admirers were counted by the
r!uzens. They we're Generals. Cabinet off,
Gers, Senators and Representatives. They
al had Ia acknowledge her supremacy and
all sought her smiles.
A. time wore ON she grew tire'l OF Dowell
md lei, him. She fell little briow the
grade 81 r~-ixcisbiii,y. tina, Is the respecta
;,iliiy oi the very b<-t circles. but, - IN the
cities of the north during the war, the lines
II socixly w~re some what lous~ly drawn,
and il va. MT exactly disgrace for a Con
gresham 90 lie se~n 10: the street with Mr.
Dwell. About tn = time an event occurred,
which forrv, allied her name With that at
4 gentleman Who Is NOS very
PROMINENT POLITICIAN IL NISsorHI.
He vas then young aud Handsome, witty
and popul.r. he wa~ representative ia
the Confederate Congress from Missouri.
and sas ~ much admired .v the fair sex al
the unfortunate capital a. Mrs. DO~cli ~A-
praised by the statesmen and wOrriars who
conssex.i.d there. by chance. the witty
NisouriAn and the enchanting daughter al
the south met, bat il Was the Coming T..
gether Of two steel', and thele Vas no cot
quest ON either aide, hut mutual dislike
She made saiiricsi remark To some one
sl.,us his size ; he retorted with an appro-
pirate repar,ee. A quarrel sprsng mp. and
sherever they vent they were continually
sewing wicked things about each other. One
.lav a. the little MIsourian and . number
of his colleagues were standing on the steps
Of the Capitol building Mrs. DOwel. came
tripping along. She Vas dressed in perfect
.pIendor and looked ravi.hingly beautiful.
.Whst a magnificent woman" said one.
"Hhat a perfect form" said another.
The witty and causiic little Missoursn
dropped . remark, common in the days of
slavery, which mean, that what \ woman
appean tn he she not slways il.
Some uniriendly ear Vas Close BY and some
trouble liking tongue went and told her Of
the slightly comment. She flew into \ rage
and swore vengeance
HER SOUTHERN BLOOD GREW HOT
With Indignation, and she declared she
would Disgrace the little man who hal cast
his imnuend0es at her. On the folloSing
morning. aft the Oprning Of the days
se~ion. she wendesi her way to the Capitol.
clad in . cloak and hosd. With u rawhide
clasped in her hand. She swept intp the
hall Of Representatives, singled out her vic
tIm and hev at him like tigress. Down
came the melciless cowhide Oncr, twice,
thrice, and time and time again. There
was no escape from her fury. She vas
strong n |. giant, and held her prey like
lion strsngles calf. The House vas in an
upsoar, and cries of order from the Speaker !
were unavailing. When she had wTrak. d !
her revenge she turned around to the ihun- |
derstruck assembly, and said she: "Grn- |
tIeman, this man publicly said Was not /
What appeared tn be; have nov shown |
nim and You that am . good deal more |
than What appeared to be-"
This reckless and audaciOus set made |
Mr.. Dovell ssill more notorious, and in |
the eyes Of some abe became yet NOR En- |
But she grew more and more |
reckless, and one foe morning went OF to /
New York City. How she got through the |
lines was . mystery. In . week or tvo |
after her departure her former husband,
Mr.. DOweli, received . copy Of the New ;
York Herald IN which Vas notice an |
the death Of Mn. DOweli.
THE MEMORY or OLD DAYS
came back and he said be voald 20 and get |
the body f.r the sake Of the sweet baby they
had buried At Petersburg before their love
had been deb.uched. He vent, and, on his
arrival At tine As,or House, met IN old
friend to whom he told the sorrowful tale.
1T il Q hoax" said the friend.
ut cannot BE-" said Dovell.
"1race the obituary notice up and see"
said the friend.
And that he did. He sent to the Herald
Office and asked for the copy Of advertise
ments taken IN certain day. The colored
Iorte. had s~ert It away with bushels ii
',ihes paper. The porter vas found and the
papers we're found that had been swept
away on that day. There we're four barrels
Of them. All day did Nj. DOvell patiently
and devotedly look through them. Finally
The copy s.s found sure enough, and in
whose Handwriting should il be bot his
w.yward vifes.
n WAS HOAX,
and the telegraph superintendent vent back
10 his Confederate home Q sadder and
WISER man.
After time she, too, returned to Rich
mond, but the dark days Of the dissolution
had come, and the brilliant galaxy that
oSce surrounded her we're beginning to fade
pus and SEEK safer retreat. But her I'D.
venture and her conquests we're not over.
She bad obtained divorce in Nev York, and
csme back free woman. Among those vho
he'd long vonhippsd At her shrine vas Z A.
Pollard. the celebrated su,hor Of the Lost
Cause" He peeased his suit, she con-
,ensed and they SER married. She lived
1 quiet life for some months. bot bad tenn
pr brought ruin To sn"ihes household, and
NOR Pollard 6ed - New York To escape