Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-10-26
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wayward wife's. 1t was a hoax, and
the telegraph superintendent went back
TO his Confederate home sadder and
wiser man.
After time she, too, returned to
Richmond, but the dark days OF the
dissolution had come, and the brilliant
galaxy that once surrounded her were
beginning TO fade out and seek safe
retreat. But her adventures and her
conquests were not over. She had Oh
tanned a divorce in New York, and came
back free woman. Among those who
had long worshiped at her shrine was
Z. A. Pollard. the celebrated author of
the "Lost Cause" He pressed his suit,
she consented, and they were married.
She lived a quiet life for some months,
but bad temper brought to another
household, and poor Pollard fled to
New York 70 escape the torment She
followed him in a rage, swearing death
and destruction He hid away in some
quiet nook, and, not being able To find
him, she went to n young druggist in
the city, who, she had reason tobelieve,
knew where the fugitive was. "' ''','
''Where is that dog Pollard, "spid she.
Il do not know" said the druggist.
! "You do said she. '.a' o 4'-'''
81 do not said he. ,'u '' 90 ",
II will make you TELL" said she.
| And at that she drew out a revolver
and shot him in the thigh. The wound
was not tai one, and she was never
punished. This was after the war.
7 Pollard went back to Richmond aud
died, as much of broken heart as any
thing else. --' 'l '' '"' '''.'
About 1869 Mrs Pollard made her
appearance in Washington. Here che
became acquainted with rich but frail
bachelor by the name Of Lyon, and OBJ
tanned from him long lease of the ST.
Cloud hotel, corner + and Ninth streets,
Just then completed. The hotel was
handsomely furnished, and everything
connected with 1t was arranged on n
4 grand scale, at Mr. Lyons expense, so
completely was he enthralled. The day
the hotel was opened Mrs. Pollard gave
special party to the press. II is hard
ly necessary to say that all Of them
4 went. Mrs. Pollard was in semi-inili-
tary costume, covered with big brass
buttons, and with her dashing ways
and generous hospitality, she won tho
favor OF her. guests and got Splendid
"send-off' in score Of papers. Poor
Lyon was more dazed than ever. Tho
widow seemed TO him an epchantress
who, if she willed il, could people tho
1 new hotel v ith milhonaires.i He loved
1 worse than ever and became intolerably
Jealous as well. But Lyon was not OF
| her sort; all she cared for him was for
his money, and she kept him son tho
string" so to speak, until ho became
embarrassed Then ensaed "lovers'
quarrels," breaking Of leases, destruction
Of the business, and finally, on the part
of Lyon, series Of prosecutions. His
love turned to hate, and he resorted TO
| every device TO bumiliate her, and ut
last succeeded in landing her, after one
Of her frightfal lits,
IN A MAD HOUSE.
| She was not long, however, amin
mate of st. Elizabeth, but while she was
there she coEtrived some way every day
TO have sensation, without which IL
was difficult for her TO i've. When she
got out she started some prodigious xto-
ries Of cruel treatment by DIR. Nichols
and his subordinates, which were prob
ably all false. After this Mrs. Pollard
fingered around Washington for awhile,
and then went on TO New York, only
to make her temperance in the Feder-
al city as a lecturess and recitatrist.
She is woman Of native dramatic abil-
ity, a writer Of fair doggerel poctry,and
possesses sympathetic voice; but some
how she failed to draw, and her hacker,
New York man, cut loose, and she
was left again TO her fate. Fertile re-
sources, she. next tnrned up in Califor-
MIA. A happy thought struck her. Sho
had read OF the troubles ofthe Chinese
ON the Pacific slope, and seeking an in
PRODUCTION TO the heads Of the Chinese
six companies, impressed them with the
belief that she could be OF great service
10, them in Washington and some Of the
larger cities east. SO she had q lecture
written about the Chinese, their wrongs
! and virtues, which she called my Peo-
ple,"' procured an expensive wardrobe
after patterns and styles Of Chinese Ia
dies of th. first rank, had kind Of Chi
nese pagoda or temple built, took
thousand dollars or more OF the six
! companies money, came on 10 Washing
ton, hired Odd Fellows Hall, and in
The gorgeous apparel described, and
standing beneath her temple, read her
lecture to almost d hundred people.
This was last December. She then
went South, speaking At different points,
and finally returned 10 California, This
is the briefest outline Of her remarkable
| fife and adventures. She is full Of ac-
| ton and romance, spd crazy Tor notori
! ETY.; and her private as well as her pub
| lie life has been one series Of sensations
from the frat. She is Of French extrsc-
ton on her mothers side, ali Of dash
and nerve, witty ard pleasant 10 con
| yersation, generous 10 8 fault With per
own and especially other peoples
money, lopd, but yet never descending
to anything like commonplace vnlgari-
ty, and is likely TO do something before
| she dies that viii make The world gspo
at her as any woman we know o..
ia COssUnrgiON CURED.
D. An old physiciap. retired from pssc-