Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-09

much younger years, look gener-
ally. She had been brought up in
the army had travelled extensively, !
and had received the best education I
in the accomplishments as in the
practical branches Of study.
Her musical gifts were unusual,
and her training had been we'll
nigh perfect. Last winter, when
Mime Essipoff, the pianist, was
giving concerts in this city, it was
her strangely familiar playing that
perplexed at least one Of her hear
ers. There was a something about
her manner Of handling the keys
that awakened a pleasant remind
er, but it was long days before the
strange resemblance in her playing
to some recollection that could not
be recalled was remembered. 1t
was Nine Yelverton that Mime
Essipoff was like, and despite the
fact that in appearance two women
we're never more unlike, still there
was the most wonderful similarity
in their style of playing and man
ner of sitting before an instrument.
Soon after her arrival in this
country Mime YelvertOn visited
Washington, and was cordially vel
coined there by the best people Of
the country. She was the guest Of
many families, and was received in
society as a much abused and de-
serving lady. Itseemed to give her
pleasure, and she frequently said:
"Much gratitude ! feel for this
kindness; it falls where 1t takes root
upon a lacerated heart" She tried
hard to be cheerful and bright, for
she had come to earn her bread and
must be agreeable, but the mourn
ful expression was oltenest on her
face. She seemed to have lost come
thing out of her life, and could not
recover from the loss.
Not a word of the deceit and
treachery of her husband, who,
after accepting charge of her, the
orphan child of worthy man, and
marrying her according to the forms
Of the church out of England,
returned there and married a
wealthy bride whom his father had
selected for him, and from whom
:. he received a fortune. When his
wife, who had been left behind him
on the continent, heard of thu
marriage, she went to England ant
commenced the bitter warfare tina
eventually was the theme Of discus
sion throughout the reading world
Major Yelverton was elevated t,
the peerage during the time, ant
the house Of lords would not bas
tardlze his children by declaring
the second marriage illegal; it wa
more convenient to settle the mat
ter another way. Theresa Yelver
ton had no children, and had no
either influence or position, and n,
great name was to be tarnished b.
her misery. She was defeated, he
! marriage set aside, and the secon,
] wife became the Viscountess Avon
more.
The English officers, who ha,
|, known the Yelvertons and been in
/, timately acquainted with them il
|, India, and afterward during til
r campaign of the Orimean war 0
1S54-'55, and who bad looked upol
the beautiful girl who came to liv
! among their families as sunbeam
/. --for even the selfish being VIII
disOWned her admitted the sweet
ness Of her nature-wore enraget
2 and indignant when they knew o
the step he had taken TO rid him
! self Of her.
: lie left the army and became
t private citizen, but the army neve
e forgave the disgrace brought upOl
t it by his treatment Of his wife, an,
s There is scarcely q man among th
4 great body of Engllshmen who di,
: not at the time feel as they die
I Politio motives led to the repudia
!, ton Of the young and lovely woman
+ who had frightened his life, an
# Major Yelverton may have satisfie
e his own act, but nobody else eve
d did. He was married to her, els
the court Of common pleas of Duh
lin would not have so declared, a
d ter a careful trial, and the Englis
h house of lords reflected no cred
is upon itself when it reversed the d.
:, cision and destroyed q woman
h life. 1t may be said that had
e acted otherwise the consequence
n would have been as severe, and eve
# more so, to another woman; hu
e justice would not have suffered j
II the latter as it did in the forme
h case.
a Madame Yelverton left Englan
l. without fortune to come to Anne
IS lea, but she had found a way
e. earn her bread, and that was grei
e. blessing to her. She had been Ell
r gagged to give readings and lectur,
er in this country, and she performe
or her part. Wherever she appeare
le she was welcomed with a heartlno
r that assured her of the sympath
i, of the American people. She Gre