Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-22
AIas for the widow Hicks.
atOga Cor. Cincinnati ENQUIRER. /

Saratoga Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer
We miss Mrs. Hicks in Saratoga this
summer. During all the hot weather in
New York Mrs. Lsrd nee Hicks has re-
NAMED shut up in her Fourteenth street
house Occasionally she has ventured
on carriage ride to the park, but she
has never appeared on horseback. For
merly Mrs. Hicks was one Of the most
conspicuous arrivals at Saratoga aud
Newport, She never travelled without
her three horses, groom, footman and
maid servant. One Of her own servants
always waited on her at the public table.
Mrs. Hicks, however, never was a social
success in New York, and now she is
completely obscured A little thing kills
person socially in New York.
When MIRA. Senator Swan passed
through New York on her bridal trip,
Mrs. Hicks sent her magnificent bou.
quet. From this Mrs Swan judged that
J Mrs. Hicks would be glad to receive
: call from the bride, and so she called at
, the Hicks mansion, No. 10 West Four.
teenth street, to see her. Mrs. Hicks,
however declined to see Mrs. Swan.
: She sent down word that she had had
: so much trouble, aud had changed so
r much that she begged to be excused
e the pain Of seeing any Of her old
o frend'
d Mrs Hicks, the Lord boys say. really
. received from their father about $780,
900, which she spent in three years in
y Europe. Lord Houghton, who intro
. duced Joaquin Miller to London society
y was dazzled by Mrs. Hicks magnif
is cence, and actually offered himself tc
N her provided she could guarantee Ger
A tain sum OF money every year to spend
- This Mrs Hicks could not do until sh,
~ could see Mr.. Lord, over whom she hal
d, supreme control. To get the guarantee
u of certain specified amount from MI
Lord she returned to Nav York, expec
:, ing to 90 back to England in thre
weeks But on her arrival here the LOr
0S' boys began to make public scandal {
ne her relations with their father. Ia a ie
on days it began to be so unpleasant f
en- her, and, indeed, her position was so da
ON gerous, that she determined to mari
the old man at once, and thus sAneti
NV the 100000 steal.
-" Old Mr.. Lord ia now bed riddle
10 Three servants are able to put him in
pie carriage. He cannot live Eve years, Al
of may die at any time. Poor Mrs HicE
is She has gone the way Of all the uufor'
tho nate. She can never show her face
social circles 10 New York again.
,.I OuCe attended party at Mrs Hicl
. - house when the walls Of the parlor we
one bank Of roses. Among the ro'
we're nestled 10 invisible cages, dtze
of causries aud mocking birds. Gene
,wn Schenck and General Dix were devol
-, to her that night, aud around her WI
gathered many of the most distinguish
Po' people Of the city. She Is changed nc
asst but even in her sorrow her old frien
the like Governor Swan cannot forget her
ey; Always to be seen in the gentlemen
ime smokingroom of Mrs. Hicks resideI
# n was large map covering almost the
,oo tire side of the room. L. was label
"Hioksville, Ohio" 1t gave the bshol'
"eu the idea that the Mrs Hicks owned
un- whols township, and it made 6nancia
lere minded lovers lay awake nights. 1t '
tion a gorgeous plot--a regular real est
and bonanza. Old lovers like General l
,oro surveyed it with admiration, and Il
went straight home and seat the bsar
ioi ful widow q big bouquet and box
laFe bon bons.
oerS Last winter on my lecture rout,
ap' chanced to pass through the So
! OK, Hicksville. 1t is situated south Of K
aim do, aud consists of stern wheel stat
at and few one horse cottages. lool
III, in vain for Hicks street, Hicks Park
''- Hicks PIsce. In fact, l almost lool
u aS in vain for Hcksville. And this
with the miserable town site, or rather Hi,
luge site, which the hearts Of General
view aud Lord Houghton palpitate like n
ga hoppsrs, aud which made Gen
49,, Schenck sigh aud pass out on
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