The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-10-28

ne alternate sunshine AMI shade
which Me incident o. s0me human
live, have never been 20 strikinsly
illustrated as they are in the csee Of
Mrs. Molly Louise Hunter. who Las
i'een Southern belle aud heire.s ::
the foaeee Of rebel G~neral the
wife Ut noted politician the rcls-
,ise vt United States Senator the
sister in-lAw Of she Governor 81 q
state ODe ut the ~rielv women at
that wonderful AMI ,inzziing retinue
that made Wsshinsto" City 30 famous,
and i n"w mem.rau,. asking the
charity at the prn,pir -. this city to
give her kssl AMI SHELTER. She il n0w
past the hS,t century mark but Der
demeanor marks her y. having been
+, woman - remarkable force If
character. aud mt 1T the storm
marks which mi.!rr.uu~s have made
up0n her tsee there are the mnmi,tak-
able trsers It high hree,iins and
intelligence. and enough Left Q" make
one snIe that snnle time in her lite
her ls.sniv Wa ii M mean order.
She came u Sc. LMis % the 18th
lay Ut Ia, August. and presented
herself u, Capt. Lee, who was then
acting Chief of Police. She asked n
be screened iron publicity. and said
all che desired was . placs to lay her
bed, and q ~ friends 10 whom she
might 60 without Intrusion and
obtain the necessaries Of life. Capt.
Lee took her case IN baud, and
procured . noon Sos her % Washing.
soo avenue. He presented her case
to the attention Of some Of the
wealthy people Of st. Louis. Who
never permitted her 70 suffer. A
lev days ayo she conceived the
fancy that her condition would b.
come public. and asksd Capt. Lee to
obtain . pass for her % Ho: Springs.
whsss she has sosDe friends Who, il Is
said. would have contributed 70 her
wants before this he'd they ksown the
dire distress upnn which she has been
hanging.
Before the var she vs. the owner
1t 1000 scrss Of land 10 Virginia.
She was thsu what the world called Q
splendid woman. She had the tradi-
tino If nobility attacked tn her family
name she had the finish which true
culture aud nobility always evince !:
shSWas q woman who had Travelled
and reed, and her mind was = store-
house Of al that makes true woman
hood admirable. IL was II this time
that she was wooed By q dashing
young Virginiso. She gave him the
promise to wed their love was Of =
twoiold nature. partaking OF the
oature Of that which makes the sweet
~ music il the hearts and helps
'the world 20 round" and that Of
business. Into his hands che entrusted
The estate. and ~ solicitous for him
to relieve her Of the care. He did il
With Q delicacy thst excited 10 nm.
favorable comment. The var dark
euel the lani. There was Q feeling
among the Southern women in those
days which made heroes 0f their lovers,
and Eor man to hesitate in the matter
Of duty % bis hand wss N aunul every
claim upon the heart he had made. !
The young Virgisian va. not
l0itsrsr. He esp0used the cause 1T
the South and ut once comme0ced
the oresnisa.i,n Of q regiment. This |
regiment wss equipped aud sent to /
Juhal Early by the wealth OF this
vomau. She gave il everything. and |
The nan Who marched ct the head Of
the column had her heart. IL paassd
out before . throog Of beauty. cheersl
b. sung and christened By tears. and
went assay 70 hattie. In the course |
Of Q tew monehs ils ranks were lecima.
led. and the var was not half over
When the organiser was about the /
ooly survivor. He became . General |
md va Transferred 10 the Gulf D.
parliament. The war was over, but
he man was changed. His heart
he'd gone down With the dag
3 iovsd. and b. degrees the
oldier and sestleman developed into
H. Shaslstaa.
~. sooe means which are mt
Iivsa 70 ~ ehsuoiclsr o. shis "lsaf~ /
. obeaine1 sbe eneseot ofthe Woasan
y lev66 . diposs Of her estate. Tie
80! .Aisa Ne H. result pa:'sd