, 1879-07-26
The Natural Hsire WHO Were Neglect
). ed f. His Sake.
Uon4smpIated Contest Of MrH. sarah
Dorsay's VIII.
Tho Bslubrlousncss Of Beauvoir to the e.
RQhel Ohief.
How M Is Supposed II Rare Manipulated 1ls
:. Points To CT tho WidsH's Honey.


to The home Of Samuel WorthinEton DosseY's
widow, at Deauvo!r, Miss, overlooking tho
brosd expansc Of the du't Of Mexico Lie failed
to conquer IN war; but ID Peace he came 10
staycd, and ho conquered. With rich widow as
his hostess, ons who vas given TO woF.h!plng
hm ~ Tho hero Of Lost Caaso' ana TO pellese
that ho had suffered untold saefllccs ana hed
wasted his uoblo character on an unerateial
South, ha settled into aie tas2 Of defending h's
own part In the War ot INC heoelnop, anu wrote
hlnsat Into tho sympathlcs oi inc WHOM Dor
ny, and into her quartor OF million.
., the the II rtch ridos~one Col. 8. Psrey Elii.-who
dos. not mean to allow the great fortuna to alin
tntn a.. b,n,. of .1cffcrton nnvta .oo..i1v. Col.
,nao .ue n.s.e =, Ls ~
title By serving in pence organizations In the
South, and vent to Mexico with Gen. Wslkcr,
~, ,ot ~ f;oht- N +. ahout AZ
sa... eas nss n,a u,tn s.rax ,on,,ocns auh
Eoatce, and ts southcrncr In talk. One OF MS
household penates IN the past was JcH/D /Davts.
Hovcysr n,u.h a. Percy Ellis suffered from I'M
-.a"nto.,,, ts ~. r,ch In .nrctloto of family
history, md dwelt upon tho urn anu ensYalFoas
friendship which bfs faulty enjoyed with that OF
Jefferson Das!s. The
.,!, sros1ns ABOUT ruu nx-pnBs1pBnr
OF The Southern Confcderacy, such for instance
"A f,is having sought to conceal bis gender when
b. wis arrested, were, IN Mr Ells' nei opinion,
much maltgncd.
:, M, Ellis Ia not 80 much Of Davis man now.
~ 'aes he oes.ns ~ ouI,s a,,,sa % ~ r'n.a,na.
dsnt qt the Conioaefaso etateS 's tapacsous'
avarlclous old scoundrt], who haa crept, serpent-
Ake, into tue affections OF tho rich Widow
Dorsey, and had played tho ".o very humble" "
unsl hs lod ilsr 70 tnnk t,'at No "as an o. .ne
dem!sod She bad fanctcd him. and Tint bis lot
erous generation. hfr. Ellis Is bont OIL con-
tostluR the viii, but i,o has hardly money
enough to 70 shout H., but being
energetic It ts possible that be will get loan
hers G TO To- t1y ~ Tsud bre.t It. il Is, nowcver. BE-.
IIoyod that Mr. Davis will gallantlv surrender
portion Of the estate, but Mr. Ellis docs not
tb!uk that this Is liks Jefferson Davis.
EIlts IN bis home at No. 1865 Lafayetto avenue.
He lives If, a nEetty tuo-story fra1no house with
a bay window In front, about .hIeh there cilmbs
a hWeet noneyAucke. His wife IL charming
neslcd OF genial pleasant disposition. sho
was trying To excuse In oycsy way the TACT that
thc hero ot the family,
.pprERsoy DAVIS,
,,a .on. hotvr.n thcm I'' md % tho fortnn, TINT
Hsa eo.ap , ,,o, ,nI ~ Min, 1,s1
theV nha ,ong eommtoo un9n ahh @ 10 Musn uacy
nv ,e't ~ ue.nsous t,,an eSH H. Ha souE k'osup'
MY Y 't,o 1a.t ~ ~ n,nst n ceSeg,r5, m. Ar
"Ihe pGaaos1 n III ~ IT, os@ 5s Seen1r'o oae' A.
aEteG !. ~ t ot.a, sI,nt M+s .a. ,.n.tS ..s
that It Is notSlatlIa! tl.at MITE. Dnras5 anonIo
, 9hvg ~ ~ o,E I'm .rn Hno
nsr 1aS XIII n nftcr H. ss H.
terss ses ~ t.s hds rnfa,nar,s ~ H. Az s un
AL, ronratIsllT tLot thnt boy shoui hnvs NJ, IN
come for ltte. lie saln the sans Of my
daughter"
"What Is HRS. Dorsey's history3n asked Of
Col. Ellis.
"l9 were to begin a. the bee!nn.i!ng," .atd
tonk d prominent part ID tho carlv settlement
Of Louisiana aud Mississippi. Thomaa G,iEjiis,
my father, married Mary NJ. Kouth, and tllelr
nrtt child was Sarah A., ELLIS, tile subject Of
February, 1890. at Wooillawu plantation. not At
tie family residence In Natcl,cz. Miss, a. has
bsop stated by some newspaper biographies.
children, sarah H., Thon,as Ia Isochc, ipsx Il
Tllis anl myseIf, Mrs, Eilfs subsenuenttv
married Charles q. Dahlarcn, brother ot
Hea1.Admiral DAhigren, afterwards In tl!s Con.
Drooklyu. Thomas L. ROCHE EIlis, nv brother.
dicd iu tho Confederate service, leaving
4 villa aud onc daughter, tIls Iattor,
wtth myttif and slster lnez, being thus
1Ia natuf9l neifs 10. ulo estate OF Mre.
'sS! q paa.u As s ssr.s ns1s asasn e M: Ns: s Gs
s sgperv11S 81 1e celebrated a tsac''ur mc
t!ms th1 nss, schoo for younF ses ~ ths
~ 4 s1s s ss,s y us s
French scholar and also acquiring knowledge
oi Lptln. Aer performances On Tie AaFp aud
WORTHY or rRoyzsaoR,
beeu Boeht. ~ tbs arpst No