, 1879-02-10
POWER OF BEAUTY.

To IN Editor NJ TAt Tribune.
| Ar LARGE IN Nuln, Felt T." saic NaHl.n
| enl Louisville lalv, on the ears. to-tlay, is
abn,it to iavc her follrtls a" lalt triumph; she
| IL about to marry fnsth fortune"
| - no yt,,i knew her.
| t.Jp. yest i've known Salr Wnrl ever since
al,c was a girt. saw her gnllop her horse
through The I.ousvills narket-lnusc whcn she
was q .i1slIing s,lonl-9ir anh her escort ntl IT,
pay ,It fine; a1ui went 10 her welding, tllirtv-
two yours aro, when, u risl Of Is, she married
| l3fgr1ow i.nwrrrcr, Ut Hatton."
I "Was eaific bcantitulr'
| "Yrs, she WIS considered o 1ashing beauty
| then. AID to t14s Iafnt nmi pawt1er.-f0r n1f
the Louisville uir1s painted In those 1ays.-nnd
brilliant, sl,oyJ dressing, ,-rrt, unl yellow, AMI
ht,,r, yntt kiow.-aht you s'au sre that slln must
have heel, very atsracttvc. Why, I've fccn Sal
lie walk On thr strcets of louisville, III thosu
crude times, in a toilet now nuly seen In 4 cnn-
| ccr..saloon. I've srcn 1lcn wear II hri.h-lllnc
| dress. b'ur hat With yellow ostrieh!cat"r
an.l blue CATERS, With go!a bracelets around
| her arms nni aHk!cs.H
t'Era c1ess IN her ankles:''
| "Yc-, ami salltc wn.,li TIT iur dress, md
tltuw tiusc Eold nnlle-Lrnccets, SILK stockings,
un fuut anil nuklo that SGT the .ct ali crazy.
! II was aa'ut this time that saI:e Ward mt
| Ditrl1w Lnwrcucc, n t0It OF tn" Tlrh, refined,
n,ul arI.tpcra,ic old Lawrence family tl,At still
Occupies itlr magnificent .thhutt estate, Just out
Ut B,,stun."
"f,sd ynu know vonng l.awunce!'
ala, yes! SnlItc Wurl WIZ Is thrn, and lIc.
clnw Lawrence was 20. lie WIS o cut,iy-gooly II
Young n,an.-"ura ctr.siassct, partcll his hair
In the middle, as. dotrd III the poets.-just it.
oppostst uf saIic, VOL know. Well, 1.awEcnrc--
lie signed Ills nau,c 7. t,Igclow LAWRENCE then
ca,:,r 10 Louisville Ia 1s+, nnd fell In love with
Sallic Wn..l sallir .ll.'n't lave Digclow,-ste
never 1nvc,1.anytoIy,-h oil Mrs. War.l, wlsu
VIVA great matchmaker. thought II would he
splendid match, n,Ml she actualy coaxed Salsie
nsnl leased her tilt ehr nIarrlcA the Yankee.
Oll, but wasn't 1t q swell wedding, thnnght
And such prcscntsl That is, surh Rich presents
from tle Ward side, urn sucll mrun; stlnRy. 1T.
tic presents from tho tawrcnrcst Well, the
wedding ovrr, Sallfs wcnt to Bss-
ton. Sow. tn:t f;nsy 49,, gl1 WHO
live! ANA nlnune tIr l.awrs'pecs. too. where
they ia no,l,Inv but ts.l".c Trnnyson t, ai"l
talI;, ahon. gcolngy. sociul science; a,"L Il"
history. Wei. sa'ltc stm,! /, ah,,s Xix months.
| Whit, they talked Tcnlysan ~ she r.inEcd With
the dogs: nn,t, wien tlmy wcnt I" morning m-
c!a'-sr'e'lce mectlngt, sallic was es',o;nsns
Mltsrnlng, saltlc tutd tut. her unllrr.!h.taw
wnnd srnl ii servant tn her roons at u o'cloSk
! with this aoleuIn message:
"'Mrs. Ahhott Lawrence tcnis compliments 10
we'll. veil '''- ''' '''' ' - ~ ' "
"Attcr breakfast Mrs. LAWRENCE would sug.
| Erxt &lllt calile ntlEht III 10 su!ue se%lb. or
Icn.liay. Sot sine! She tnid Mr.. Lawrence
that sE,r 1.ercr xcwed anythaug In her Iifc. md
! hated ltN3kA.
"sbu, you might make ntyhe-x9wn nj work
suane sllpI,rrA fur blgefowi' Mrs. l.awrcncc
"'So,' S4lIto would say; III Rlgrlow wall.
for inc IN n,nEe lin nlEsls-gn*n, he'll wait TIL
hu's gray And t."n st,e would ridu into Boston
lM.!I!i,tl ttashi,g stan Ut HORSES MMl hpcnd the
forru.pn pusstplne md flirting. Shc'd aayn stx
men atlnttng urnlnd lHr car!Ings Gn Lourt
strurl. She'd wear toutsyits toilet Of red
and yclltw; n,bl Ut culirsH this jioitDn!tns
sturcd. 1l!t result was. t.At eal!1e asl biguluw
u,iarrrlr.l. II WAS Case III H,utheF'in-laW, W'd,
liz lras than sIx mouths, 6aI!ie. stk uf Hostos',
can'c buck to Louisville to visit hcr mother u',I
demonstrate the fact That sha was the mnst
dreadful Nsrt tn Louisville. Sho tIant, money
right a'.! left, h' scnt ihs bills to lrr husband
III ii,stun.
the lnother r-ill.Inw, hal been examining Salltcs
lrunk; nn.l shn fonnh such dreadful lutiers from
uil Mrs, Ward, OF l.oAlyllrt to her daughter.
Mrs. Ward even called the f.awruuces .stcrn-
wheel lankees' shu wfotr tu sallie, advising
her tu scglil 10 they l,eloH, but to have Qlsr
own way. IN regard to painting u'i!t pn"dcri'ls:
said:
"'Do nut u,s loo Strung collar, and no ono viii
know IL. A dslicale Huge Ut red undef !tttle
white powder ID ana!crnt.'
"ln the sumo trunk with this letter were
saltcrs Of pIak Asn red pulnt. md buttlcs IT
lal!olI, utMt t.bxus OF powder, enough u break
pour uIl Mrt. Lawrcnees hrurt.
"Helt. after SalIiu Ward had been I'll l.uu!s
Wills awhile. her hush tlai wrutc for her 10 csic
l,urss to Boston. To shis. Mr: Ward wrote:
'iou'il have to come after Salllo yourself, u
sou want her, 20 4atc a,2ttt in Louisville.
spending h.oucy prullixaeIy, a,d continued to
send lie Itla tn HIgriow. The alienation ltc-
tween the fusst!iea uow beraInc unc"ntro"b'e,
| 'f!lcra was uu opeI, runtnsr. The LnwFehtts
had aeeldcd to separate thc hadiy.inatchel pair.
So, eight weeks after Ssllle arrived l Loulsvll!c.
she was startled onu uiurli,@, On pess'ls ul' the
Jvur,ta. u stad this:
:'S"ElcE. --Whcteas. my wife. NI.. H!goow
Lawrence has LETT NY bed and boaEl without cause
p1oyucatiou, and Fsfuscs IL setuta u thu SAME.
hereby forbid any Gus trusting lee 90 NY AtGoanl
~ 4taI! pay NJ 1sbta 0f Aer contracting.
| ..'r. iIluxLuw LAwnxkeE.'
| "1hix notict. published IN tho JOsrna', set
Louisville III tire, Everybody knek sallie. all
| ll.p notice was The one tActne in eyeryb0ly's
mouth. The uext morning. George u. f{cutiru
ruina out and apolo.lzct tos hls stupidity In
printing tue notice. liz saul. by wsy " apo'-
ogy, that II VA. pail! fur II au advcr1!semcnt,