The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-03
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fortified rock Of Gibraltsr there Was
born 10 the noble house Of Ganneelift,
in the summer Of l79S, an heiress. upon
whom, with much ceremony and pomp,
was bestowed the Christian name Of Is
abella- This infant is she who this af-
ternOon, AZ the age Of 81, Is giyen a last
resting place at MontrepOse. Fonr
years passed in the life Of the child
heiress Of Ganneelint, and a dreadful
epidemic that scouIged .'the rock left
her doubly an orphan; both father and
mother were lost Ia her, aud by adop-
tiOn she BECAME a member Of a certain
noble Spanish family. who gave much
more care 10 all else than moral or men
tai culture, She was in possession of
her fathers large estates, and with eve.
~ attention given 10 her whims and
%willfulness, her deyelo2ement was rapid
even for that cline; at IL she was mar
ried. at Is she was q mother, and at II
she was a widow with four children.
Her husband was Jose DE san Manos,
a Spanish gentleman Of Leisure, the
victim ofa duel entered into on her ac-
count. Not long subsequent to the
death Of DE San Manos three Of his
four children died; thus was his widow
left with but one relative In the world.
This was a daughter. christened Inez,
who, in accordance with the written
will OF her father, was consigned TO the
care Of a Catholic sisterhood In Paris,
for instruction such as he deemed meet.
To the daughter went all the fathers
property aud Donna Isabella was once
more ''afioat In the world. +" with no tie
10 bind her to the prudent life that
should have been hers.
The season OF 1875 was a brilliant n
at Gibraltar, and visitors were there
from all over the world-among others
Captain George A. Walker, the owner
oil an American trading vessel and
brother N Commodore Walker OF the
United States navy. AT a ball given by
the American Consul, Captain Walker
met Madame DE Sa Manos. and, des-
pite numerous warnings from friends
to the effect that she was the greatest
flirt In Gibraltar" within two weeks he
carried her of AS his bride. Turning
all her convertible propsrty into gold.
she sailed with her new lord for Phila.
delphia. His rank in his country was
high, he being directly connected with
the Winthrops and others Of the first
families Of New England; and he was
possessed of much wealth having q
rarely excellent trade between New
York, Philadelphia and Southern ports.
The married life Of Captain and Mrs.
Walker was, however, not NIL sunshine,
II extended over two score years; the
FIRST fourth OF which the lady was *.
ceedingly glad in the constant company
Of her husband, sailing with him on
every voyage, and becoming so far tn,
master of navigation that, according to
her boast OF after years, she was ON one
occasion with the gallant Captain seri-
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tired of sea life. and while her husb,nd
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