The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-19

The Story Of On Actor in the
Scenes OF tho Good Old
Days Of the Republic.

cAuee Of It's varied lights ana SHADOWS
"a veritable romance. On the high
fortified ruck Of Gibralter. there was
born to the noble house of Gmoec-
lift, in the summer Of 1893, an heir
ess, upon whom, with much ceremony
and pomr. was beetowed the christian
name OF Isabella. This infant il che
who this afternoon, at the age of 81.
is given q last resting place at Mont
repose. Four years passed in tie life
the child-heiress Of the Gsnnecli6t,
and dreadful epidemic that scourg-
ed 1.-The rock" lief: her doubly an Or
phan: both father and mother were
lost to her, and By adoption she BE-
came q member Of q certain noble
Spanish family, who gave much more
care to all else than moral or mental
culture. She was in possession Of her
fathers large estates. and with every
attention given to her whims and will
fulness. her development was rapid
even for that cline. At IL che was
married. at Is was . mother. and at
IL was a widow with four children.
Her husband was jose De "a Msnos, q
Spanish gentleman Of leisure. the vic
tim OF a duel entered into upCn her
account. Not long subsequent TO the
death of De Sa Names. three of his
four children died thus vac his widow
left with but one relative in the world.
This was daughter. christened Incz,
who. in accordance with the written
will Of her father, was comsigDe.i ID
the care If the Catholic sifterhood in
Paris for such instruction "a be deemed
meet. To the daughter went al, the
fathers property, and Douna Isabella
WAS once more ''afioat in the world" "
with no tie to bind her to the prudent
lite that should have been hers.
The season Of 1915 was . brilliant
one at Gibrslter, aud visitors were
there from all over the world.--among
others. Capt. George w. Walker.
the owner Ut an American trading
vessel. and brother Of Con,n,odore
Walker If the United States navy.
At hall given by the American
Counsel. Capt. Walker met Madame
De Sa Mans. and dcrpi,e numerous
warnings from friends IL III. effect
that she WAS the greatest Airt in
Gibralter." within two weeks he csr
ried her of ss bis bride. Turning all
her Convertible property into gold, she
sailed with her new lord FIR Philadcl.
phia. His rank in bis country Was
high. he heing directly connected with
the Winthrops and othen Of the first
families Of New England and he was
possessed OF much wealth, having q
rarely excellent trade between New
York. Philadclphia aud southern
ports. The married life of Capt. ar.l
Mrs. Walker. Was. however, not all
sunshine, II extended over two scure
years. the first four Of which the lady
was exceedingly glad in the constant
care OF her husband, sailing with him
on every voyage and becoming 30 far
the master Of navigation that, accord.
ing to her boast of after years, she
was on one occasion, with the gallant
captain seriously injured and below
deck, able to save his vessel from the
fury of . gulf storm. But the time
came when she tired of sea life, and
while her husband continued to
sail, she deemed it much more agree
able to shine in social circles at Sara
toga and Niagara in the summer aid
Washington and other centers WHEN
the snow came. Rumors of intrigue
reached the ears Of Capt. Walker
when fair tides would bring him home,
and frequent and bitter were the
scenes Of domestic in:elicity. At
Washington she shone with the circle
that attracted the foremost men of the
nation. ANDREW jackson" said she.
has pleaded with me for favor. and
more than one senator has PRAYED me
to notice his cause. Martin Van b.
rem time and again singled me out in
crowded drawing rooms. imploring
me to to give him monopoly Of ny
society; l knew Clay and Webster
and Benton and Calhoun and Ran
dolph-alI Of the great nen of tine
day. knew them well.
Such boasts was evidently not baee.
lees; the lady tn the day of her death
retained a packet Of letters in which
words Of admiraiion-and, indeed.
sentiments even more decide.l-ap-
peared, connected with the autographs
Of the men she mentioned as among
ner devotees. And there were elo-
quent epistles from Others almost their
peers. Gen. Winfield Scott appears,
perhaps not to advantage, in q billet
that would have better become IN Or.
dent country swain. N. p. Willis.
the poet. writes pleading for IN inter.
view, pouring out his feelings un.
speakable" in . half dozen stanzas. the
which, by the way. are to be found in
q subsequent volume Of poems. There
are other letters from other men of
prominence in the political. literary
and social world of half q century
ago, but there IL 90 demand for their
publication. Not all Of Mrs. Walk
ers time was spent in tins country /: |
she cr,ssed the Atlantic seven times
before she WAS 20, and 10 the fret 10 |
ciety 10 London and Paris she was
many seasons. And she |
made many cooquests-''harmless |
they were. " she ever averred. n in her !
latter days she recalled them.
% 1854 Capt. Walker died. but his |
widow remained free but three yeare
when she accepted the suit of Abijah !
Smith. Of this city. and came from
New York to become mistress IF that
local celebrities home on Golden Hill. |
The marriage was 90 unhappy one.
When By an explosion Of biz ssw.mill
Smith VAS seriously injured. Tie home