Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-20
AN ECCENrislC WOssAw.S ss.Ersats.
The Sister of n yyesler,, Governor Nak.
ing ~ EGEsr Of the Syorl.i.

The Sister ola ssesser,, Governor Max.
ing :, T<stsr Of the World.
From the San Francisco Examiner, Dec s.
Yer! eccentric character in the shape of a
short, pr'im little woman has been soiourning in
San francisco for more than a month past She
is very old, but appears Opossess all the yvacity
and agility Oh youth and except for her queer
dress and strange actions. might be passed upon
the street without attracting particular notice
This old lady is making trip around the world
alone. She is lady Of considerable wealth and
highly cultured. and is the sister Of one of the
most distinguished governors Of d notable west
ern state, but she cares nothing for home COM
forts and has little respect for feminine fashions
or feelings She has made tour through Asia Ell-
rope South America the West Indies the United
States and is now about to visit all the South Sea
Islands and Australia before tacklng Mut,a,.
gascar and South Africa. She travels alone.
but makes every one she meets talk with her
No introduction is waited for and woe to the
careless individual who attempts to disregard
her nsatiate search for information. She. has
penetrated the harems of the officers of the Sui
tan. and has pried into the Mosem MOSQUES of
Jerusalem. She became the terror and annoy
ance of the police of st. Petersburg. into whose
Offices and headquarters she insisted on max
ing her way. She won recognition from Won
Moltke and Bismarck. and made her way to the
QueenS draWlng-rOOm reception. 1t Is vain to
attempt to oppose her it she makes up her mind
to 90 anywhere. She has an utter cOuteupt for
females and disregards sentries door-keepers,
guards. or servants with naughty defiance On
her arrival in California. her first important
visit was to the lunatic asylums at Stockton and
Napa. She explained her visit by saying she
had been threatened by man in Sacramento
that ne would have her placed in the lunatic
asylum simply because she insisted an
interview with Governor Perkins relative
to pass over his line Of steamships to San
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naming a few days at the asylum. the guest of
the superintendent, inst to prove that She was
not insane. the reported irregularities at the
State penitentary attracted her attention. She
determined to investigate. Warden Amcs and
his family were surprised one night by this ram
bling old lady walking into their dining-rOom.
depositing her satchel, umbrella and bonnet
upon chair and announcing her intention of
visiting" the family for a week. She staid too.
and oyercane the cold Indifference of the warden
by ordering q servant to set up a chair and pro-
vide another plate, saying: This house has
been built by public money, and the food is paid
for out of the general fund. and l have right
to entertainment here" She remained guest
OF the warden until she chose to leave.
She has sojourned at nearly all the
public institutions. including hospitals. Mag
dalens," aud lying-in institutions. OF late she
has taken notion to visit private families and
woe to the servant that opposes this little old
wonan's entrance: the umbrella rises and falls
eral instances the old lady has forced her way
into the offices or places of business of gentle
men at whose houses she had been refused adj
mittance She will sometimes invade a house
by the back door when the front entrance ia
closed. and. making her way to the presence of
the frightened lady inmates, soundly scold them
Tor their bad treatment of "a highly distin-
guished traveller" She leaves this port for
Honolulu. and announces her intention of going
on sailing vessel. where no other passengers
are carried merely to insure herself more atten-
ton rom the captain and crew. She conyerses
in nearly all the modern languages, including
Spanish. Russian, Turkish, French English. and
German, and Is evidently upward Of seventy
years OF age: Her health and appetite are good,
and unless she meets with some accident she
will accomplish her projected trip.
The bride and bridegroom of wedding at
Latr0be, Pa. We're run over and killed on their
way from church to the railway station.
The editor of London Truth calls Guiteau a
perncious fool, who, for the sake Of the lives of
future Presidents, ought not to have the benefit
of insanity.
At ZwickAn, Saxony, spectacles have cured
very sh0rt-sighted mare of shying. How many
poor animals have been beaten on account Of o
natural defect In the eyes.