Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-04-25
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Madame Lopez. Widow Of the Die /.
tator of PARAGUAY.

Lopez, WIDOW OF tne DlCCaCOr OF Pdra-
quay. Few women have such a
strange and eventful career, and spring
from obscurity to position of almost
absolute power. When in Paraguay
her rule was undisputed. She lived in
palace and reigned a queen. She Is
very tall, has a fair complexion, large
blue eyes, an abundance Of light brown
hair and commanding figure. Mad.
anne Lopez has striking resemblance
to Eugene, and, indeed, has often been
mistaken for the ex-empress. She en-
tertains beautifully, with great dignity
and grace. making each guest believe
he is favored one. She speaks many
languages, all without accent. Madame
Lopez is very brave, and during the
war in Paraguay followed the fortunes
of the soldiers, sharing their food aud
walking as they did, with bare feet,
thinking the troops would be braver
and surer of success if the wife of
their commander shared their hard
ships. She went through the war, and
when her husband fell dead at her feet
she was covered with his blood. There
was no time for tears. She took COM
mand, and turning to the soldiers, bade
them fire on the enemy. With her
husband fell an old cOmrade of his,
and on the battlefield Madame Lopez
promised the dying man to be a mother
to his orphan girl, a promise she has
nobly kept. The cause was lost, and
with her sons and adopted daughter
the brave woman fed to Paris. She
is devoted mother, and lives only
for the future of her sons. She
feels confident that the eldest will
occupy a high position in Para
quay, and it is the dream Of her
| life to see him dictator as his
father was. At mass for the repOse
of the Generals soul, few years after
his death, she was one day at the chap
ell. After all were seated, Madame
Lopez came sweeping up the church,
dressed in black velvet, her fair hair
completely covered with long black
vail, and as she kne't her sobs were the
only sounds that broke the silence.
Taking her eldest son, Madame Lopez
returned to Paraguay two years ago,
thinking, that when it was known that
the son of the General was in his Ea-
tive country, the people would call
him to the Dictatorship. In this she
was disappointed. They were received
with Kisses, and followed from the
steamer to the hotel by a crowd of ex-
cited people, who only remembered the
cruel acts of "the tyrant," as the Gen-
eral was called, and forgot all the good
the Generals wife hau done. Fearing
violence, not for herself but for her
son, Madame Lopez became British
subject, claimed the protection of an
English ship, then in the harbor, and
at night was taken through the streets,
to sell her life dearly. Since Madame
Lopez returned from her unfortunate
trip she has resided in Paris. Among
her friends are many who knew her in
her day of power, and who are now
proud to show their regard and admi-
ration for one of the most heroic wO-
men and devoted mothers of the age.
What "Wife" Means.
Says Ruskin: "What do you think
the beautiful word wife comes from
1t is the great word in which the Eng
lish and Latin languages conquered
the French and Greek. L hope the
French will some day get word for it
instead of that of femme. But what
do you think it comes from2 The great
value of the Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means 'weav-,
err You must either be house wives
or housemoths, remember that. In
the deep sense you must either weave