The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-20
The Glory and the Bane of Wealth
and Beauty at the Sunny
South.
The Wife Of General John WoOley, Re-
duCed to AFFECT Poverty and
Living in Cellar,
Accidentally Discovered by an Old Friend
Who Takes Measures for Her
Succor and Relief,

NEW YORK, April l9.-The following
advertisement appeared yesterday in a
morning paper;
uTOOLEY-If this is seen 10y the daughter
w of the late General John Wooley, please
address IL. IL. Smith, li15 Broadway
Mr.. Smith, when called upon, was
much averse to giving any information
touching the nature of the communca-
ton he desired to have with the daughter
Of such prominent gentleman, Fin
ally, he told his story as follows;
general Wooley was, as you know,
Provost Marshal of the Middle
Division of the Federal forces under Gen
eral Wallace throughout the war. was
with him much of the time and we be-
came intimate friends. Before the war
he was President of a bank in Cincinnati,
and also lived part of the time IN Indian
apolis. His wife was woman Of broad
culture, finely educated, and the author
of several volumes which attracted gen
eral attention in the South She belonged
to one of the best families in Kentucky
the Johnsons-who are related to the
Lees of Virginia. She was intimate with
the wives of LincOn's Cabinet officers
during the war, and held as high social
position as any lady in the land She was
well known in Washington and Baltimore
society. About six years ago General
Wooley died, and lost sight of the family.
A few weeks ago, by the merest accident,
stumbled upon the widow of the General,
but what change | found the high
spirited, undetermined lady, who had
reigned belle only a few years before,
living in cellar,
SLOWLY STARVING TO DEATH.
Even in that damp, Shiny place, however,
the old grace still chung to her, and she
greeted me with all her old-time courtesy,
in spite of the shame she felt that any one
had discovered her absolute poverty"
Mr.. Smith tapped neryouSly on the
desk as he recalled the picture of the cell
lar.
"How came she in such destitute cir
cumstances?"
at was the old story of Southern
woman's unyielding pride. After her
husbands death she tried to support her.
self, but she was growing Old, and long
illness reduced her to absolute want,
One by one the few effects she had were
pawned and on these she managed to
keep body and soul together. Her cellar
cost only 1926 month. An old creole
servant, who had waited on her when she
was in better circumstances, still re-
NAMED with her and contributed some
thing to her support Men and officers
who in former times had been proud to
touch their hats to Mrs. General Wooley
now paased her on the streets, not recog-
nizing in the white-haired, planly-dressed
woman that lady they had once esteemed
1t an honor to know
"And she had nothing to live on?n
absolutely nothing. Everything had
gone; only this wreath that had lain upon
her husbands coffin, and the sword that
had hung by his side, remained. These
she will never part with. ! asked her, as
turned over these relics, what had be-
come of her children. She answered
simply, Dead They have been
dead for several years | have since
learned that one child was dead only to
her She has married daughter living
In this city.
IN GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES.
have taken the liberty to advertise, hop
ing TO bring mother and child together
The daughter evidently knows nothing o.
the desperate straits 10 which her mother
is reduced, and any aid rendered The
mother would come most graciously from
her child; so hope to hear from hcl
soon. A tender, pathetic letter, from
Mrs. Wooley, telling Of one or two disap.
pointmentS that She had suffered was
shown 1t was dated Baltimore. Mr.
Smith admitted Mrs. WooIey lived in Bal
timore, but declined, for the lady's sake,
70 make public her address.