The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-13

was warm-hearted, impulsive young Irshman
and an industrious miner Soon after Mrs
Bryant went to live in the superintendent
family, Mackay was promoted to be foreman of
the mine, and in that way came to see more or
less of his employers family 1t need not take
long to tell the rest. He met Mrs. Bryant, fell
in love with her and married her. Many people
have said that Mackay was rich when the mar
riage took place, and that Mrs Bryant married
him for his money.
This is an error. He was not rich then nor
was he more than reasonably prosperous for six
years after. lie made great deal of money in
the Crown Point excitement in 1872, by
which Senator Jones grew so rich, but the
great mass of his wealth did not come until
1873, when the great Bonanza, in which he had
two fifths interest, was uncovered. Mackay
was fond of his intelligent and ambitious wife,
and very indulgent lie stinted her in nothing.
Her family she provided for among the first
things. She burned up her fathers kit of tools,
bought him some good clothes, gave him money
to buy the rosy cup Of which the old gentleman
had grown little fond, and paid his board in
San Francisco. Last of all she caused him to be
dubbed by the title of Colonel" based upon
some vague tradition that in the dim past he had
been something other in the Mexican war
This claim was little shadowv, but as Mackay
had begun to get very rich by that time, it was
considered no more than right that mis- father
in-law should be known as Col" Hungerford
and the miners readily acquiesced. Mrs. Mackay
also took her sister to live with her. and the two
were together until, few years later in the dir
Zy whirl of Partisan society to which they had
been translated, the younger lady met the
dazzling Count Telfener, of Italy, and married
him..
Happily for the sister, who was wholly de-
pendent, Telfener WAS enormously rich. Though
OF the Italian nobility, his house is not quite so
ancient or aristocratic as that of his future
kindsmen Of Colonna Indeed the tituar hon
ors which append to the Count are of but recent
origin, they having been conferred upon the
Count himself by King Humbert, ostensibly be-
cause of distinguished services in the civil ad-
ministration and development of the kingdom, '
but really because of very handsome sum paid
into the royal treasury. Telfener had become
very rich bv building railroads in Italy and in
tracing for other public works. and the King
allowed him to buy title The Count is really
a very good fellow and is a great favorite with
Mackay, who likes his business capacity and
enterprise, of which he possesses much.
Mrs. Mackay and her sister were, in their
affluence, for brief while quite friendly and
seemingly grateful to the Cprico ladies.
Occasional correspondence passed, but this
grew more infrequent and finally died out Mrs
Mackay has not been the Pacific
coast since her departure for Paris
ten years ago, but soon after
their marriage the Count and Countess Telfener
visited San Francisco with Mr.. Mackay and
and Colonel Hungerford, but neither the
Countess nor the Colonel called upon their old
friends. One day the Colonel did visit the
montgomery Baths" alone and incognito, but he
did not long remain. None of the new hands in
the shop knew or recognized him. The Colonel
is now quite white and portly, and very digni-
hed-looking He resides in Paris with his
daughter, and is commanding figure at the
clubs and on the boulevards 1t is understood
here from Mr.. Mackays friends that the princely
groom recognizes that his bride has no legal
rights to either dover or share in Mackay's es-
tate, but an agreement has been made by which
two wealthy relatives of the Prince and Mr..
MackaY will each contribute sufficient amount
to secure the young couple princely income.
Said one of his friends, "Old John will do that
both from pride and from real fondness of his
wife He is very fond of her, and proud of the
position she occupies in Europe"