The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-02-27
The Maokey Romance.
TIE POOR NEVADA WIDOW, WHOSE
DAUGHTER HAS JUST Welded
THE PRINCE CoLoNNA.

DAUGHTER HAS JUST Welded
THE PRINCE CoLoNNA.
The Augusta ConStitutionalist, in q
recent issue says; Some twenty odd
years ago there dwelt in California Q
family of three persons, father, mother
and daughter The latter was mere
child. All were young. The father
was physician. His habits became
50 dissipated that the poor wife, de-
spairing of his reformation, and also of
the possibility of Independent action on
her own part to secure support for her
self and child, proposed separation.
The man agreed TO IL; but he was not
put out like Rip Van Winkle. He
was assured that while he lived she
would never cease to help him, aud
that when he mended his ways their
old relations should be restored. He
departed to cure himself, if possible,
and become worthy of the woman
who, sorely beset, undertook the main-
tenance of the family. Encouraged by
his wife's prayers. letters and heroic
conduct, the doctor redeemed himself.
At least he thought so, and his poor
wife was more than willing to believe
it. He returned to her home and
heart, warmly welcomed back to both.
Unluckily, he had either miscalculated
his will power, or the demon of indul-
gence was simply asleep, and by no
means dead within him. He went
back TO his cups, and very soon the
skeleton finger Of poverty was laid
| upon his domestic affairs. The devot-
ed wife, unwilling to undertake an ex-
perimental separation, and unable to
remain where she was, determined to
try what change of scene would do for
this miserable man, who naturally kind,
talented and wholesome, seemed to be
insanely abandoned to the devil of
strong drink Just at this crisis rumors
had reached California of the Comstock
lode discovery, and thither many of
the mining population drifted. Across
tho Sierras to Virginia City this lit
tie and most wretched family journey
ed.
The doctor pulled himself together
for while and did some business, but
his health was gone and very soon he
died. Widow and orphans were lett
in the very depths of poverty. The
generous hearted miners had clubbed
together to bury the doctor They
made up purse for the mother and
child from time to time, and thus saved
both from utter deprivation of food,
shelter and raiment. There was at
that time superintendent of one of the
mines sturdy young Irishman, who,
from the lowest rounds of the ladder,
had begun to push mis- way to fortune.
He was not more than moderately we'll
off, and little dreamed of the Monte
Cristo casket in store for him. He used
to carry the weekly or monthly stipend
to the widow, and his visits to her be-
came more and more frequent. At
last he married her, and her days OF
fear on the score of poverty were over.
She possessed well-to. o-husband
who was the master of his possessions
and certain to make his way in the
world. But in the days of distress the
unhappy woman had resorted to the
morphine habit, and could not, of her
own effort, release herself from it. A
young physician at Virginia City, who
had recently graduated in France, in
formed her that if she would visi,
Paris and put herself implicitly under
; the care of his old master there, he
cure could be guaranteed While tn,
husband remained to uncover, with thu
,, present junior senator from Nevada
the richest silver deposit the world ha
ever known, the wife crossed the sea-
and submitted to rigorous medica
treatment. 1t was successful afte
many months of endurance. Mean
while the famous California aud Con
} solidated Virginia mines were pene
trated by the husband, and the world
renowened bonanza, of which he wa
principal owners made him at least for
: ty times a millionaire. The wife il
Paris, now perfectly cured and bloom
ing, at once rose into prominence
and celebrity, for how could the mar
vel looking Parisians help loving
: woman whose talents and beaut
were matched by such fabulous wealt
I so romantically discovered. For year
l this lady, who is no other than Mrs
e John Mackey, has been a silver quee
Il in the most splendid capital of Europ,
e She has lived IN palaces. Nobleme
{ and men of genius have paid court 6
i her shrine.
J. Now all Paris, and therefore all III
" universe, is in ferment over the a,
$ preaching marriage of Miss Macka
q and the Prince Colonna. The DRIFT
IS nuptially TO Rome, the City of til
l. Soul, and to Italian nobility. 1t is
e miraculous bridging of the chasm tn,
II lies between the mining gulch of tt
D. Nevada mountains and st. Peter
church, where stands in supernal splel
p dor ''the grandest dome that mort
le hand has painted against Gods lovl
l. est sky. Little did the widow of Il
T. wretched doctor of Virginia city inn
TX gine that she would fairly roll in wealtl
y dwell in palaces, be courted by churc
;e and state, be familiarly associated wi,
y the Droudest names of the decendan
OF the crusaders, and finally becon
Y the mother-in- law of Prince Colonn
ia whose nobility dates back almost TO Il
is time of Saladid The .amily name
as famous as any in history, and Il
As heir of the Colonna family is, at ;
as years of age, to wed the daughter
"; the poor doctor who fell by the wa
ia side in Nevada, and sleeps his be
ne sleep in that desert,
90 FRIEsD.-'I should think you wou
vi vi know the prices of all your drugs
~ ~ this time
~ Druggist-"WhY. | do. Of cnnrae.