The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-03-26

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Eat UegUsra ESnaaa.
Tia grave Of the MATED Charlot,
Temple, In TItaitJ CAurehysrd, Ne
ToTk IL vfEdtea ana noticed yearly
thsusssds Of euTious nghfseeT. 1
0resnweod Cszssea<T BroOkiyn. Is tn
gxsvs q RnothsT asRsaa woman. at ont
aras said - Be ne NEST 6sautiful IN ths
waTla; eut = 70 esmpssastvsly neglected
IAdssd- fs~ PeOpAs knsw - its eIistence.
sad there arS many Who deem Lola Mon
80 20 have been IN altogether mythioa.
Ysrsonags She vas sn IytshvoSBAn- The
kssutitul city ~ Limsrick was her birth
place Her mOshsT was Creole Ot
Spanish blood, and her father was
Irish army of1oer. The TIVE were married
when she was only Is and be 20 years
old, and Lola was born about two jean
later, their only child. She was christened
Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. and
Lola was merely . dfminutive OF DOloreA
Her parents removed 20 England and
kept her there until she was about o
years old, when they separated Loln's
mother married a Captain Craig, and went
@ India leaving the child with the father
of Craig. at Montrose, Scotland After-
ward Lois was sent 70 London end lived
foY some years In The family - Sir Jasper
Nichols. commsnderin-chief of the Ben
gal army. She was sent 70 Paris and 70
Bath to be educated With Sir JaEpoTs
daughters, and grew TO b giFl of singu.
lsT beauty and rare accomplishments
Up to the age Of - years, al va :hos
plain sailing. But now I,olE's mothsT
came back from india, snd the rouAaCe
began. The mother aola Lols thss shs
was going 70 take her % India q kSa
Accordingly preparation for travel vsrs
made. Dresses were purchassd sna
trunks were packed one dsT ksla
noticed that portion OF the 0utat lDksd
Very much like q brides trousBeau- She
aaked her mother what ~ n1sHst but -
SH4vsd On eQuivocal reply. Then shs vent
70 . Captain James with when her
zotheT had travelled home from India
and asked him. He told her the tTuth-
Her msther had bargRined fox a large sun
Of money TO make her the vita OF 6ir
Abraham Lumly. . Judge % the Supreme
Court In India He was SO yesrs old. ana
having exhausted ths pleasures OF the
world, hoped 20 renew his youth by mar
Rage with the young aud beautiful girl.
That night Lola made . rope Of bee-
clothes and escaped bT way Of the win
dow. She hed 20 Captain James and told
him be might have her 81 he would save
her from her mother and old Lumly-
: Captain James did not hesitate % take
I her at her word. BE gave her shelter Tor
! the night and next day fed with her 20
ireland, where his family lived, and there
after good deal Of trouble and annoy
2 auce they were finally married
Captain James and Lola presently went
to the East Indies where he had the bad
tasto 60 desert her and elOpe with q MrA
/ I,omer Lola did not Rrieye. blIt engagoA
: passage home on the next vessel, and o.
the voyage made complete conquest e
a young man named Dsnnoz, . meuosg
of the illustTiOus Scotch family
Reaching London she began = pTeety
gay life Her favorite lover nt IRA ~
+ Lord MBlmesbury, British rninistef fs1
foreign Affairs; but nohlemea by ths @A
md not a raT-neeg
20 her and Isvished their wealth upon her.
She made her home mostly 81 Bozdsor
but frequently made romantic eIcuFBtons
with her loyeH 20 Spain and other eontk
mental coustries everywbere erCitina sd
miration, well for her rsnhrkatse In
tsflectual powers - for her BeRuty-
louis Philippe was now king OF Franca-
Lola visited his court, but was unabls 10
make a conquest Of his affections Then
she went on the stage = dRRceT at the
Porte ST Martin Theatre Here she led
{ the writers for the press captive In her
train. Upon two OF them. BcauvaIlOn and
I Dugarricr, she bestowed her fATorS pretty
freely with the result OF sFOusinE jealousy
z between them. a duel was fOught tn
Z Isola's presence. and Dugurrier was Killed
Lola was - witness at BeauvAllou's trial
where she dressed in deep mourning and
looked ~ interesting that she nisde q
complete conquest of thc judge On the
bench. such Eutoricty did this tragedy
give her that theatrical managers offered
her fabulous sums 10 appear on the stage
again. But she refused and " hen BeaD-
yullou was sent 10 prison for ter years she
went TO Munich
Louis was then king of havana Hr
fell a. hove "a lth her at once. and she bss-
came tie real sovereign OF bavaria, Abel,
the dtvuut Roman Catholic statesman,
was then prime minister OF Bavaria snd
he bitterly opposed Lola and her influence
over the king but in vain She bad him
I removed from Office. and Tor q time Ehs
made and uumade cabinets 81 viii
Munich, and. indeed. all BavariH, becamS
I divided into two factions termed IsOlaiHt
and auti-I .olaists Riots broke out an
civil war AT one tiDle seemed tniTuirent
For a time Lola held her ground Sh'
had herself created Countess OF Lansfeid
, and then retired 20 a villa on Lake Con
l stnnce Switzerland.
Lola next returned TO England, NOR
famous and more admired than ever
After teilliani tocial career she va
married 20 Mr.. Heald rich younl
gentleman OF good family. But soOn IN
first husband. the runaway Captain james
put In an appearance and began n ammo
her systematically. To SscaPs him sh
and Heald went 20 France and thence q
Spain. her faNorite home James do.
: soon after. in $50. and little later Heal
also died. Then, IN Iss3, Lola came :
America
Naturally, she took TO lecturing. Sh
narrated, with great power of expression
the most dramatic incidents Of her ow
career, and had crowded bOuses H-hereVe
: she went She also appeared on the stag
/ as an actress and Travelled ss far rs oalifo'
: nia Her business manager was a marrie
I man with two children. When they got on
i to the Pacific coast Lola noticed that
! seemed unhappy and, questioning hin
found that he was longing TO be with b
; family again, but had not the money {
/ bring them on with At once she CAV
! him the sum required to bring his vii
q and children on. a few months later
y died Lola then settled fine pension 9
Il the widow for life. and sent the childrS
u TO be educated at a seminary at Troy, :
, u. They were two girls. Some yea
/ lster one Of them fell IN love with
2 United States navy officer Lola, actin
Y as the girls guardian, approved his 80
u and they were married. They went
England, and Lola did not see them sgs
for some years OF their final msesn
- more anon .r..
ie In California Lola married Ar. Hui
n from whom she vas sfosEward dtxorce
Then she went TO A1stTara sad lecture
/" giving all her receipts 20 the Euferers
Is the English srmy IN TIE Crimesn w-a
a subsequently she made two tours Of q
10 country, and In IsSs sstssrd down 70 u
Is In this city. Here she WrOes AnA Pu
NJ ushed her boo4A and devoted hers,
ne iarr~fy 70 N-sF1cs of charity. She profess
1e repentance Aor the srrOrs of her hfe q
~ WAS received into the eoEmuniOs Of
~ protestant Episcopal Church.