Telegram-herald., 1886-05-23
A FAMOUS LYREN
ne Career Of oas " TIE Asst Sst~a B~&a-
tee sf Aaa sries-Ihe Friead "a Aiises-
aires. Princes 4nd Dakss-Hsr
Lat 80 Ead

Ant 80 the eFsnull earesr 81 Hate Ely
IS eudsi-s Afs which Vl6r4ted bsE~eeu
pleas ~ ali xretehedness Basking f.r
season la the llzlEy of. triumph coartsssu.
SIZE ended her dave in tae bitterness of ais
appointment lnd femorse hlin hef worst
eaemy. dId is sork ~ilh relentless greed.
Tie prominence ofa i8ag isl ~ viallms CD
her destinations alone gives interest 10 d LIE
ike bzr,- ! remember ner az d school girl
ll philadelphia tie iavorite of all her com-
panllAs because af ber bright loving dlspo-
slr-oa tne very character sftl.- that ia after
years A4ie her tae chosen associate "a
ilo-e a lo eal,el her deauiau
next reCal ler a. q charming widow of
~ sab a pratliug daughter OF 2 wears.
Her married life brought her no happiness.
size married ln tarsers1urs " Va. NJ.
bl4cAf0r1. preleruug o. gain her freedom
thr0ugn marriage certificate rather than
return t0 the iuqulslforlAl ug0r Of an ortho-
doK Presbyterian home. Mr.. BlAckfOrd
died suddenly. leaving her aud their child
unprosided fDr Harrison de silver mer-
chant in the China trade, then living IN
Fhliadelp lpbia buI since dead having known
her from early childhood. proved his friend
shlp by providing her with a liberal allow
ance She was thus enabled t0 maintain
her social position An engagement OF
marriage % yusng James, son OI the then
postmaster Of New York, vas announced ia
the early autumn. but during the summer
of l,t9. while she was sojOurning
al Long Branch, the City Troop
OF Philadelphia, gave at one Of
the hotels grand ball. IL pleased one Of
the enyiOus gossips who are wont 10 con
gIegate at Howland's, that eyer-famOus
hOstelry Of gossip aud scandal 10 associate
Mrs Blackfords name with one of the gay
troopers IN such way as 10 cause the James
family ID request the annulment Of the en-
gagement.
lily advised by friends. breach of prom
lse case followed but / believe it never came
"a trial. oeing settled BY pae James
giving her $1,000 This seemed tue
first step in her downward career,
and she stepped 50 swiftly down that her
friends gazed IN wonderment at the rapidity
With which she became notorious IN the
city Of her birth The men who had visited
her as Miss Ely. now ihrUnged 10 see
admirers was the Hon. Theodore Cuvler
her in her new role. one of her most ardent
one OF Philadelphia 5 most leaned cOun-
seiors a man re- arded by all Joseph To
her charms he had fallen a victim, and her
daily visits tO his office. in Walnut street
al seventh, soon attracted attention. one
of his own clerks informed Mrs. Cuyler of
her husbands liaisOn, and one afternoon
she surprised them in his private office.
50 stormy a scene followed between the
TWO women that Mrs. Blackford left the
office minus much Of her aprarel.
When this ended Lloyd Ph9nix became
her protector and she became the victim.
for - HIM she gave the love her heart had
never known beiOre-a love that often sur
passes that OF a woman that has never
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ton. Lloyd Phoenix and she came to New
York and registered at the Grand Hotel as
Mr.. and Mrs Phoenix. His family objected,
a quarrel followed, and soon they parted.
The following notice appeared in a New
York journal;