The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-11

daughter Of Hon. Prosper K. Mont
gonery and Maria Darden. his wife,
was boEn at Lochnagsr, Jefsrson Co.,
Mississippi, on the 10th Of May, 1849.
Her ancestors were Scotch-Irish, and
her father owned q large cotton plan
tation, one Of the most beautiful places
in that portion Of the State. From
her father abe inherited her literary
tastes and love Of books. Being ply
sically delicate, she was not confined
closely at school, though under the
charge Of competent private. instruc-
tors until thirteen years Of age. En-
cOuraged to take plenty Of outdoor
exercise, snch as walking. riding and
active sports, and supplied by an eve
indulgent father WITH books: papers
and magazines. her childhood passed ra-
pidly away. BEING always It Thought
fill, timid and Vuiet disposition, she
read whatever came in her wayyand
when about ten ycers alldy began e1nde
attempts at story writing and verses.
At thirteen. her first. piece was pub
lished--a simple obituary Of a school
.Mlate. At that aye also, she entered,
rs Il pupil, FAyettes sFemale College,
then under the admirable supervision
sof thelameatea 6iMhelTenueY,s 20 JUST
" sfated ssS female sapcater,
In IT'D # many disadvantagesstA6
sels4M fSuiieM AaGf9s he s1er. elfcr
four years Ellen attended It Regularly;
riding nearly five, niles every day, ex-
cept Ia the severest months of winter,
wlsru size would board at tho school.
On the 18th of July, 1866, she received
a'dip1oma, and delivered the. valedic-
tory in verse, Meanwhile, she had
begun to write regularly for the Fay
ette CAroAich, the official piper Of the
county. Poems, sketches, and a, se-
rial story were Published One poem
which appeared at this period was
hftetwarls reproduced in volume .o1
southern poetry Of the war; ,apOtller,
written in memory Of. Henry " Allen,
is to . ,fOund in the history Of his life
by Mrs. Dorsey. She wrote y few
poems for other papers than the Giro
| NfcIc, and raj requested by. several
| EDITORS elsewhere to contribute to theil
papesss 9sat lad .bat en3p h..con4dehe
id hef OwR abilities tn do SO. IA =
Being ljs .pR9inted in her, !cbelislsd
schetne of attending school, in New
Ofleans after graduating at E4Settc,
! she waa persuaded ~ heT old teachei
~ come with him to. TAihpGYx az
assistant tesacfrf ii tile achedf & ~
about to opel thero, having doseas hi.
term safsservice at Fayefte. She. 10
feptsd the position, .becanse-s she want
ed occupation AND, change of scene
i, and felt thattheses wit. the experience
If teaching, would hslp ts..ftsle fol
! the iiteralyiift She Intended to pi,r.
! But in Thibodaux i daferent fat,
. eas awaiting Gel, dfpr there ssbs mel
] Tie one who was to change her lesti-
sb;e w.s jSs$1s1s Ra 81 '1tSef,
Womfirnf attdtpeJJ at law aud /
!; &C: ::;'||Hi II y ;' iE IL Az: X! !!
aud natiihg was: published from lie
pen save, 9 tew,letters f. nlagazine
and papers and two Or Three obitua
.ries. In 1883 she was left a widow
with SIX Slaldrens. After~thk hstat
was settfef np IA comfortabie3 hon,
remained to the family, hut they foun,
themselves dependent for support up
on their o%n eXdrtioAS,. and the gene