The daily critic., 1890-07-31
MRs MArKAY
Revised Details ne 10 her interesting
HistOry.


From Hs Wof10 Woman
Louise Hunrorford, with younger
sister VINO is now The Countess Of Tel
fentr. The wife Of an Italian count left
New York when about II years Old.
John Huncerford was a iourneyman
barber in New York but enlisted in the
Mexican war; later he was empI0ycl at
bis trade by one George W. Ctprico,
whose shop iu San Francisco was
known as "MontLO LOmcry Baths. and
the chair that Jack IIuurcrf0rd used Is
pointed ont 90 the customers of the
tiVIico barber shop to- this day. Mr.
Ciprico advanced $500 in gold 10 mis-
employu who Immediately sent for his
daughters When Louise Hungerf5rl
and her sister arrived In San Francisco
they went 10 The house Of Mr. CipricD,
who took them into his family. they
being nearly the same age of his own
daughters. Here they were treated rs
members Of the family, being taught
Italian and French and music Ivy the
daughters. They lived with their ben
efaciors six or seven years.
I'm 1865 Hungerford opened q barber
shop on bis own account at MOkeumne
Hill Cal. and Louise who was then
about 10 years old, acted rs her fathers
housekeeper-the having one room In
the rear Of the shop. He was propri.
utor of but short duration, for he soon
busted M In business During this
period a DR.. Bryant, who kept a small
drug store az Nevada City. about 100
miles from Mokelumne Hill. paid A.
teniion 10 Louise, and she was married
10 him after n short courtship. DR..
Bryant. being a man Of dissolute habits.
died two or three years afterward of de-
lirium trcmeus, leaving Mrs Bryant no
means Of support for herself and daugh.
ter Eva, now the Princess Colonna.
Her fathers failure in business and her
husbands death compelled her TO seek
service in the family of J. w Walker.
brother of the late ex Governor Walker
Of Virginia, and there she met for the
first time J w. MaCkay, supertu-
tcndent Of the Bullion mine at Virginia
City, New. Louise Bryant, for brief
time previous 10 her going into the
service Of Mr., Walker, lad tried q hand
at keeping a boarding. house for the
miners.
Mr.. Mackay was comfortably fixed,
and could provide her home, such as
the miners used In those days, simply a
cabin Of two rooms So he Courted aud
won the widow Bryant Her father In
the meantime had gone back to his
former boss and procured employ
ment and helped to pay the youngest
daughters board Mrs. NIackay was
cook and general housckeeper and
laundrywoman, and helped entertain
her husbands co workers In the mines.
Mr.. Mackay soon after attained great
wealth, and Mrs. Mackay and her sister
had the advantage of a good common
sChQOl education and could speak
tluCntly Italian and French, through
The association of the CiphCo family.
WHO were remarkably well educated.
three If the daughters Of Mr. CipricD
are school teachers In san Francisco 10
day. When Mrs. Mackay, her daugh
ttl Eva, and her sister went abroad, It
WAS to get away from her former asso.
Cibtts, When she return for the hrsl
time 10 san francisco she called upon
the Ciprico girls, but from that day to
the present she has ignored her former
ieaChars and benefactors
The people Of San Francisco who
know the facts as above stated are Ia.
dienart at Mrs. John w Mackay's in.
gratitude 20 family that had done SO
much for her In her early days of
poverty and somewhat adventuresome
life.
John HungeTfoTd-now known as
Colonel Hungerlofd Of the United States
Army-was formerly known as Jack
Hungerford, the barber" He was
good artist, and there Is no disgrace at.
tached 20 his business. Louise earned
her daily bread as a boarding house
keeper. But the worst of ingratitude
comes In TO those who took care OF her
and gave her the advantage Of an early
education. This we think the worst Of
crimes.
The above is a true history Of the Bo-
nanza Queen Of European society.