The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-14
MRS. BONANZA MAoxAv.
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Louise Hungerford, with . younger
sister who Is now the Countess Of Telf.
euer, the wife Of italian Count, left
New York when about twelve years old,
says the Working Woman. John Hum
gerford was journeyman barber in New
York. but enlisted in the Mexican war,
later be was employed at bis trade By
one George w. Cprico. whose shop In
San Francisco was known a. "Montgom.
cry baths," and the chair that Jack Hun.
gerford used Ia pointed out to the Gus
toners Of the Ciprico barber shop to this
day. Mr.. Ciprico advanced $500 in gold to
his employe, who immediatsly sent for
his daughters. When Louise Hungerford
and her sister arrived in San Francisco
they went to the house Of Mr.. Ciprico,
who took them into his family, they be.
ing nearly the same age Of his own
daughters Here they were treated a.
members Of the family, being taught
italian and French and music by the
daughters. They lived with their bene-
factors six or seven years.
In 1865 Hungerford opened barber
shop on his own account st Mokelumne
Hill, CAL, and Louise, who was then
about nineteen years old, acted as her
fathers housekeeper-they having one
room in the rear Of the shop. He was
proprietor Of but short duration, for he
soon "busted" up in business. During
this period DR.. Bryant, who kept .
small drug store ut Nevada City, about
one hundred miles from Mokelumne
Hill, paid attention to Louise,
and she was married to him after
. short courtship. DR.. Bryant, be.
ing man OF dissolute habits, died two
or three years afterward Of delirium
tremens, leaving Mrs. Bryant no means
Of support for herself and daughter 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 x-Governor Walker, of Virginia,
and there she met for the drst time ].
w. Mackay, superintendent Of the Bull
lion mine at Virginia City, New. Louise
Bryant, for brief time previous to her
going into the service Of Mr.. Walker.
had tried hand at keeping boarding
house for the miners.
Mr.. Mackay was comfortably fixed and
could provide her homo, such ss the
miners used in those days, simply .
cabin of two rooms. So he courted and
won the Widow Bryant. Her father
in the meantime had gone back to his
former 'boss" and procured employment
and helped to pay the youngest daugh.
ter's board. Mrs. Maokay was cook and
general housekeeper and laundry wom.
an, and helped entertain her husbands
co-workers In the mines.
Mr.. Mackay soon after attained great
wealth, and Mrs. Maokay and her sister
had the advantage Of common school
education and could speak nuently Ital.
ian and French, through the association
Of the Ciprico family, who were re-.
markably we'll educated OF the
daughters Of MI. Ciprioo are school
teachers in San Francisco to-day. When
Mrs. Mackay, her daughter Eva, and her
sister went abroad, 1t was to get away
from her former associates. Whom she
returned for the frst time to San Fran
cisco she called upon the Ciprico girls,
but from that day to the present she has
ignored her former teachers and bene.
factors. 5H
The people Of San Francisco who
know the facts as above stated are indig.
nant at Mrs. John w. Mackay's ingrati-
tude to family that had done 80 much
for her in her early days Of poverty and
somewhat adventuresome life.
John Aungerford-now known a. Col
Hungerford of the United States army
was formerly known as Jack Hunger
ford, the barber" he was good artist
and there is no disgrace attached to hi
business. Louise earned her daily bread
- clearinghouse keeper. But the
worst Of ingratitude comes in to those
who took care Of her and gave her the
advantages Of an early educstion. Thil
we think the worst Of crimes.
The above is . true history Of tht
BONANZA Queen of European societv.