Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-09
MRS. MACKAY.
Revised Details as to Her Interesting and
Strange History.
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Iouise Hungerford. with younger SIS
ter. who is now the Countess OF Ielfener,
the wife of an Italian count, left New York
when about twelve years old. John Hun
gerford was a iOurneyman barber IN New
York but enlisted IN the Mexican war:
later he was employed at his trade by one
George w. Ciprico, whose shop IN san
Francisco was known as Montgomery
Baths and the chair that Jack Hungerford
used is pointed out to the customers OF the
Ciprico barber-shOp to this day. Mr.. III
prico advanced $500 in gold 10 his en-
plove. who Immediately sent for his daugh-
ters. 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 being nearly the same
age of his own daughters. Here they were
treated az members Of the family, being
taught Italian and French and music 10y
the daughters. They llVed with their
benefactOrs ak or seven years.
In 1865 Hungerford opened barber
shop on his own account at Mokelumme.
Hill, Cal, and Louise. who was then
about nineteen years old, acted as her
fathers housekeeper, they having ono
room in the rear Of the shop. He
was proprietor of but short duration.
for he soon busted" up In busi-
ness. During this period DR.. Bryant,
who kept small drugstore nj Nevada Slty,
about 100 miles from Mokelumme HUI,
paid attention to Louise, and she was mar
ried TO him after short cOurtshp
DR. BRYANT, being q man of disso-
lutte habits, died two or three years az
terward of delerium tremens. leaving
Mrs. Bryant no means OF support Tor her
self and daughter Eva, now the Princess
Colonna. Her fathers failure IN business
and her husbands death compelled her 10
seek service in the family of j. w. Walker.
brother of the late Ex-Governor walker, OK
Virginia, and there she met for the flrst
time J. w. Mackay. superintendent of the
bullion mine at Virginia City. New. Louise
BRYANT for brief time previous 10 her
gong into the service of Mr.. Walker, had
tried hand at keeping boardlng-house
for the miners.
Mr.. Mackay was comfortably fixed and
could provide her a home, such as the
miners used in those days. simply cabin
of two rooms. So he courted and won the
widow Bryant. Her father in the mean
time had gone back to his former boss
and procured employment and helped to
pay the youngest daughters board. Mrs.
Mackay was cook and general housekeeper
and laundrywoman. and helped entertain
her husbands co-workers III the mines.
Mr.. Mackay soon after attained great
wealth, and Mrs. Mackay and her sister
had the advantage OF good common
school education and could speak fuently
Italian and French, through the associa-
tion of the Ciprico family, who were re-
markably well educated. Three of the
daughters of Mr.. Ciprico are school-teach-
ers in San Francisco to-day. When Mrs.
| Mackay, her daughter Eva, and her sister
went abroad, it was TO get away from her
former associates. When she returned for
the first time TO San Francisco she called
upon the Ciprico girls. but from that day
to the present she has ignored her former
teachers and benefactors
The people. of San Francisco who know
the facts as above stated are indignant at
Mrs. John w. Mackay's ingratitude to a
family that had done so much for her in
her early days of poverty and somewhat
adyenturesome life
John Hungertord- known as Colo
mel Hungerford, OF the United States
army-was formerly known as Jack Hun
gerford the barber He was good artist,
and there is no disgrace attached 10 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 adyan-
tages of an early education. This we think
the worst OF crime.
The above Is true history ~ the Bo-
nanza Queen of European soc,stv