The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-06-26
MIS-. BONANZA MAcKAY.
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= Louise Hungerford, with o younger
sister who is now the Countess OF Tell.
enor, tho wife OF aItalian Count, left
New York when about twelve years old,
says tho Working Woman. John Hun.
ger1ord was iourneyman barber in New
York, but enlisted in the Mexican war;
later he WIS employed at his trade by
one George W. Ciprico. whose shop In
San francisco was known as "Montgom-
cry baths" and the chair that Jack Hun
gerford used is pointed out to the Gus
toners OF the Ciprico barber shop to this
dag. Mr.. Ciprico advanced $500 in gold to
his employe, who Immediately sent for
his daughters. When Louise Hungerford
and her sister arrived in San Francisco
they went 20 the house of Mr. Ciprico,
who took them into his family, they be-
ing nearly the same age of his own
daughters Hero they were treated as
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 a barber
shop on his own account at 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 a
small drug store at Nevada City, about
one hundred miles from Moke1umne
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 ex-GovernorWalk Of Virginia,
and there she met for the first time j.
w. Maclsay, uperintendent of the Bull
lion mine at Virginia City, Nov. louise
Bryant, for brief time previous to her
going into the service Of Mr.. Walker,
had tried a hand at keeping boarding
house for the miners.
Mr.. Mackay was comfortably fixed and
could provide her a home, such as the
miners used in those days, simply a
cabin Of two rooms. SO be 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. Mackay was cook and
general house!seepcr and laundry-wom-
al, and helped entertain her husbands
co-worllcrs in the mines.
Mr.. Mackay soon after attained great
wealth, and Mrs. Mackay and her s.stor
had the advantage Of common school
education and could speak fluontly ltal
ian and French, through the association
Of the Ciprico family, who were re-
markably well educated-threo Of tho
daughters Of Mr.. Ciprico arc school
teachers 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 tho first time to San Fran
cisco she called upon the Ciprico girls,
but from that day to tho present she has
ignored her former teachers and Bone
factors
The people OF San Francisco who
know the facts as above stated are indig
nant at Mrs. Jonn W. Mackay's ingrati-
tude TO q family that had done SO much
for her in her carly days OF poverty and
somewhat advcnturcsomo life.
John Ilungcrford NOW known as Col.
Hungorford Of the United States army
was formerly known as Jack Hunger.
ford, the barber" lilo was good artist,
and there is no disgrace attached to his
business. Louise earned her daily bread
10 a clearinghouse keeper. But tho
xorst of ingratitudo comes in to those
who took care Of her and gave her the
advantages Of an carly education. This
we think the worst of crimes.
The above is q true history Of the
BONANZA Queen Of European society.