The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-03-17
PERSONAL AND llTERARY.

Mrs. william IarDOX. Oh N3tlCks n.
l.. is . woman Of high aims A burglar
got into her house the other night, and
she fred three shots at his head. Tho
souvenirs he left behind were . hat
with . bullet hole in the crown and .
section of the lobe Of one of his ears.
An American woman who is much
liked in English society is Mira. Bur-
rowes, of Stradone. Ireland. She Is the
daughter of Commodore G.. A. Magru-
der, the virginian. who left the United
States navy at the outbreak of the re-
bellion. Her husband is the descend
ant of an English gentleman who re-
ceived from James 1. a grant of the
Stradone estate.
The Marquis de Rays, lately de.
phonse Daudet his very amusing char
acter of ''Port Tarascon." The mar
quis raised large fund to found a
colony at Port Breton, in Oceanica. but
kept most of the money. and sent u few
''colonists" TO starve in the mythical
settlement. He served Ave years in
prison for this scheme.
One woman worth $40, 600. 900 is Miss
Mary Garrett, of Baltimore, daughter
.of the railroad king. She is quite
stout, of medium height, with n pale
face and blue eyes, a bit concealed by
gold-trimmed spectacles. She spends
most of her time travelling. speaks half
a dozen languages huently, and keeps
herself as we'll posted on all railroad
affairs as does her bIother Robert, the
present head of the Baltimore & Ohio
system.
One of the most singular volumes
extant is the manuscript diary of
James II. It is preserved in the inn
perial library in Paris, and is filed
with reflections on the course he
should have pursued in order to retain
the English throne. He says in one
place: 81 did not retire from the Battle
on the Boyne from sense of fear,
but that might preserve to the world
life that felt was destined to future
greatness.
-''sophie May" the author of those
Dimple'' and t'Little Prudy,'' has been
in southern California for over q year,
trying to recover from q serious neu-
ralgic affection of the eyes and head.
Mr.. William Lee, her publisher, re-
ceived a letter from her few days ago,
saying that her health was much inn
proved, and she trusted that she was
we'll on the road to permanent recov-
cry. This is good news for her friends.
The Countess Tolstoi is an extreme
ly clever woman, intellectually, and
one who is more than a match for her
husband in his arguments. She is of
necessity the financial manager of the
family; has taken possession OF the cs-
tate, which she administers for the
good of her husband and children. She
it was who issued few years ago the
cheap edition of Count Tolstois novels.
on the royalties of which the house
hold has been supported.-N. o. Plea
yune.
"A man in Elmira who used to see
something of Mark Twain, says that
the humorist always took an unex-
pected view of things. He (NIarl) was
asked to go to the reformatory and
give a reading to the boys there, from
| one of his stories. He rep1ied: Nov
| that's a good idea for me. Because 1
have been asked by literary club to
| read down in the town. The boys are
| unarmed and under guard, and it will
be perfectly safc-for me- by watch.
ing them I can get an idea of how safe
it's likely to be to read the same thing
| to that club" He gave both readings,
and still lives.