Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25

old Virginia blood on both sides OF her
family. Her father sprang from FAM
lily OF English origin. who came to the
colony of Virginia in 1880. and have been
landed proprietors there since that time.
Her mother was Anne Cabell. whose
first ancestor Of the name was an officer
in the British navy. He came to Vir-
ginia In ITO, and subsequently married
Anne Butler Brain. niece and god -child
CT Frances Perc. Butler, Duke OF Or
mond, and Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland. 1
Through other branches of her family
Mrs. Bouve Is allied to the noble English
house OF Winston. She is also connected
with nearly all the old Virginia families
Of note. Amelie Rives, Minnie McClel-
land. and Mollie Eliot seawe1l are all
distant, but ditec: cousins Of hers, Miss
Rives through the Cabells. anc Mollie
Eliot Seawell on her maternal grand
mothers side. through the Tylers, OF
w iliiamsburg. Va. Edward Valentine.
the famous artist. Is another cousin
When a baby. Mrs. Bouve was brought
ba to Virginia. to a little village Of 500
I. Inhabitants in the Blue Ridge mountains
tLuray), celebrated for It's very wonderful.
caverns which are visited by thousands
Of tourists annually. Before these were
discovered, the little town was completely
isolated. In spite OF its renoteness and
isolated Lunay had quaint charm and
social quality quite unusual for village
Of its size
Mrs. Bouve says of her life there: A
little of the aroma Of ante bellun1 fash
ions still clung to the little nountain-girt
place when ! was taken there. and there
were some interesting people living there.
too. William Barbee,. the sculptor, whose
work very nearly RANKED with that Of
Hiram Powers. was native OF this town.
1t is with pride that remember that my
"a. AT ~re>&
me into a scrapc with all Of my fathers
ex-Confederatc officer friends, was written
in the same small room where years be-
fore Barbee had made his figure Of
Psyche" for we owned the sculptors
room until made ny4fitting Northward.
.Perha ps the sompre co1oring Of the
life in the little village that lay. Away
Swallowed by the sentinel mountain, had
8 somewhat peculiar effect upon some
What sensitive temperament: perhaps the
fact that for generations my people had
been. more than ordinarily bookish people
but any way. from, the time when used
to make up plays for my dolls to act, and
later for the schoo! children to perform
in the noon hour recess-1 wanted to try
to write stories.
81 finished off (Heav ven save the mark},
after much tutoring from young college
cen. at Mount Vernon Institute. in Balti-&
more, from which place l crossed tie
Rubicon of Virginia ideas of .propriety
by coming to the Isles OF Shoals as ,spe-
cial correspondent. ! have never gone
back"
There is an amusing story connecteo
with Mrs. Bouve's coming North. She had
never done any newspaper work. But she
had written several poems and stories
which had been published. One day she
nitted into the office of the managing,
editor of the Baltimore American. -
want to do something for you. was her
unheraided announcement. But, my
dear young lady," said the editor. have
you ever written for newspa per ?" mo. =
was the prompt rejoinder. ''but know
I can"
she then said that she desired to be
sent somewhere as a correspondent for
the American. But, where?" asked the
amused editor. AT hazard. Miss Rust as
she then was. took up paper She saw
the name, isle of Shoals. ~ want to
get to the Isles of shoals, she calmly
announced The editor leaned back In
his chair and laughed. But" he demur-
red. I'VE never have need Of correspon-
dence from there. Matters from the Isles
OF the American"
..But / know could make it interest
them" stoutly maintained the petitioner.
The result of the interview was that
Miss Rust came North to the very spot
she had chosen as special correspondent
for the Baltimore american. and there
she remained through the season. send
ing home letters which We're read with
great interest and satisfaction both By
the mana cling editor and by the readers
OF his paper:
AS she was preparing to return home In
the fall, she received a letter from her
mother telling her to visit Boston with
out fan on the way home. and to take
. time to see its ...storic spots. sac ca me
TO the city for day only. With the de-
sire to see something OF; the newspaper
world here, she visited the managing edi-
for Of a certain daily paper. The result
t wa s. that she was.asked to write a special
story for this paper This led to other
reonests for her clever productions, and
5sha finally decided to remain In Boston
for an indefinite time. Is $50
This was six years ago. Two yearsslat-
er she was married 10 Thomas Tracy
Bouve, young Harvard man. whose
name is frequently found IN the leading
magazines as author OF clever snort
stories and clever poems. g3
Quietly Mrs. Bouye has won her way
among Boston's hes, literary people. Men ven
and women who are noted Htnstne Worlu ".
letters. crave her opinion of this and that:
bit Of literature or ask her ADVICE as e. 70
the artistic excellence OF their own latest
book, before 1t is submitted other pub.
fishers. Like most literary people VINO
accomplish work Of genuine merit she
attempts to go into society but little. But
she receives Informally In her coy apart
msnt people whom 'society matrons
would delight to welcome with the most
aattering forrnaiity. 80
The charm which draws 10 Mrs. Bouve
Boston most culture ed men and women
is not alone the briliiancy OF her inlei-s
! iectnai endowments Il Ii quite as mich
her heart which finds expression In uarM
ssyrpa:EIes. genuine ndliness. and the
ssin1ple, transformations manners which are
The finest result pfN good ibrosdine
Mrs. Bouyes t.rst story ss..st(s ynthy.'
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