August 6, 1975 (8 pages)

4. The Nevada County Nugget Wed., ‘August 6, 1975 The Divin (Lola Montez’ life has provided much material for biographers and » novelists but what the press had to say about her has long been hidden in musty files. Author Doris Foley diligently searched early day California newspaper files, reading every issue published between 1853 and 1861, to document what they said about the divine Lol aand then for contrast included Lola’s autobiography in this work.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY LOLA MONTEZ (The life story of Lola Montez, written by Charles Chauncy Burr in 1858 after interviews with her, and read by the Countess during her lecture series as her AUTOBIOGRAPHY. In reading the articles, she used the third person, giving the impression she habitually referred to herself in this manner.) PART II ON THE EVENING of the last lecture we left Lola Montez in St. Petersburg. She had then just imbibed a fondness for political matters — a thing that was natural enough, for ever since she left London she had spent her time almost exclusively in diplomatic circles, at the Courts of Saxony, Prussia, Poland and St. Petersburg. With this fresh love of politics she went to Paris, and immediately on arriving there, she formed the acquaintance of the young and gifted Dujarrier, editor of La Presse, and a popular leader of the Republican party. He was a man of uncommon genius, greatly loved and respected by all who knew him, except those who -disagreed with him in politics, and who dreaded the scorching and terrible power of his pen. Dujarrier spent almost every hour he could spare from his editorial duties with Lola Montez, and in his society she rapidly ripened in politics, and became a good and confirmed hater of tyranny and oppression, in whatever shape it came. She soon became familiar with the state of politics throughout Europe, and became so enthusiastic a Republican that she, in her heart, almost sickened that she had not been made a man. But while she and Dujarrier were thus plotting and scheming politics, they both fell in love, and were immediately pledged to each other in marriage. : This was in the autumn, and the following spring the marriage was to take place. It was arranged that Alexander Dumas, and the celebrated poet Mery, should accompany them on their marriage tour through Spain. But alas, the inscrutable hand of Providence had ordered it otherwise! Dujarrier was most wickedly murdered —for though he fell in a duel, yet politics were at the bottom of it. He was drawn into it that he might be murdered and put out of the way of a party which dreaded him, young as he was, more than any other man in France. On the morning of the duel, he wrote her this affectionate note — : “My Dear Lola: “T am going out to fight with pistols. This explains why I did not come to see you this morning. I have need of all my calmness. At two o’clock, all will be over. A thousand embraces, my dear Lola, my good little wife, whom I love so much, and the thought of whom will never leave me.” _ ° The duel was fought in the Bois de Boulogne, and Dujarrier was instantly killed by the challenger, Beauvallon. After Lola received Dujarrier’s note, she rushed out and made every possible effort to find the parties, but it was too late. She received the corpse from the carriage, and made such preparations, with the help of his friends, for the funeral, as she could, under the crushing load of sorrow and despair, which weighed upon her heart. On the morning of the duel Dujarrier wrote his will, leaving almost all his estate, amounting to over one hundred thousanddollars, to Lola. But she settled the estate, and gave every dollar of it to the relatives of the deceased, and then quitted Paris to get rid of the sights that reminded her perpetually of the loss which could never be made up to her in this world. Beauvallon was arrested and tried for murder, and Lola was summoned as a witness. The following notice of her testimony appeared in the public press — “Mille. de Montez in the testimony spoke highly of the kind and amiable qualities of the deceased. She had expressed a desire to be introduced to Beauvallon and go to the dinner, but Dujarrier positively refused to allow it. She received the letter on her return from rehearsal and immediately took measures to prevent the duel, but it was too late. “I was,” said she in her testimony, ‘“‘a ———— LOLA MONTEZ AND By Do better shot than Dujarrier, and . would have fought myself.”’ S carriage and the emotion which her testimony. Dujarrier evide for her, as, in addition to his far morning of the duel, leaving he The trial took place at Rouer Alexander Dumas, who was a was asked what his profession characteristic reply “I should was not in the birthplace of Co hearts of the audience for Rot brothers, Pierre and Thomas C hundred years have elapsed sin honored by the inhabitants. I may state that when Dum: place, he sent his son to practic where he was able to hit the ma fourteen times, while his antag THIS CANVAS WAS painted by . professional engagement in New Buried beneath the St. Charles The thern troops, during the Civil War, B.C. Halling of San Francisco to be . of 1906. (Courtesy of the Bancroft Li

4. The Nevada County Nugget Wed., ‘August 6, 1975 The Divin (Lola Montez’ life has provided much material for biographers and » novelists but what the press had to say about her has long been hidden in musty files. Author Doris Foley diligently searched early day California newspaper files, reading every issue published between 1853 and 1861, to document what they said about the divine Lol aand then for contrast included Lola’s autobiography in this work.) AUTOBIOGRAPHY LOLA MONTEZ (The life story of Lola Montez, written by Charles Chauncy Burr in 1858 after interviews with her, and read by the Countess during her lecture series as her AUTOBIOGRAPHY. In reading the articles, she used the third person, giving the impression she habitually referred to herself in this manner.) PART II ON THE EVENING of the last lecture we left Lola Montez in St. Petersburg. She had then just imbibed a fondness for political matters — a thing that was natural enough, for ever since she left London she had spent her time almost exclusively in diplomatic circles, at the Courts of Saxony, Prussia, Poland and St. Petersburg. With this fresh love of politics she went to Paris, and immediately on arriving there, she formed the acquaintance of the young and gifted Dujarrier, editor of La Presse, and a popular leader of the Republican party. He was a man of uncommon genius, greatly loved and respected by all who knew him, except those who -disagreed with him in politics, and who dreaded the scorching and terrible power of his pen. Dujarrier spent almost every hour he could spare from his editorial duties with Lola Montez, and in his society she rapidly ripened in politics, and became a good and confirmed hater of tyranny and oppression, in whatever shape it came. She soon became familiar with the state of politics throughout Europe, and became so enthusiastic a Republican that she, in her heart, almost sickened that she had not been made a man. But while she and Dujarrier were thus plotting and scheming politics, they both fell in love, and were immediately pledged to each other in marriage. : This was in the autumn, and the following spring the marriage was to take place. It was arranged that Alexander Dumas, and the celebrated poet Mery, should accompany them on their marriage tour through Spain. But alas, the inscrutable hand of Providence had ordered it otherwise! Dujarrier was most wickedly murdered —for though he fell in a duel, yet politics were at the bottom of it. He was drawn into it that he might be murdered and put out of the way of a party which dreaded him, young as he was, more than any other man in France. On the morning of the duel, he wrote her this affectionate note — : “My Dear Lola: “T am going out to fight with pistols. This explains why I did not come to see you this morning. I have need of all my calmness. At two o’clock, all will be over. A thousand embraces, my dear Lola, my good little wife, whom I love so much, and the thought of whom will never leave me.” _ °

The duel was fought in the Bois de Boulogne, and Dujarrier was instantly killed by the challenger, Beauvallon. After Lola received Dujarrier’s note, she rushed out and made every possible effort to find the parties, but it was too late. She received the corpse from the carriage, and made such preparations, with the help of his friends, for the funeral, as she could, under the crushing load of sorrow and despair, which weighed upon her heart. On the morning of the duel Dujarrier wrote his will, leaving almost all his estate, amounting to over one hundred thousanddollars, to Lola. But she settled the estate, and gave every dollar of it to the relatives of the deceased, and then quitted Paris to get rid of the sights that reminded her perpetually of the loss which could never be made up to her in this world. Beauvallon was arrested and tried for murder, and Lola was summoned as a witness. The following notice of her testimony appeared in the public press — “Mille. de Montez in the testimony spoke highly of the kind and amiable qualities of the deceased. She had expressed a desire to be introduced to Beauvallon and go to the dinner, but Dujarrier positively refused to allow it. She received the letter on her return from rehearsal and immediately took measures to prevent the duel, but it was too late. “I was,” said she in her testimony, ‘“‘a ———— LOLA MONTEZ AND By Do better shot than Dujarrier, and . would have fought myself.”’ S carriage and the emotion which her testimony. Dujarrier evide for her, as, in addition to his far morning of the duel, leaving he The trial took place at Rouer Alexander Dumas, who was a was asked what his profession characteristic reply “I should was not in the birthplace of Co hearts of the audience for Rot brothers, Pierre and Thomas C hundred years have elapsed sin honored by the inhabitants. I may state that when Dum: place, he sent his son to practic where he was able to hit the ma fourteen times, while his antag THIS CANVAS WAS painted by . professional engagement in New Buried beneath the St. Charles The thern troops, during the Civil War, B.C. Halling of San Francisco to be . of 1906. (Courtesy of the Bancroft Li