A RESTLESS LIFE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1343, 25 August 1877, Page 21

A RESTLESS LIFE.

Some years since, Loud.<sh rejoi'dad exceedingly in the matchless performanoe of Rpmep-a^dJ^ilieJ;, by-Mile.. Stella, Colas "aiid^Mr WaitoriM-mtg/iiuery. --Mr- lllo.ilgonieiy was a remarkably lunidso ac uian ? and a very tolerable ador. In t.ie ( course of a theatrical tour of this 1 couiit,y, J he attrnctod the attention of a Mid 3 union Taylor, who fell ao desperately ia live with him, that she left her husband, and went upon the stage. The truth of this period of the lady's career is not clear, but ie seems certain that she was in the habit of attending every performance in which her Adonia appeared, and of .throwing him flowjera in"a| moat, conspicuous manner. To -"make -a long sbofy shbi*t; they.Jvrent tojEurope, and on their arrival in London — as Mrs Taylov wan by this time divorced — were married, according to the rites of the Anglican Church. They lived happily 'enough, until one day. .an anonyaaoua. letter, full of allegations .against his wife's character, was placed in Montgomery's hand. He read, and believed that she was utterly bad. Being 'of a romantic and high-strung temperament, in a fit of jealous rage, he killed 'himself. Left a widow, Mrs Montgomery 'went round EnglaMla%^a?re^ufe4llnit the tragic history drnefftuSotCnd '■followed her everywhere ; she was 'beiievedygjiilty, - jand failed of success.* ""She"" 'came "to America, and contracted" a third -marriage with Mr Jame3 M^ VVard, the comedian, 'which marriage wisjjughappy, .as .well as illegal, for Ward ligd a^wife living. ; -'i'hey separated. The lady bacams "ct}iebratoJ r> and finally went upon the "ttagVaa' Winetta Montague," appearing" in Snow" iFJake at Wade's OperU-hddseVS'riii'Frati-oiaco. She was attacked with pneumonia, .came on at once to iSew York, and n,rtive4.ijn_j^_dyincj__c.jiuliti'^n. She %v.i3_ taken Jn--^t~tlie^Nevv/lY.ork"-}iospltal. > afcfiMJafe"3eemff& u"tlerly negkcled ftMdv MfoMWCKafr, biit ; by clegrees,- lc Ker • sad -fate' appeared in' the papers, aud'^ begime} town-talk. Her. hiatcc, Mrs Dr G. :H,: H, Smith, of Brooklyn, heard now of her for the rirdt time in and" at PhCb hastened to her TfewidfKT r f '^ve^ attention, and luxury 'wlls liVisnea upW-h'er, -btft too late. . She dietTf tdettjT-onr-tfrff *^th™ oit.y -at -the

residence of her kind sister, No. 140, Lawrence street, Brooklyn. Another sistetcaDae on immediately from Boston, i4»d -jasaistetd. in tending her. Had tKis 'Unhappjtwd^ian confided in her worthy sisters, laidie^ of most respectable positiok' she would' liav^ J>een spared much suffering,' .and prdb^abi^have'been restored to ; health: - Shkhas£for motives of hef.own,-. changed "^er^ natoSjo avoid them. •. Her sad end -prj>Veavthe trath of "the/ old, adage, . '." Bloodt i 8 stronger .than water! " She was one of tlje most beaiitiful wjSmen of her timei-and"a*very^greeable" actreas. She was buried^ at Evergreen Cemetery. From one 'who attended her last hours we learh that they were peaceful. Her conscience was not burdened with much" evil ! She was a woman more sinned Against than sinning. She died a member of the Church to which her mother bjelonged. This last named/ lady was djescended from one of 4 the grandest historical houses of France,, the De MontaguQs, her husband's name was Bigelo%v. ! . [We extract the abov,e from an .American paper.' "V^e must' admit the morality ia scarcely} up to pur colonial standard.]!