The commonwealth. (Wilmington, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-03-12
THE WASHINGTON TRAGEDY.
INCIDENTS, RuMoRs AND ANECDOTES.

INCIDENTS, RuMoRs AND ANECDOTES.
sSrspoTE or THE LATE Mr. KEY.
A distinguished member Of the Bar Of
New York happened sometime since to be
dining with p. Barton Key, Esq, who
has Just ended bis career at Washington
After dinner the conversation turned up
on the coustaney Of women, and MIR. Key
expressed and defended with great warmth
the opinion that women we're naturally in
constant, and could always be induced to
transfer their affections to the last man
who would address them with the requi- |
site batteries and appliances. He parted
from his friend by pleasantly hoping that
he might never practically Eaallze the un-
souudness Of his own opinions, and BIZ
saying that be would send to him little
poem hs had translated from ihe Spanish,
which embodied his sentiments on the
subject.
$50 The next day be sent him the follswing'
Zone eve Of beauty, when the sun
Was on the stseap Of Guadalquiveri
To gold oonvcr ting, ens by one,
The ripples Of that mighty river,
s. Beside me on the bank was seated
A Seville girl, with auburn hair.
And syes that might the world have cheat
ed-
A bright. slid. wicked. diamond pair.
d Shs stopped and wrote upon the sand,
just as the loving sun was going,
With such ANAL, white, shining hans,
You would have sworn twas silver How
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Z. And then she turned her languid eyes
So full on mine, that, Devil take me
set the air on fire with siehs,
Aud was the fool she chose to make me,
os, rraneis might nave been deceived
=, WIN suon an eye ana sucn hanu,i
fet one week more, anu believed
As much the woman as tho sand"
The Wasb;oo,o, eorrssno,dsn, Of ,bo
T,;b,se rols,as ha esllpa,;ss .;r.,r.
s,,roo. ~ w 'e
H., ,hs ;n,;mson ho,w.on A.. s;oi
- NJ - $780, S, T. 10 IT,.
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s aue ~ sse ~ 'u' ~ ue'ns ls.ne 81,
violently in love with Mrs. sioklss. who
was always free in mauuers. and asitsre,l
by devotion. AZ what woman IL notf n,
soon became Jealous of District Attornev
Kew. and watched him. Al length i.
found what seemed to him sufficient bs
is for his suspiciops. Il came 10 hi,
knowledg that the onilty nair were locked
together IN a private room IN one. of on,
hoiols. | believe for two hours. !, lie com.
mupieated this fact 10 Mr.. Sicklea. who
10 bis kind informapt's surprise. assailed
him with abusiva lapouaye. and forbad
him his bonse tbeneeforward. Mr. r. 70.
turned to New York crestfallen md Mr.
KEY remained master of the field. eontiu.
uina to be intimate with both man and
wife. as heretofore.
Last Summer Kew was In Nav Yor'
on no osiensible business. 1t was noticed
that he daily left his hotel precisely at IN,
same hour, aad it is now coDiectured whs
his regular appointment was.
According to thu most Trustworthy &C.
counts Il would seem that Mr. Kev wa.
not thought a libcrtine, IA he has bse,
charged, by ,shosa .wha STaw- &m best. 80
His heaish. wasI< ~ 40. y s...ipion,
we,JSSes IA snoSs I;so H. -
.ursdIl1 ,,orsS nsrt;slls a was ,bsn hs
I,sysa in conss,psacs II or;es e. sl,a los IS
~ H. ,,;e. 80 49, s;nos h., daah,is.
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dnood fo-ead H., ~ ,,;va nm dr;nIiur Ia,
,aris H. ~ nsra r s.,S;sS rorn hard an;
of i,ts rsl;sd ma;nlv mon ri. nstnra, ,a,'
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caso Ii. .,ar;.s Isr'lv + svsr hnra.rad -.
the ab.cane NJ iniormsns saws that 4,
ali liz ;,tor.o,,rsa ha osvar h..rd hin, ,nll