The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-26


the other night, to be seated next liz
de lady gotten up by art and nature
regardless of expense or appearances.
Looking over the personnel of my pref
ty neIghbor, for point on which to
lodge little conversation, my eye fell
on her ehi1Mon. The dear, little thing
had piled all her hair, purchased and
grown. upon the top of her precious
little head. So remarked the siugu-
lar fashion now prevailing, and told OF
Miss Araminse Amanda Louisa Ma
haly Bowlegs, daughter of the celebra-
ted Comanche chief, now at Mrs. HIS
celebrated female school, who was the
numerous magnificent cIti0HoIls, furn-
ished by her illustrious papa, from the
scalps OF his enemies.
This little historic did not seem to
please my fair hearer, and with the tact
peculiar to her sex, she changed the
subject, by asking me If had heard
Mr.. Summers lecture. 1 responded by
saying that from a sense of duty had
made one of the thousands that gave
him twenty-five cents each and a coun-
tenance.
"Why,r she exclaimed, "you Ger.
tainly don't believe half the scandal
GUS stories these papers have ctrcu-
lated"
"I am a journalist, my dear madam,
uOh DcAAON my
circulate. But do you mean to say
TINT with this voluminous smoke there
is no fire 2"
"None whatever. / know all the par
ties, and am acquainted with all the
facts. And there is not a word OF truth
in 'them. can tell you that no mar
riage ever created more astoniShment
in Boston than this; for you must know
that Mrs. Hooper was fashionable
lady; of the creme de la creme while Mr..
Summer, socially, is detested."
"Do you mean to say that the great
Sumner is not considered good society
in the capital of Yankeedom3"
Certainly 1 do. His family never
was much, and the best people look
down on him."
"Poor devil"
"Of course the marriage was an as
constituent. They were married at her
SISTERS house, and no one attended but
the family, aud after the ceremony his
newly-made sister-in-law refused to
kiss him."
"My dear madam, you have no idea
how you pain me. commiserate
Charles. Pray proceed"
4"They were mated, but not matched.
She was gay, fashionable creature,
fond of admiration, while he is settled
old bachelor, fond of himself"
81 see. She believed in balls. Charles
iOnable life. He wanted one who would
sit in rapt admiration of his greatness,
when he was present, and in his absence
amuse herself by reading all his speech-
es, and thanking Providence for the
blessing of such "a husband"
81 don't know about that; but do
know that she came out one o the NEST
beautiful and best dressed women in
Washington, and was surrounded by
admirers at every entertainments; and
IL was common for Mr.. Sumner to APP
proach her about midnight and say,
Mrs. Sumner, your carriage waits
Lett wait, Mr.. Sumner would be the
response. But l am very much IA
tigued, and wish to go hume.' In that
case you had better go nome, MIR. Sum
ner,' would be the cheerful reply.
WhereupOn the circle would smile as
the Senator withdrew"
"Aud was that versatile, diplomatic
Baron Holstein one of the circle"
81 believe so. They were very init
mate. He escorted her ut all recep-
tons, dinner parties, and balls, and
was her daily attendant TO the Senate
Chamber, where they sat, in the dipio-
matte gallery, and admired Charlie in
the distance. The wicked town OF
Washington talked of another Sickles
and Key affair. But Sickles was II
ruGlian-Mr. Sumner is a diplomatist."
on Foreign Agairs i'll the Senate, he adj
dressed an informal note to Mr.. Sew
ard, Secretary of State, requesting the
recall of the Baron, whose presence
was prejudiCial TO his domestic affairs.
Is that the story, madam2"
81 believe SO. AT leRst such story
got into your wicked papers, and when
Mrs. Sumner read II, she was SO morti-
fed and ashamed that in five hours
afterwurd she was on steamer bound
for Europe"
$50 Join the Baron?"
mot at all; but to join her sister,
with whom she has been ever since.
The house in Washington was, for a
time, given up; but Mrs. Sumner
thought better OF it, and so returned
with her sister; and the house is to be
occupied. "That is ALL"
"You have not the remotest idea,
madam, how you have relieved me by
thus unraveling so grave trouble. i
will be tempted to print what you say"
81 wish you would. 1 wish 1 had
power over these scandalous papers for
a while. I'd set things right"
MADAM, your lucid explanation of
the HolsteinS Sumner difficulty shall be
printed"
ITlooks as il they were going to have
a very bad winter in England. Mills
and manufactures are closing up. and
thousands of operatives are turned
adrlrt before the first frost has set in.
even. 1t was hoped that during the
spring and summer months, work
would have been found for all, thus
preparing, in some measure. against
the return of distress. Unfortunately.
these anticipations have been but par
TALLY realized; hundreds OF skilled
workmen have found themselves una
BILE to do more than procure preca-
rious livelihood during the past few
months. Bread. riots are multiplying
in many of the large cities. and things
generally have an ugly look.
ANOTHER person from the rural dis
tricts has been squelched by New
York paper. Here is what settled him:
The New York correspondent of n
western journal is shocked Mt the moral
undertone of the Duchess of Gerols-
tein," and wants credit for discovering
that the dance OF the lady with General
Baum, in the second act, is the verita-
BILE caucan. Cultivated New York
knew that long before the opera was
everlprOduced here.
Might we be permitted to remark,
Bully for cultivated New York;
Steamboats,.