Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-01-11
Sumner acknowledgements of the
Whole Difficulty.

rSumQer Oh the
Whole Difficulty.
1t was my fortune, at a dinner party
the other night, to be seated next to a
little lady gotten up by art and nature
regardless of expense or appearances.
Looking over the personnel Of my pretty
neighbor, for point on which to lodge
little conversation, my eye fell on her
chignon. The dear little thing had
piled all her hair, purchased and grown,
upon the top of her precious little head.
So I remarked the singular fashion now
prevailing, and told of Miss Araminse
Amanda Louise Mahali Cowlegs, daugh-
ter of the celebrated Camanche chief,
now at Mrs. HIS celebrated female
school, who was the envy of all the
girls, on account of her numerous, mag.
nifcent chignons, furnished by her il
lustrious 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 if had heard Mr..
Summers lecture. l responded by say
ing that from a sense Of duty had
made one of the thousands that gave
him twenty-five cents each and coun-
tenance.
"Why," she exclaimed, 'syou GER
tainly don't believe half the scandalous
stories these papers have circulated ?"
81 am journalist, my dear madam,
and don't believe anything the papers
circulate. But do you mean to say that
with this voluminous smoke there is no
fire ?"
"None whatever. I know all the
parties, and am acquainted with all the
facts. And there is not word of truth
in them. l can tell you that no mar
rage ever created more establishment
than this; for you must know that
Mrs. Hooper was fashionable lady, of
the creme de la creme, while Mr.. Sum.
ner, socially, is detested."
edo you mean to say that the great
Sumner is not considered good society
in the capital of YaEkeedom 2"
Certainly, do. His family never
was much, and the best people looked
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, and after the ceremony his
newly-made sister-in-law refused to kiss
him."
"My dear madam, you have no idea
how you pain me: l commiserate
Charles. Pray proceed"
"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 believes in balls. Charles
believed in Sumner. She wanted
fashionable life. He wanted one who
would sit in wrapt admiration of his
greatness when he was present, and in
his absence amuse herself by reading
all his old speeches, and thanking Prov
idence for the blessing Of such
husband"
81 don't know about that; but I do
know that she came out one of the most
beautiful and best dressed women in
Washington, and was surrounded by
admirers at every entertainment and
it was common for Mr.. Sumner to ap-
proach her by midnight and say 'Mrs.
Sumner, your carriage waits Let it
wait, Mr.. Sumner would be the re.
Spouse. sBut l am very much fatigued
and wish to 60 home in that case you
had better go home, Mr. Sumner would
be the cheerful reply. Whereupon the
circle would smile as the Senator with
drew"
"And was the versatile, diplomatic
Baron Holstein one of the circle ?"
81 believe SO. They were very in
innate. He escorted her 70 all recep.
tiuns, dinner parties and balls, and was
her daily attendant to the Senate
chamber, where they sat, in the diplo-
matte gallery, and admired Charlie in
the distance. The wicked town of
Washington talked of another Sickles
and Key affair. But Sickles was
rufian-Mr. Sumner was a diploma
tist."
"And, as Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs in the Senate, he
addressed an informal note to Mr..
Seward, Secretary of State, requesting
the recall Of the Baron, whose presence
was prejudicial to his domestic affairs.
Is that the story, madam ~
81 believe so. At least such story
got into your wicked papers, and when
Mrs. Sumner read it, she was so NOR
tilted and ashamed that in FIVE hours
afterward she was on a steamer bound
for Europe"
ssTo join the Baron r.
"Not at all but to join her sister,
with whom she has been ever since.
Tue 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 unravelling SO grave trouble. I
will be tempted to print what you say"
81 wish you would I wish I had
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