Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-25
Summers Married Life.

The Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Times says:
ANY references to Senator Summers
domestic affairs creates what the reporters
call sensation. He lives alone, in q
very handsome style. i'm house that was
! filted up for Mrs Sumner, who prefers
a residence in Boston. She WAS gay,
fashionable widow, of rare beauty and
! accomplishments, when tbs Senator WAS
| weak enou h To WOO and we'd her. He
WAS about the last man To- marry, or, If
marrying, sha was about the last womsn
| TO select. Like all eminent men. Senator
! Sumner has more egotiSm thsn intellect.
| Unless man believes in biIuself he can
not make others believe in him And
such was Summers creel in the worship
of Sumner, that he wanted a Wits TO st
at his feet while he was at home and
pour out unceasing praise, and during his
absence read biz speeches IN tho Globe
or those heavy volumes called his Works.
Mrs. Sumner, however. had other notions
connected with domestic bliss. She mar
riel the Senaior-the distinguished Sen.
ator-of Massachusetts, and proposed to
enjoy the advantages, in a social way,
her position gave her.
Balls, parties, receptions, suppers. din
ners and hops were her entertainments.
and the works of the statesman were
nauseaiing 10 her. Instead Of porinz
over musty tonnes and heavy State papers
Il fhaV
speeches aud reports, the Senator fou nd
hinself dragged into entertainments that
he despised. and all his valuable time
lrillered away. Domestic incompatible.
ity began to manifest itself.
Z" | was we,ldel to my books before I
married yon,' said the Senator, granIly
and goomily, when his wife asked if
these entertainments were dsagreeabIe,
why be sough. her hand.
Such like scenes asthe following were
common and repeated by social gossip
with gusto:
Sumner ard wife ut 8 party-tims
past midnight. Mrs. S. whirling through
the round dances, excited and merry
the Senator grand. gloomy and bored.
Sumner (Ioqui,or)--Mrs. Sumner.
your carriage waits
Mrs. Sumnef-Well, Senator, let il
wait.
Sumner-But, madame, l wish to 60
home.
Mrs. Sumner-Well, Senator Sumner,
you have my full permission. Do. pray.
go home-you look weary and exhaust
ed. By all means go home.
Probably the Senator would have &C.
ceptcd this advice, given on this and
other occasions, and returned To bis
studies, left the charming wife to tho
gayeties of the season, but that certain
haudsome diplomat readily took his
place, and became her companion. This
be ame SO marked at last that the gossips
took up the fact of the intimacy, and the
saloons-not lager beer, but social-rung
with the talk.
Senator Sumner was not only Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign At
fairs in the Senate, but he was an intimate
friend of the Secretary of State, and one
day the handsome diplomat was suddenly
recalled Whether Mr.. Sumner had
anything to do with this or not, Mrs.
Sumner, it is said so believed. But
whether even this ia sure, it is known
that she was enragcj and mortified by
the report. She left Washington for
Europe Her brother reached the steam
err in time TO prevent scandal, by sailing
with her. And when she returned it
was with the positive determination not
to resume her place rs Mrs. Sumner in
Washington City. and she has since lived
up 10 this, leaving the eloquent statesman
to occupy his handsome residence alone.
This is the story of Senator Summers
married experience. How true it may
be / am not prepared to say, for | am
not acquainted with either party, and on
ly gathet up the gossip Of society for
your entertainment.