Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-06-03
Mr.. Summers Divorce.

Mr.. Summers Divorce.
1t has already been announced
that Mr.. Sumner had obtained a
divorce from his young and dashing
wife, on the ground of continued
abscnce-five years under the Mas
sachusetts laws. She was the widow
of Millionaire Massacllusett cons
gressman-Mr. Hooper-and only
twenty-five. The CinnatS ENQUIRER
says:
We know not how it may be, but
it has been said that a jealousy on
the part of the Honorable Senator
had considerable TO do with this
unfortunate proceeding. There
was, naturally, a disparity of years
and of tastes and habits. This al
most universally produces an un-
happy marriage. But in this in
stance it was aggravated. Mr.. Sum
ner was not only bachelor oflOng
matured habits, but he had formed
other connections and associations
peculiar to himself even aside from
that fact. For instance, it was said
that he always had his carriage
at the door at any ball or parity
they mutually attended, at which
he would say, ''Madam, it is now
10 o'clock; it is time to go home,
and our conveyance is below"
She would reply, 81 am happy to
hear it. You are sleepy and tired.
Go hcme and go TO bed, but / am
rot yet ready. | will follow you
by end by. So good night, my
dear, Then, as we have said, the
Senator was said to be morbidly
Jealous OLA certain gentleman CON
nected with the Pruss;an Embassy,
whom he had himself introduced
to his wife and eXtolled in the
highest terms, and which gentleman
afterward escorted her to many
evening amuscments, which her
husbands habits forbade him to
attend. One day this young Ar
TACHE received very peremptOry
letter from Berlin ordering him TO
return home Immediately, and
recalling him from the Prussian
Legation. He was thunderstruck
by the intelligence; not conscious
of any offcnsc against his govern
ment, he could not conceive what it
meant. lie therefore wrote to an
influential friend at home to make
inquiries of Count Bismarck as to
what was the real reason of this
very extraordinary proceeding. In
reply he was informed that the
chairman of the Senate committee
on Foreign Relations, who was
then Senator Charles Sumner, had
written a letter requesting his recall
and that the Count did not consider
that he was authnrized to refuse a
request coming from such an in
fiuential source in the government
to which he was accredited. Oh
course the young Prussian gentle
man duly informed Mrs. Sumner
of all this, and rumor hath it that
! that lady was not at all pleased
with the conduct of her husband in
the matter. The German Secretary
returned home, and for time the
cloud upon the marital relations OF
the Senator disappeared.
But by and by, rs 1T was an
nounced to the public, and, we
think, by an agreement between
the parties, Mrs. Summers healtl
required that she should leave the
American continent, and breathe
for time the are of Europe. This
was accordingly done, and the at
mosphere has been so bracing ant
the scenery SO pleasant-to say
nothing of her companionship-tha
she has fingered there so long as t.
enable Mr.. Sumner to obtain thu
divorce for willful absece, required
| by the statute. Mr.. Sumner vii
resume his old bachelor relations
and his late wife-a Goung hand
some and wealthy widow-will be;
prize to be contended for by gentle
men of position who are in tin
matrimonial market.
PERPETUAL motion has been dis