, 1879-08-18
Mrs. Sprague's Feelings While spragne
Was Danding Around with
I. Gun.
Her LIfo a Burden, and the Stories
About Her Utterly
False,
One OF "Gatfa's" Characteristic
. Trades Against Senator
Conk1ing.
TIE WIFE.
brATEMENT NO, 2.

TIE WIFE.
sra1EMENT NO. =.
specfa, Df&pntch to TAe Tribune.
Nxw YonK, Aug. tB-A dispatch to the SIN
says: 4 pnrty Of LAWYERS nnd personal friends
OF Gov. 'Spraguc wcre standing nt the library
window When your correspondent drove III
to Canoucl,rt to-day. The correspondent
was invited 10 step into a small
rctiring.roon wllere tic Governor was
sitting. Mr. sprague'a face betrayed traccs Of
the listscss he has so recently suffered, but ho
rose AMI welcomed tho visitor cordially with
outstrcrclci hand. He said very little beyond
tho fact tl.at he hoped by kccpng Ills wife Q'ct
md composed Tor Il few days, and hcypud tlit
reach Of distressing influences, to Induce
frame Of tu!nd In which sho would rome
to IN understanding upon her future oosF
tion toward HIN. For his own part, he Isro-
posed to Ray nothing. The Governor then
turned to Mr.. Watson and said: stake this
gentleman to Mira. soragur." The corrc-
spondent was conducted up winding stair-
case of rlchty-casvcd onk to tlTsccond aoOr,
into an elcgantly-furnished npars'pent.
nRs. srHAGuE
occupied au arm.cha[r near the thblc, ura roso
to receive lIer guest. She WIS extremely pale.
but her masfher betrayed onlY the slightest traco
o1h9ltal'on. oncc or t"'ee nef ups t'o''nI"' NV
ID general sta preserved u'ost aaa''sao'c sc't-
poisc speaking calmiS pat easacsuS' aao WIN
degree OF native cloqaeneo anu grace "heh
would make powerful impression on the
Moss ooonsato' 41eF ia"@"aso WIS ,e''a' "ap'!
clear anu "cH euos'n' 'a'a Den'
for you." sho salu' because "ISn
to correct some 1aiso impressions "o'en "a'o
gone abroad IN rcgafu 70 my eonauet q. lnusa'
uas's 'nceflps. asuh't eunree my husband, as
mas been a'aseu, WIN notEu'nau'ness, g. nor . n'a
make tho violent attae"s upo" nun a ~n's''
haVe pcan represented us oo"'s'
IN the coutfnr', ooec WIN hceh"css
the ahman'y s'ufs anu fepsoaehes 'n''t NJ
chtldrch's resh1ions 20 inc wcso tonehea hpo'.
! havo my story to tell anu when t1'e tfs.h o.
ttts terrible buslness 10 known l E''ow tllat !
sl'all bo Justified. ooa SHOWS ! hase 10
rcason 70 lear Tue truth' tnoaSn Aof 'h's1ee"
long sears my hfe has ocen
CONSTANT "uHpsS
anu draE upon me. FOE yeara nhse hau
thts tlh'g EfitqfnS upon fne, I'LL"
ha'o ssFlVeh WIKI ~ my W'"at !"
etaha pet"een my husotnua "fohG'u'uE
md the pnol'e. hare donc ~ Tor ti'o sake ot
my children, fot Tor any alIeet!ol' t''st e5lhsca
botwcea us Tor there has Dccn none
for years. This whole miserable
affair, lnto which senator conkl'ng nus
bern wnnto"'y dragged wtn"nt q paft" ~
of reason or excuse, Originated III olts'ness
transaction between tusett 'a1''l NY HUSBAND OF
so trlyinl nature t.at you wostld be astonlslleu
TINT ans sane man could coustlur Il suursu Of
i,.n'msy. Eor vcars have kauwn Senator CunH-
iIn,,. ,nat "a from N. nositIou of nv fa,h.r
ami ~ NV hua,,,utl. / Inv. known seore, nj
A,' ~ ,..,,',s,.,, ,a,,s,
o.1es pao!1e men ~ "s""'sso'!. 'iaFo h''o"n II
bin from tile ttmo WAS cblld, ahu my bus'
band has known hin, for years. Two tuars ano
.+hrv wcra m nrr}crt,y ,,oo1 a,rms. was visit
..... =. '.. t',,,. r,,,,..,a ,,o- sy,.n,,,,,o,,
'lns ~ ny 'oaso '.use"o''' "snt n"'"'''s t"''
alsa whvn my husband clme III 10 s's't INC
Nenator ConkL!ng was ono ot tho gentlemen
wha cn}leu unoD ill., Tn 70 that fine Ills name
lad novor h,rn ,nc,tionc ,,v re, l,sb mi n, H..
iAa ''css' "een 'io"t''"'" ~ ny "aa'"' 49, ~
cr"lse 'tlah ~lth fespect' q year a.o last 'hlS
Mr.. 9praguu sent Oh to Mo in Washington
a lot OF Young cults aud young horscs and fillcs
rhtch h ba1 u1rxctl ont n, hs avn t,su ut thu
80 "'sH H., .;,,a, w. -,
NtHu1n1-up VI h'~ estale' ~ "'e"co '"o W a''
those wanted Tor riding nnu driving,
md have tho rest pastured somewhere