The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-08-22
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Pefhags oi1sr persons cau recall
equally absorbing scandal eases, but in
the memory Of great majority Of
rho=e liyiag. the enc of Sickles and
Key stood unrigaled uutil the daughter
Of he var Chief Justice aud he wife
Of the Rhode island millionaire Seaa-
tor aud the Senator from New York
became the subjec, Of scene and an
exposure,
Il speaks veil for the times that.
although ibis eeae has been :he SAB
iset Of open gossip 10 Washington for
two gears, although il was uoariy two
wears ago mentioned in i New York
paper and not many months ago arts
ticslly d.=hed up IL Washington pa
per. i has not been made a subject Of
comment By Tie press. Mr Conkiing,
while in some respects the ablest Of
the Republican Senator'S, IS the most
arrogant, even IN public, the most Of
feusjqe to po..ticg' opponents aud the
legst popular with poIIncai friends
Ills vanity Nas iusute-n5.e; his pride
qad sslf-couceil beyond measure lie
was naughty dominesriry. 10 latel
ieotaa! bully Il gasn 10 sympathy for
he Senator, theD. that preserved him
from tha fate which has overtlkeu
many M humber man Perhaps a
chiyairic feeling cf charity for. the
woman and reSpeoifor her lineage, aud
hope that she vas sui!;less, had
everything to DO wi,h H. This vas
also supplemented BY feeling shat 70
stab 81 oppoaent. -'sith sHel1 Es1-s
Something, under CIRCUMSTANCE the I
most 1spicious, has preseyed This
pair ia a most marvellous sanu,F from
having their public fully presented to
the pubic. /
1t last, the parties 70 the oapdal
have brought about the deoownept.
au9 while it wants the tragic ekiaeut,
as It, perhsps is wanting il theGoiors
IN tragedy, q scandal in ether repecis /
erester than the Siokles tragedyis be-
fore the oouorry The parties il that
case were ali obscure; JF7 Sick5s an /
unknown Spanish beauty; Key an I
equally oakaown society man; and /
S:csies. 1an who would have been (
10 this day unknown tor all his ability /
10 get aud hoil once. but for the ican- /
ioi which made bin famous The !
dramstis persouac o. this emofioual do /
nestle drama are all shining marss.
!. IS The oId story Senator Couk /
Ing E4s been living apart from his .
family, his name before connected wiki +
that Of another woman; his wife, either /
4; home heartbr0keu, or perhaps, pos
sess;ug the faculty some women have, /.
or seem 10 haze, Of being Indifferent
in such cases Mrs Sprague, beauti !
ful, accomplished. brilliant. married /.
million Of dollars snd had the dfsg> /
% her hands when he million faded .
just before the great panic. Whattit /
ter disappointment sho, what domestic /.
anguish he. endured can only be i'm
agiEed She sought psaee apart ffolu
him 81 her home ia Washington He 1
was perhaps willing enough to be ieii
alone She Was ready for the tempt
er aod Corkiius vas either a ready
tempter or circumstances have most
Strangely and cruelty involved n ia
nocent pair
II they are not guilty. be has been
guilty Of criminal and cu'psble impru,
deuce. and involved woman with
himself 10 a cod Of circumstances, /
winch. without &uy ,,bseiaia moot I'll
guilt, Gre yet so strong that while one
may hope, FOR the sake Of The woman.
that she may yet be able TO show Der
self innocent, there seems scarce
ground for hope ihas sa0h imprudence /
eau consist with Innocence.