St. Landry democrat., 1879-12-06
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The efDrtmeI,: uf Miss |HlTje Sic!>!es,
dauchter of Cen Daniel L. Sickles, tlotn
Paris, with an i,n&lislsn"n nAGned Me-
Cnrthy, has been given III" puh'tc ~
cable dispatches. Gen. NlckleS pursued
the pa!r 10 l.uujinn, where h" had ttrH
arrested The young lady " about -
wears Of age. and is very accomplished.
She has u >;;&rrh iiGur" and charming
maun4rs. "a, and Tor Il long time was u
he,Io in this country. The writer nt
this, while in Baltimore several years
ago, WAS told a story about Miss SirklcN
bv :. school friend nE irt& which Mas
full OF ya!hetic interest jus! pow. y
little party had been gIvcu al the i'n'i>r
of a lady in Baltimore, where the NlIi"l
met Miss ~irillrS, and was Struck t'y i"T
quick Nitted r"partecs amt hcr rtHdi-
ness to chat about current topics OF
interest. Meeting school mate OF h"'>
next the. writer alluded to this. "Oh.
YES" was the reply, "Shr WAS @;:>
enough then, poor child, but | ttlinl, size
is almost broken hearted. untwith,tand
ing her vivhrity." \ few questions
! brought out Ih, Whole sad story. Gen.
SickleN first wife, the mother nf his
| daughter, As will he remembered, WIS
| connected i'll the famous scandal with
| Phillip Barton Key, til" District Atf"r-
{ ucy ut WA>hingtoll, ID. {. Si"klc> Sint
/ Kew in 1853 and killed him, WAS tlI"si
for his murder ANA WAS acquitted. HI>
wife died shortly after, and before ;"t
DAUGHTER WH~ old ruoU4tf to uEdtl -:;in!
/ the digrac.. of it alt. Gen. Sict'rS. with
i4alou, vatchtulnrss. kept the facts
connected with her mothers share IN
i the tragedy :" secret from his daughter,
and she knew nothing abonG it untiI >!I"
was nearly ninrtteM. She WAS Il hrn~A-
/ tive, loving girl, autt WorsIlpNrd the
memory Of the mother >lt" had been
taught IL love, and she Frequently spoke
Of hri 10 her friends. Miss ~'rNIrS went
10 schuul in Baltimore, aud one day
while. rtrting in class She had slight
quarrel with u gilI from Washington.
After school a number OF girlS were
seated together, among them being
Miss Sil,leS and the girI with whom size
had uuarreIed. Mis-. sichir>> Hp"ll&izcd
fer what she had said and the other
girl refused 10 be comfnrttd. aNh tutIh
grew very angry aud began t" taunt
Miss SirIlirs AbUut.the t%l!!h'" story ct
her mothers wrnng-do!ng. Miss clckIcS
demanded an eXpIaNatlun, Whl"tt WAS
given, and the poor young lady almost
lost her reason i'll the attack OF Illness
Wnlcn IUEiHNtt. tNtit Itit NV 5tHfh'h
when she recovered heI health, and
soon aftcrward joined her father. Il
was said she acted very coidiy toward
him for keeping III" story hidd' "A from
her, and rnproacl'ed him bitterly. The
effect of the revelation NNs that Miss
SiekIes' manner and actions changed
from what they had been before, and
sh, began to worry her father by her
appercnt heartIessnesS and f"ndnc>s for
the excitement connected with the lllr
of belle in an American cl'v Ike
Washington. III connection with this.
it is not out OF place t" say that tlt'
Keys, as family, have not prool1:ie cd
since that occurrence in Washington.
The son Of Philip Barton Key (Whn>s'
father wrote the Star Spangicd Ban
ner,'') is now an actor, and, as ''jAne>
Barton" he took part in tie performancc
of the "pullman Palace Car Tourists,
who were the first company to appear at
the opera house i'll this city this winter.