, 1880-12-25
TIE SpR.suUE TROUBLE.

Further 1;rlrncts from 1fr. Curh1M'*
NtntenIcnt III ssrItait Of Mrs. Epraxnr.
On Thursday Inst THE TIullt;SE printed II
tlisi,atrl fri,It Sew ynrk giving tic more
immIrtnmt fea.nui3 nf MI Interview III tho
Sprugue cnsr With Mr.. Austin CDrbill, n rGla.
Tive a.Ml blssl!Erys-llyiser t1f Mrs. SprAgllr."
below nrc further extracts froln tho inter
yfew In question: .....
"A1rs. SuraK.e. hns not lIyc.l with l,cr l,us-
hanl slMtc curly III tie year lS'f. His treat.
i1c,'t nf her during TINT winter was sseh TINT
stu cnul,l mt loIlyrr eiNlnrn her ilfe with
blu. alul !lIey werc practically separated
"lInt si,e WIS at cn,lonchct 1t, ls7a"'
siu woltl come Will, tic children, because, III
he represented u hcr, sllcil II increment
wutlld greatly mid lin to gct t,tu l'tlsscssln
uf Il NurtDn Uf Ills nll hi!asiseSs. tll,u thereby
,lfsn. II wns i,ot ter!I,s! jntltcio,is ior .hcr
10 tn tils, mil liGr trinnAs strongly MlrIsGf
nknlnst IT.; hut sl,e, 1estrln2 tn slo everything
IN her IMlWtr tU improve lc condition Of llGr
"ij1iii slc gnii, potlimg Dy ii "
+" Nuihlng whatcyer, extrpl adslcd insult
nrul wrUlig 10 the grrnt loAt that Ind ,slrea.ly
bpGn hGapett upon Iler. Thts lust gsent Otlt-
raEe, e,at, canoliellct WIS thu crowl'1ng inf"n'y
n''1 1.-THE ;.g Sr'Fal g, 5apoel'et @ story has never
!,enI,My lscpsatsd'y, by ys everybody % T,,o H.,
sw nl'st'lS MSSu a e"c If ' !" tak Sa t {" .f i
II 1t were Ienlptl tnity Il, their 6w,tcullni,s."
!" II this be 70, Mrs. sIrasuc must be a.
greatly. wrnngct!! woli!An." ...
- Indeed SHY fs., This lady IL rs INNOCENT
Of nny WRONG III thought or deed lls II child;
highly CULTURED, thu daughtcr. of 1tlo nf ti!e
most eminent statesmen Of tho Sinrtcenth
Century, II ln1l to wllDnI tile ruintry Is t!!is
thy ~ ,lnell in.ets.l for rs prosperlty r. To-
Of tllis great 1ail-- quiet, sensitive, refined
wu,.a,,-s1nuid hayu tren ,Autia tic targgt
Of such barsMtons ntthcks rs tllosc appenT-
n i, so'.!n Of tl papIs r. tlis i e"!ltry. l.
loo, ase tasc'l ut,i Ill absolutely false
Infamous ,ontl,lEe. Why, thls Indy aMl hcr
children, III any country but this, III view of
blemis!Ied reputation. would almost ee cnr-
sidernl tile wards Ut lllG NNthn,, tttnl yUt-
well, look Ut It, n lpoinent-slo ilas brca
trvatG,t most sl,anefuily."
bill clargcs somc pretty !ss!.yero things. Do
""Yol !,ad bsiter sce Yrs. SpraEuo's coul,-
sci, Mr. Htlito,, In relation tu tls rart OF t!t;,
for II bill was 50 plentiful tint l'e fomlld. it
,lIti.ult III decide where to begin 10 llate lIls
stalenctlt. and says tlMt oil le Inns alleged
ind much .nlorc Is true. think the ,geltls-
llftla Illus &Hls lEpNiAtlOI VI hlllN!llE Hbh W
| rrrpure mil try hts cns.. Hut Will regard to
13hls 7 portion Of tlc ease You 'nust tnlk to
:. us i true thai. yoM tried to prevent pub
| ltci.S III tls llu,trr?n
at Is true tlrAt, In view Of the great injury
tint might cuiue IL, future years to tllU limo.
cent daughters Of this iHurrfagc, We ill
make every effort 10 have Irtlcenl1le sttEtr:l.
tton; alul to t!at end did call npn'l several
OF tic intlliate friends alu relatives Df tho
Sprngles, mud rtlllray0rea through tllom IL
| bring atlolt this rcsult,-,,nt bcca.se ! latl
anything tn fear fra,li i. full Investigation ul
Tho case 50 fur rs Mrs. Sprague was cosl-
curngl, hut we ltn'l 'l,U desire tA,plit utuM tho
record anything TINT would reflect upon tile
character Of a,y 'nember Of tho family If wo
Guy. Spraxuns relatives ail.l friends we1a
anxious fur the SUMO result, n1nl tho bill
earnest solicitations md tlicIr rcpc,lted prom
iscs flulu tine to tin1y that II We held oil |,
little longer they could bring nbt'ut m n,Il-
leablo arranseliIent. Rnt every movement
wIoIe thing inisreprGsentetl, nnll AEiw.
Sprague's cnl,nsel WIS nt lust compelled to
t!1c the bill ~ lls present forln to insure tic
| ugS1rGtl rUsult.H