The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-10-23
A NEW York SCANDAL.
"High Life" in Gotham Agitated
Over a Domestic Rupture.


The gossips Of the high social circles
have just now q. sweet bit of scandal
for comments. It is y very naughty
story and concerns only the most prom
inent people. but, of course, it is SO
naughty that it is as yet only whisper
ed about in drawing rooms, and quietly
canvassed in all it's details at the clubs.
While it may be without foundation,
or may have been the invention Of
some enemy of the two eminent fami-
lies. still it must be said tia. its believ-
ers are many, both of those who are
friends and fees of the two houses.
The story may be told after brief
fashion. A certain lady, the wife of
an eminent gentleman of England,
who for the present shall be nameless,
came here during the past summer.
Having been born in this country, and
moved in the highest circles before her
marriage she was, of course, received
by society at Newport with open arms.
In fact, she was and is as much q part
of Newport society as any other lady
in the land. The season came to an
end. and this lady returned to New
York the guest of the wife of one Of
our own millionaires. There are only
432 gentlemen in the city who have
fortunes of that amount or more, so
the curious reader can locate the story
in any one of their houses, but the
chances are that he will not make the
correct selection. Shortly after the
fair lady guest and her hostess had
settled down to the regular tread-mill
TASK of shaving to society, the lady's
husband came to the city, aud is still
here, but alas he is not living with
his wife. The stories differ as to
whether. when he first arrived, an in
vitation was extended for him to make
the millionaire's house his home. His
wife had already done so. Whether
he declined or whether he was never
invited is not known. There are diff
erent versions of the story. Still. in
the beginning the gentleman from
England was a constant visitor at the
milliopaire's home and the two fami-
lies became very intimate. Then
came the change. 1t is alleged that
the English gentleman, who has some
pretentions to nobility, entered beau.
TRULY furnished room one day and
scovered his fair and frail lady Law
ishing her kisses on the millionaire
host, who was returning them with the
interest of caresses. This is the mild
est reading of the story. There are
other narratives, some of the mild
tint of the above. and the others, BY
the largest number, very fame-colored
romances, and ali branded with the
scarlet letter. Very imaginative PEG
ple have recounted a scene which liz
play-bills would be called The Dis
covery," but there is little doubt that
all concerned tried to hush up the
story, and the details we're never di
lated on BY the dowagers. The En-
glish gentleman ceased his visits, while
his wife continued in the house TIT
guest of the rich mans wife.
How did the story get out? 1t i
said that the English gentleman i
yarrulous in his cups, and that he con
fided his sorrows to an English friend
who is also vinuous babbler, ant
thus from one reservoir to another tn
story flowed until the whole world q
society and the clubs were flooded
Soon it will be the talk of the town
and if the English gentleman sues TO
adivorce and it is limited he may dos
the whole story will come out in tn
courts. and then there will be an uE
heaval such as the cry has not en-
dured for many a long year, and tn
newspapers will have sensation DC
side which the notorious Beeche
scandal will melt into nothingness
Wished She Had Been Born in
India.
The Judge.
On, dear, sighed Vereker, as h
laid down the paper, how wish L Ia
been born in India.
Why said Mrs Nereker.
Because should have been Hi
doc, aud, in the nature of things, va
would have been Hindoo. TOO
On, YOU re sorry you didn't mara