Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-10-22
Nellie Grants Inrelicltx.

The much copied publication from the
Denver Opinion in reference to the mat
rimonial infelici.ies ], of Mrr. Nellie
Grant Sartoris and its assertion that che
will soon institute proceedings for q
divorce from her hushands Mn Algespon
Charles Frederick Sartoris, has natural
ly been much discussed in Washington,
where she grew up from childho1d and
where her marriage occurred, says the
Philadelphia Times, Washington OR
respondent. Those who we're in Wa n.
lngton during the months preceding her
wedding in the white house, May Dist,
1874, are not surprised to hear that Mr..
for 1t was common talk in private here,
before and at the time of her marriage,
that it was shame that he showed his
chosen wife 30 little attention. They
were frequently at the same parties dur
ing the winter end fpring of 1874, and
comment was constantly made.
as to his being 30 negligent of her and
Indifferent IN his manner. At the same
time is was known that he was paying
marked attention to young married
lady in Washington, whose husband was
then absent, and that be sent that lady
a bouquet and note on the morning
be was married. 1t was thought here
thst he was actuated by desire to mar
ry the Presidents daughter,
and tiat he had little appreciation Tor
the simple, maidenly virtues of Nellie
Grant, who was never "showy" girl in
manner or appearance, bgt a simple,
modest, affeetionate.' artless American
girl, who was sure to prove a faithful
wife to tender husband, as she has
proved good wife and mother in spite
OF the slight encouragement it would
seem her husband has given her to de-
velop her best traits.
was Indignantly told in private in
Washington in 1874 that Mr.. Satoris
was in the west, after he became -engag-
ed to Miss Grant, he had boasted of his
engagement to the presidents daughter,
and when his assertion was doubted
because he was not sufficiently we'll
thought of in that locality for 1t to be
supposed possible that thssdaughter-ei
the president of the United States
would marry him, that he had actually
shown her Letters to prove that she had
promised to do 80.
1t was veil known at Washington
that President Grant was greatly de-
pressed at the time of his daughters
marriage and quite broke down when he
bade her goodbye on her wedding day.
l know that Mrs. Grant said within a
week before the marriage that she great
ly regretted that Nellie had chosen
q foreigner for husband, and added
that she had always hoped that Nellie
would marry some nice young army or
navy officer. I have heard more than
once, first not long after the wedding
trip to England, and again within the
last few month, from those who said they
knew whereof they spoke, that Mr.. Sar.
toris' neglect of his bride On the Baltic,
on which vessel they left New York the
third week in May, 1874. excited the
greatest indignation among the Ameri-
can travellers, and that this INDIGNATION
came near being made public then, es.
pecially whess Gu their landing in Eng
land, it was found that he had made no
arrangements to insure her being
made comfortable on. their arrival, not
even having had rooms engaged in the
hotel. Ke was then about twenty.three
years old, but seemed totally devoid of
any idea OF how to take carepf any one
but himself, and his poor little bride,
who was seasick all the time on the
voyage to England, must have had q
most unhappy honeymoon. Mr.. Sar-
toris' father, Mr.. Edward Sartoris, has
been from the first devoted to her, and
has kept her with him as much as DOS