The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-09-03
TRIBUNETS.

Gossip says that Nelly Grant Sartoris is far
from happy, and assigns number of complex
causes for her dissatisfaction. In the first place
the overwhelming attentions which she re-
ceiyed in London when she first went there, as
the daughter of the President of the United
States filled her girlish soul with ecstacy, and
she was intensely eager to go back to London.
When she did so she found that she was no
longer 1.-The American Princess" but the plain
little wife of a plain little English gentleman,
who had not even so much of title as " Sir"
She who had in all her young ladyhood been
with the first in the Nation, was now, by the
memorable laws of precedence, compelled to
take place far down the line, below almost
everybody who had any claims of birth, wealth,
or official station. Then, it is whispered that
the family she married into was far from being
pleasant. Her mother in law was a woman Of
many peculiarities of character, and when she
died her father-in-law took his son and family
with him into the strict seclusion in the coun-
try which he has maintained since his be-
reavement. 1t is alleged that Mrs. Sartoris
will take up her residence in this country.
Patti is having no end of trouble in getting
hOnorably married to NicoliH. The payment
of $4,000 to the rascally old Marquis, who was
her husband, to release her was only begin
ming. Nicolini, in his younger days, before his
voice was discovered, was married to a coarse
peasant woman, who is laundress. She does
not propose to give Nicolini his freedom for
less than $4,000. and this, it is believed, Patti
will pay in order to legalize her relations with
the tenor.
Yonkers Statesman: When person is sick the
portion of the system most used generally
shows weakness first. This is the reason a
doctor invariably looks first at a woman's
tongue when she is unwell.
Chicago Journal: Kelley is sort of Noah's
dove among diplomatists He was sent out, but
could nowhere find rest.
Robson, the comedian, tells brand-new
story of Gen. Grant. "Crane and myself" says
the actor, were playing some years ago in
well-known managers theater out of New
York. The first act was over and we were
chatting in the wings with our manager when
one of the boys rushed up to tell US that Gen.
Grant and his family were in one of the boxes.
flush of gratiied pride mounted to the man.
agerial face, followed by look of agonized
doubt, as he evidently reflected that perhaps
the General had 'deadheaded' into the box.
Did you send him a box, Robsonf' he asked
me, and on replying in the negative he pulled
card out of his pocket, and, scribbling a line
on it, told the boy to take it to the box-ofice
and bring back an answer. The boy rushed off,
his head full of the General, and returned in
few minutes with the same card, which he
handed to Mr.. Manager. A CHASTITY look crossed
his face as he read it. and without a word
handed it to me. The first line read. in the
rather shaky managerial caligraphy: Did
Gen. Grant pay for his box?' while under
meath appeared: No, but my son Fred did
u. s. Grant The boy had taken it to the box
instead of the box-office."