Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-07
LADY DILKE'S SAD LOT.
An Ambitious Woman Blighted a Second
Time by Al Unfortunate MARRIAGE

An Ambitious woman Blighted q Second
Time by an Unfortunate Marriage.
LONDON, August 6.-According to the
gossip in aristocratic feminine circles, where
tongues have been industriously wagging
for the past week, the downfall OF Sir
Charles Dixie has come with crushing effect
upon his devoted wife. who, if report speaks
truly, is in q condition bordering on DE.
mentia, and even those who are loudes. in
their denunciation OF the baronet havru
word OF pity for the unfortunate woman
whose life he has blighted.
Lady Dilke's matrimonial experiences
have peen decidedly unfortunate. She VAS
a bright, vivacious, winsome girl when she
became the wife OF Mark Pattison, Of I.in-
coin College. Pattison was a bookworm,
whose heart and soul were in his studies,
and his bride soon found that SO far as
cOngeniality was concerned she might az
well have bound herself to block OF mar
BILE. Not only this, but her husband was
Of an intensely jealous disposition, and
which, as as a wife, she should demand, he
frowned down all attempts OF the circle in
which they moved to render her life less
burdensome by making her a conspicuous
feature at their parties and entertain
ments. As a natural consequence the
union was q most unhappy one, and for
some time prior to Pattison's death the
couple were virtually separated.
Years OF widowhood followed, and then
came the secret courtship and engagement
with Sir Charles Dixie. Bright and viva
tious withal, it seemed that after all lie
was to have some pleasure for her. Tho
wife of a man to whom she was devote,!!y
attached. and between whom and the Pre-
miership Of England there only stood "a
few short years, there wasabundant ground
for the development OF increased ambition
To be q leader OF society, power in p.li
tics, the presiding genius OF cabals; to! he, i'll
short, a feminine statesman, to have Il
hand in the making and unnakiDg of poll
tics in the promotion or downfall OF minis
ters and dunderstrappers OF the Government
these were the visions which she saw in her
dreams and confided to her intimate ;,.
quaintanccs.
She was travelling in India when thesran-
dal cloud burst. and Immediately tele-
graphed her belief in her lovers innocence
and her intention to return home to ,,
married without delay. She did so, and
the wedding took place on October ). at.
Had she allowed the first divorce obtained
by Mr.. Crawford to end the matter, her
husband might have lived down the ma ter
in q couple OF years, and resumed his E.-i-
ton in society and politics; but strongly
impressed with his innocence she insisted
on his taking the steps which resulte:! IL.
the Intervention Of the Queens pro. tor.
and which brought ont the recent damnrg
disclosures and secoEl condemnation Il
Sir Charles. Now that he is socially and
politically ostracised her dreams havevan-
ished and the women who might have
played leading part in the English politics
OF the future will probably spend the baf-
ance OF her life in retirement OF Fre,.ci,
chateau, for second time the unfor: u,.-
ate victim OF the welded state.