The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-13
GREAT LOVE
ofHISTORY
MARLBOROUGH AND
SARAH JENNINGS
~ Albert PaySon Terhune
Copyright. By the AathoE.l


looks, boundless ambition and a com.
Portable lack OF conscience. Also,
though their marriage was largely
based on the principles OF business
and hopes Of self-advance-
ment, they were overwhelmingly in
love with each other. With the aforse.
said qualities as their sole stock in
trade they rose rapidly to height OF
fame, wealth and power that made
them the envy Of all Europe. The
girl was Sarah Jennings. daughter OF
The young Englishman she married
was Jack Churchill, needy but rising
officer in the army OF Charles II.
After Charles l., of the Stuart line
of British sovereigns, was beheaded
England was for some years com
monwealth," ruled by Oliver Crom-
well. Then Charles eldest son.
Charles H.. came to the throne. He
died childless and his younger broth
er. James H., became king. James II.
proved to be as worthless as the rest
of the Stuarts and was deposed in
favor Of his daughter, Mary, and her
Dutch husband, William III. William
and Mary left no children; SO Anne.
the younger daughter of James H..
was made Queen.
James had son,
nina the 'hrone' his n m sake
who, under ordinary circumstances.
parliament excluded him and made
Anne the queen of England. Anne was
stupid. weak woman; but. as in the
cases OF Elizabeth and Of Louis XIV,
she was surrounded by great men
who made her reign famous.
Sarah Jennings had been Anne's
playmate in childhood and later her
maid Of honor. From the very first
the impenous, clever Sarah had ruled
the weak. good natured Anne with a
rod of iron. BY the time the two
reached womanhood Anne was Sarah
devoted slave. Young Churchill, in
the mean time, had won fame as a
soldier. Later. by course Of very
profitable treason (playing of James
II. against William Ill., and vice
versa, he had further enriched and
strengthened himself. When Anne
came to the throne she was complete
ly at the mercy of Sarah and
Churchill. The ambitious young hus-
band and wife managed the queen to
suit their own interests. Anne Law
ished all sorts of honors on them.
Churchill was made duke of Marlbor-
ough and commander of England's
armies, while Sarah was practically
the uncrowued ruler of Great Britain.
The Marlboroughs adored each 9TH
er. Yet they quarreled furiously.
Once, to make her husband sorry for
something he had done, Sarah cut OF
all her beautiful hair that he loved.
Marlborough was heartbroken. He
found the hair and treasured it Sc.
cretly to the day Of his death. Soon
afterward, when he went away from
home, she wrote to him:
wherever you are, whilst have
life, NY soul shall follow you"
In reply, the duke wrote:
Il do love and adore you with all
my heart and soul. 1t is. impossible
to express with what heavy heart
parted from you. 1 could have given
my life to come back to YOU"
Just before the duke left England
on his Blenheim campaign he and
Sarah had one of their bitter quarrels
As soon as he had gone Sarah was
sorry for her anger and wrote him a
long letter asking forgiveness; to
which he answered:
1T will be great pleasure to me to
have 1t in my power to read this dear
dear letter often, and that it may be
found in my stronghold when am
dead. Till I had this letter have
been very Indifferent what should be-
come of me. had much rather the
whole world should 60 wrong than
you should be uneasy"
So. with alternate quarrels and love
scenes their married life continued
Whatever their other sins. they were
faithful and wholly devoted to each
other. Then, at last, came reverses
Their sons died. There was no child
o,..-.,. to whom their
-. wealth and high
rank could de-
scend. To make mr. tiers worse. Sarah
quarrel&d with the queen. Anne had
for Yeas patiently borne her friend 4
savage temper. Btt at last even her
placid good nature, gave out There
was asst not Quarrel during which
Sarah S SAID 10 nave boxed the
queens ears. AZ result the Marl
boroughS were pissed from court
deprived oi INC" Ugh Office. But the
disgrace rhly to draw them
closer tose'n hey left home and
went to INC flands. where they
lived in sio1us'on Until Anne's death
Then the back to England,
where, IN ..frlborough died.
Thus. NE. Gears Of ideally hap
py Marie .Sarah found herself
at 81. alcn IN lie world. She was
still hear was one OF the
richest Great Britain. Sc
she d:d for suitors during the
- yearH r~.kistence that were lef.
to her. she remained ever true
to M.-lt 5ush's memory. refusing
all ofs natrimony. and replying
to the duke Of Somerset who be
sought her to marry him:
Il would not permit the emperor o!
the whole world to win that hear,