Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1892 — THE SPEAKER’S WIFE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE SPEAKER’S WIFE.

A Life with Much ot Romance* More of Worry and Most oi Success* The position of the wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives is very near the topmost niche

in Washington’s social structure. She who now holds that place is a most interesting and lovable woman. The wife v>f the Speaker is one of Georgia’s daughters, born at Ellaville, Seely County, near where she has

spent most of her life. She was educated at Welseyan College, Macon, Ga., where she remained until she had reached the interesting age of 18. She then returned to her home, entered society and met the young lawyer, Mr. Crisp, who had just been admitted to the bar. It seems to have been a case of love at first sight, as only a short time elapsed before the young couple decided to elope and get married, since the parental approval was entirely wanting. They accordingly went to a neighDoring village, where the ceremony was quietly performed at the house of a friend. The astonished parents, who had no substantial reason for their opposition, promptly forgave the young people and the incident was soon forgotten. Mrs. Crisp is a brunette, tall and slender, with a sweet and sympathetic face, upon which one can see the lines that denote physical suffering. For eighteen years the wife of the new Speaker has suffered untold agony from her attacks of inflammatory rheumatism. Of late years she has been quite unable to make any calls, and her circle of friends consists generally of the wives of member* who live in the same hotel. Mrs. Crisp spends most of her leisure

in preparing a scrapbook of newspaper clippings concerning her husband’s doings. If she ever leaves the house it is to go to the Capitol to hear and see Mr. Crisp at his work. As a young lady she was an excellent musician, but her serious illness compelled her to drop all practice and study in that direction.

MRS. CRISP.