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Show j REUNITED WITH WIFE I I don. Daniel K, Sickles, war hero, diplomat, -fS-. first notnblo exponent of tho "unwritten law," jS'Mfflk has beconw reunited to tho Spanish wife who MjMm1 has for th- past 27 years resided with he- jwn wfflWW family Iti Madrid, Spain. WfWiwi. Qcn. 3lcklos Is ono of tho most popo'ar of mRulllM J the remaining civil war communders and Is af lTP st fectlonatety known as tho "hero of Gettysburg " tM?Sh fiSjk 1,0 nns lway ,,ccn native In politics ns a Domo- wJpK-y jf'iQam crnl nml wn" tt congrossmon before the civil BM jffl.wp1 wnr. At that tlmo ho raised a brigado In Now J v. y York "niJ tendered It to Presldont Lincoln, but declined to accept Its command on account of &MB8xjf his own politics. Tho presldont, however, swept rOStlfl. away the objection nnd appointed Sickles to I command his men. Ho was advanced to tho command of a division, nnd nt tho cIobo of tho war was made major gcnoral of tho regular army. Ho lost a leg nt Gettysburg. Gettys-burg. Among tho diplomatic positions held by acn. Sickles ore thoso of secretary secre-tary of legation nt London, ambassador to Spain and special commissioner to South America. Ho wob also appointed minister to Holland and later to Mexico, Mex-ico, but declined both appointments. Tho first Mrs. Sickles was a beautiful Italian glii, and It was when she confessed to nn alllanco with Philip Harton Key, district attorney for tho District of Columbia and son of tho author of the "Star Spangled Hanncr," that Sickles, then a congressman, shot Key down on tho street. Ho was ac quitted by n Jury and then astonished tho country by forgiving his young wlfo and Inking her back Into his affections. To the bitter protests of his friends Gen. Sickles responded with tho publication of a formal statement that Is an eloquent and touching defense of his position nnd of tho wronged but repentant woman. Mrs. Sickles died a fow years after, and lator, while ambassador to Spain, Sickles was married to a young woman of a prominent Castlllau family. Sho returned with him to America, but after a fow years sho went hack to her own land, declaring herself unwilling to stand tho rigorous rigor-ous winter of tho now world, whllo tho sontlmcntal nnd other Interests of her husband wero all In his own country. A daughtor Is tho wlfo of a prominent promi-nent British diplomat, whllo n son Ib attached to the American legation at Athens, Greece Gen. Sickles will be 84 yenrs old In a few weeks. |