Lovely phoebe sprague, of williamsburg, virginia, became engaged to her childhood sweetheart just before she set sail for England - where she fell headlong in love with captain Oliver Campion. But in 1902 a betrothal was...Lovely phoebe sprague, of williamsburg, virginia, became engaged to her childhood sweetheart just before she set sail for England - where she fell headlong in love with captain Oliver Campion. But in 1902 a betrothal was almost as binding as marriage, and phoebe, who meant to abide by her promise, changed her mind too late.