Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-01

out OF the unhappy feud. llad her sorrows
sprung from her own vices, or her own folies,
then indeed she might have been less COM
municative. AS it was, she had no motive Cor
concealment
1t is difficult to concentrate in few briet
words, history which occupied many hours in
its relation and which memory has most faith.
| fully treasured but will attempt it,.
Lady Buwer, then Rosina Wheeler, was
married at the age of eighteen. to Mr. Bulwcr,
now Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer. She gave
him her heart with her hand, and had every
reason to believe that he returned his own, un-
til she discovered that he was not embarrassed
with SO troublesome possession. Before she
had been married year, she had proofs, too
incontestaJlc, of her husbands being lawless
and rcmorseless lbertine. But she was then
about to become mother; and what will not
woman endure for the sake of her child
What will not woman, who loves or has
loved, forgive! On the birth of that child, in
whose endearments she had fondly hoped TO
find consolation for the neglect and cruelty Of
more dreadful shape. Almost before the young
mother was considered out of danger, her in
FAINT, in spite of her expostulations and prayers
and tears, was taken from her and placed un-
der the charge of a wet nurse, who resided
several miles from London. Bulwer declared
that he would not permit his wife to become a
nursery maid that children we're his detesta-
ton 4; and that the NOISY little imp should be
kept at respectable distance Lady Bulwer
did not submit to this unnatural and dcspotic
decree, without demonstrating. But her grief
and entreates only called forth the most viru-
lent abuse from her inhexible husband. After
this incident he neglected her more than ever,
and not unfrequently, in his moments of un-
governable passions, she was forced 10 submit
TO personal rioience.
She again became mother and her child
was son. Through the influence of compass
sionate physician, the child was left under her
lie. The wife and mother was now compara-
lively happy. When her husband was at home
she could only visit the nursery by stealth, but
he generally spent his days and nights in dissi.
patton, and seldom troubled her with his unde-
sirablc society. But in his absence she was
continually subjected to the prosecutions of his
mother, who was originally opposed to the mar.
riage, and showed an open detestaton of her
daughter in-law from the beginning.
This woman became spy upon Lady Bu..
wer's actions, and was continually exciting
Bulwer's anger against his wife. This state OF
afiirs continued until his daughter was about
six or seven years old. The grandmother then
declared that the child must have governess
Buwer agreed with her, and procured the de-
sired governess. And now, indeed, Lady Bull
wer's misery soon bafrcd description. She
was not permitted to have voice in any thing
that concerned her child. Her studies, her
dress, her exercise, her food, were all at the
command Of the governess. And this lady in
authority did not scruple to tell the anxious
mother, when she demonstrated, that such were
Sir Edwards order Lady Bulwer complained
to her husband But he sometimes lauged in
her face, and told her that the woman was as
competent person as could be found, 'and
uery pretty Dithai ) and at other times he
flew into rage, and forbade her mentioning the
subject.
Before many months elapsed, Lady Bulwei
: inevitably discovered that this unfortunate wo
man was. beyond doubt, another of her hus
bands victims. The woman herself evinced
no shame at her situation but, elated at the
helplessness of Lady BuIwer, and her own sup
| posed superiority, assumed perfect control over
the household Lady Bulwer's orders to the
/ domestcs were countermanded, her most trivia
arrangements interfered with, and her children
, invariably ordered to their studies, precisely a
, the hour which she had appointed for taking
{ the air with them. Thus was she annoyed
and lrrl'ated in every manner by person who
$ made her degradation the excuse for her as
sumption Of authority. Once more she appeal
ed TO her husband, and, it may have beer
ane riiy insisted, that the governess, should b,
h discharged. He replied that she should remain
{ as long as it suited his convenience, and wher
: the wife answered him, he struck her biou
: ,ohich Jelied her 10 the earth What resource
: had she ! She was fatherless and brotherles
= poor, and an orphan, while he was all pow
: erful She lived but for her children, and 70
their sakes endured even this indignty.
). A few days after this last occurrence, sh
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