Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-04-29

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young mother was considered out OF danger,
her infant, in spite Of her approximations. and
prayers and tears, was taken from her and
placed under the charge Of q wet nurse, who
resided near London. Uaiwer declared, that
he would not permit his vile to become d
nursery maid that children were his dotesta-
tion and that the 50 uoiay little IMP should
be kept at a respectable distance Lady
Bulwer did not submit to this unnatural and
d~nap0tic decree without demonstrating. But
her Grief and entreaties only called forth The
most ~yirulent abuse from her lnflaXIble bus.
band. After this incident he neglected iei
more than ever. and not unfrequentIy. in his
moments of ungovernah!e passion, she was
forced to submit 10 personaj ~rio'encs.
She agaiu became a mother, and her child
was a son. Through the influence OF a COM
passionate physician, the child Mas Ieft under
her care, aud her little daughter ~fefaIjsi from
exile. The wife and mJtlief WAS uo" com.
paratiycly happy. Whea Les bbs"and WIS
at home she could only visit The nursery by
stealth, but he generally spent hs dats ard
nIghls ia Dissipation. ani eeidusn troubled Ites
with h,s UNDERSTANDS socio'y. Z It Ia Aa alb
sence she was continually subjected 10 The
prosecutions VI hjs mother "liU Wac originally
opposed to the marriage, aud showed an npen
detestation Of Der d4uyh CT in-la" from tho
beginning.
This woman became a spy upon Lady Bal.
wer's actions, and was continually exciting
Bulwer's anger against his wife. This state
of affairs continued until his daughter was
about ak or seven years old. The grand
mother then declared that tho child must
have a roverness. RnlWer agreed with her,
and procured the desired go9erness. Aud
now, indeed, Lady Bnlwei's misery soon
bafFlsd description. She was not permitted
to have a voire in anything that conc 'fhea
her child. Her studies, her dress, her exc
else, her food, were all at the con,m,nd "f
the goyernes=. And this lady in authority
did not scruple to tsil the ANXIOUS tlother'
when she demonstrated, ft1t such @ers Sir
Edwards orders. Lady Buiwer complained
TO her husband. Bat he sometimes laughed
in her face, and told her that lie wnulan was
as competent a person ~ could he found,
&" and peru pretty mlhaN J" and at other times
be flew into a rage, ana i0rbade her men
tioping the subject.
Before many months ~elapsed, Lady B'i'wer
inevitably discovered that this unfortunate
woman was, beyond a doubt, another OF her
husbands victims. The woman herself
eyinced no shame at her situation but, elafed
at the helpleasness Of Lady Bnlwer, aud her
own supposed superiority assumed p,rfettroh-
troll over the household. Lady Bul"er's Or
ders to the domestics were conn'errnandef'
her most trivial arrangements lnterfered WIFE,
and her children invariably ordered 10 tier
studies, precisely at the hour which she had
appointed for taking The air with them. Thus
was she annoyed and irritated in every man
ner by a person who made her degradation
the excuse for her assumption Of authority
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and, it may have been, angriiy Insisted, that
the goverues4 should be discharged: lie re-
piled that she should remain AS long as it
suited his convenience, and when The wife
answered him, he strnck her q b}oW uh7chJ eltpd
her 10 the earth! What resource lad che d?
She was fat,lerless and brotherless- poor,
and an orphan, while he was al1-poWerful
She lived but for her children, and for Their
sakes endured even this indignity.
A few DAYS after this last occurrence, she
received an insult from The governesF, which
exceeded in grossness any former nnpefti-
nenee. II was late in the evening, and tor
once her husband was at home. She sought
the par!or, where he was lrxuriating over his
wine and cigar, and. repeating 10 him what
had occurred, added " will boar this no
lorper-I cannot bear it any longer. Either
Miss---must leave the house or | shall
leave it. You may choose between he two
"Certainly," replied Bu!wer, with pfoeok-
ing calmness, ! hare chosen long ago. You
shall leave it. And, since you have made up
your mind TO 90, I don't intend to give you
your W time. You shall pack off at once
--this very mo,nent--and Miss---remaits
where she is. ] have promised her MY pro
lection, and she shall have it,"
Lady Bulwer acknowledged that she was
deeply incensed. She hastily left the room,
went up stairs, and told her two bewildered
children to put on their cloaks and b%onnets.
Bulwer soon followed her, TO demand why she
was not gone. She walked from The apart
ment, leading her children, and without re-
plying. He accompanied her, saying with
mock gallantry: Permit Inc the pleasure
OF closing the door upon you, madam"
THIS act of poIjteness he Id reality per-
formed bat not without Fastening it by CIV
j. ing his wife a rude push. Ihs unfortunate
: mother and her luckfess children sought pro
; lection under the hospitable foofof Mrs. Hume,
!. who resided at a very short distance ana
! who had been Lady Buiwer's bosom friend
: from childhood:
W. trust not to discredit the faith Of our fe'
= male readers in this narrative, by adding thai
1 Mr.. az we'll as Mr.. Hume, corroborate it in al
PARTICULARS to which they could possibly be
connaissant. But there is more to relate.
Lady Bulwer retired to the country witt
> her children, where she resided for a tine il
profound seclusion and comparative happiness
r A fond parent is never without some swee
t memento Of felicity while surrounded BY thos
! dearest Of all earthly objects, the ofspriogs 0
:. Youthful love. Her children remained will
her until her brutal Husband discovered tina
+ he could not rende. her completely miserable
but by separating them from her. This he &C
complished through a subtle strategy. A cold
blooded thief. bereft her OF her tender cornpa
mons. For weeks she was unconscious {
their destiny; and when she learned that bot
% were in the tuition of their fathers prostitute
10 her reason sank under her load Of grief; ane
III during months, the kindness alone Of cornpas
- ~sionate friends, preserved her from the awfl
Id intimacy of an insane hospital.
On recovery, finding herself with but littl
II money and but few frieGds-without fatbe
mother, brother or sister to comfort or conso
e; her in affection, she passed over to Franc
u Here, altaougksurroudded BY gay and brlllia'
e. society, herself constitutionally the most q
o. of the CAV, and still the most brilliant amor
n her compeers, her chief source of enjoymei
was in perusing letters from friends in Lo
don: who assured her OF the fond and ferve
,++.cbn1on nf her children Tears of u