Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-10

disparagement.
Lady Bulwer, then Rosina Wheeler
was married ut the age Of eighteen, To Mr.
Bulwer, n W Sir EtWar lyton Bu'wrr
She gave her Heart with her hand, and had
every reas, n 10 believe that he returned
his own, until she discovered that he WIS
aot embarrassed with 81 trout lesome
possession. Before she had been married
a year, she had proofs, too incon'estn1le,
OF her husbands being lawless and re-
morseless liberline. Bt she WIS then
about to become mother and what will
not woman endure for the sake OF her
child ? Whit will not Il wo,nan who loves,
or has loved, forgive? On the birth OF
that child, in whose endearments, she had
fondly hoped 10 find conso'alirn for the
neglect and cruelty Of her husband. his
tyranny assumed new and more dreadful
shape. Almost before The young mother
was considered out of doneer, her infant,
in spite of her expostuaiIons, and prayers
and tears, was taken from her and placed
under the charge Of wet nurse, who re.
sided several mics from London. Bulwer
daclared, that he would not permit his vile
to become nursery maid; that children
were his detestaton, and the "noisy little
imp" should lie kept at respectable dis
lance Lady Bulwer did not submit to
this unnatural and despotic decree, without
demonstrating. But her griet and en,rea-
ties only called forth the most violent
abuse from her inhexble husband. Alter
this incident he neglected her more thin
ever, and moi unfrequently, in his moments
of ungovernabe passion, she was forced
10 submit 10 personal violence.
She again became mother, and her
child was son. Through The influence
of compassionate phy'i.ian, the child was
left under her care, and her lltIle daughter
recalled from ex lie. The vie an / mother
were now comparatively happy. When
her husband was at h.me she could only
visit the nursery by stealth, but he gen.
eraly spent his days and nights IN dss'pa-
ton and seldom ,ror bcd her with his unde'
sirable society. But in his ahstn e she
was continuity SUBJECT to the Persecu'
tons of his mother, who was originally up.
posed to the marriage, and showed an open
detestation Of he daughter-in from the
beginning.
This woman becomes spy upon Lady
Bulwer's actions, and was Continually ex
citing Bulwcr's anger agnnst his vie -
This state OF atiaiiS continued until his
daughter was a.ou, six Or seven years ID.
The grandmother then de lared that The
child must have a governess. Buwcr
agreed with her, and prot ured The ce.ired
governess. And n w, indie, d. Lady Bul
wer's misery soon fled description. She
was not permitted to have voice in any
thing that concerned her III Id. der STU
dies, her dress, her exercise, her food.
were all the command oil tie governess.--
And this lady in authority dii no: s:rnple
to tell the anxious IN Their, when she re
monstrated, thlt such was Sir Ecward's
orders. Lady Bulwer complained TO her
husband. But he som times laughed in
her face, and told her lha' The woman was
as competent PEI son as cOulj be fund,
sand very pretty with alI:" AMI at Other
times he flew into rage, and f'rla e her
mentioning the subj ct.
Before many months elapsed, Lady B IL
wer inevitably discovered, that this unior'
tunate woman was n 'nbt, one Of her
husbands victims. The ~om'n here
evnced no shame for her stu ton; bu
elated at The helpnessess OF Lady B.lwer.
and her own supposed superiority, as
sumed perfect control over the hnuseh I'D
Lady Bulwer's orders to the d"meslirs
were countermanded, her most trivial ar
rangements interfered with, and her hi.
dren invariably ordered tn thar studies,
precisely at the hour whI'h size hid APP
pointed for taking the al With then.--
Thus was she annoyed d irrtale.i in
every manner, by person who m 'dc her
degradation the excuse Tor her Assumption
of authority. Once more she appealed to
her husband, end, it may have Teen angrily
insisted, that the governess should be dis
charged. He replied, that she sh'uld re-
main as long as it suited his convenience
and and when the wife answered HIM, he
struck her blow which feled her to the
ground2 What resource had she! She
was iatherless and brotherle>s--poor ant
an orphan, while he was all powerful
She lived but for her children, and for thelI
sakes endured even this indignity.
A few days after this last occurrence
she received an insult from The governess
which exceeded in grossness any forlne
impertinence. It was late in the evening
and for once her husband was at home
She sought the parlor where he was luxu
rating over his wine and cigar, and re
peating to him what had occurred, added
- will bear this no longer--l cannot bea
it any longer. Either Miss - mus
leave the house, or | shall leave it. YOU
| l. tha fxu. -