Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-04-29
NO. I .

talking over the imppssibility Of her obtaib-
ing A divorce, and thus recovering her ch'j-
dren, without the possession OF n larger sum
Of money than she had any prospect OF com
n%iaading, she would say 'England boasts If
her lave aud she has good ores. BM men
made them IN protect thenssetres- to guard
teasfs fran inury--they framed no !a@ to shleta
n%Oa4rn."
At another time when | was ys:nly trying
t6 PcrsDads her that she would in The end ~
ceive justice even from 8 harsh Judging put
lie, she replied Il do not doubt it. There ~
aspeeiesof Justice that comes to all when derth
has placed them beyond the reach Of injurj
but The sun thdt sh,ngs on our grarcs cannot
benefit cur bones."
She was rather apt to be severe, though &c
morally there was much Of playfu)neFs even
in her severity, upon the whole male ser,
She dad not disguise her beliHf, that aHterett
was The only barrier that could prevent thet'
from g~atifying their worst passions. | one"
sad lauehingly, when she vas drawing a hal
lujicrous, half stern picture Of the maze CUT
racter "Come, come yon should oot speak
so without making some exceptions feHteHl-
her ! have a husband" She atsa cred In A
tone, he mingled bitterness aud sadness Ut
whl, Ii | shall never forget: II have a husband
too or perhaps | should not speak so!'"
"Ilete appeared /" be "A union OF opposiies
in The character Of Lady Bui~cr. Though
strik lnaiy spirited IN her manner, always sei'-
possessed, quick to decide aud prompt tn ar's
though she was gifted with peculiar tact IA
repeIiirg tie advances OF a Top. VINO oelie'fo
her accessible, because she vas unprotected ,
and rnouzh Iiea very glance commanded re
spect from The mosl frivolous, get gcntleness.
grace, and stavity wtrs her especial alta
bn'es.
! had many opportunities during my rea'-
deocs in PARIS OF becoming acquainted with
III, irmness and energy Of Lady v
character. ! also witnessed sotne OF the per
secutions To which she was even then subject
ed by her misguided husband. One instances
ia particular, by which oil Paris was kept ia
a state Of excitement for several days, Is wof-
tbv of record If a ,tat is an ordinary viliaif+
al least half lie world viii give him The ere
dit of bcing q monster. But If the atrocities
J he commits are of o more heinous nature than
The imagination can readily picture, then they
surpass belief, and lie Is generally considered
a to]erably good sort Of n person, who has been
unjusily traduced. This il Bulwer's case /,
and | should not expect tho history am about
to relate 10 again crsdsnce, were 1t not az.
thenticated by the publicity, which ltobtalned
| a, the tine. and by the facts, which wore
| brought 10 ipHt OeiOIS d tOuIi VI Jus'itST
Lady Rulwef had in her possession several
letters from her husband, filled with fearful
rnanaees and The most insulting accusations.
Balwer, when informed by Lady Bu!wer'a
! lawyer of The existence Of those paPerP, said.
in reply. II do assure rou, the letters are mere
forgeviss. | never wrote any thing Of the Kind
IN lny life"
"But, my dear sit" repl ed the lawyer d-
mi'ting that The handwriting, and your "
seal may have been initiated, the post marks
90 I'D uot have been forged. And then. Il wo-
man would hardly write herrelf the accuse
tons the letters contain"
Bulwer, 10 the haste ard blindness of hia
excl@able passions, not seeing the snare III
which ne was caught, retorted "lht inc tell
YOU, air, that every word of these accusations
is ,rne. In one breath he denied all know
ledge Of The letters, in the nsat he showed
himself 80 perfectly acquainted with their con-
tents, that he VAS ready 10 maintain their
truth and justice
The papers he became exceedingly anxious
TO regain, as they might at some time be used
10 i,ls disad mage In the daily habit Of
framing fictitious plots to delight The public.
he now essayed TO form one Which should bH
realized in actual life for bis own private gra-
tificatlon.
Lady Buiwer was then residing in Paris,
and her husband in London. Her femme d.
chambre, who was much attached to her, was
one evening wayIaid ia the street By a couple
Of men. They commenced conversation by
saving that they knew her to be in Lady Bull
wer's employment; and tina: they had some
thing to communicate, Which would be OF ser
vice to her mistress. This girl on hearing this
naturally enough, gave them her attention.
But they seemed inclined to chat awhile
before they afforded her The ~profpiasd infof-
nation. .
{" Does Lady Bnlwer treat you weil?'
asked one. "Would you not like TO have a
place where you could get iighec wages"
'Sho treats me very well,"' replied The girl,
II am satisfied where / am"
sBut doesn't she ever get into a passion
with you T. inquired the other man.
mo, sir, abe does not"
'VFgli, have YOU never observed any thing
improper III her conduct, which You could let
US kno~l Come, now, be q good girl. and
tell Us all about her, and you shall not repsnt
oft"
Il have nothing TO tell" answered the girl.
who now began to be frightened. spray let
me 60 home quietly"
! .You shsIl go in a moment: but first think
a little whether you cannot remember some
thing she has done which. was not eractly the
thing-aomcthing a llhLs out of the way?"
! Il have never seen any thing at all out Of
j the way"
"Bat don't you think" continued the man,
''that if we were to give you two hundred
I francs you might remember something"
, II do not know any thing to remember"
+ Just think a Ii,tle-take time. Let Ias soc
suppose | were to make you a present now
of fUe hundred francs-just az a present for
! your faithfulness--don't you suppose il would
bring to mild some little indlscretion Five
/. hundred francs! that's a good deal Of money"
Il could not tell you any thing If you were
tc give me foe thousand" said the girl, go
pray let me 90 and she attempted 10 hurry
I away.
h "Not till you promise that you will say no.
thing to your mistress OF having met US! II
YOU refuse-you never spoke words in your
lie that you will have such cause to repent
b Il shall rot say any tfang-l promise yo1I
! will not-only let me go" And the girl
broke away from them, and fastened home.
She was at first deferred, by the threats o!
the men from disclosing TO Lady Bulwer be.
conversation with them. Bat her love for
her mattress, and her dread that some secret
Z plot vas forming 10 injure her, at length over
O. came every other apprehension. She wen
n. to Lady BuyTer and related what had occur
" red. Lady Bulwer at once felt the conviction
-, that these catiffs were mere Instruments il
. the hands Of her husband. She told the gir'
at that should they meet her again, she mus
r. eyince no alarm but rather draw them int
Mt conversation, with a view Of discovering theA
object in making such inquiries. Ifthey radt