New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-22
From sargenps New Monthly Magazine for April.
Iaop Bulmer.
From the Port folio of one zuho knevc hsr.
BY HELEN BsaKLEY.

come. She nad many IflendS tEefe, aid "ao WI.
vrsally courted But her Thoughts were occupied
: by her children; and she daily forming some
new proiecs to regain them. Buwer was then
living openly in London with the very goyerness
who had created his domestic disturbances; and
who was then the mother of several of his chi!.
dren Worse than this Lady Bulwer's untortu-
rate little ones were under the care OF this nta.
NOUS woman; and brought up 1cit6 her sHegsts-
mate progenyi 1t was dreadful enough for their
mother to feel that they were no longer under heI
guidance; but know that they were subjected to
the most contamina.ing infuence-inhaling an at
rnosphere of vice-their pure spirits becoming ac'
customed to iniquity-she would sometimes say
{ that to hear they were dead would be comparative
happiness
that her children cherished her memory in spite OF
their long separation. On entering her apartment
one day observed that her eyes were swollen with
tears and her manner unusually agitated. ven
: ,ured 10 inquire whether she had received news
from London? Pointing to a passage IN an open
letter, she said with deep emotion" Read that.
{ My poor boy he has not forgotten his mother J"
4 The letter was from a friend in London. The
passage contained the following anecdote. Bulwer
was sitting in his drawing-room, which was filled
with company, when Lady Bulwer's little son, then
about eight nine years of age entered the apart
had not seen the child for some time After looking
at him for moment, without speaking, he turned to
the gentleman beside him, and remarked, with
frown: He 8 devlish like his mother" The
boy heard him. looked up, with indignation glow
ing on his fine countenance, and said: g He s dec
slish glad of IL, SIR"
Lady Bulwer's peculiar expressions in conver-
sation, the force and vigor of her language, left
deeper impressions on my mind than thosa OF al
most any other person, with whom ever conversed
When we were talking over the impossibility of
her obtaining divorce, and thus recovering her
children, without the possession of larger sum OF
money than sho had any prospec OF commanding,
she would say: England boasts of her laws; and
she has good ones. But men made them to pro-
itect the,nselves-to guard beasts and birds from
anjmry-they framed no lsao TO shield 7oonaan
- AT another time, when I. was vainly trying to
persuade her that she would in the end receive
Justice even from a harsh:judging public, she re-
plied % / do not doubt it, There is a species OF
instice that comes to all, when dea,h has placed
them beyond the reach of injury; 5utthe sua that
shines or oar gra0es cannot benefit oar bones.
81 She was rather apt to be severe, though gcner-
ally there was much of play fulness even in her se
verify, upon the whole male sex. She did not dis
guise her belief that interest was the only barrer
that could prevent them from gratifying their worst
passions. once said to her laushingiy, when sne
was drawing a half udicrous half stern picture OF
the male character: Come, come; you snoulo
not sneak 50 without making some exceptions; re
member I have a husband.' She answered in q
tone, the mingled bitterness and sadness of which
/ shall never forget: |" / have husband too i or
perhaps | shoald not speak SO. F" zt.2 -
= She was always spirited, and in general lively,
and exceedingly brilliant in conversation. She
possessed what might have been called a gestas
for repartee. YET, in spite of her witt she was
seldom, | think may say mcuer, satiriea Her
daily ch-chat weu!d have made a volume of bon
mo,s The following anecdotes will show the gen
ernl turn and style of these jeuS d'esPrss. She
said to me day or TWO, before We left Paris,
I" Why do you not return to America In steam
ship2 l wonder at your going in packet g
would willingly do So, l replied. " and sowoud
the rest of our party, but my aunt, Miss -----,
she is afraid of being blopn up." .tWell, that's
but natural, when you reflect that she is spin
sser' returned Lady Buiwer. smiling; ii she
had been married he.would have grown quite ac-
customed to that long ago"
AT another tiIno gentleman of the company
was disparaging Byron, and insisting that all bis
poems were inspired BY gin. Lady Buiwer stopped
him with: No slander, Mr.. H, unless ysu
can give Us some news along with it. We all ad-
mtted long ago, when you pretended to deny it,
that Byroas poems were full Of spirit. "
l should FILL pages if called upon my memory
for more Of these anecdotes. Itwas impossibletu
see Lady Bulwer without hearing remarks like
these every few moments. This style of repartee
she Introduces very frequently into her works; Too
frequently, perhaps, and certainly soo inciscrir''
inately; for she is apt TO put wiuicisms into the
mouths of all her characters alike, When the
thought originates in her mind she is imlne-
diasely too charmed with it to reflect, that it may
De inappropriate TO the character she s then por-
tray'ns Another error is unfortunately apParen,
IN every Book she has yet published. She writes
OF mankind and of life, entirely from her own ex-
Perlsnce. he'eyer pictures men as she has found
them, ana ihe world US j, has seemed TO her.--
Iaus q shadow Is thrown over all her brightest
luaaginlass. and sanaeness is conspicuous even
in,he midst Of originality, P
There appeared to be a union OF opposi,es in
the character OF Lady Bulwer. Thorgh striking.
lyspirited in her manner always .ef,possessed
quick TO decide aud pronps to act. though she was
gifted WIKI peculiar tact in repeliing the advances
Of fop, who believed her accessible, because she
was unprotected; aud though her very glance
commanded respect fsom the most frivolous, ss,
gent!eness, grace, and suavity were her esPecisl
attributes. 5. I..s,. si ..,..s..t,l 81
had many opportunities during my residence II
Paris OF becoming. acquainted with the hrmnes
and energy Of Lady Bulwers character. aist
witnessed sene of the prosecutions to which sh'
was evea then subjected BY her misguided hus
band. Qae instance In particular, by which al
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