Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-08
BY Masser s. Eisely

She was rather apt to be severe, though
| generally there was much OF ployfulness even
| in her severity, upon the whole male sex. She
did not disguise her belief that interest was the
only barrier that could prevent them from
gratifying their worst passions. once said TO
her laughingly, when she was drawing half
ludcrous, halfstern picture of the male charac-
ter: Come, come you should not speak so
without making some exceptions; remember
I have husband She answered in a tone,
the mingled bitterness and sadness of which
shall never forget Il have husband too or
perhaps should not speak So
She was always spirited, and in general live
ly, and exceedingly brilliant in conversation.
She possessed what might have been called
genius for rcpartee. Yet, in spite of her wit,
she was seldom, think may say nerer, satri-
cal. Her daily cht-chat would have made a
volumn of bon mois. The following anec-
these jeur Tesprit. She said to me day or
two before we left Paris, why do you not re-
turn 10 America in a steamship! | wonder
at your going in packet = Il would willing
ly do so,' replied, 'an6 so would the rest of
our party but my aunt, Miss -, who ac-
companies u.s. resoutely objects she says she
| is afraid of being bloun up We'll, that's but
natural, when you reflect that she is spin
ster, returned Lady Bulwer, smiling; if she
had been married she would have grown quite
accustomed TO that long ago
| Al another time a gentleman Of the compa-
ny was dsparaging Byron, and insisting that all
his poems were inspired by gin. Lady Bull
wer stopped him with No SANDER, Mr.. H,
unless you can give us some news along with
It, We all admitted long ago, when you pre-
tended to deny it, that Byron's poems were full
of spirit
should fill pages if called upon my memo
ry for more of these anecdotes. 1t was i'm
possible to see Lady Buwer without hearing
remarks like these every few moments. This
style of repartee she introduce. very frequent.
ly into her works; too frequently, perhaps,
and certainly too indscrimnately for she is
apt to put wittcsms into the mouths Of all her
characters alike When the thought originate.
in her own mind she is Immediately too charm
cd with it To reflect, that it may be inappropri-
ate to the character she is then portraying.
Another error is unfortunately apparent in every
book she has yet published. She writes Of man.
kind aud oflIfc, entirely from her own expert
ence. She ever pictures men as she has found
them, and the world as it has seemed to her
Thus shadow is thrown over all her brightest
magnings. And a sameness is conspicuous
even in the midst Of originality.
There appeared to be union Of oppostes in
the character of Lady Bulwcr. Though srik
ingly spirited in her manner, always selfpos
sessed, quick to decide and prompt to act
though she was gifted with peculiar tact in re
pelling the advances Of "A fop, who believed hel
accessible, because she was unprotected ; anC
though her very glance commanded respec
from the most frivolous, yet gentleness grace
and suavity were her especial attributes.
had many opportunities during my resi-
dence in Paris of becoming acquainted with the
firmncss and energy of Lady Bulwer's ctarac
ter | also witnessed some Of the persecution
to which she was even then subjected by he
misguided husband. One instance in particu
lar, by which all Paris was kept in state o
excitement for several days, is worthy Of re
cord. If a man is an ordinary william, at leas
half the world will give him the credit of be
ing a monster. But if the atrocities he com
mts are OF more hcinous nature than tn,
Imagination can readily picture, then the!
surpass belief, and he is generally considered
:, tolerably good sort of a person, who has beef
uniustly traduced. This is Bulwer's case an,
should not expect the history am about Il
relate to gain credencc, were it not authentl
Gated by the publicity, which it obtained at In
time, and by the facts, which were brought I
light before court of justice.
Lady Bulwer had in her possession severa
2 letters from her husband filled with fearfu
T menaces and the most insulting accusations
e Buwer, when informed by Lady Bulwer'
LAWYER Of the existence of those papers, sait
= in reply, Il do assure you, the letters are mer
d forgeries never wrote any thing of the kin
in my life.'
d 'But, my dear sir replied the lawyer, 'ut
/. mittng that the handwriting, and your own ses
= might have been initiated, the post-marks coul
not have been forged. And then. woma
g would hardly write herself the accusations tn