The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-09-17
MISS LE7IIII +. L.iNDON.

MISS LEIlII1 +. LYNDON,
This lady, contemporary, and we be-
licve acquaintance of Mrs Hemans and Mrs
Jew>bury, married Capt. Maclcan, and
died suddenly soon after, at Cape Coast Cas-
tie, in Africa. Her death was shroudcd in
mystery. 70 all VINO derived rleasnre
twenty years ago by reading the productions
of Miss Langdon, bearing the Signature of
Il. +. H. the following account will be
found to possess great interest. 1t is from
the review in an English paper, of late
work by Captain Crn'ck>hanh, upon his res
iicncc in Southern Africa.
Few passages in the personal history of
modern literature have been more discussed
than the various circumstances connected with
the sudden death oi,his populariavoritc and
as the published information on the subject
is neither ample in amount nor unmpeacha-
bic in character. We avail ourselves of such
new lights as Mr. Cruickshauk NAV afford Us
His means oi knowledge were. in any case.
I'r>' ra'e' lie speaks OF himself ''a> one VIII"
mao 'Ec happiness OF seeing good deal ot
this accomplished lady upon the coast, who
'"J".e'' ana Ntch'v lrIt the formations o' her
society," VINO oh'y ten hours before her death
had sat and listened with a rapt attention to
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htF oFii'i"N' 'a''ieS oi wit and lrtiln@' "ho
was present at the Investigations consequent
upon hrr sudden DEATH whose eyes were the
last" look ul'H fho"' M features - rec '-
~ h'amih@ with IL! the anima'IhG gIow "i
hnt. .Intt"lG"hcc, and Who. with >orr"wiuI
heart, saw her con>I.nr,I TO her harrow rest
lng place. viii cndrnv"r 10 place III II
true Il-ht a short account q. her too brict' So
.lonrn IN Africa. When Mrs Maclran ar
rived at.Capc Coast there was no European
lady then At the settlement. and her husband
waS N Very bad health. Mr. Cruz k>hanl
wa, also ILL., An invitation To visit :hr .o,-
crnor and h> wItc found him IN bed. aui II
was rmc ,!av> before ha cuu!d venture o4t +,
the castle i sent in my name To the servant
and immediately after, Mrs Marlran came /,
the hail arL welcomed ne. !wa> hurried =.
way to hi> le,!-roon. Mr. Ma,!can sa,in, a,
>hr trii,ncd through The Ion. o,l.rrv. .vou
are "A rri, il,"rd ,r.,on. Mr. Cr.iru,L,nk.
i admitted hrrr.' took i seat hv tin. >il.
ct his bed .EIuu wairh Mrs N,-I,au >.t down
arrau.in" the cl..!.> alo"t h.r husband in
the most atfrcti,r.,tr manner. am, rrc,,,in,
ampIr con,rn>lrion fi.r her attention l.y -;
Yer, sweet and ,Nnrr>>i,r smile ot' thankful
ness. We thus al and chartrl for som,
hours. Mr., .larlran iau"hjr.,v reronntino
her experience cl .ourhiny il in Africa. anl
commenting. with the .,rea-,.>t GOOD humol
..l Gclir!.t. upon hat >frn., her - III. ID
dl;ics in such a state, nt >,rt, Sb,. no;ntr,
10 a temporary !,d which had been mad,
for her upon tn floor, and said Mr. N,r,an'
,utIrrirc, had been 50 ,r,t .,r som. r;oh,,
that H.. }ittl,. >l,..n >h. had .,,, had b..n TAX
en- ,hrr. Id,lnr,g f., occurv an a,.,r,
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