Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-09-02
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NELSON'S LOVE.

, Lamartine's Memoirs Of Celebrated Char
actprS, has, in the memoir OF Nelson, an
episode concerning the famed beauty that
once enchanted him. Tracing Nelson
through the early stages OF his rapid and
signal success, the author leads US to the
contemplation of his "!atal attachment" to
Lady Hamiltnn-she who was sat first the
Aspasia, and afterwards the H-rodius of
her sg-.n Here is description how this
wonderful! woman emerged from obscurlty,
and blazed on the world
LADY HAMILToN's YOUTH AMI. FORTUNES.
Her only name was Emma, for her fatb-
er remained always unknown. She was
one of the children of love, Of crime, OF
mystery, whom nature delights TO over
whelm with gifts in compensation for the
loss of hereditary claims. Her mother was
a poor farmers servant, in the county of
Chester. Whether she had lost her husband
by death, or, like Hagar, had been aban-
don-d by her seducpr, she arrived unknown
and reduced to beggary, at a village in
Wales, the Switzerland Of England. She
carried 10 her arms a female infant of a
few months old. The beauty of both at
tracted the simple mountaneers Of the
village Of Hawarden the stranger picked
up livelihood by working for the farmers
and cleaning in the fields. d. --. ..r.
The marked and noble features OF The
child served TO propagate the rumor that
her birth was ilustrious and mysterious :;
sh. was said to be daughter oi Lord Hall
lax. Nothing afterwards, either in her
fortune or education, give color TO the re-
port. At the aye of twelve sh" was recei-
we'd in neighboring family as children's
servant. The frequent visits Oh her master
and mistress to London, where they resided
in the house of their relative, the celebra-
ted engraver, 'Boydrll, gave. her the first
idea of the impression her figure produced
on the crowd ~ public places, and vague
pr-sen,ineni OF the high fortune 10 which
her beauty would .exalt her. AT sixteen
shp made her escape from Howarden, a
field too obscure and circumscrbed tor her
expanded dreams, and engaged herself in
the household OF respectable tradesinan
in London. A lady Of superior rank,
struck by her appearance in the shop, elr-
waited her to higher position in srrvliude.
Almost without employ ment in an opu-
lent family, Emma gave herself up the
perusa OF those fascinating romances which
create an imaginary world for the love or
ambition Of youthful minds, she irequenird
the theatres, and imbibed there the first in
spira.ions Of the genius of dramatic express
sion, of action and attitude, which She en-
bodied afterwards in a new art, when she
became thu animated statue of beauty and
passion. Bring discharged by her mistress
Tor some household negligence, her grow
ing taste Tor the thratre induced her to seek
a situation in the family oi one of the man
agers. The irrrgulariiy and freedom oi that
establishment, the constant intercourse with
actors, musicians and dancers, initiated her
in the subordinate mechanism OF the dra-
matte art. She was then in The flower oil
her youth, and the fall perfection OF her
beauty.
Her tall and elegant figure equalled in
natural grace, the studied attitude OF the
most practiced 6gurantes. Her voice was
soft, mellow, and capable of expressing
deep tragic emotion. Her countenance,
endowed with susceptibility as delicate and
varying as the first feelings Of virgin mind
was, at the same time, pensive and dazzling
All who saw her al that period Of her life
agreed in describing her as resuscitatiou
of psycho. Purity Of soul, transparent
through the elegance OF feature, surTound-
ed bef, even in her dependent position
with a respect which admiration dare no
oy.rleap. She sprraI fire withon, beini
sniangied in the fame herseii her lnno
cence found saisgusrd even 10 the exces
Of her beauty. Her first fall was not d.
scent to vice, but gliding into imprudene
4 arising from yielding nature.
A Young countryman OF the village
Howarden, son Of the farmer who had hr'
given an asylum TO her mother, was seize
| by 4 pressgang, and carried in feilers to To
] aset at anchor, 10 the ThamsS Emma,