Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-24


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Jan wh'co serves as an anteehambcr Then you pass
dark chamber which conducts to the saloon This saloon
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soles filed with flowers. OF objects OF art andsome
marble clock designed BY Madame amartnc two busts
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niece n small table royercj Win hoots - 49, A'
toufe,.iI a Ia Toi,o;r, and Thai Is ali m. go, ,n
in tho morning as well ia Winter a. IN summer scsrceI
ires sed he instals himself ON his f,,,eI ana onn
ccs his daily Labor Uc wres an liz ln.ss ~ 800 -
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be resumed In his it.,,,y i.hor ,ho eit; . 10y "
Mr. Iam,,tinc has w,;,,.n .ni n,hish, 'rsh 80
volumes md what will spne,r s,s,.r no bas M. ;n
gle one of these volume. /, HE bonss ua ,;,as
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of reference for b;s r,smo.y - ,rol;.;ans n -. ~
him for ins snce in what vear of Rome any Of ;ss nod
beroes i;ed he viii tall yc, on ~. ;,s,.n, ~
No man Of css,;, :, u "a ,n' ,;nas ~.
undated with lsudatory poe,ry than M I.msr,,ne az
know said he one day .the humber az ce,smno-sn.o,s
nocts nv the n,r,her ~ n,sces Of 800, r. - ~
dressed me- France has more than ton tbops.n os,s
In the afternoon NJ Lamartine occnnies himself with
priyate correspondence and HE nroner hnsnass ac;
and when the weather il pleasant takes a promenads >
Every evening he receives visitors from eeht A., eleven
O'Clock without ceremony His saloon IA cert.inlv ono f
the most curious in Paris The almi.tnre of notc,I
ors and Of nationaes Is the chief feature of novelty
In these re-unions Scarcely celebrated fnre;ner o,
20 Paris that doss not SEEK 10 no nrsn,ed t m. ill.,
trious poet lie numbers among his adnirer. neooa Of
every party and of every nation His aoor IA ,be hale
way ground where extremes meet II Il the co,r of eI
ts.s.r
In this novel society NJ Iamarne finds relief finn his
fagung labors and he finds pratcaton for the yan;,v
the brilliant vicisudes of his life has naturally ensen
derei He receives a, tho s.m. nomon, ,h hsnas IS
ancient peers of France and of imperial Senators the
Eagish Lord elbows the Russian Prince the eomist
seated by the republican, you hear pronounced the old
names OF the aristocracy and the names of the M
teraieures Of the day aimrals generals aon ministers
ofllon governments iustrious refugees journalists ar
lists in renown Americans are sure TO receive a warm
reception from NJ Famartine
Madame Lamartne who does the honors Of the saloon
with much grace and marked distinction ia one Of the
busiest women in the world Ii is no insignificant labor
to receive each evening OF visitors to nd ali
agreeable word for this phrase not too threadbare
for that one 10 20 from on place to another At each in
slant and to endeavor 10 keep up between groups TO
her and another almost unknown the FIRE of con.
versation.
At NJ L.amartine's as elsewhere the convention bas
its hazards the host whose conversation has all the ma
gc of his poesy ony gives himself up to il in Get cote
res and then he the Of his vonth the
events i'm which ho has been mixed I'M moro or loss mi
matey and the episodes of the drama in which he paved
70 grand a role in 1915
Madame Lamartine as you know, is an English lady
who inspired with love for the poet without ever having
him. placed neI hand and fortune at his
Was it this circumstance the present occupation of NJ
Lamartine in preparing for the columns of the Steele re-
view Of Lord Byron that called forth the following curious
history the great English poeg The story i repeated
by spirited French chrouieer who was one of NJ Lam
atnes listeners but should hesitate TO be the echo of
such history il it had not fallen from the ps of NJ La
MARITIME and formed one Of the singular episodes in The
life OF that singular genius Lord Byron For fear the
reader might much poetry the history as did
NJ Lamar.ine he had better first send the children 10
bed
Do you reeolleet commenced " Lamartine the little
Myna of whom Lord Byron spoke tao or three times in
his letters? can give you her history which has meyer
yet been told At the period when the celebrity of the
poet burst suddenly upon England Byron bescead bv
thousands OF curious aud annoying visitors at last was
compelled to deny his door. One day his domestic told
him that among tie stnngers who wished TO sneak To h
ordshp there was young girl who came ever, u,ornc
Byron maintained the defence Of his door against her "A
well as all Others But the young girl continuing to re.
turn each morning. last said to tho domestic Uniform
your master that shall yet triumph over his obstnAcy
in refusing me-" In effect Byron tired of hearing
that the unknown gr had not failed for two months IN
call regularly every day. admitted her last his libra
ry.
She blonde child of seventeen trail and delicate
beauty-one Of those diaphanous creatures who seem
born from the ioam of the and the vapors Of the fog
any Lord" she said II have the greatest
for the talent your Lordship and you will understand
how deep and how fixed is my admiration when shall
have told you the motive which brings me here"
WheTeupon the exalted girl, who was the daughter of
clergyman OF the envrons avOwed resoluely to Lord
Byron that she to him upon the mission as did
the Queen ofSheba to Solomon. Byron supplied and
endeavored by paterna bring the young enthu.i.
at back into the channel OF sense But she in
sisted Thc child which shall be born Of you" she said
will be the greatest genius the world has yet scent"
Notwithstanding his resolution fshowing himself the
end and honest man. Byron snccumbed Ii from this
adventure, which could have only occurred in England
and from the fantasy OF hysterical iauacism that was
born the little Myrra OF whom Byron says few words in
his correspondence with his published Murray and who
died at Ravenna at tie age OF years The Countess
Guiccio, to day the Mareoness dc Boissy knew this
daughter of Lord Byron and present her death
This - the history Of the Little Myna of Lord Byron
as related by n. Lamarhe, But NJ Lamartne is in err
when he urposes that such vagaes could only occur
in England. The same thing occurred Alexander Du-
mas He reco1nts nov Tor the fest time, aud apparent
ly IN reply 20 Lsmariine's story Of Myrra.
IL was IN $780, says N. Dumas Wss then very young
and my celebrity had just commenced to extend One
evening was at home, occupied in numbering the lat
scenes OF drama, when the announced that
lady was determined to gave the order to allow
her to enter. My study lighted by a working lamp