Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-15

come desperate that he must lily the country thnt
| night by stealth. The next day he landed in
Calais, and ns he said, without any resources.
had several letters From him nt that time written
with much olcserness in which hs natural high sp'r-
its struggled manfly against his overiiowing revcr-
ses but the first he felt confident that he should
never hc able 10 return TO his own country In one
of his letters from Calais dated 2sd of May, 1916 he
writes mo;
"ucrc amresrdm for the prosentond God knows
solitary enough is my existence OF thai, however,
should not complain, for could always employ re-
sources within myscfwas there not worm TINT will
Sleep called conscience which all my endenyors to
distract all the strength of oofee-wth which con-
stanty himigate my unhappy braina-and all the ma
tive gaiety of the fellow who leaves II TO me- cannot
lu 10 indifference beyond tho moment hut Will
not trouble you upon that subject. You would be
surprised To find the sudden change and transigura
ton which one week has accomplished in my way of
life and propria persona. am punetually oil my pill
low at half past seven In the morning. My first OBJ
cet~-melanohoy indeed IL mny be In Its nature-is
to walk to the per-head aud take my distant look
at England. This you may call weakness but am
not yet sufficiently master OF those feelings which
may be called indigenous to resist the impulse. The
rest of my day Is filed up with strollng an hour or
two round the rampars of this dismal town, In read
ing, and the study of that language which must here
after bc my own, for never more shall set my loot
| in my country. dine ut Eve and my evening
! has yet been occupied In writing letters. The
English have seen here and many of them known
! to mo have cautiously avoided and, with the
exception of Sir w. Bellingham aud Lord blessing
ton who have-lepnrtedl have not exchanged n word.
| Prince Esterhagy here yesterday aud came into
my room Unexpectedly, without my knowing he was
arrived. lie had the good nature to convey several
! letters for me upon his return TO London.
$50 much for my life hitherto on this side OF the
water. Asst+s the alteration In my looks, you VIII
laugh at me when tell you your own hendof hair Is
but u scnnty possession In comparison with that
| which now crowns my pristine badness-a convon-
lent comely scalp, that has dvested ne ofny former
rospectability of appearance (tor what right have
now To such an outward sign 3)and II the care and
| distress OF mind which have lately undergone had
not impressed more rnyages hnggard md lean, thnn
my years might justify, upon my unfortunate phis, |
should certainly pass, nj little distance for fee-dnd-
tcenfg md so, let me whisper to you seems TO thlnk
! Madame Ia Baroune de Borne, the wife OF u Russinn
officer who oiauow In England and In his absence ahcis
resident in this house Approving and inviting are
her frequent smiles, she looks into my window from
the garden walk but have neither spirits nor in-
clinaton TO improve such inttcriug oyertnrcs.P
In the year 1918, when the army OF occupation was
retiring he wrote
al heard of you the other day in waistcoat that
does you indsputablo credit, speck and span from
Paris, broad stripe, and salmon color and erdao'si.
Keep II up my dear fellow and don't let them laugh
you into n relapse 80 Gothic ns that Of your former
English simplicity There Is nothing to be seen here
but rnscas IN red coats waiting for embnrknon.
"God speed them TO the other side Of the water,
for on this they are most heartily loaihed No news
of interest TO YOU excepting indeed what may incense
YOU against Russian indifference TO etiquette when be-
trnyed at the expense of one of Your invorites Az
dinner given by Wellington, at Valencennes, to the
Emperor Alexander and the King of Prussia, my La
ly from her rank first turn Tor the au-
tocrat's hand and, when dinner was announced, the
said lady stepped forward in the confidence of being
led ia first but Alexander bowed, passed her and
took lady William Russell Bessy lsawdon,) which was
remarked by the whole room.'
Again, in 800, on the accession of George " to
the throne he writes to me- ON the 18th OF February
" He Is at length King. viii his past rcsentments
still attach themselves TO his crown? An indulge
mcnt-amnesty of former peccndioea should be the
primary grace influencing newly throncd soveregntyi
az least, towards those who were once distinguished
by his more intimate protection. From my expert
cuce, however Of the parsonage IN question, must
doubt nny favorable relaxation OF those stubborn
prejudices which have, during many years, opcin-
ted to the total exclusion of one of his acp from The
royal notice that unfortunate deed not particu-
| larze
| Z" You ask me how am going on at CalaisY Mise
rnby. | am exposed every honr TO a the turmoil
aud jeopardy that attended my latter days In England
! bear up M well ns can and when The patience
and mercy of my claimants are exhausted shall sub
nit without resistance to bread aud water ana straw
! cannot decnmp second time, ne.
AT times be would write in better spirits, and the
following extract will very much remind his old friends
of his usual style Of conversation IN society VI near
YOU mediate petite doB,icie ut Paris for your children
You cannot do better English education may be all
very well to instruct the bemming of handkerchies
and the ungainly romp Of country dance, but moth
ing else and it would be poor consolation TO your
declining years TO your daughters come INTO the
room upon their elbows, and TO find Their accomplish
mcnts limited to broad native phrnseology IN CONVEX
sation, or To humping the woodpecker upon dis
cordant spinet
HYou will do well, then to provide in time against
natural deficiencies by good French formation OF
manners well as talents, and you wiIi not nave 10
complain hereafter Of your gouty limbs being exeru-
ciatcd by the uncouth movements of n hoyden, or OF
your ears being distracted by indigenous ynlgarisms
| &c
In this way Brnmmell lived for several years, at
! Calais constantly visited by the passing travellers,
who often left him very substantial proofs of their
friendship and berality independent OF which, ire
quent remittances were made TO him from London by
| those who had liked and had known him in better
! DAYS As Lord Stuart dc Rothesay used to say, NO
! one can lead n pleasant life, for he passes his
| life between London and Paris"
But even his altered circumstances could not inn
| press him with any ideas of economy his room was
| again replenished with commodes in Old buh WIN
specimens of old Scvres china, old aeque and II ne
J saw a tinket curious snul-box no reference TO
his resources would prevent his yielding to the temp
| tation. In the meantime his applications To ms
friends were unceasing and though for a long time
liberally answered at last they were weared by the
repetition particularly when no signs OF Indulgence
| could be observed in his habits or mode OF liie
His kind friends Avanly, Worcester, and Lord Ser
ton with many others constantly ready to assist
him on these occasions but when he at last had re-
| course to statements of distress and Imprisonment,
which the next post proved to be uniouhdea, their
patepce began to be exhausted. His great object was
| to be appointed counsel at Calais; and he would
without a doubt have succeeded, through the zeal
and interest Of his friends in obtaining the appoint
ment if vacancy had occurred, but the incumbent,
! Mr. Marshall. persisted in living. At last he was
nominated consul at Csen, but the next difficulty was