New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-16
Lady Biron.

There is singular story told concerning the grand
parents of Col. Hutchinson. His maternal grand
father was not the eldest of Sir John Bron There
was an elder brother, who had dspeased bis father
so much by obscure marriage that he intended to
divide his estate equally between. his sons. The
younger son married the daughter Of Lord Fitzwil-
liam, who had enjoyed prineely office during the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth. This lady was endowed
with rare beauty and great accomplishments and
her husband was exceedingly enamored Of her. But
undetermined and intelligent she was, she had one
great weakness-she could not endure that woman
very inferior to herself should be the wife of the elder
son, while she was welded to the younger. This
source of discomfort was removed by sad accident.
One day the brothers went out to hunt with their
father: and the elder. being Of merry disposition,
commanded something to be put under his servants
saddle, to frighten the horse and make sport. The
joke succeeded well that the author of it died in
passion of laughter.
The marriage which gave so much offence had
proved childess and the younger brother of course
inherited the estates and titles of the family.
The high-born beauty was now in the very zenith
of her wishes and blessed with lovely family. But
it pleased divine Providence suddenly to eclipse her
glory. At the birth of twin daughters her brilliant
intellect obscured forever The best physicians
in England tried in vain to restore her understand
ing She was never frantic, but had pretty poeti-
cal deriun, often more delightful than the converse
ton OF women who had perfect use Of their senses.
Her husband relinquished all business and all
ments and devoted his whole time to her and to the
education of their children After the loss of her
reason she had other children but they were not
affected by their mothers unfortunate condition
Though Lady Biron's mind was distempered in all
other respects she retained perfect love and obedience
to her husband and he treated her with tender
ness and respect than he had done even during the
first years Of their happy union Thus in the con.
stancy Of mutual affection they advanced toward old
age. .s r-...
When she was i'll, be slept in separate bed in the
same chamber, while two women took turns in
watching her.
1t was his custom the moment he Enclosed his eyes
to ask how she did One night when he was in a
very deep sleep, she departed from this life He was
to have gone a hunting that morning, the exercise
being recommended for his health: and it was his
habit to have the chaplain pray with him before he
went out. The nurses knowing how much he loved
his wife, afraid to tell him of her death, and
they begged the chaplain to inform him of it in the
gentlest manner he could. Sir John did not that
ing according to his usual custom inquire how hislady
did He called the chaplain, joined with him in prayer,
and expired in the midst of the holy service. The
husband and wife laid side bysde and buried in the
same grave 1t was never known whether he had dis
covered his loss, and his heart had broken at the
separation from he loved so dearly, whether
strange sympathy of nature had produced this affect
ing coincidence. But so it happened that God in his
mercy took them at once from the world whose bitter
est portion is widowed heart.