Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-05-30
events and traits of fashionable existence
"who gave the ball, or paid the visit last"

events and traits of fashionable existence
"who gave the ball, or paid the visit last"
OF this beautiful duchess it is told, that she in
terested herself SO much in the return to Pnriia'
ment of Mr.. Fox for the city OF Westminster at
a very severely contested election, that she went
about from square to street, ana from zane 10 aiey
to solicit the votes of electors for that illustIious
statesman. Her winning manners won many
votes, while her lively address, and the charming
novelty of so fair a canvasser, turned the iull tire
of the election in favor Of Mr.. Fox. IL rs conn
IDENTIFY told, that a young and goodijoking Outch-
er in Glare market declined TO acceue 70 the uuon
ess's request without a bribe-ho did not want
money. he said, but he wanted som netting else.-
."WelI. name YOUR went said the lovely Duchess
of Deyonshire. why" replied the butcher with
a blush. "a kiss would carry the day" IF that's
alp said the duchess-the butcher kissed her,
gave II plumper Tor MT. FOX, anu oragSeu all Olare
market at his heels.
The duchess sat to Reynolds and to Gainsbor-
ough. The portrait of Reynolds is we'll known,
but Gainsborough gave up the likeness III despair.
She was then in the full bloom OF her youth, and
her charms and conversation took away that read
mess of hand and happiness OF touch which be-
longed to the painter in his ordinary moments
The portrait was 81 little to his satisfaction that
he refused 10 send it to Chatsworth. Drawing his
wet pencil across a mouth, which all who saw 1t
thought exquisitely lovely he said, "ller grace is
too hard for me - and this is the mouth which
the OuttneT klSStu . II PiblbiS NNoj w nv
DESTROYED. Garrick perplexod the pencil Of Gains
borough in q different way. That versatile actor
assumed fifty different characters in five minutes.
But Garrick created a difficulty by contortion and
skill, while the duchess brought nature, in the
shape of a mouth which no epithet can compli-
ment sufficiently, to defy art in her own strong
hold.
Quitting Italy in August, 1893, the Duchess of
Devonshire passed into Switzerland over Mount
St. Gothard. The scenery she saw gave rise to a
poem, written in heroics, with alternate rhymes,
descriptive of the surrounding grandeur of Mount
St Gothard, and the feelings awakened by so sub
lime a region.
"No haunt of man the weary traveller greets,
No vegetation smiles upon the moor,
Save where the Aow'ret breathes uncultured
sweets
Save where the patient monk receives the
poor.
His humble board the holy man prepares,
And simple food and wholesome lore be
slows,
Exto's tho treasure that his mountain bears,
And paints the perils of impending SHOWS.
This seems common enough but the verse tia
! follows is not only the best in the poem, but on
r perfectly pretty in its way
"But though no more amidst those scenes
roam,
My fancy long each image shall retain
The flock returning to its welcome home,
And the wild carol of the cowherd's train"
THE passage of Mount St. Gothard' was pull
lished in her gracc's lifetime, with a trPnslatio
into French, printed page for page with the orig
nal. This translation is believed to be by til
duchess as well.
This fascinating lady was born on the 9h
June, 1857 was married on the 9Th of Jun,
IVA, and died at Deyonshire House on he 30t
of April, ls0G, of an abcess on the liver, first pc
cieved about three months before she died. He
only son, the present Duke of Devonshire, VIII
inherits q love Of poetry from his mother, Wa
born at Paris, in 1880. When the Prince
Wales was informed of her death, he said, wit
! perfect Justice, Then we have lost the most am
f able and best bred woman in England"