The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-08-12
Lady bnIwer nnd her Husbands. A. !.
Four Acts.

p uon. Ahe bridegroom, Edward Lytto.
Bulwer, was young man Of marx y.
mad graduated with honors, received -
prize for the best English poem, and ~ y;
begun to publish the novels which h.s =.
since created an equal sensation in M.
Fair and in st. Giles. He was tho =,
OF the delicate, interesting young lads.
who were little blue. It was ona y
these angels that he led to the altar i
once popular poetess tells to the wo,li
that Bulwer was pale and fascinatirs
young man; his bride was the more cha,
ming because she was in delicate health
ana her complexion was like "rose leave
crushed on ivory" No union conld hay.
promised better. Bulwer was rising i
the topmost wave of success. whila n.
wife, who was young and clever, foona !
welcome in every drawing room of Raj
gravia. '''
A little more than ten years pass aU.y
and we find our couple not quite SO inis,
esling to themselves. A son has besu
born to them. Lady Bulwer incines ~
EN- BON poiat and has bad temper. IT.,
husband has been created baronet. and
is recognized as one of the first, if not tNs
first living writer's of fiction. He worLs
hard, and ad interim, it is whispered
amuses himself after the fashion of YoOna
England. His chambers are those ofs
bachelor. Madame lives in the country
and comes down post one day, to find her
husband entertaining dinner party more
Joyous than select. The twain have liy.
ed apart for some time, and the separa.
ton is made eternal by a circumstancs
which occurred in Sir Edwards intro.
duction to political life. He rises 10
speak for the first time in the House Of
Commons, and fails to fulfil the great ex.
pectations that had been raised BY bk
literary achievements. In fact, he breaks
down altogether. TAINTED by his wife.
he so far forgets his manhood, according
to report, as to inf1ct blow upon her.
From this time war is declared between
them. The lady makes her debnt in The
literary world with novel called "Che.
verify which is followed bya pamphlet
detailing her family troubles, and two
other novels, seyerally entitled "Behind
the Scenes" and Very Successful
All of these novels contain severe ATTACKS
upon Sir Edward and bis friends. Curl.
ously enough some of her bitterest sar
casnls in f" Behind the Scenes" were Ii.
yelled against Mr.. Charles Dickens, whose
matrimonial troubles have since afforded
wide field for the London gossips
Lady Bulwer's venom against Sir Ed
ward is rather heightened as she grows
older and fatter and as he grows richer
and more famous. In politics be rises to
the surface with the Derby Ministry, and
is appointed Colonial Secretary. 10 &C.
cept this appointment be must resign bis
seat IN psrliament and enter upon a hptly
wnere ne $50 . ot ny Fersoddss
popular. While finishing his address to
the electors with the customary tribute
to the galaxy of female beauty" within
sight Of the husiings, the rose leaf beauty
Of thirty years ago appears upon tho
scene, in the shape of stout, red faced
matrou of about fifty summers. before
whose dread presence the Statesman
beats an inglorious retreat, while she
gives to the public a "piece Of her
mind" in relation to the character of the
honorable gentlman who has just soil
cited their sutTrages, However mort
Tying this rcncontre must have been 70
the baronet, the result was in his favor.
lie was returned to the House, duly III
stalled in the Cabinet, and has now sue
ceeded in incarcerating his wife in a mad
house.
1t appears that he received with bis
wife her income of df400 per annun,
which was most welcome to him at The /
time; that when he became rich he re-
fused to allow Lady Lytton more than
the sum above named. and that now he
has attempted to silence her forever by
her as a maniac, without the
smallest possible ground for such action
A novelist by profession, he has given
the plot for sensation story Of the first
class; a.statesman by inclination, he has
shown in his own person the necessity Of
still further guards around the personal
liberty of the subject. A member Of ihs
Palmerston Cabinet made an unenyiabe
notoriety as roue and a.gambler, butbs
did not preach the fine sentiments which
form the stock in trade of Lord Derbyi
Joseph Surface. The newspaper 40
counts, however, go to show that be has
begun to be ashamed of his course, and
that he promises to compromise matteFs
with Lady Lytiop. There seems to b
some peculiar fatality attendant. upon
marriages between literary people, ID
HydrophoJia. A young man named
Francis Julien died at bis fathers re.
sdence on Government street 1Ear ADi
On Monday night last Of hylrophobia.-
We learn from several physiciansiER
attended him that it was one of the mos
extraordinary cases that have ever o.
cured in this part Of the country. !
appears that some two wears airo MI