New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-30


u,.s her M happy No one who has seen Lola
dprpp he last two wears. can doubt her sincere pen
and earnest desire to DO all the good in her power
Like other Magdsleus, she was an enthusiast aud De-
Iieved in sensible divine manifestations going, like
child to its mother on her knees to Goo, Tor guide ana
counsel in all concerns of life, aud then awaitingth
responses which in singular ways were vouchsafed to
her, as she often recounted.
few weeks aAer the above described little incident,
| left London for two months, and on my return was
SURPRISED and geved to learn that the interim had been
full Of disasters and vicissudes to Lola Her religious
convictions lad given her strong repugnance aud dis
gust for further notorey and publicity and though her
lectures were successful, and produced considerable
money to herself and agents she formed resolution,
which nothing could shake of retiring from the world,
and conpecrating herself to life Of devotion and char
tiles may here mention that she did not write her
lectures nor any of the books that ascrbed to her
not one of them, as she has often told me-
After consulting with n few friends who had known
her in the days of her brightness, youth, beauty aud
eea she hit upon the foolish experiment of buying
the lease Of a furnished house in Park lane, near
HYDE Park, hoping TO get in few dodgers, and thus
10 gain an easy and quiet living. In this unfortunate
adventure she invested some COCO, her part of the
proceeds of her lectures, and f200 beside, which
was given TO her by two lady friends. From the first
day of the taking possession of her house. everything
went wrong. The expected dodgers did not Gomez she
was 10 housekeeper and quarreled with her servants
some pettv debts were incurred law suits Judgments
executions, and leyies followed. Lola fell i'll; the
Sheriff sold her lease and furniture and there was lett
but $50 Co. out Of her little fortune. Dependent des
rarine wishing TO die, she took to her bed Dram
fever set in and che would doubtless have then term
mated oil her sufernos but for the noble kindness Of
wealthy old gentleman in Derbysbre, who, hearing oil
her distressed condition. though unacquainted with
b carried her in the train down TO his country home
There nursed like daughter by his fond and indulg
emf wife attended by the best physicians and devoted
servants he soon recovered her shattered health and
lively spirits The beauty, which for so many years
had left her cheeks once more returned and there she
almost forgot the Losses and suerngs Of the last and
to her the saddest trial of her cheqnered existence
OF all the dear and lovely spots in beautiful, bowery
England, | recall none more worthy OF description,
none fuller of refined culture and natural CHARM
high brick wall inclofed some forty acres, which for
fftv wears had under the lavish expenditures of the
tasteful proprietor been crowded with all those rare
and peasre-givng collections that are found nowhere
out of that island large garden Of fruits berries
and vegetables, separated from fower-garden by a
thick impenetrable hedge lay between the roadside
and the meadows where herds Of deer and sheep and
cows almost equal in beauty, were cropping the ever
green grass. Back Of this was the fish pond full OF
excellent fish, and on s surface score Of swans and
hundreds of rare foreign waterfowl The banks were
dotted with statues which, partly hid by the varegaed
foliage produced pleasing and novel effect and with
book in hand followed by the devoted Gyp here Lola
passed alone many happy days. The cottage in the
middle Of the owefgarden, overTun with trained fruit
trees honeysuckes and ivy is the very dream Of the
lover of country home, and in it, as soon as she was
quite restored did her kind patrons establish Der as
mistress; for they lodged in the City of Derby visiting
rather than living at the country house.
Here they desired her to remain forever, giving no
thought TO anything but her own happiness. The SER
wants, horses, all things were at her command and it
was the intention of the chdess old people to leave
the place to her when they should die. This they often
told her in my presence when, in her maynard rest
less humor. Lola would speak of going far away on
mission Of Christianity to foreign lands ever complain
ing of her idle selfish and useless exstence for, not
having deserved such blessings they showered upon
her she could not receive them The pleasant routine
of feedinethe deer and swans fishing, reading gather
ing berries, fruits, and flowers, often varied by
drives and walks through the green lanes and in visits
10 the neghbOrng castles. The encampment of gPses
about Derbyshire frequently attracted Lola for her
own yaeabond career and nature had much in common
with those dark mysterious, vicious people, who, in
the very heart of Protestant Christian England re-
main TO this day as thoroughly heather the Chinese
Sic made no acquaintances except the wife OF
I the town librarian, who fancied herself be-
! wiched, saving that Jew had cas spell
/ upon her and there was a devil in her
stomach. Lola undertook TO her by constant kind
ness reading good books to her, and praying with her
often Lola was sIirtualist strictly temperate,
w tasting even drop of wine, very fond Of learning
facts and statistics, 50 that she often called walk
ing encyclopedia She sang with feeling, accompany
ing herse the piano, and was much given 10 casuis-
thy and discussion, but with more logic than less
famous women. Indeed che was unbearable at times,
when was quite evident that she on the wrong
side Of the debate and would fly into such passion
10 one could withstand and have frequently known
her thus to break mp pleasant party. She never
would confess to being in the wrong and her friends
were forced TO charge her to the ebuhtions Of
an uncomfortable temper, and asked her 10
apologize. Her memory was remarkable, forgetting
nothing; and she read books with the greatest rapidly
Her knowledge of continental languages was imper-
feet and with all her eonceit, she painfully con-
scious Of it, and would speak bnt in English,
if she could help it. When woman has many
masculine points of character we are apt to
judge her by the standard of men. In that view
Lola would greatly suffer- for she was utterly want
ing in fixed principle She had no real gratitude and
quite regardless of truth even in these last years
when her ardent desire to be good Christian, her
lax native character was stronger than her new re-
solves and sla NIT he