Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-04-04
BIT OF ENGLIsH scANnA1


BIT OF ENGLISH SCANDAL,
There is now in progress in Dublin a trial
which is attracting great attention throughout
Great Britain. The characters involved in the
affair are not unlike those which Thackerov od.
mirably paints. We copy the following state
ments Of the facts from the London Star =
The COURSE OF UNTRUE LovE-Between
eight and nine years ago the Bculogne packet
boat was on its passage to Dover. It was a
sultry evening in August, and the ladies and
gentlemen on board passed the night on deck.
of these, one lady and gentleman sat side by
side. The gentleman folded his plaid and
laid it across the knees of himself and his fair
companion. An odic force was communicated
through the innocent woollen, and from that
moment mixed rapport Of magnetism and
love was established between them. Miss
Teresa Longworth-ior that was the ady's
namc-seems to have been fascinated by the
odic force Of Major Yelverton, who was, no
doubt, personally an agreeable, and to a lady, a
loveahle man. lie was, besides, heir apparent
to the earldom OF Avonmore
Miss Longworth belonged to what is called
a good family in Lancashire, was educated from
infancy in French Convent, had lived little at
home--her father having been man who
feared neither God nor the Devil, not believing
in either-but much abroad on visits to rela-
tlveS and friends. Her allowance from her
family was GOO year. Twelve months after
the rapport in the Boulogne boat the influence
began to operate. Major Yelverton wai sta.
toned at Malta; Miss Longworth set off for
Italy. She seems to have been attracted by
him. "My recollectons of him." she saws,
'were agreeable, and had vague desire to
have further acquaintance" Her cousin was
consul at Monaslir, in Albania and wishing to
send him letter, Miss Longworth, with the
assistance of her Naples banker and of ST. An
thony, the patron Of Italian postmen, could see
no readier method of doing so than by enclos-
ing the letter in the one to Major Yclverton.
with request to him to post it at Malta.
The correspondence thus opened was warmly
continued on both sides, but it was not until
1855 that the Major and the lady again met
In that year, he was with his regiment in the
Crimea; and again the odic force, assuming un-
consciously to its object the form of charity,
drew Miss Longworth to his vicinity. Among
the lady nurses toiling in the hospitals of Gal
alta, she was visited by the Major, who renewed
his expressions of attachment and proposed
secret marriage. Miss Longworth was willing
to marry, but rejected the condition of secresy.
But why secresy? This the Major was in diff
fculties about what he calls the pec,Ilia and
had promised his brother. on whom he was de-
pendent, not to marry any lady except one who
could pay his debts Did he mean to deceive
the lady by false marriage or were his inten-
tions honorable? His subsequent conduct
must decide Miss Longworth would not list
en- to secresy.
In 1897 Major Yelverton was in Edinburgh,
and Miss Longworth who had returned from
the Crmea the year before, was again attracted
to his vicinity, and visited the capital of the
north. Here he renewed his proposals for
secret marriage, and spoke of the facility of the
Scotch law to tie the knot. She, too, must
have. become more face, for she joined him in
reading together marriage formula, but did
not 90 further, and fled when he desired to
consummate the union. Bred n Catholic, she
could see no validity or sancttv in a marriage
not performed in the face of the church. Final
ly, in the August Of 1857, she assented to the
pledge Of secreSy, he on his part acquiescing in
marriage by Catholic priest.
They were so married at Rosstrevor, in Ire
land, and entered on the fruiton of their love
happiness, according to the lady, entire and
unbounded, in which every thing on earth be-
came indifferent but their two selves but when
| he said she was "the dearest small Tooi-tooi
that ever lived" and she thought 'there was not
| in the wide world another Carlo like hers" In
few months, however, circumstances were
thought by her to render the maintenance of
secresy respecting the marriage no longer pos
sible, and then it appeared that considerations
touching his pecunia and his family were para
mount in Major Ielvertons mind over regard
for his wife's reputation virtuous woman.
"The cat must be kept in the bag just now he
writes to her, "for if the fiery devil gets out
| just now, she'll explode precious mine and
| blow us to the devil" By mingled threats and
persuasions he brought his wife to respect the
secret In 1858 they Travelled abroad as hus-
] lo,, &c Shn g,1l
deaux, where he left her to join his regiment
Here she was exposed to the distress of being
considered his mistress.
On her recovery and return to England she
wrote to Major Ielyerton a touching letter,
which he left unanswered. She communicated
the fact of the marriage to his family, and the
catastrophe which his heartlessness had prepar-
ed followed A reputation was afterwards con-
hrmed by second marriage with lady who, it
is presumed, was able to pay his debts; and
now Mrs. Theresa Yeverton, as she claims to
be, appears in court to support a demand
against him, made by one of her friends. for
necessaries supplied to her. 1t is, no doubt, a
sad and prosric issue to such a story, but al
though affection be fed the character of the
lady may be vindicated.
The hero of this comedy or tragedy was very
much addicted to calling his wife "Tooi-tooi
and "iittle Tooi-tooi" and "small Tooi-tooi, -
We copy one OF his communications not, how
ever, recommending it as
MODEL LOVE LETTER.
"Poor little Tooi-tooi left alone How does
she get on? Thought of her all night when
awake, and dreamt OF her when asleep. Ar
rived at oh. 15m,, had BATH and having still
a quarter of an hour, write to small Tooi-tooi
Did Madame Andre get her key? turned il
in the armore where your dresses are, intend
ing to ask her to keepit until she let the rooms
or brought up your dresses, but put it into my
pocket and discovered it about five o'clock
when | sent it back to tn, address she gave me
attached from Angoulemc, think.
Dearest small Too-tooi, YOU must get vel
! and strong and we'll have lark next autumn
, vet, and have no more fal.e alarms (or real
ones) am very miserable at leaving you es-
, pecally in sIch weak state. Next time we
have to part we must both start to travel IN clt-
ferent directions, for the necessity OF dong
! something is naturally relief to the mind
began to cry again when in the railway TO the
amazement of a honne and two pretty glris III
her charge-one OF the latter fairy about
twelve wears old, found me out in the fact, and
announced it, at the same time wanting to con-
; sole me Good bye, carissimd m5d, Write, OF
get get madame to do So Sempre te, mile bdceie
' CARLO"