The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-07-11
Lord Byrvn's SEPARATION from
hfs Affe.

ifanspired viii give the reader pref
y correct idea Of the unhappy domes-
SIC relations Of the great poet
On the second of January. 1919,
Lord Byroh---ihen in bis twenty
seventh year-was united IN marriage
to Miss Millbanke. On the tenth d
December. q the ssme year, Angus
IA Ada. their child. was born. About
IA weeks alter. Lady Byron LEFT Lon
don on sisa TO her father, IN Leiees-
tershire, Rllh the undei standing that
her husband should shortly join her.
They pa ted in kindness. may in ten
ler affection On the journey, Lady
byron wrote him al. eifvc'ionaie and
playful letter Immediately on her
arrival al tie paternal mansion, her
father wrote to Lord Byron, 10 il form
him tina. hi. daughter would return TO
him no more and the husband and
wife never met again. Such are the
bare facts in the case, and for their
explanation, we are obliged TO resort
to conjecture, and TO glance at the pre-
yious history OF both parties.
AT the time Of his marriage, Lord
| Byron was man Of fashion, and
addicted 10 The vices of man OF fash
ion. We believe that his errors in
the latter respect have been greatly
exaggerated that, in fact, he trans
gressd agains, The laws Of morality
no more than young men OF rank US
ually do. But be was shining mark
for Ihe shafts Of calumny and it was
his lot 10 bear that fury of resentment
which common morials sometimes
cherish towards those whose talents
cast their pigmy pretensions utterly
into the shade. He was not sensual
i4i, in the correct sense Of that ex-
preston. Biscuits and water often
formed his rcpasi his libations TO
BaecLus were uuirequeni, and seldom
excessive and lie Injured himself 10
fatigue by daily practice in boxing
and fencing lie was always gener-
ops,. scattering his money when he bad
any, with more than princely gener-
osily. His income never exceeded
four thousand pounds sterling a year,
and, taking his Whole life into the ac-
count, We believe he gave away more
than q third Of il. For all that, how
ever, he was no, Puritan. Ii was
not in his blood. ia his position, or in
his circumS ancts TO be so. We do
not justly his departure from morali-
ty On the contrary, we deplore them
knowing well, that in morality, all
men ought TO be puritanic, and that
no degree Of temptation Juslliics aEys
degree Of sin. Marriage was conlin-
ually recommended TO Byron, as an
'aulidote" 10 dissipation. Al length
he took lie prescription--and bitter
dose il proved. He proposed 10 Miss
Millbahke and was refused. They
continued, however, TO be on very
friendly terms, ard to correspond.
/ He proposed second time, and was
accepted. His friends protested
against his choice for two reasons !:
first, because she was too" "strait- it-laced,
4. G too good for him; and secondly,
because her fortune consisted chiefly
in expectations. But sitting one day
with friend, when a refusal from an
other lady arrived, Byron said, You
see that after all. Miss Milbanke is TO
be the person will write TO her.
He wrote on the instant, and showed
The letter to his friend, who still re-
monstraiug against the choice. read
the letter over and remarked, We'll, !,
really, this is very pretty letter /: it
is pity it should not go; | never
read pretlier one. Then it shall
60 said Lord Byron. 1t did 90, and
ii sealed his fate. Thus lightly are
the words spoken, and Ihoughllessly
are the deeds done, which make or
mar our happiness for life.
Miss Milbanke was the pattern
daughter Of pattern country gentle
man. An English country house, OF
the pattern sort, is place where peace
and plenty. order and regularity, have
taken up their abode. Life in il goes
on in an unyarying round OF duties
and delights. From the master TO
the scullion, each inhabitant has and
knows, and keeps his place, yielding
obedience to those above him, reqnir-
ing respect and Submission from those
below him. But the yoke is easy
and the burden is light, because rss-
pect is mingled with affection, and
! obedience is rendered with loyalty.
/ 'lntelleciual--as we understand the
word-the family are not; but, in
such bone, human nature has reach
ed as high point Of harmonious de-
velopemeni, as il has attained on this
planet, at any age. We have met
with people, who. IN some respects,
we're vastly superior to the inmates Of
an English pattern country house
more learned, for example, more i'm
agina,ive, more open TO new IDEAS
but never any who seemed, upon the
whole, more enyiable or more excel
lent. Miss Mllbauke, as we have
just observed, was a pattern hdy Of
her class formed to be a wise moth
er os English children. aud an admir-
allie mistress d an English home.
She was not a wom0n who would see
anything romantic in haffoa, or
anything interesting 10 seizure Of
furniture b, the sheriff; nor vas She
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