The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
WHAT MADAME STOWE SAYS.
sYaoN-His PORTRAIT BY FEMALE FRIEND.

BYaoN-HIs PORTRAIT BY FEMALE FRIEND.
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ssnted with book which Is said to sell rapidly, and
which appears TO meet with universal favor. The
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the sake OF indicating his fair fame from ISLANDERS
and aspersIons cast on him BY his wife. The story
OF the mistress W.. wife may De summed up IS fol-
lows
Lord Byron the hero of the story "a represented as
= human being endowed with every natural charm,
gin and grace who by the one false step Of an un-
suitable marriage wrecked his whole life. A narrow
minded cold hearted precisian, without sunicient
for his temptations, formed with him one Of those
mere worldly marriages, common in high life, and,
matca prophecies and conventional rules Of own
mode Of lfe suddenly. and without warning, aban-
dOned him In the most cruel and inexpcabe manner.
II Ii alleged that she parted from MIN In apparent
affection and good humor, wrote MIN playful, con-
nding letter upon the way; but after reaching her
announced to hiA that she would never him again;
that this sudden abandonment drew down upon him
perfect storm o. scandalous stores which his wife
never cOntradleted; that she never In any way or
shape stated what the exact reasons for her depar
nso aaa o neme 10 u se
tim was actually driven from England, his home
broken up. and he doomed to be lonely wanderer
on foreign shores In Italy, under bluer skies and
among q gentier peop.e, with more tolerant modes
OF Judgment, the authoress intmates that he found
peace and consolation. lovely young Italian
countess falls in love with him, and breaking her
family ties for his sake dev0tes herself to him. and
In Di651ul retirement Win ner ne nnds at last that
domestic life for which ne was so fitted. Soothed.
Gained aud refreshed, he writes Don JUAN" which
the world Is at this late hour informed was poem
with high moral purpose, designed to be practical
illustration OF the doctrine OF total deprayity among
young gentlemen in high life. Under the eevatng
influence OF love- he at last higher realms Of
moral excellence and resolves to devote the rest OF
his life to some noble and heroic purpose, becomes
the savior OF Greece, and dies ultimately, leaving
nation 10 mourn his loss.
COUNTESS GUICCIOLIs AsPERSIoys OF LADY BYRON
The authoress dweils with peculiar bitterness on
Lady ByrOn's silence during all these years the
most aggravated form OF persecution and injury
She informs the world that Lord Byron wrote his
autobiography for the purpose OF giving fair state
ment OF the exact truth OF the matter, and that
Lady Byron bought up the manuscript OF the pub
Usher and insisted on its being destroyed unread
thus iunexiby deprivng her husband OF his last
chance before the tribunal OF the public As result
or this SILENT persistent cruelty on the part OF
cold correct, narrow minded woman, the character
or LORD Byron has been misunderstood and his
name transmitted 10 alter ages with aspersions and
accusations which is the object OF this book to re-
move. such Is the story OF Lord Byrons mistress
story which Is going the length OF this American
Continent ana rouslng up new sympathy with the
America once more under the power OF tnat brIl.
llant seductive genius from which 1t was hoped
they mad escaped.
THE WHEELER DIGNITY AND DEMEANoR
All this While 1t does not appear TO occur TO the
thousands Of unrenectng readers that they are listen
ing merely to the story OF Lord Byrons mistress and
OF Lord Byron, ana that even by their own showing
their heaviest accusation against Lady Byron IL nat
she has not spoken at ALI her story has been
Lord Byron and his wife That poets personality
late ana happiness had interest for the whole civ
uIzed world which we will venture to say was uI1-
paralleled. II Is within the writer's recollection
how In the obscure mountain town where she spent
her early days. Lord Byron's separation from his
wife was, Tor "a season, the all-engrosslng topic.
ATTACKS FROM OTHER QUARTERS.
NLord Byron's "Fare thee well" addressed TO Lady
Byron. was set 10 music and sung with tears by
young school girls, even In this distant America.
Madame de Stae SAID Of this appeal that she was
sure 10 would have drawn her nc once to his heart
and his arms. She could have Forgiven everything,
and 80 SAID al the young ladies all over the world;
not only ia England but In France ana Germany
wherever Byron's poetry appeared In translation.
Ledy bSron's obdurate cold-hearedness In refusing
even 10 listen 70 his prayers, TO have any inter-
course WIN nm winch might lead to reconciliation
was The one point conceded on all sides. The
ttficter mofaliss defended her, but gentle hearts
throughout all the word regarded her as q marble
hearted monster ~ correctness and moraiity--a per-
sQnncation OF the law unmitigated by the gospel
Literature Ia us highest walks busted itself with
Lady Byron.
POETS APOLOGY TOR TIE PEER
Moore In his "Llie OF LORD Byron - when beufn-
ming the recital OF the series Of disgfaceui amours
which formed the staple OF his lie in Venice, mas
thus passage:-
HAshy ssssurabis 10 point OF morality and dscorum a.