Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-17
THE BYRON SCANDAL.
LORD BYRON Guilty or INCEST.
aHH
Uhs TrueStory OF his Life and Sepa .
ration from his wife,

We and In Western newspaper the some
tiuhs Promised account Of the true reason
for the separation OF Lord Byron from his
uifs, rs prepared in a magazine article by
Mrs. Harriet Bcecher Stowe. We extract
herewith Hil the essential details Of the alb
sVrbiBg and yet horrible story. There has
been little danger, this many year, that
Lord Byrou's literary ind dcnce over young
insn aud women could ever ag ain become
phSt Is was At time Mrs. S owe descr bes
frvm memory there Is heucefUrth none at
AL:
The reading world Of America has lately
been presented with = book, which is said
/, ~ sell raridly, sad which appears to meet
With universal fRvur. The subject of the
book may DO thus bri, fly ststcu the mis-
trs-s of Lr,ri Byron comes before tue world
for the sake OF indicating his fame from
blenders aud aspershns cast on him by bic
wife. The story Of the mistress Agt. wife
may be summed up as follows
n Ebrd Byron, the hero Of the story, Is rep
r,sentcd Us 9 human being endowed with
every natural charm, git, AID grace, who
by the QUE false step u an unsuitable mar
flaxe srecked his whole lite. A NARROW
minded, eold-hearted pr.cisiau, without
ficieht Intellect to comps ehrnd his 8, nj
. 1is, or heart TO feel for hts temptations,
y vrniad With him one OF those more wurl'iiA
marriages, common in high lite, aid, fud
ii.g shat she could not fcuuco him ~ the
snalb- NAUTICAL pTUI,l Ieties aud Conventional
: sulcs OF her own uoie Of life, suddenly
Ind sithuas warning, abandoned ldu IN the
i.ost cruel aud inextl cable manner. II Ia
alleged that Ahe parIed from him in appa
rrnt tfrelion AID good humor, " r, te hun
PLAYFUL, cuhtding letter upn The Nay
l. 4
dealy, aud without explanation, attn, uneed
AZ hun that sbe wOu,d never see hun ugaIu
shAl thh suiden abandon nvnt drew dosr
ppon hun perfect storm II scaniaIUus 4. y
fior, which hls wife never sraticated Lhai
.hs Bev,r 10 ai,y way or shrIe stated VIVA
the sx,ct TessOns Tor h-r departure haC
been, . id thus silently gave scope to all the
iuslcc of thous ands OF enemies. The N
slivo victim was actually driven fiom L 8
Land, his hume be-, ken up, snl he do neC
!. 70 be lonely wAnderer Ou iorriga shores
In Italy, under b.uer skies aud among |
g-ntler peeFle, VIA more Tolerant modes o
iudgen cot, the snthorvss int'tDaies bat b.
! found peace and copselalion. a Lowell,
,oupg italian .Countess tails 20 loye viii
hirr, aud bi aking bar family ties for h
cake, devotcs bet self to bin n Ia blisslu
retirement with her be daDs a. last that do
inestic llfe Tor which he WAS 70 fitted
y. .othed, caluied, aud rsfr 81 ID, he write
Dun Juan, which the world Is al this lat
LouI ihf,rmed was q poem with high NOR
al purpose, designed ~ be practical Illus
trs;,oa q: tho dVSiTiae VI total depTAvit
among Young GENT, men IN high lite. Uu
der the elesxtibg influence Oi love, he Tis
"a al last 10 higher realms VI moral exec
lrnt q, and resolves to devote 20 rest Of hi
life ~ sOIne noble and heroic purpose, be
comes u savior Of Greece, aud dies uu
timely, leaving q nation 10 NOUN his loss
The Ruihoress dwells with peculiar bitter
i..as on Lady Byrvns silence during o.
these Yeas, as the must aggravated form a.,
persecution and Injury. She informs IL
would that Lord Byron wrote lis Autobios
sslhy wih the purpose OF giving a TAI
siAttinent Of the exact tIu h OF the mattel
Snd taAt Lady Byron brought up the manu-
script Of the publish aud insisted On II
being desiI Dyed unread, thus inf xibly d,
y psivIng her husband OF HE Cst chance b,
ibre the tri rnh o. the pu J . As result
this silent, persistent crueiIy on the part I
n cold, correct, narrOu-minded woman, n
character of Lord Byron has been misuI
dersiOOd, and his name transmitted 10 ATE
sgea with sspeTsiOns aud accusations whic
a is the object Of this book TO remove.
Il does uoi appear to occur % the thoI
"a 90 anreheeting readers that they 81
Nal, ". < merely TO the story Of IIrd b.
fonis mistress and Of Lprd Byron, and III
even by their own showing their heayie
accusation agar NJ Lady Byron Is that 81
has not spoken at oil her story has Hsv'
l.sru told
Lady ByIoa's obdurats cold heArtedne
In refusing even 20 listen 10 his prayers
10 have any Intercourse with him whiS
might lead 30 reconciliation, was the OF
- III II - Los.
noralist defended bar, but grntler hear
mArblv-hearted monster OF correctness Al
morality, q person acation Of the Law n
mitigatcd by the gospel Literature 10
highest walks buried itself with Lady b
ron.
The true history Of Lord and Lady Byr,
has long been perfectly under stood 10 uaI
circles In England, but the facts were OF
nature that could not be made publ
While there Was . young daughter liyin
whose future might be Prejudted by its =
citsl, and while there wese other perso
.cn whom the disclosure OF the real tru
would have been crushing as an ayalAnch
Lady ByiOn's only course was the peTfe
silence In which she took refuge, and the
sublime works OF chsriiy and mercy
which she ccnsecrAtvd her hlighted earth
life. No person 10 England, Y
think, would a. yet take the resl osibility
T,lAling the true history which Is 10 Gle
LADY Byron's memory. But by a singul
concurrence Of chcumstsnets, all d
.iscts Of tho case, N the most undeniAh
nd authentic form, were At enc time pl
ccd IN the hands Of the writer Of this sket,
viis authoTity 10 make such use Of them
abe should judge best. Iad tbls Welapehs
hlslory bts n ala we'd 10 slsep 70 plblie u
~.nd have been made OF ItcG sE: q