Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-01-14
where Lord Byron was imE mEr:soned-where,
You know,
His hair grew white
In single Righs,
. Rnt not With fright

S0A HS@ 'AN4A a. -e@-s'
Wa-al, be was pretty smart poet.
in his day, but I tell you we've got a
Long fellow in America, tkat can ehsv him
all up"
After leaving NcTstsad for Eucknall
my thoughts dwelt most on the love Of
Byron for Mary Chswors''l. and Iindslged
in various romantic fau~ es and .peculs-
tons as TO the infuene- Euch pure at
taoh ment and happy earl ,sgriage might
: hare had on the moral 4ture, genius,
4 and life Of the post.
BY the way" so ,oo' young
Friend. sitting sgrcs--- did thes
know that this carriage once belonged
to John Musters, Mary CaAForth's h0.-
band I"
Indeed :" I eagerly exclained. and
has Mary Chavorth used IT z
"Doubtless--it is ld-fsshioned, you
see. It is a little odd that We should
drive in it, to her lovers old home aad to
lis grave
Il struck me as something more than
"odd." l almost faucied that our one
vacant seat held al unseen occupant. like
the fairy boz, Of the wild German bal
lad
my dear mother had . singular per-
sonal recollection of the Young Lord By
ron, whic as thou art SO deeply interes-
ted in all that concerns hin, | will relate
to thee" said the fair Friend at my side,
with what struck me as rather sly smile
for enc Of the shining ones," as Lamb
calls Quskeresses Of her type.
vas all eager attention.
1t is story that we seldom tell, for
reason that will be obvious to thee. .
she said when my mother was about
twelve or thirteen year. ofagc, and Byron
WAS wild school boy. she met him for
tie first and last time. She had walked
to Hucknall, to see the old church, atten-
: ded, like another Juliet by al old nurse.
Seeing that rain was coming on, she
quickened her steps. not observing that
she was outwalking her attendant, when
suddenly, on turning corner, she came
ou merry company of 'ung lads, the
fo7erA ST. merriest ami handsomcst one OF
{ whom she noticed walked with a sign!
: lump. Being very timjd, ny mother
. used l2uked back for uer servant, aud
seeing her far behind. drew nearer to the
wall, to let the young rslsterers p.ss; but,
, to her surprise aud terror, the one who
appeared the leader paused to, looked
" under her little Quaker bonnet, and then
actually kissed her. Of course, she CAV,
little involuntary scream, and then one
> of the boys caught her rude sdrnire- By
the arm and drew him away, saying -
For sham, Byron :
81 am afraid my mother Eever forgave
tbs young lord for the shack be gave her
thox gh she rememb bered he looked very
f red as he turned away, and she doubted
t not be vas heartily ashamed OF the rudo
: ness his boyish frolic had betrayed hun
a into and she said she always wanted tc
! know who it va. that exclaimed 'Fo'
shame, Byron = It va. doubtless scboo
i fellow They we're probably all Harrow
e boys. visiting Newstoad in vacation"
1t was iuexcusable. of course !; yet Que
It can fancy the temptation pretty, blush
i ing, demure, little Qsaker face. under :
: quaint Quaker bonnet, would present tc
Y one like Byron, IN his impaisive and w
t governed boyhood. 1t was sort of for
DluuSD Irull lG COUtO lOt
:, Hucknall Torkard, by courtesy vii
t lase, few miles from the Abbey, /. ;
: most ill-favored, Ii,mallookiug hamlet
: partly manufacturing, partly agriculture
D ia character, and as aomfort!ess as 1t /
unpicJsresqae. Along its principal stree
: stand dreary rows of poor little houses
,f with red-tiied rsots-not one building Q
: any pretension 10 elegance or Importance
J. Nothing eau bs more so,nbre, sordld, an
e depressing than the surroundings of tn
y old parish church. exceIt it be the churoi
e itself Beneath the chancel of this darh K
{ mouldy. di,apidated edifee, that seem
j givtu over 10 the dead. is the family vsu
IS Of the Byrons. A mural tablet tells 20
= that below your feet. by the side OF al
IT mother, lies ''Gcorge Gordon Noel By
l. ron, author of Ckilde Hardd "
10 Let US hope that those two stormy
II passionate, erring. yet 10: uulevlnS hearts
d sleep well together
d No res,ing-place could Be 50 1e.ols:e ?
n this, so utterly out of keeping win N
= spendid, sensucus. dramat.c. oe29.y-loY
in. nature Of the post-no gave On d
Elnd-swelt PtaihS, OF 40 ''-4 ''a' :
of Grcece-on the loutl.st ls.e ot ;1~ 81
II chipelago, or amid the ruins 0. House
. under the .ands ot Lido, CT tn 81 avs {
V Apenniucs-Do grave any .1bers, IL tn
b open air OF sunlight, or unlsr tie gran
: shadow of mountains, or ID the path {
Is tempests.
Of All that sad last Journey from bo1
don 10 Newstead. and from Nswstead
l. Hucknall. when the hero-poet who III
,e died fer the distant land Of heroes an
d poets was brought TO this last dreAry hon
e / OF h.s race. s.th none Of his Kindred tol
se loving him with few TO mourn fcr hin
= Or 90 BIN honor 4 faithful SISTER, ap
: douu. less that great w.'e, Hevt
:. truly loved. ana deeply wronged, Kept Il
e dav IA seclusioa ana taars ami. II ~
sad, LAZY Caroline LAMB. tic woman,
+ al his loves, who loved bim most. IN hs
a Wild Was, having acciientiy net II
II hearse, 1t Newstead gate, sTooned tro'
N the shock. and went nome 70 die:
er Since the time of ny visit to Nowstsa
ve sad Hucknal, Augusta Lsigh, Byrol
is sister, has bsen laid by her brother 81
It, mother Lady Lovel.oe has diso al
&c latest OF ali, Lady Byron. Mary Ch'
s. worth, IS ws have ssen. got well CT ''tt
j. sI-Ecss. of ths sal. sra re1ns "a