The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

years III DIBHJOn, ana nef circle OF TRENDS COinC1ed
i heard but OF one crime OF which she accused her
dead husoand, but attery of two which need not he
nameu SIX or seyen persons more or less known TO
me received her communications, three OF whom
were Americans. Her cOmmuni cations were not
used for the defense OF her conduct, character,
memory. n9 Some of these persons received them as
son for one others thought cher mind was touched
upon the subject of the separation In l94i
one Of her best friends asked me to talk with
her on the liabilities to error OF private judgment
When deciding questions involving criminal charges
which can be properly investigated only by public
tribunals. No one, / told her. had right to repeat
such charges, except as decisions OF courts or law
were given awav right and left The conddsntes
who knew her best, her peculiarlties, her troubles
Win her daughter, her elder grandson her servants
never would have repeated her stories with pens and
types. They thought her mind touched Sus-
pcions had become dclusions. Three OF her friends
myself being one came separately TO this conclusion
The sealed papers held by her trustees il they con
tain the accusations she made, can only be records
quently is not capable of proof and the charge Mrs
STOVE STOVE has published is comparatively recent and
"l2 Norfolk Road. Sept 12, 1862
The only matter of wonder is, that the dis
graceful story having been told to SO many
persons, it never reached the public ear
before.
The most important evidence brought for
ward by the Quarterly, however, are the letters
of Lady Byron, addressed to Mrs. Leigh be-
fore, at the time of, and after the separation
We quote some of these, and, as the writer
OF the article says we do not see how mega
tive evidence can go much further. The let
ters and extracts are as follows
"You will think me very foolish, but / have tried
Two or three times and caunot talk to you OF your
departure % with decent vsage, so let me say one
word in this way, to spare my philosophy With the
expectations which have never will nor can ask
you to stay one moment longer than you are inclined
received from you. But, in this at least an truth
itself when say that whatever the situation may
be- there Is no one whose society is dearer to me- or
can contribute more to my happiness These feei-
ings win not change under any circumstances, and
should be grieved If you did not understand them
Should you hereafter condemn me shall not love
you less will say no more. Judge for yourself
about going or staying. Iwish you to consider yo,p'
first time in your life. Thine, A. |. g.
'rAddressed on the cover 'ro the Hon. Mrs.
Leigh"
''KIRBy MALLORY Jan. 1G, 1916 Qho day after she
left London).-My Dearest Alt is my great com
fort that you are in Piccadly.'
KIRBY MALLORY, Jan. 23, 1SlG.-Dearest All
know you feel formc as do for you, and perhaps
am better understood than think. You have been,
ever since knew you, my best comforter, and will
so remain, unless you grow tired OF the Oice, which
may well be-
"Jan. 25, t515-My Dearest Augusta Shall still
be your sister? ! must resign my rights to be
considered hut don't think that will make any diff
ference in the kindness have SO uniformly cxpc-
rienced from yOn."
"K1RBY MALLORY, Feb. s. 1916 - Ny Dearest
Augusta--lOu are desired by your brother to ask If
my father has acted with my concurrence in pro-
posing separation. He has 1t cannot be supposed
that in my present distressing situation capable
Of stating in detailed manner tle reasons which
will not only justify This measure, but compel me to
take it, and never be my wish to remember IN
necessarily (SiG those injuries for which, how
now now nIP only recall to no lord d'S0G Byrons mna Y hs
avOwed and insurmountah; aversion to the
married state, and the desire and determination
g. q nj
free himself from that bondage, as indiug it quite
insupportable though canddly acknowledging that
no effort of duty or affection has been wanting
my part. lie has too painfully convinced me that
all these attempts to contribute towards his happl-
ness wholly useless and most unwclcome to
him. enclose this letter to my father, wishing it to
receive his sanction. Ever yours most anectonatey,
''FEBRUAEY /, 1S;G-I hope, my dear A., that you
would on no account withhold from your brother
the letter Which sent yesterday in answer to yours,
written by his desire, particularly as one which |
have received from himself to-day renders it still
more important that he should know the contents OF
that addressed to you. am in haste, and not very
well: Yours, most ailacsonatey, A. |. BYRON"
ferings of all may yet be repaid in blessings. DO not
despair absolutely, dearest and leave me but enough
of your interest TO AFFORD you any consolation by par
cause thus unintentionally. You al be my opin-
ion hereafter and at present your btterest rcprOach
would be forgiven; though heaven knows you have
considered me more than thousand would have
donc-more than anything but my affection for B.,
one most dear to you, could deserve. must not
remember these feelings. Farewell! God bless you,
from the bottom Of my heart. A. L. b."
Besides this, it is shown that Mrs. Leigh
was for many years the medium of commu-
nication between Byron and his wife, and
that Lady Byron always addressed her in the
warmest terms of sisterly affection. AS for
Mrs. Leigh, there was never anything in her
life OF conduct to give occasion for the
slightest breath of suspicion, and the fact
that the Queen assigned her apartments in
ST. James Palace is a proof that she at least
believed her TO be pure and good woman.
Indeed, it is very probable that some whis-
pers of this scandal may have reached the
ears of the Queen, and that she bestowed this
mark of her favor on Byron's sister to mark
in the smost emphatic manner her belief in
that ladys innocence.
This has been a bad business, whichever
way we look at it, and the foul calumny has
recoiled upon the heads of Lady Byron and
Mrs. Stowe, and injured them, in the estima-
tion of all right-thinking people, far more
than 1t has the accused persons. Mrs Stowe,
indeed, has placed herself in the position of
an accused criminal by the publication of
card calling for suspension of public OPT
Mon on the letters of Lady Byron to Mrs
Leigh. The impudence of such a request as
this is only exceeded by the outrageous char
acter of the first offense; and the public of
both countries now demand that she shall make
good her charges to the letter, or stand con-
denined as a tattling busybody and foul
minded slanderer of the one great poet of the