Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-09-17

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had made the resolution not 10 touch his
lady's fortune, but adds that 1t required
more sslf-commAnd than he possessed to
carry out 80 honorable 4 purpose. L tdy
| Byron made but one condition with him.
| She had him In her power, and she exacted
that the unhappy partner OF bis sins should
not follow him out Of bngisnd, aud that the
I ruinOus intrigue should be given no. Her
Inability on this point kept up that enmity
which was constantly expressing its,l ia
some publication or other, aud which drew
Der and her private relations with him be-
fore the public.
The story Of what Lady BJr did with
the portion Of her fortune Which was res.
erved to her Is = record of noble aud skill
fuliy adninistered charities. Pitiful, and
wise, and strong, there was no form or hu-
man suffering or sorrow that did not aud
With her refuge aud belp, She gave not
MY systematically, Int also inpulsiyely.
| Mss Asrtineau elsims for her the honor Of
| having first inveu ed practical schools, In
which the children Of the poor were turned
| iuto agriculturists, ar .isans, sesmstressos,
and good wives for poor men. While she
managed With admirable skill and economy
permanent institution VI this SORT, sle wss
always te relieve suffering IN any form. The
| fugitive slaves, William and Ellen Crafls.
|
protecting care. Ia many cases, wher,
there was distress or anxiety from poverty
among those to self-respecting to make
their sutforings known, the delicate hand Of
Lady Byron ministered to the want with
| consider t on which sp.r. the u )st r, havd
| feelings.
As q mother, her course was embarrassed
| by peculiar trial.. The daughter inherited
| from the father not only bii liant talents
but a restlessness aud n o.Jid sebs. b lity
which might be too surely traced to the
| storms aud sgitatatiVns Of the period in
which she was born. IL was necessary to
bring her up in ignorance of the true histo.
ry OF her mothers life, and the consequence
| vas that she could not fully understaad
that mother. During her early girlhood
career was a source Vi more Al xistT than
Of comfort. Shs married a man OF fashion,
ran brilliant course as q gay woman III
fashion, and died early OF lirg ring aud
painful disease. Iu the silence aud shaded
retir' ment Of the sick-room the daughter
came wholly back to her mothers arms and
heart; and it was on that mothers bosom
that she LEANED as she went down into ia.
dark valley. II was that mother who
placed her weak aud dying hand 10 that OF
her Almighty Savior. To the children lefl
by her daughter she minIstered With the
tAithipln IS Of guardian angel and 1t is
| owing to her iufl lencs that thOse who yet
| remain are among the noblest and best Of
mankind, Tue person whase relations with
Byron had hsen SO disastrous, also, In the
latter years Of Der life, felt Ltdy Byron's
| loving an ennobling Influences, and IN her
last 81 kuess and dying hours looked TO her
for UqnsOlarinn and clip. There was an IN
fDrtuRite child OF sin, born with the curse
| upon her, over whose way ward nature Lady
Byron watched with mothers tenderness.
Ste was the one who could have patience
when the patience OF every one else failed !;
and though her task was a d ifiicult one, from
the strange, abnormal propensti-s to evil
the object OF her cares, yet Lady Byron
never taltvr.d and never gave over, until
deaih took the resi- disability from her hands
During all this trial, strange 10 say, her
belief that the goJd in LJsd Byron would
gnAlly conquer was unsnaken. To friend
she sid TO her, 40, how con.~ you lUve
him - she answered briefly, mi dear, there
was the angel la him." IL is in US all. Il
WAS 10 this angel that she had faith. Ii was
for tho deliverance OF this angel from degra-
dation aud shame aud sin that che unceas-
ingly prayed. She read every work that
iron wrote-resd il with a deeper knosl-
edge than any human being but herself
could possess. The rinaidry aud obscenity
and the insults with which he strove to
make her IidcdlUus in the world, (, II at
her plying 'eot undecided. Wnen he broke
away from all this unworthy life IN devote
himself to = manly enterprise Tor the re-
demption Of Greece, she thought that she
san the brgibniDg OF al answer to her pray
ers. Even although one OF bis latest Acis
concerning her MAS TO repeat ~ Lady Blrs'
sington the false accusation which made
L,dy Byron the author of all his errors, she
; still had h..pss, from tho one step taken IL
lie right direction. 10 the midst Of thsst
} hopes came the news OF bis sudden death
On his death bed it is well known that he
: called his confidential Englls servant, &c,
to my sister-rell har-gO to Lady Byron
you will gee her, and say" Here fol
, loW4d 20 minutes OF indistinct mnttrrings
10 Whit tie names of his wife, daughter
aud sister frequently occurred. lie Lher
I said (: "now l have told you all" an
Lord" replied Fletcher, 81 have not under
, stood a word your lordshlp has bseu saying
, mot understand me ~ exclaimed LOrS
! Byron, with look Of the utmOit distress
"shAt pity then il Is too lAte-all /
3 over :" lie afterward, says Moore, tried /,
I utter few words, Of which none we're in
telligible except my sister-my child."-
! When Fletcher returned to London, Lid!
! Byron sent for him, and walked the Io5n
. In conyulsye at uggles to reprcss her tear
: aud sobs, while she over aad over agaiI
strove to elicit something from him whicl
should enlighten her upon what that las
me sage had been but 10 yain--the gate
Of eternity were shut in her face, aud not
word had passed 10 Tell her II he had repen
I. ted.
For all that, L,dy Byron never duVbis
his salvation. Eyer beiuFe bar, during To
few remaining years Of heI widuwhOOd, wa
the imsge of her husband, purified and en-
Dobled, with the shad lows OF earth fareye
dis pated, the stains Of sin forever move
n -''Ihe angel 10 him." as she expressed II
: "made perfect, according to its divine ideal
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1t has been thought by some friends VIII
have rsAd p oof-sheets Of the foregoing, tbs
I, the author should state mare specihcAll
her authority for these statements. Tn
:, circumstances which led the writer to Ems
: land at a certain time originated friend
> ship aud correspondence with Lady Byron
: which was always regard, d as one Of Il
: greatest acquisitions OF that sit. TN tn
!. occasion OF = second visit TO England, !
1856, the writer received a note from Lad
;, Byron, indicating that she wished TO hav
: SONS private, confidential cOBYersatiOn ~
q on important snbiecIs, aud inviting her Il
: that purposs TO spend day win her q
. her country hezt near London. Toe Srile
y went aud spent = day With Lady Byron alon
aud the obi CT Of the invitation was explain
!. cd to her. l.idy Byron Was in such stat
a af health that beer physicians had warne
= her that she had very htils time to live
She MAS engaged in those duties and reirS
!, spectiODs which every thogghtfgl perso
thds necs s,ary, when coming delibeg aisl
and with open eyes 20 the b RldATies Of ID
. mortal life. Al that me there was a chea
- edition OF ByrOn's works 10 contemplation
>, intended 10 bring his writings into cireull
y ton amorg the masses, end the pathOs Ari
3 ing from The story of his domestic misfo
tuaes was one greet means relied on Tor CIV
ing IL eurreDEy, UHder these circumstAnc,
:, some of Lazy ByrOn's friends had propose
y the question TO her whether she hSd DOT
-, responsibility 10 society for the truth; whetl
~ CT she did right 10 ailpw these writings
!, gain inf aeuce over the popular mind
giving a silent consent 10 what she knew
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