New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-18

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Inn from England He had not courage % meet or en-.
pectng iwhat the truth was but the tide was setting
against him with such vehemence as TO make hlm ueI
bIe every hour lest the whole should be known; ana
heneefofth became warfare OF desperation 70 make
story good no matter at whose eHPs1SSe the assup
ton of the pathetic and the magnanimous ana 81
confession q iaus aSsOmppeS with ocY IN his case
In this mood he thus writes TO Moore; :, =.
The fault was not In my choice uness 10 ~ t ~
ALL DO not believe and must say IL, IN he very
dregs Of all this bitter business that mere was ever
6eter or eSen 1rsht ad rop never had nor can
have any reproach TO make her WINE Win ne' "noio
As there must be Somewhere scapegoat to bear the
sins Of the affair Lord Byron wrote poem, Gale Srs
on friend and former goverDess OF Lady Byrons; but
in this sketch he introduces Just eulogy on Lady
In leaving England Lord Byron first went 10 switzer-
land where he conceived ana ~ pof wSs Ust ng
tunes and tho suferings which ne underwent ~ WIS
Een f as So ts Re Was enabled TO write With GREATER
| power. Anybody who reads the tragedy OF Man
The world can easily see, in M0ore's biogra-
ply what after this, the course Of Lord Byrons life
honor and used the fortune which his wife brought him
in the manner described in those private letters which
ro S lad made the resolution not to touch his adys for
tune adds that required more sefcommand than he
Byron made but condition with him She had him
in her power and abe that me unhappy pahe.
the runous intrigue should be gvenup Her nfexlblty
this point Kept up that when o TsS Snd
drew her and her private relations with hm before the
public
her fortune which reserved 20 her record OF noble
and skillfuly administered charities Pitfni ana WISE
row that did find with her refuge and help She gave
nesu claims for her the honor OF having first invented
practical schools in which the children Of the poor were
turned into agrcutursts and good
wives for poor While sne managed with admirable
skill and economy permanent institutions OF this Sort
she was always ready 10 relieve suffering In any form
The fugitive slaves William and Ellen Crafts escaping
to England. fostered by her protecting care In
poverty among those too sefrespeong to make their
suferings known the delicate hand OF lazy Byrod
| the most refined feelings.
| As mother her course was embarrassed by peculiar
trials The daughter inherited from the father not only
brilliant talents but restlessness and morbid senslb
agatons of the period IN which she was born ~ was
necessary 70 bring her up In ignorance OF the true history
| could not fully understand that mother During her
early girlhood her career was source OF more
anxiety than OF comfort She married n
man OF fashion, ran brilliant course as a
gay woman Of fashion, and died early Of linger
in9 and painful disease In the silence and shaded
tement OF the sckroom the daughter came wholly back
to her mothers arms and heart; and II was on that
he Svg hand In that OF her Almighty savior To
be children left by her daughter she mnstered with the
aithfuness OF guardian angel and it Is owing 10 her
i1naenes tat nus SO ntn2 The erson booe
Nth RyTon had been 80 in the lattor years
ShcS and IN her last sickness and dying hours looked to
her for consolation and help. There unfortunate
wnxw ~ nature Lady byron watched With mothers
tenderness She was the one who could have patience
when the patience OF every one else failed and though
her task was difficult one from the strange, abnormal
propenses evil In the object OF her cares, yet Lady
took the responsibility from her hands.
During all this trial. strange 70 say her belief that the
good in Lord Byron would lnay conquer was unshaEen
TO friend who said TO her, o. how could you love
Size had faith for the delverauce Of this angel
! ngiy prayed She read every work that Byron
| read II with deeper knowledge that any human
obscenty, aud the Insults with which he strovo 20
make her ridiculous when ' boPo s r. from ne 5 ply
unworthy life devote himself 20 manly entorpri's
! The beginning OF an answer 20 her prayers. Even al
though one OF his latest acts concerning her was 10
repeat 10 Lady Besslngton the false accusation which
made Lady Byron the author OF all his she stu
had hopes from the step taken In the right drec
sudden death on hls deathbed is well known that he
called his confidential English servant 70 him Go TO my
sister-tel hergo 10 Lady BJron-you Will see her and
say Here followed 20 miHGtes q n1.sinet 1e inter-
frequently occurred. lie then said /" no~ have told
YOU all" "My Lord" replied Fletcher. " have
! INC mot understand me :" exclaimed Lord Byron
with look OF the utmost distress what pity then
tried 10 utter few words Of which were inellig
| lie except my sster-my child When Fletcher
Se room in 10 epress her tears and
sobs while she over and over again stroye TO elicit
! something from him which should culighten her
upon what that last message had been but IN yah-the
gates Of eternity were shut IN her hee ana not word
For all that Lady Byron meyer doubted his salvation.
widoWh0od the Image OF her husband, purified and
ennobed with the shadows OF earth forever dsspated,
the stains OF sin forever remOved't the gel IN him. as
she expressed made perfect according to Its divine
n been thought by some friends who have read the
proof sheets OF the foregoing mat the authOr should
tate specifically her authority for these statements
The circumstances which led the writer England at
certain time originated friendship and correspondence
with Lady Byron, which was always regarded as
one OF the greatest acquisitions OF that visit
| on tho occasion Of n second visit 10 England,
In 1886 the writer received note from Lady Byron,
Indicating that she wished To have some private conf
DENTAL conversation upon important subjects and IN
yitng her for that purpose 70 spend day with her
and spent day with Lady Byron alone and the object
OF the invitation was explained 70 her. Lady Byron
was in such state Of health that her physicians had
warned her that sh0 had very little time TO
live she was engaged IN those duties and Telrospee
sary when coming deliberately and with open eyes 20
the boundaries OF this mortal life. AT that tine there
intended to bring his writings into circulation among the
giving II currency Under these circumstances some OF
whether she had not responsibility society for the
! truth; whether she did right to allow these
| writings 10 gam Influence the popular mind,
by giving silent what She knew to be utter
falseboods Lady ByTopswhole life had been passed In
She had now to consider whether one more act sede
NAL not required OF her before leaving Tins world
expense to her own feelings For this reasonit was her
| desire 10 recount the whole history 10
OF the sphere OF personal and local feeling which might
be supposed 10 influence those in the country and sta
ton IN life where the events really happened in order
that she might be helped by such PERSONS views in
view had almost the soleInhty Of deat6bed ayowsl
Lady Byron stated the facts which have been embodied
brief memoranda Of the whole with the dates afTed