Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-11
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LORD NELSON AND LADY HAMILTON,


uThe Lives of Great Men" IS the title 0
a series Of very interesting articles IN PEI
grayia, One is devoted to the Engiisi
hero Nelson's adventures with the motor
ious Lady Hamilton, portions of which WI
extract:
aspY HAMnToN's ORIGIN.
In 17ea Sir William Hsmlton was &C
credited to Naples from England Whei
be returned to England in 1852, he was {
widower of SO. When he returned to Ma
pies he was accompanied by a lady not hi
wife.
This lady occupying this doubtful posi-
ton was the famous Emma Lyons, whose
history up to this period had best be hur
RED ova az quickly az can be. She was
the daughter OF very poor people IN Wales
who were golfers, and born in l76i. He
mother, lett widow, went to live with hel
own family, the Kids, golfers also: and Il
was said that the little girl had been otter
seen walking besiue donkey laden with
coal for sale. In some short memoir, which
she was said to have dictated or inspired
she said Lord Halifax had her educated II
a superior manner-a statement retutad bJ
that Indifferent spelling and English which
she never got rid OF to the end OF her life.
At Is clio appeared as a sort OF child gov
erness or maid at the house of a Mrs
Thomas Three years later she got to Lon
don as shop girl in st. James market
where she soon attracted attention, and 6
lady took her for MAZDA Mrs. Budd
who lived in Chatham Place. This was {
CAV house, where balls and parties were
always going on something more like thu
field she longed TOR. Here she read novels
and paid stolen visits to play houses, ant
WAS presently turned off. She was mex
seen at tavern trequented by artists ant
actors where she acquired that wonderful
dramatic taste and pantomimlc action TO
which she became 80 celebrated; and, lik'
Garrick when a youth, she would g
through a whole series OF attitudes and de
CARNATIONS for her histrlonic admirers q
the tavern. 1t WAS there that 'the female
of whom we are speaking"-to use the va
iet-like phrase OF the "hack" who put to
pether her memoirs heard of the impress
ment ola young Weshman whom heliked
and she went to Captain Payne-atterwarC
the Admiral Payne so well known as amaI
OF pleasure to intercede Tor her friend. -
Such intercession WAS only too successful
and fairly started her on the career tina
suited her. Sir Harry Featherston WAS he
new protector, with whom, says thu
chronicler, ''she lived IN splendor.' Thel
came the usual reverse misery and even
restitution, and the exhibition with tn
quack Graham, notorious for his earth
baths, his bed of Apollo, and lectures
which gave IA prestige as fashionable, an
about Ms questionable, as that OF Madam
Rachel 10 this man Emma Lyons hire
herself to personity the goddess of healt
and illustrate his lecture, and thus ocean
known to Romney.
After being idoli2ed awhile by the paint
or, she transferred herself to a rOue Hor
Charles Greville. Under his care she rapid
" rose in fortune, but in time was tran!
ferred to Greville'suncle, Sir William Han
ilton.
At Naples she developed an Unezpecte
and marvellous ability, She was drive
from society, and was forced to study. W
learn that she soon began to develop.
HER WONDERFUL ABILITIES.
Her wonderful gifts soon began 10 d.
yelop, aud at private parties given by =
William she sang in manner that dellgL
ed nll Thus did Lord Sandwich eXhlb
Miss Ray The most curious periormanC
was what might be called her poses p'dst
gVt3, when she would stand up in the draw
iAgroom, and snatohirg a shawl or a pleC
OF stuff would 10y a series OF striking m
intensely dramatic attitudes, convert he
self into a Roman maton, n bayadere,
nynph, or represent grief, JOY, or terro
This was also a iayorite effect OF Garrlck
who would stand up ana go through b
rounds, a6 be called it. Her elderly pr
tect0g was The most enraptured OF all Il
delighted spectators; and be employed
German artist named Rehberg 10 sketch d
these various attitudes in outlines like Il
drawings Of Flaxman's figures. These we
published IN u large volume and are Gu
iouS, though not very remarkable.
Another performance of hers was Il
shavl-dauee, which she gave with great ii
and piquaney
HER MARRIAGE.
Feeling, however that she had great
gifts than these, and longing for tie
more worthy OF her talents, she made ,
these destinations turn to the one end,
that OF an honorable position; and at la
prevailed so far that IN 1894 they set of I
England with the intention OF being ma
RED This discredtable marriage of
ambassador Of England with hts ms.re
took place II 1871, 1t Marylebone Churc
aud Enthusiastically enough, the ign
ture 20 the registry runs "Amy Lyons
Just as tho actresses OF our time who I'll