The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06

married lie, bis conduct towards her wal
strange and unaccountable, even during the
flrst weeks after the wedding, while they
were visiting her friends and outwardly or
l good terms. He seemed resolved TO shake
and combat both her religious principles
ADD her flaTs Of Tho fsmiJ stale He lrled
to undorfnlne lier faith ID Chritianity A. a
rule Of NE BY argument aud by ridlcule.
N He sotbefor6 hor lhs contlnental idea Of the
2 llbefty OF marriage Il being lmple part,
nafshlp offdendship and pr6pefiy, the par.
ties to which were allowed BY one another
to pursue their own separate individual
tastes. lie told her that, as be could not b.
expected to conaue himself TO her, neither
should he expect or Wish that she should
couane herself to hlmI that she was young
aud pretty, and could have her lovers, and
he shculd never objecti aud that she must
allow him the same freedom.
She Eaid Ahe did not comp ehend. 10 what
this VA tending Gil After they oAhae to
London and his sister came 10 stay With
them.
Al what preolss Gme The idea Of an I'm
proper connection between her husband and
his sister was nrst forced npon het she aid
not say, but she told mo how II was done.
She said that one night, In her presence, hs
treated bis sister with n liberty which both
shocked and astonlshed her. Seeing bet
amaEemOnt aud alarm, be came up 10 bar and
said, w a sneering tone, 81 suppose you
perceive you are lnos wanted here. 90 IA
your own rooms aud leave US alone. We
can amuse ouraelves better without you,n
She said, 81 went 10 my room trembling,
] fell down on, my knees and prayed to my
Heavenly Father to have mercy on them.
l thought, What shall dor"
remember amer this pause 10 the con-
yersallon, during which ahs seemed strug-
Cling with thoughts and emotlona, and, for
my part, Twas unable 70 utter word or ask
She dId not tell mo what followed lmmo.
dlAtely upon this, nor how soon aflar abe
spoke on the subject with either Of the
parties. She frat began 70 speak OF CONVEX.
IAtlonS afterwArd held With Lord Byron, In
| which he boldly ayowed the connection a.
having existed IN time past, and - oae tina,
was TO continue IN time TO come; and In.
piled that gho mus submit to Il. She put II
to bis consciencS as concerning his aiater'S
/ soul, aud he said II was no sin; that II vas
tho way the world was frst peopbed. The
Sculptures taught that all iths world Do.
scenhed from, ope palrI aud how could thai
DO unless brothers married thelr AiAtera
that, II not sin then, v could not be a slp
now. ..aE 10 tngh F"Ll'se ASP Ha- .'.
IimmSdiately said, "why, Lady Byron
those are tho DO To5y arguments given In tho
aTho very sanis,b was her reply. an,
could reason very spoclously on this sub.
ject." She went on to say that when che
pressed him hard With the universal ssutl
ment Of mankind As to the horror and the
crime he took another turn, and said that
the horror and crime were the very attrae.
tlonj that he had worn out all ordinary forms
Of sin, and that be "longed for the .timulna
| Of a new kind OF vice" She set before him
the dread OF detection, and then he became
furious. She should never 10 The tneans Of
his detection, he sald. She ahonld lskHe
HIM that he was resolved upon; but she
| should bear all the blame OF the separation.
In the shooting toue, winch was common
With him, he said, "The world viii believe
mo, aud IL will NOT believe jon. The world
has mado up It's miRd that BY IL . glo.
rlouS boys and the void will 20 for BY,
right or wrong. Besides, shall make Il
my llfo's objecI 20 lliSoredit you. / shall usv
all my powers. Read Caleb Williams and
you win SEQ that I shall do by you Just Al
Falkland did by Caleb" .- p.
said that all this seemed to me like In
sanity. She said that she was for a tint
led to think that ID was insanity, aud en-
cused and pltied him; that his treatment O
her expressed such hatred and mallgnity
that she knew not what else to think Of Il
that he seemed resolved to drive her out o
the house at oil hazards, and threatened
her, II she should remain, in a way to alarm
the heart OF any Vomhni yet, thinking bin
insane, she len him at last with the sorrow
with which any one might leave q dea
friend whose reason was wholly oTsrthrovu
. and 70 whom In this desolAtion she was NJ
longer permitted TO minister,
l inquired In one Of the pausBs OF the con
yenation whether Mrs. Leigh was peeu
llarly beautiful or attractive woman.
"No, my dear, she was plain"
"was she, then, distinguished for geniu
or talent Of any kindi"
ooh, no. Poor woman She was weak
! relatively, to him, aud wholly under hi
! control"
"Aud what became Of hort"
"she Afterwards repeuted and became
J truly good woman.n I think II was her
t she mentioned that she had frequently seel
aud conversed with Mrs. Leigh In the latte
part Of her life, and she seemed TO derlv
comfort from the recollection.
I asked, "WAs there a chlldi" hat
been told by Mrs. - that there was {
daughter, who had lived some years. 81.
She said there was ono, q daughter, VIII,
made her friends much trouble, being OF
very dificult nature to manage. had IN
derstOod that at one time this daughter q
7 capped from her friends TO the Continent, AM
that Lady Byron assisted In efforts 10 rS
. cover her. or Lady Byron's kindness boil
to Mrs. Leigh aud the child had befor
heard from Mrs. -, who gave me my frs
Information. -...
Ills also strongly impressed on my MINI
that Lady Byron, 10 answer to some quos
ton Of mine as to whether there was eve
any meeting between Lord Byron and hl
Sister AFTER he len England, answered tina
she Insisted upon Ii, or made . condl
tlon, that Mrs. Leigh should not go abroad
to him.
When the conversation as to events wal
over, as stood muSlng, said, "HGye you
no evidence that 10 repentedf' and Alludo'
TO the mystery OF his denial and the mesSag
| he eudoavored TO utter.
She answered quickly, and with great de
elsion, that whatever might have been hi
meaning at that hour, she felt sure he ha
finally repented; and Indeed, with great carr
eGtuesa, 81 do not believe that any chill
. Of the Heavenly Father Is ever left to eternG
sln."
. said that such hope was most dellghl
fol TO my feelings, but that had AWAY
regarded the indulgence OF 1t as q dangerou
! | one.
. Her look, voice and manner at that me
b. ment are indeliblJ cred 10 my mind. sh
0 looked at me so sadly, 90 FIRMLY, aud said
. Changer, Mrs. Stowe What danger ca
come from INDUCING that hope like tho dRr
ger that comes from not having Il !"
\ said In my turn, "What danger cont
from not having Il !" ,..-.
6 "The danger OF losing all faith IN God,
. she said; "all hope for others, all strengt
o 70 try and save them. once know lady,
8 che added, "Who was In state OF SkeptloiN
i aud desp pair from belief In that doctrine.
o think saved her by giving her my faith"
q : was silent and she continued "Lol
, Byron believed In eternal punishment full.
for though no reasoned against ChTiatlaRil
l. as Il Is commonly received, he eould NJ
u reason himself out OF It, and think II MAJ
n him desperate. He used TO say, THE wor
% oft Is, do believe Had he seen God |
4 SOC Him am sure his heart would ha'
d relented." ~ .
v She went on 10 say that his aims, great-I
they we're, admitted of much palllAtlon at
y eIcusei that he was the child ofsingulRr AT
Unmatched pArentsi that he had an organ
II zation originally fine, bat one capab
/ equally Of great good or great evil that
his childhood he had only the worst al
IT most fatal Influences that he grew up 10
manhood with no Ruidei that there wi