The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-07

though never read their letters, | was told by
1revanion what they were about, and that he |
and Lord Chichester could not agree. At last, |
however, as my health grew more and moro |
delicate every day, and Tfcvanion began to |
lose hope that should ever bear living child, |
he agreed to my wish that we should sepa-
rate. / wrote TO my mother informing her
of my earnest desire and intention to enter
as q boarder in n convent in Lower Brittany.
The letter remained unanswered for con-
siderable time; but after much delay and
difficulty, / left Trevanon and entered a
convent, my mother engaging to allow me
EGO year. But ] was again likely to be-
come mother. And now my greatest hope
was that might in some way be able to conceal
the delicate state of my health, which forbade
the hope that the child would live. Other
circumstances combined with this to make me
leave the convent, which did with the permis-
sion of the abbess, who also allowed me to
have my letters addressed there as usual. Ihad
the hope of entering another convent, at
later time when should have no reason TO
leave it, and did not feel that / was doing
wrong. Trevanion was not under the same roof
with me, and from the time entered the con-
vent never was but as sister to him: After
eight months gave birth to my little girl (who
still lives), TO HIS (Trevanion's) great joy. At
that time an uncle of ii. s undertook to come
and see him; and he discovering that was no
longer in convent, wrote to my mother.
We (Trevanion and y continued to live on,
in an old chateau, in o secret and unfre-
quented spot in great poverty, but as brother
and sister. Henry at this time gave himself up
WnOlly 10 relBlOu anu snOOJlng; 10 Cnuu.
We never met alone, and seldom met at all.
Sixteen months afterwards poverty forced II. to
go to England, and after an absence of six
weeks he returned with money. Then l saw
remains of what l had thought wholly extin-
guished-his passionate attachment to me. But
was no longer child; was twenty-one; and
two years experience had enabled me to know
how to resist. pass over three years of misery;
but am willing to give every detail of what l
was made to suffer, though | do not think 1t is
absolutely necessary to do SO. In the spring of
| 1888 the hardships had endured caused me to
| fall dangerously i'll, and after some days my
| life, contrary to all expectation, was saved,
| though / was declared to be in q consumption
| without hope of living beyond a few months
| The medical man who attended me was very
| kind, and the little experience of Kindness
| which had had during my lifetime made
| me, at his solicitation, confde to him my real
| history. l asked his aid to free me from
| the cruelty of one whom | had never really
| loved, and who by his conduct every day con-
| vinced me more and more of his worthessness.
| My greatest wish was to die away from him.
| Through Mr. C.'s means* wrote to my mother,
and my aunt, Lady Chichester, informing them
| of my position, and imploring the means to free
myself. 1 obtained G5, left Trevanion's roof,
| and went to the neighboring town, where /
continued to receive most aifectionate letters
| from my mother, but very little money. en-
| deavored to persuade her to allow me regularly
| e120 per annum-the smallest sum could live
| on in very cheap place. She promised but
| did not perform: so that after year and q half
| found should be compelled, as was advised
| to do, to sell the reversion to $4,000 which had
| with some difficulty, obtained as provision for
my child after my death, if did not wish to be
| forced to return to Mr.. TrevaniOn. During some
| months the correspondence between myself and
| my mother continued as affectionate as ever,
| endeavoriDg all the while to obtain from her the
| means of existence and she retaining the deed.
| AT length wrote TO my aunt Lady Chiches ter,
| who had sent me the E5, begging her influence
to obtain the deed for me, and to Sir George Ste
phen, to whom had applied to sell the reyer-
af.N
Byron would use any influence she might pos
sess with my mother, to induce her to give up to
me that which was my right. Some months
previously my having implored interference
from England to save me from Mr.. Trevanion's S
tyranny and persecution, Sir Il. Horton proposed
to me that he (Trevanion) should be thrown into
prison for debt which he had contracted to
Lady Noel Byron, at the time of his marriage,
and which sum alone had enabled the marriage
to take place. / was well aware that it was
understood that this sum never to be
repaid. Sir r. Horton assured me of Lady
Byrons consent to such a measure.
openly expressed my opinion of such dis
honorable transaction. 1 rejected such
interference, and even informed Mr.. Trevanion
he might guard against what was neither honor
able nor just On Sir George Stephen forward
ing my letter to Lady Byron, received most
kind and affectienate letter from Lady Byron
and money, with offers of protection for mysel
and child, and the power of quitting neighbor-
hood which was most painful to me. This wal
in August, 1910. l willingly and joyfully ac
cepted these offers, and accompanied medica
gentleman whom Lady Byron had sent, and met
her at Tours, where it was first thought should
reside. Lady Byron, however, proposed that
should accompany her to Paris, and remain will
her for a time. / did so, being desirouS o.
attending to the least wishes of one towards
whom had reason to feel SO grateful.
Sat Fontainebleau where she was detained by
Illness, Lady Byron informed me of the cause o
the deep interest she felt, and must feel, fo
me. Her husband had been my father. She i'm
plored and sought my affection by every means
and almost exacted my confidence to the mos
unlimited extent. was willing and anxious, II
any and every way l could, to prove both M
gratitude and the desire l SO sincerely felt Il
repay by my affection and devotion any pain sh
must have felt for circumstances connected will
. my birth and her separation from Lord Byron
Her only WISH she said, was TO provide for me
according to Lord Byron's intentions respecting
me, and according to my rank in life. Sh
evinced much anxiety for my health and com
fort, expressed Indignation for all had suffered
spoke of the comfort would be to her, and O
the necessity that should be devoted child b
her. There was Chancery suit begun agains
! my mother to obtain possession OF the deed
! All these circumstances decided me on stayin,
! with Lady Byron till that should be settled.
; received money from her in small sum
and presents, but nothing was DEFINITELY
settled. We continued nine ten month
in Paris. At the latter period of this time
! Ada and Lord Loyelace came over, and l re
ceived kindness and promises from both ant
was made to feel that was to be Adas sister il
!. all things, as / was really. In May, 1S41,
! accompanied Lady Byron to England, and re
! manned for u few months, during which sh
showed me letters of Lord Byron, relating Il
? | her separation, which, she afterwards said
l might be useful In the Chancery suit Mistreat