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

continued unsettled and my increasing ill
health made me desirous of immediately Quit
ting England, and going to the south of
France, where ! had long been ordered (by
medical advice) to go. In july 1912, there
began correspondence, talking of conditions,
that had never heard of till then, informing
per annum for my maintenance, besides paying
the wages of q lady's-m that she and Lady
Lovelace had engaged for me months before,
and who had never lived but in the richest fami-
lies On being engaged for my service she
mentioned her particular desire of being with
lady whose conduct had ever been irrcproach-
able. This appeared so strong wish on her
part, and was so often expressed, that after a
short time l told her what she could not but
have suspected, from all she was witness of,
that she. had better avail herself of the opportu-
nifty of quitting me, as my life and past history
were not such as she would wish She thanked
me, refused to quit me, and assured me of her
devotion under all circumstances. l informed
Lady Byron of my belief that 1t would be impos-
sible for me TO live where she proposed, at
Hyeres for ESQ per annum; that would en-
deavor to do so, but that would not as in the
past, suffer poverty and prvation; and that
whatever sum in addition Qto the ESQ should
be necessary for my health and Maries educa-
tion, / should endeavor to procure in some other
way. To this she answered, How can you
imagine / will ever let you want eitherY 2 She
assured me of her affection by words, and of
her unmerited and unjust mistrust-hy her ac-
tions, and by every arrangement she made for
me, which seemed to me most ingeniously pain
ful-such as eXacting that my money should be
paid to the maid, and that she should expect to
receive from her an account of the way in which
the money was spent This il was agreed my
servant should do. Lady Byron sent me e40 10
travel to Hyeres with, recommending me to
travel in the most comfortable way. etc. was
anxious not to judge hastily, but trusted that
when Lady Byrons health improved (she was
ilD she would be more just and reasonable. |
also was i'll, and asked Lady Byron, as MY maid
servant suggested l should do, that l should
have man-servant to travel with me. Lady
Byron consented, and my maids husband,
being out of place. was fixed upon. After
consultation with Ada and Lord Loveace, 1t
was thought best should tleave, and Ada pro-
missed, and thought Dlight trust to such, to
watch over and protect me, assuring me her
mother was deeply attached to me. trusted to
this, and left England on Friday evening, the
22d of July. 1872 And partly In order to prove
to Lady Byron my earnest wish to please her
still, and on my maids solicitation on account
of their importance, in the event of my death,
left box of letters and papers with Lady Noel
Byron's housekeeper, to be given to Lady Byron
on her return to Moore place; and the deed of
appointment to Ada on her leaving me at 6
o'clock that evening" to be deposited with Lord
Lovelaccs papers at Ockham. The deed had
kept till then in my own possession, and in
tended doing so, fearing to let it again escape
mes The letters and papers are all most i'm
portaut to me. Lady Byron had asked me to-
and by my promise made me, leave them to her
by my will. And when she begged me, only a
few days previously never to mistrust her affcc-
| ton, / thought this would convince her Chat
did not do SOY. When she never acknowledged
| their receipt in any letter, still far from
suspecting she would do what she is now doing
making her lawyer give evasive answers, and
| denying me what entrusted with confidence to
her honor"
| The concluding portion of Miss Leigh's mar
| rative is not in her own handwriting, and ap-
| pears to have bees written to her dictation, II
| is by no means clear, SO consecutive, or SO
| grammatical rs the preceding parts of the story
= facts which are possibly to be accounted for
by Miss Leighs ill-health, and the inattention,
| or ineXperience in composition, Of her
"Though 1 travelled as expeditiousy as
my health allowed-and much more soon
| arriving at Lyons, there was not money
| enough to pay the boat, ETC.; and from the
arrangements, much difficulty in obtaining
the 1877 from the bankers there. After
| three days we proceeded our journey,
| but on arriving at Hyeres we were again with
out (money). wrote, and my maid also wrote
as she had been requested to do, in case of in.
| creased Illness and Lady Byron was Informed
of my indisposition most fully, and of all ex-
penses and probabilities of such. She approved
and continued her terms OF affection as ever
engaged to neglect no expenses for my health
| wished me to get masters for Maries education
to hire carriages, etc, for my driving out, ant
said che would send me books from England.
insisted most minutely on expense I and en-
deavored most earnestly to avoid ALL And wher
Lady Byron suggested my moving elsewhere tt
a cheaper place, / adopted all l was capable o.
that of approaching Toulon. To concur il
all her wishes, country-house about three
quarters Of league from Toulon was hired.
wrote, as we'll as my man-servant-sending thu
accounts monthly, with every detail. She Q4ady
Byron) approved of all; but in November wrot,
concerning the rent of the house. of which
told my man-servant, who was responsible, ant
whom Lady Byron wished to stay with me til
further notice. He got certificates as to th,
rent being, far from unreasonable, from th
Mayor of Hyeres, and from an English gentle
| man residing near. These satisfied Lady Byron
or seemed to do so, and though she always sait
he Che man-servanD was to 60, her non-pay
ment of what she had agreed to give him pre-
vented his doing so. She received the MONTH,
expenses (accounts) from him; and, though
neither complied with all her wishes that
should incur expense, and deprived myself ant
child of all possibly could, it was not possibl
that they should not exceed ESQ year. Sh
expressed no dissatisfaction. We were Away
without money from all being spent aud mucl
she was well aware sf, through her own arrange
ments, of knowing how the money was spent
and all | was in want of. In December sh
expressed dissatisfaction, and accuses
me of rendering all the none.
arrangements as vexatious as possible to her, Il
may be seen in her correspondence: She eX
acted receipts from me of all the sums that hat
been paid, saying, had received them in th
name of my maid. [ wrote briefly back, re
gretting only that she could say or think wha
was so far from being true"
At this point the narrative becomes so con
fused as to be all but unntelligible; but 1t is re
printed Oerbdtinl et Hteratim, in order tina
possible injustice may not be done by an,
attempt to put il into shape that might b
erroneous. =.
''The bankers who paid the money informe
them it was paid by Lady Noel Byrons order