The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-07
Continued from ,hs First ruqe.


81 am the fourth child of family of seven.
(Nfss Leigh does not mention her own name or
that of her mother at the commencement OF her
narrative, hut plunges g az once IN nol1GrS ,ISinS
decided her fnte.) My eldest sister, Georgiana,
married Mr.. Henry Trevanion, distant cousin,
In 1926, when | was eleven years old. The mar
riage, which had met the appreciation OF no
one except my mother, did not turn out very
happily, owing to the smallncss Of fortune and
the uneven temper of both parties L was
frequently called in to keep them company and
in March, 1929 (after they had been married three
years), IL was decided that should accompany
them to n country house which had been placed
at their disposal by my aunt Annabela, Lady
Byron, during the time of my sisters approach
ing confinement The house was in the neigh
borhood of Canterbury The last injunc-
tions and admonitions received from my mother
on starting, were to devote myself in all things
to please my brother-in-lsw, Mr. Trevanion; to
get rid of the dislike | entertained for him, and
to cease ridculing him, as had been in the
habit of doing. / was urged more particularly
to this course of behavior in consideration not
alone Of his delicate health, but of the poverty
which made him peculiarly sensitive 1
promised compliance and accompanied them TO
the country, as my mother and sister had ar
ranged. My sisters illness, before her con-
finement, was the occasion of my being left
much alone with Mr.. Trevanion. Indeed. /
found myself thrown entirely upon him for
society. / was with him both in doors and out
by day and by night, and was frequently sent
by my sister into his bedroom on errands, after
Some months passed in this manner, during
which Mr.. Trevanion took advantage OF my
youth and weakness, and effected my ruin, and
/ found myself likely to become mother, by
one had ever disliked. Mr. Trevanion, when
made aware of my position, implored me to tell
Georgiana the truth, and throw him and myself
upon her mercy did so. My misery and my
repentance appeared to move her much; and she
blamed herself for having thrown me SO much
in Henry's (Mr Trevanion's) way. l was but
fifteen years of age at the time-in the year
1880. My sister concerted with her husband as
to the steps to be taken, and 1t was agreed be-
tween them that they should ask my mothers
permission to take me abroad along with them.
Permission was obtained without much diff
Guilty, and when i was within three or four
months of my confinement, l was taken by
them to Calais. The misery and anguish of
mind which l suffered contributed along with
my weak state of health, to bring on prema-
ture confinement; and was delivered ciandes-
timely, under my sisters roof of male child
which was taken away, to be brought up under
the charge of the medical gentleman who at
tended me. Three months afterwards, when
my health was partially restored, Mr.. and Mrs.
Trevanion returned to England with me-they
to the house of an aunt, and to the house of
my mother. My mother did not appear to have
q suspicion of any kind. Mr. Trevanion came
very often--almost daily-to see me- and his
visits were not in any way discouraged by my
mother. My mother at this time endeavored to
force me, much against my wish into society
and balls, though / endeavored to excuse myself
on account of my extreme youth, and by the
fact that 1 was in mourning for another sister
whom we had recently lost. (Here Miss Leigh
enters into the details of some efforts that she
was informed were made, in some unaccount-
able and very mysterious way, by the then Lord
the facts connected with the birth of her child;
and of her being informed by the doctor at
Calais, who had taken charge of it, that it had
died at three months old OF commissions.
whole autumn and winter of this year
was constantly left in Henry CTrevanions) So
ciety; and early in 1881, /, for the second time,
found myself ely to become a mother. He
begged and entreated me to confde in my
mother, and wrote a letter, which 1 copied and
signed in which invoked her assistance in my
trouble. She burned this letter as soon as she
read it, and was at first very kind to me; though
she afterwards became very cruel. 1t was finally
agreed between her and Georgiana that should
again leave London, and accompany my sister
and her husband into the country-I was no
told what part. This was in March, 1881. In
June of the same year, or three months after
wards, Colonel Leigh* unexpectedly arrived a
the country house, preceded by an attorney and
a sheriff's oficer.t These parties having gained
admittance, Colonel Leigh drove up tC
the door in travelling car
and woman, intended to represent ladys
maid sat inside. What ensued was great
misery to me. 1 then believed, though L hac
been told the contrary by my sister and he,
wished to spare him the knowledge of my
shame. We were never, any of us, taught t.
love and honor him.. But strange to say wal
his favorite child, and had greater influenc,
over him than any one when he was violent
and would have done anything to hide his fault
or spare his feelings. / was allowed to havt
ten minutes private conversation alone will
Henry, during which he exacted promise from
me that / would escape as soon as possible from
my mother, and run away with him. Colone
Leigh proposed to take me home with him, ant
sent me to my room to prepare for my journe,
while the carriage waited. | found Georgiani
in my room, apparently in great distress of mind
She begged forgiveness of me If she had don
me any wrong, assured me that she would i'm
mediatey procure a divorce, and that then
could marry Henry il disposed to do SO. Colo
mel Leigh showed much emotion, as did ever
one present; but all his grief seemed dspellsd q
the first turnpike, in his eagerness to pas
crooked fGrthings.t
sat 12 o'clock at night we arrived In London
and stopped somewhere in the neighborhood O
Oxford street, where Colonel Leigh dismisse
his own carriage, called hackney coach froI
the stand, and made me enter 1t along with him
We were driven l know not whittier, until W
arrived at house where | was given into tn
charge of lady The windows of the roor
into which / was put were securely nailed an
fastened down, and there were outside chain
and bolts, and other fastenings to the door
There was every show and ostentation of
prison. During my confinement in this place
Colonel Leigh came to see me three times, whe
] declined to see him any more. Mymother cam
pnce. Some religious books were sent to me b
one of my aunts l forget which. After for
night when one day looking into the stree
from the closed window, recognized Trevanio
driving by with Georgiana, he saw me: an
afterwards for another fortnight, continued {
drive by almost every day. Notes were sewe