The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-05
Lord Byron's Love.
4 STORY As TOLD ny MARY CHA
woRTus SERVANT.

NOTTINGHAM. -. - have been
wonderfully entertained to-day by the
story Of old j, Mary Chawor,h' 5
servant, head man 1t Amnesty Park. "
should much like TO know if any one
else has been So fortunate as to hear
the loquacious old mans account of
Byron and his early love. When one
hears story like this from the lips of
a serv mt, II Is surely worth while TO
consider whether. after all. great rcpu-
tations are not ap. 10 suffer from the i'll.
will of hireiings, aud may not be too
readily branded by the world. as
prompt to condemn our failures as To
applaud oar attaininents. Lord Byron
suffers nothing from Us confession.
but Mistress Chsworth was surely un-
fortunate in her confident dependent
on - servants fsithfulncss.
That was funny sum total of is
when | asked his opinion of Byron
character "oh. his hardship were a fool
He didna knaw grass from grass. An
he never give me naught. But many's
the pun note Mr.. Masters gle me for a
chance to speak wi Mary Chaworth"
So and who knows IT, bu, for the
old man confessed. Lord Byron would
not have married one whose affection
ate disposition and self-immolation for
the object of her devotion might have
saved TO the world pure and elevated
poet unsnllied by the mire of wauton
despair, and to Mary Chaworth heart
that loved her for herself John Mus
ter's triumph WAS cheaply purchased.
| will record II all as old = related
il.
"Ay, remember we'll when his Lard
ship wud come riding like mad into
Amnesty Park. and his two great dogs
flying along wi him. Ny word old
Mrs. Clark would say, ii there doesn't
come his Lordship and those nasty
white brutcs are with him q SPOIL my
nice white counterpaihc" You see the
hrutss always sleepit outside o the
covers on his Lordship's bed.
"ono fine day, when l was laying
the cloth for dinner. Miss Mary sat in
the great hall wi her back 10 the lawn,
an she didn't see his Lordship COM
ing :"
How wa. she dressed"
"oh. she was dressed In white silk
gown. very low on the shoulders, an n
high belt under her arms. like An il
were very long behind, an so You could
see her wee small feet in tidy slippers
in front
well, the great hall Windows opened
ON the lawn. an his lordship were
quick enough To spy Mss Mary sittin'
there. An he cams soft-likc through
the room. aud before she knew il. he
leaned over her and kissed her bcauti
ful white shoulder.
"Oh. dear will ever forget how
she harcds She sprang tn her feet.
and vi voice ehokit vi rage, she
said. Ny lord what does this mean :
lCu never have 80 muched as touched
the hem Of my garment and yGu never
shall" Then II were awful 10 see the
fire ia ber eyes; she were the picture
If her grandfather. who were killed in
a duel vi his lordship's grandfather
across that very table. Bat she medina
been so mad for bis lorlship were a
nice man enough but for his a'sb fco'.
Poor fool. she didna know John Mus.
tiers were only after her money, an his
lordship loved her fer herself. Mr..
Masters werc handsome man too, and
be gied me pun mote: once lie gIei
me a ti-pun' note, ha; ! never told him
| SAW five on it ~hen g,,, home. l
helped him II get rid q his sordship,
an iixsd all meetins vi has man.
You sec | WAS head man q, Amnesty
Hall. au' when the young hciress rode
out, j, WAS my place TO ride after her,
an Nj. Masters man would ride at q
him, an we'd always 60 the sam
rad =
But how did you maragc about
Lsri Byron =
''oa. he were like his mother -afrai'.
of the bogiles :"