New-York tribune., 1883-12-21

wander 10 that full and Opulent converse startleu
nv knowledge so various. memory so prodlglous'
That walk left me IN fever of emulation. L smut
mvself up for many days in intense study, surviving
TO grasp at an equal knowledge: the trophies Oh
MiItiades would not suffer me to sleep" lie TOOK
his degree in $685. not trying for honors' but carry
mo off the cold medal for an English poem, the sub
ject being Sculpture.
BEFORE leaving Cambridge he had enriched his e1-
perience with some vacation adventures. includihg
an encounter with highwayman, night in
lonely cottage where an attempt was made to
murder him. and an amour with pretty young
gipsv. in whose camp he spent five or ak days OF
romantic dalance.
Ono morning she was unusually silent and re-
served / asked her, reproachfully, why she was 50
cold; .,,,,,, .. toll me t,7,,v do
II do do indeed" And so I thought.
"Will you marry me, then J! a,,s,,
Marry you 7" | cried, aghast. marry aias L
voud not deceive yuu--that is impossible
Il don't mean" cried she impstuously, put V, noe
seeming hurt at my refusal uor, mean Y ne,cr n9T
according TO your tAshl'h; never
thought of that; but marry me as we marry
How s that Y -, III,
"You will break piece of burnt G@arth Win nc
a tile. for instance-nto TWO hai'eS'
"Well y lin ,,
In grandmothers presence. That will be mar, ar
rage 1t lasts oGy ye years want IN T TO ps leave TE me be-
fore how could stay you =.
Poor dear child for child. after all she was IN
wears and i'm mInd-hOw charming she looked then
Alas! | went farther for wife and Jared worse.
II is perhaps owing partly TO the Obvious study OF
literary effect in the account of these incidents that
Bulwer, who impressed us for While as 1--we man
in the Cambridge chapters. now vanishes again INTO
the misty realm Of imagination, and leaves one OF
his book-heroes walking about under his name
But his next adventure, OF which the heroine was
the celebrated Lady Caroline Lamb lWIie Ol lhe
William Lamb who become Lord Melb"urnel Is
strictly historical. Lady Caroline who Is described
by Lord LyttOn as "amusng, unpulsiVc, ca
pricionsly kind-heartcd," and sometimes not quite
sane IN the excitement of her ardent attachments
had 0utlived her notorious passion for Lord Byron
several years and had not quite reached the point
of separation from her husband, when she fell III
love with Bulwcr, who was eighteen years younger
than herself:
I adv Caroline Iamp was then between thirty aud
forty she was thirty-.inc and BulWrr was twenty
unc.-rd.l but looked much younger IMAM sh' was
thanks. perhaps. to slight, rounded iiHilic ana
chdliltc mode Of wearing her hair (which was oi
pale. golden colon IN close curiS. she had large
hazel eyes capable of much varied expression, eX-
good teeth. pleasant laugh and
musical ntonation of voice, despite = certain aIt-
fetal drawl. habtual to what was cHlci 'hG DoI"h
shire House Set. Apart from these gifts she might
he considered plain. But she had, 10 surprising
decree The attribute of charm, and never tailed Ia
please if she chose tO do 50. Her powers al con
yersation were remarkable. In oac of Lord Byrnn's
letters to her which she showed me, ne sald lou
are the only woman know VINO never bored me.
There was indeed, 70 Wild originality IN hrr taIk,
great and sudden contrasts, from deep
patti no, to Inldntmc dTOcrv: now sentimental hoW
Shrcwd il sparklcd with anecdotes OF th" great
world and nf the eminent persons with whom she
had been brought mp, or been lhnllllarl intimate;
and ten minutes after IL became grdycly eloquent
with religious enthusiasm or shot of into meta
physical ulaton>-sonetim'S absurd sometimes
ncrdlIy suP trstlNc ana interesting. y
creature Of caprice and impulse ana Whin, h'l man
ncr her talk and her character shifted their colors
A. r1pdv as hose of a chameleon She ha. sent her
PAGE the round of her guests at 3o'clurk In the
morning. with message that she was PLAYING the
organ that stood on the staircase at BfoCkrt, ana
begged the favor Of their company to hear her.
Strange to sly, II was summons generally ohryTl'
and those who ohcycd did not regret the loss oi their
sleep; for when the audience had assembled, she
soon fclnqui,hcd the solemn keys of the organ aud
lcr talk would bc brilliant and amusing tIlt the
lawn found one still listening spcbound, without
thought of bed.
She interested me chiefly however bv her rccol-
lcctiOns and graphic descriptions of Byron with
IS HON her intimacy had lasted during the three most
brilliant years of his life IN England, and whom,
when they had fcrccl quarrcllc'i, she had depicted
n "A Wild romance, "GlcnarNon,' ~ beautiful
ponster--half demon, and yet deni- god. He
never f0Tgavc II. though he ought to have been Hat
crcd, for it represented HIM very much as during
he zenith of his soca fashion hc had wished he fc
uale part Of the world 20 believe him. At the time
now speak Of there bitterness IN her talk of
Iim and, whatever faults she found IN his char
lcter. she fired up III his defence II any one else
lbused him.
One day, on arriving at Brockct, Bulwcr found
hat he had been supplantcd by a Mr. Russell.
natural son Of the Duke Of Bedford. The conclusion
S told in a letter TO an intimate friend
| SAID to her. when we were all going bed. "Igo
O-morrOw before you are up. GoOd-by.' she sent
% my room short note about o'clock next morn
ng, impOring ne not 10 90 till had seen her. ]
vent To her room She cutrcated me to forgive her
brew her arms about me- and cried. OF course she
persuaded me 10 stay. We rode out. Il. went with
H. Although she certainly did not try TO maxi me
ga Ous | spon saw that she lct for hun that love of
he imagination which she had ielt before for me.
She could not help liking me still III an ailectInuatc
way; bat he was the idol OF The moment. was
miserable left her before she got home and rr-
laiTcd 10 nIy room. lOu know my stormy parOX-
'sins when am violently affected ! was in one Of
hese when she came into nv room She implored
me- not TO give way 10 my passions, and not 20 Ice
l."rivod. | said 10 her. will believe yOu. and br
" if you will only say that have no reason u
. &,lous Of Mr; r. Say tlls' ana WI never again
She said that she bad known Mr. X. for very long
me. and had once felt love for him. but not the
,ort of love she felt for me- was. she said in all
.espects more worthy OF her affections. | went
downstairs. Russell sat opposite me- He wore a
ing. 1t was one which Lord Byron had given Lady
Caroline; one winch was only 10 be worn by those
,he loved. ] had often worn II myself. She had
wanted me To accept 1t, but would not because il
was costly. And now h. wore it. Can you CON
'cive my resentment, my wretchedneSs1 After dn-
lcT threw myself upon the sofa. Music play
ng. Lady Caroline came 10 me. " Are yOU mad - !
,aId she. ! looked up. The tears stood in my eyes,
could not have spoken word for the world
What do yOn think she said aloud Don't play
his melancholy ART affect, Mr. Bulwcr that
nc is actually weeping" Ny tears, my sofncss my
ore were over IN Il moment sprang up, laughed !
alkcd. and was the life Of the company. But when
We broke mp for the evening / went to her. and
'aId: Farewell forever. 1t Is over Now see you
n your true light. Vain and hcartless, YOU have |
Jnly tred with my feelings in order 20 bctray me-
dcsplsc well as leave yOu. Instead of icalUusv, |
only feel contempt Farewell. CO. and be
laCpyp ] left BrOckct the next morning very
.drly, was here the same night, aud in fever tho
iext lost twenty ounces of blood but have taken
'our advice and am endeayOring to forget what
laye no wish to remember.