New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-19

-, ,s ga ward l,olert. va. born on Noyem,., .
and arrived AZ Naples on Ito i7th Of N oysmHs,' NV,
a"psss s" At Lard SG a,y a. . t,n January
inii,. whish agrees with dates given In Il. w
position o. Rosetta henson. ladYs maid "a a'' DC
Year. isa ft' "smb" :" g a.
is2g addressed 10 Mrs, bnlwer, while staviny'n
1nnD'dgs wells. was The last one written Tor 6s ~
years on July 4, 1874, comes number o n.o
written to AIRS. Bnlwer, from tho Castle ~. zs5,
AFTER gross personal outrage" F,om this le,ts,e,
Inott largely, as 1t IL perhaps the most mporsn," e
Yon have been cruelty ouiragcd-and s,.,
eternaily degraded in my own eyes | do mo, ,,a nd
inoInrnt blame you for the publicity which yra
gave To an anr0nt nothing but frenzy can yon
j do not blame you for ex losing me 20 "ate
serVants-ior seeking that occasion to yind;.n.y
Yourself to my Mother-nOr for a single proceed,"es
OF that most natural condnct. which has prohatpg
ny tins time made me the theme for all tie maiy
NIFTY OF London. All tins was perfectly iustI,;anf
after what had taken place. and have only mv'oys
10 blame. Tor having been betrayed into such ma
ness and giving myself, IN "a moment of passion W.
wholly INTO the bands OF my enemcs. But ma
doubt whether it was humane to tamper viii ~
terrible an iniirnlty as nine, to provoke so gra,n1
tosly IN the first instance To continue Ia sting ana
to exaspcratc, to lead me step by step n ,o" a
me out OF the restraints visibly underworld IN nn.
upon myself, to resolve mol dlioriDg me 70 escp
in'seif, To persist in stretching to the utmost a
temper always so cODstitutiOnally violent and Sim
now by a thousand cares and ycXatiOus into ns
IlTllaDic roui Ness, WHICH cOiiOn charity might
~ cOulh not f0rDear WIth at least not unnecessar;l
gall-untIl at last sense. reason, manhood eyer
thing gave way, and was a maniac and "A brute =
Doubt II that Was humane. ] am now convinced Of
what | have long believed: | am only fit 10 live
alone. God and nature afflicted me " Nh unsooial
habits, woak nerves and violent passions Everv
thing IN my life has tended 10 feed these nrmitIe.
untIl they have become confirmed and ineurahIe
disease. which nothing but gentle pity forleay
ing, soothing, watchiul compassionate Of nurse
over a madman-can render bearable TO me or 10
He then goes on TO settle money matters. liz
gives his wife free choice of Il residence and aas for
the children. they are eit completely with yous
He then concludes rs follows:
! do not ask Your forgiveness, which kRor MN
'c0"H rcddty gre. but Yhich would neither remove
my own soreness. nor raise my PRIDE. ash no for.
grencSS from Truman HCiRg-snch aS am will b. In
the last. ny own Judge. ! have been my own ae.
cuser aud nv own punishment. have not one par.
tclc ot angry feeling agst YOU all my bitterness il
for myself And now, farewell. ! wish you every
comfort: and after the first nervousness Of n
break-np is over know you will find "A great relief
IN our relative change of position. or six years
yOu have been to ne an Incompatible WjG That
thoneht alone Is sufficient TO make me lndge yon
leniently in the last year Whether the change arose
from too harsh "A miscOnstructiOn of my faults from
an erroneous estimate of my character, from that
utter difference of tastes habits and pursuits which
time. that wears away all gloss and all conccalnent
made more obvious and moie irksnme- whatever he
the cause of the change that has taken place in your
affection and your kindness. | make no complaint
| call for no defence Let Ms both rest in peace
LADY LYrroS's VERSION OF TIE STORY
And this was the provocation as Lady Lytton tells
the story:
" Cpon his asking me with whom was going to
the christening OF Mr. FnnblanIue's child that
night. and replying. with Lady Ntcpney,' he then
repeated rs fast rs he could. dozen tunes running
My Mother calls her that ugly old woman He
then called ont Do you hear me. Madam "
course | hear yon.' Then why the - in
don't you answer me ? 4 did not think II required
an answer p your soul. Mauam" he exclaimed,
scIing a carving knife for we were AT dinner, and
lac had told the servants 10 lcnv" the room till hs
rang and III .hinr at me. cried 'Ill have Won to
know that whenever do yOu the honor Ot address
ing you. II rcqniie9 IN answer sad For Coils
sake. take care what Won are about. Edward liz
then dropped the knitr, aud. sprngng on me. lnads
his great tccth mret IN my c'enk. and tho blood
sputtcd over mo. The agony was ao great that my
screams brought the Hrrvhnia back. aud presently
trrason. the cooke ncfcd HIM hvdhr collar but III
broke from hlm. nnd arfing Que Of tho iootnaas
hats IN the hail. tnHlird down Piccadilly.'