The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-08

of MS would indeed be utterly unworthy
Of the othef.'
Mr.. and Mrs. Bulwer left Woodcot,
where they had lived since their mar.
riage, in April, 1929, for Tunbridge
Wells. The first Of his letters from
London is dated Nav II, and they con
TIME to the Both of that month. when
Mrs Bulwer returned to Woodeot. and
subsequently removed to London. A
son Edward Robert) was born on No
vember 8, 1881. They left England in
the autumn Of 1923. and arrived ut Ma
pies on the 18th Of November that same
year. The Diary fixes 18th January
1884, dinner at Lord Hertfords. taken
by Lady Cullum," which agrees with
dates given in the deposition OF Rosetta
Benson, Ladv's maid to Lady Lytton.
They returned to England early in the
year 1884. Letter number 2Sf. dated
May 80, 1929, addressed to Mrs. Bull.
wer, while stayingat Tunbridge Wells.
was the last ono written for five years.
On July 4, 1884, comes number 2S5,
written to Mrs. Bulwer, from the Cas-
tie Hotel, after q gross personal out
rage" From this letter We quote large
ly. as II is perhaps the most important
in the collection:
"You have been cruelty outraged
and stand cternally degraded in my
own eyes. I do not for a moment blame
you for the publicity which you gave to
an affront nothing but frenzy can ex-
tenuate-I do not blame you for expos
ing me to my servants-fOr seeking that
occasion to vindicate yourself to my
Mothcr-nor for single proceeding Of
that most natural conduct. which has
probably by this time made me the
theme for oil the malignity of London.
All this was perfectly justitiable after
what had taken pluce, and have only
myself to- blame, for having been be.
trayed into such madness and giving
myself, in a moment of passion, SO
wholly into the hands Of my enemies.
But may doubt whether it WAS humane
to tamper with so terrible an imfirmity
rs mine, to provoke so gratuitou'iy in
the first instance, to continue to sting
and to vxasperate, to lead me on step by
step, to rouse me ont of the restraints
/ visibly endcavored to put upon my
self, to resolve on not allowing me to
escape myself. to persist in stretching
to the utmost temper always so
constitutionally violent and stung
now by thonsatd cares and vexations
into an irritable sourness, which COM
mon charity might, if it could not for
bear with. at least not unnecessarily
gill-until ~ last sense, reason, man
hood, everything give way, and was a
maniac and a brute. doubt il that
was humane. am now convinced OF
what have long believed; am only
fit to live alone. God and nature afslict-
ell me with unsocial habits, weak nerves
and violent passions. Everything in
my life has tended to feed these infirm-
tiles, until they have become confirmed
and incurable disease. which nothing
but gentle pity. q forbearing. soothing
watchful compassionate Of q nurse ov-
er madman--can render bearable to
IN me or to Others"
He then goes on to settle money mat
tiers. He gives his wife free choice of
residence, and, "as for the children,
they are left completely with you." Hs
then concludes as follows:
II do not ask your forgiveness, which
I know You would readily give, but
which would neither remove my own
soreness, nor raise my pride. l ask nc
forgiveness from Human Being-such
rs am I will be to the last, my own
Judge. have been my own accuser
anil my own punishment. I have not
one particle Of angry feeling against
You; all my bitterness is for myself.
And now, farewell. I wish you every
comfort; and after the first nervousness
Of "A breakup is over, know you will
find great relief in our relative change
or position. For six years you have
been to me an incompatible wife.
That thought alone is sufficient to make
me Judge you leniently in the last year.
Whether the change arose from too
harsh q misconstruction of my faults,
from an erroneous estimate CT my char
acter, from that utter difference of
tastes, habits and pursuits, which time,
that wears away all gloss and all con-
cealment, made more obvious and moro
whatever be the cause of the
change that has taken place in your af-
lection and Your kindness, I make no
complaint. I call for no defense. Let
us both rest IN peace.
And this was the provocation as Lady
Lyt.on tells the story: Upon his ask.
ing me with whom was going to the
christening of Mr.. Fonblanque's child
that night, and replying. with Lady
Stepney,' he then repeated Us fast as he
could, o dozen times running. MY
mother calls her that ugly old woman
He then called out, DO you hear me,
MADAME OF course I hear you
Then why the-in-don't you
answer mop Il did not think it re.
quired an answer 'D-your soul,
MADAME he exclaimed, seizing o carv-
inV knife flor we were nj dinner and