Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-04

England in the autumn # 1881. and arrive
at Naples on Nov. L. that same year. Thu
diary fixes Jan IL, 1854. dinner Mt LORI
Hertfords, taken by Lady CulIum,- which
agrees with date; given in the DIGESTION o
Rosetta Benson, laiyis maid TO LACY Lytto,l
They returned Ia England early n the yes,
ls;I
Letter number pa, dated May - 1929. al
dressed TO Mrs Bulwer, while Staving a,
Tmbriige Wells, was the lsst Ca. writer
for five years. On July 4, 1884, .-ornes mum
Der 2S5, written by Mrs. Buiw.r, from thc
Castle hotel, after gross personal outrage
From this letter We quote largely, as it i,
perhaps the mot important III tea collection:
You have been cruelty nutraged-and
stand esernally degraded il, nv own eyes
do not for a moment h'snle YOU for the
publicity which you gav& TO an affront
nothing but frenzy can extenuate-I do not
blame you for exposing me 10 my servants
Tor seeking, that occasion To viniicate YOUR
self 10 my mother-Hor for a single proc ed
ing of that most natural conduct which has
probably by this time made me the theme
for all The Inalignity of London All this
was isrfectly justifiable after what had
taken place, and | have only myself to
blame, iur having been betrayed into such
madhe and giving myself, in a moment OF
! pasSi1I. so wholly into the hands of NV
humane 10 tampeI with 50 terrible an in
TRINITY as mine. 10 provoke 80 gratuitoasly
in the first instance, TO continue t. sting ami
to exasperate, ~ lead me on step by step to
rouse me ont nf fhs restraints / vi ably en-
deayCrei to put upon myself 10 res I've on
not allowing Inc to escape NV elf persi-t
4 in stretching to the utno-t n temper
| always coHsti. itionaliy violent. AN
stung ROW by 4 thousand care, ami
veNarions into an irritable soura-s; viii, h
/ common charity might. il il cou J. I f.
/ bear with, at least not unneccsS ri vgli
until at last sense, reasoI, manic. d, ev =.
hing gave va, and was a maniac and
1rute. doubt if that was humane l am
low convinced Of VIVA. have long believed:
| am now only fit to live alone God and
nature afflicted Inc with rusocial habits,
weak nerve. and violent passions. Every
/ hing in my life has tended 10 feed these
infirmities, until they have become "A con-
irneG and incurabie disease, which
nothing but a gentle pity. forbcaring,
soothing watchful compassion-as OF nurse
over Tadman-can ren Ter bearable to me
IT 10 others
/ He then goes on 10 settle money matters.
lie gives his wife free choice of residence,
and. as for the children, they are lift
completely with you He then concludes as
follow:
| do not ask your forgiveness, which
.snow you would readily give, but which
would neither remove my own soreness nar
raise my pride. ! ask no forgiveness from
Human Being-such a am. will lie to the
last, my own Judge. have been my own
lccuscr AMI my own punishment. l have
not one PARTICLE Of angry feeling against you;
all my bitterness Is for myself. AMI now
farewell | wish yen every comfort; and
after III" first Nervousness of a break up l.
over. know you viii iini n great relief in
ar relative change of position. For SIX
years Won have been t. me an Incompatible
wifc. That thought alone Is sufficient to
make me judge You leIiently in the last
year. Whether the change arose from too
harsh demonstration of INV faults, from
an erroneous estimate Of my character, from
that uttar difference of tastes. habits, and
pursuits. which time. that wears away all
CLOS and all conceainient. made more obyi-
and more Recommendations lie tie
cause of the change that has taken place in
your affection and your kindness, | make no
complaint. call for no defence. Let us
both rest in peace.
And this was the pr.yocati"n. ~ Lady
Syttnn tells the story:
Upon his asking me with whom | was 80
ing In the christening of Mr. Funblanques
child that night, and | replying. with Lady
Stapney,' he then repeated, fast as he
could dozen times running, MY mother
calls her that ugly cd woman lie then
called out. ~no You hear me. madam 'Of
course hear yon. Then why thc-in-
don't YOU answer me-" Il did not think it
required answer D Your soul,
madam Inc exclaim ri, Selling carving
knife dor We were at dinner. AMI he had told
the servants to leave the room tall be rang,
and rushing at me- cried, IN have YOU to
know that whenever do You the honor Of
addressing you, II requires an answer! |
said. For Gods sake, take care what YOU
are about Edward" He then dropped the
knife. and. springIns IN ;ne. made his great
teeth meet in NV cheek. and the blood
spurie,l over me. The agony was 50 great
that my screams brought the servants back,
and presently treS>nu. the cook, seiZad him
by the collar: bit h broke from him, and
Scizing of the footmans hats in the hall,
rushed down Piccadlly.
His next letter Sept -, 1874 is directed to
Gloucester. Lady Lyttaa ~rite' in the end
Of Novem er from there: Il have now baen
here four manifestations
His last letter to Gloucester is dated April
I. 1885. from London. when Mr.. Bulwer
wrote he expected his wife up in town. The
mex letter is datel Paris, Jan. l., 1856, to
Mrs Buiwer at Acton.
On Jan. u, l>S6 he writes to prov1-e TINT
the Iast should lie forgotten, although am
,ony iaccd that if YOU once made the effort
YOU would feel yourself happier Separated
fIom me. etc. The next letter explains the |
imlaeiia;e cause of the separation. Mr.
Bulwer had promised Il dine with his wife |
N Bcrrymesd At . o'clock a man ON horse |
back arrived with a message that he was too |
i'll To come Mrs Bulwer Immediately sent |
far carriage, and, bringing what She |
thought necessary for an invalid. arrived al |
IL O'Clock a, his chambers a the Albany,
and. after long rim ging. at last he Opened the |
door In letter 2yi he expresses his mdisna |
ton at her visit to his chambers.
Maiam-Iour conduct require, no COM |
a,ent. vcur letter deserves no answer-you |
came - my chambers-ring violenily-my |
sole servant is out. | am not in the habit |
Of openins INV own door, go at last-lll 1
and worn out-see YOU u my surpriSe-you |
rccur to YOUR most base, unworthy, AM |
most ungrateful suspicious on seeing two l
tcaclIIls ON nv tray .-make a scene before /
your footman and the porters Of the lodge, /
and expose me and yourself 10 the rldicule |
of the town, And this is the history Il your |
adventures, | have only 10 say at present |
that il furnishes another To the unwaTrant- |
able and objectionable insults and injuries /
You have - unSparinSiy heaPAd ON your |
bu hand E.R
He demand, an apology, and eventually |
write: .On no consideration whatever viii 4
live with ven again The deed cf sepa
RI OF. VIII ca allowed Mrs Bulwer so pounds |
sterling year fo- Mr.. Bulwer's life only,
AMI ~ pounds sterling n year each for the
two children as long as he permitted them
Ia remain with their mother, i dated April |
IS. 1876: ani, on the l4:h Of June. 1851,
she with her children quilted Berry
mead. her husbands home, forever
Here are some extracts from the deposition
OF Mrs Rosetta Benson, maid TO Lady
I.vttun, which Is placed a; the end Of the
volume:
l. Rosetta Benson. widow, whose maiden
mann was Bvrne. and who lived some years
a. laiy'S maid with the Right Honorable
Lady Lyttun-thsn MrS Edward Lytton
Bulwcr. when her ladyship marriei-from
Isl Ia lSi5. being prevented by the present
ate Of ms health from going TO London 20
give NV evidence in the divorce court, should
II b. necsSsary. do hereby dep~e on cath
before the Rev. John Bait Bingham msgis-
trate. Herts, that during the whole Of the
period never knew any gentleman treat n
wife, more especially such good ami IRE
proaShahle wife, 50 hardly and 70 hsGly a.
the Ea,esent Lord L.ytfon. then Mr. Edward
Lyiton Eulwer. did her lady>hip, not oulyli
a. q cruel neglect ani infielity, tn; alSc as
- acts Of brutal personal violence, among
Others ON one occasion. when traye in. in
Italy in I>SS Ore night at the Lake OF
RolSano f. 81 dashed the things about and nj
her iaiyship. that even Lai-i. tie courier.
vowed he would not continue the journey
with him Again. at Naples. after having
In one ~ his brutal RACES KICKED and banged
her ladyship against the stone floor
a, the Hotel Victoria till she was black and
blue, and had 10 keep Ler bed A few DAYS
af,er-be ause people began e. talk II this
at Naples. he made her, poor lady. set up
AMI dress herself and go 10 a great dinner
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