Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-25
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from the carriage on the road. she made him
say: i killed him. 1 intended to kill him.
Ihen she feared to paint the sin Of her re-
pentant sinner In such dark colors. she
altered the sentence and in the rstedition Of her
story the sentence reads: i killed him! did
not intend to kill him. When Miss Muloch
told me about this said that the lesson she
meant to teach was lost by her failing to fol-
low her first inspiration. There was not niue
significance in the remorse of . man
who had not intended to kill his deadly
foe. My friend agreed with me, and in this
edition OF her work her first writing is restored
ana the sentence reads: Il killed him. in
tended to kill him. This reading only could
explain the lifelong anguish of remorse, the
lifelong bitter expiration vi him who had
yielded 10 an impulse Of Murderous rage, and
! this only could carry the lesson intended to go
| to the heart of the mos. hopeless penitent as
well "a to the consciousness OF the most AFRO
| giant Pharisee." These words. or words to this
| effect Lady Byron spoke with deep earnest
| ness. She pointed out the passage IN question
\ and gave me the book.
Something led to the mention Of Brighton.
1 told her that had come from Brighton that
morning. and had left my children there, so
should have to secure a train from London
| Bridge before night. From Brighton" she
| said. II have a dear friend living in Brighton
DIR. King, who was once my daughters tutor in
| mathematics. and who is deeply interested in
| all questions of human Advancement. ! will
write to him to call on You there"
thanked my hostess and then she went into
| some "reminiscences of Brighton she had
known it IN the reign Of George Nv, OF the
| court balls she had attended there IN her
youth. &c. But" she added. Il am glad In
the queens reign that gay palace has been
/ converted into a museum and library for the
general public. All the people who please to
! avail themselves OF it have its benefits."
Presently rose to leave.
LEADING QUIET LIFE.
L. r H. T. l.
| drive to reach the station. This is almost out
| of town." she added, but find tho distance a
SITTER for only those who really care for me
ever come through" AS she shook hands with
me At parting she said: Il am sorry my grand
daughter has not been with US today. Anna
bel is a line Young woman and passes much of
her time with me. She likes concerts and lee
lures, which are out of her reach when she is
at home III the country and which she can
only en- Joy when she comes to me. Come and
see me whenever you can. / am an invalid
and can seldom go out now. ! wish l could
for your sake, she kindly added, as she warmly
pressed my hand and let me go.
Lady Byron must have led a very retired
life during these last few months of her
earthly pilgrimage. for, often rs went 70 see
her during that summer and autumn, I never
found her absent from home or with any COM
pany except her granddaughter, Lady Anne Is
abella King, her dear "Annabel." whom she
had described as fine young woman And
certainly. II health, beauty and intellect con-
stItute fine young woman, she WAS one.
MEMORABLE OCCASION.
But my last visit to Lady Byron, the last
time 1 ever saw her, was on q memorable &C.
casion.
We, all Of Us who are old enough to do So
remember the exciting times of the autumn
and winter Of 1859 the heated political con-
tests and the raid of John Brown. Concerning
0r1r natIn ral riaIS thar thr.a
England: Sympathizers with the north sympa-
thiZers with tine south and notwithstanding
these every shade OF opinion. The news of the
execution of John Brown reached England. IL
was bright morning Ill December-there are
really some bright mornings even in a London
December-in the neigh5orhood Of Primrose
Ill., where there Is scarcely ever any fog, and
near which the poets widow lived, that made
my last visit to her.
| was shown up into the now familiar front
drawing room. INTO which Lady Byron soon en-
tered from the back room and greeted me with
her usual courtesy. After a little sad talk over
the tragedy at Harper's Ferry sine took me
into the rear room. where she was having box
packed to send to the widow of John Brown.
FOR JOHN BROWNS WIDOW.
There on the floor stood large dry goods
case, while on chairs, tables, stands and sofas
lay piles of white underclothing. black gowns,
widow caps, bonnet. veil, shawl. mantle hose,
n
complete and abundant mourning outfit, all of
the very best materials and makeup. Over all
these presided a fair gentlewoman Of middle
age, whom Lady Byron introduced as her
friend, Miss Carpenter ''All of this clothing
has been made UP by my school girls under the
| direction of Miss Carpenter" she explained.
Watson, the favorite lady's maid, was also in
| attendance.
Miss Carpenter, assisted by Watson, packed
| a huge box Lady Byron seated in her rock
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| ally making suggestions as to the more careful
| bestowsl of cap or bonnet into its own little
] r4Decial receptacle.
LADY BYEoN's INDUSTRIAL scHooLs
~ there watching the workers and wonder
] ing What the plain backwoods woman would
do with a mourning outfit that might have
suited widowed duchess. The packing was
| finished and the box sent of before night
When this was done Miss Carpenter went away
When we were alone Lady Byron explained
that Miss Carpenter was the sister Of the dis
tInsuished Psychologist, DIR. VIM. b. Carpen-
ter, who wrote the prize essay on The Use
and Abuse of Alcohol" work much talked of
just then; that she was the very able superin-
tendent Of her Lady Byron's) industrial
schools. Lady Byron had established such
schools OH all her country estates, where the
children Of the poor were Taught not only the
usual branches of a common English educa-
ton, but also useful trades.
A lew minutes later i took leave Of LADY
Byron. She soon after left London anu we
correspondent by letter. but / never saw her
again. She passed away on the 18th Of the
following May, less than year from our first
meeting.
In all my intercourse with the poets widow,
who, while she lived. was the most intimate
friend had IN England, not q word was ever
breathed in regard to that poet or his works
Dr. King. the lifelong friend of Lady Byron,
whom she sent to call on me at Brighton and
who became one of my most esteemed friends
was not retcent He often spoke Of her long
long life of widowhood and retirement devoted
to her child and grandchildren and to her
worldwide charities. regarding it almost as
the life of q saint and martyr. One day he
suddenly inquired:
RELIC OF THE aoNKYMooN
"Have you ever seen q certain little tete-a-
tets tea service?" and he described it to me.
had not He then told me that it was the
little service for two that Lord and Lady Byron
had used in their tete-a-te.s teas during the
first months of their married life. She had
always kept 1t and used it when alone or with
some very dear friend.
REPRESENTING FOUR TITLED HOUSES.
1t was a remarkable circumstance in Lady
Byron's destiny that she was fated to be the
cole lIneal heiress and representative of no less
than four ancient and titled houses, whose
estates. IN the language OF heraldry had fallen
to the distaff." Miilbanks. baronets Of Hsnably,
York; Wentworth, ba-onets OF Nettleford. Suf-
folk; Noells, baronets, and Lovelace, lords of
Hurley.
daughter Ada to Lord King Lady Byron pro-
cured from the the Iof har h.