The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30
Byron's Love Anairs.

Hyron's Love Anairs.
The particular invisible force that m
fiuenced Byron's life was his love for Ma ~
Chaworth. That il what Mr. FRANCIS
GRIBBLE declares in his entertaining and
downright book The Love ArdIrs OF Loni
Byron imported by Charles Scribnsr 4
sons, II may lie that the chronicler
makes out his case and that this early
passion was az great and enduring az IL
here maintained. but certainly tho poet q
low" affairs involved good many other
persons.
The book gives an interesting account
% Byron's family and OF the narrow days
at Aberdeen. where he lived with his not
too amiahle mother in lodgings He had
been taught 10 have great pride. and he
suffered corresponding distress. II was
horne in upon him. his biographer OBJ
serves. that whereas tho proper place for
a baron was a haroniAl hall his own domi-
Gle was anything but baTonial There -
an an"Cdote concerning his pride az the
age of 10. when through the death 81 his
great-uncl~. the wicked Lord Byron. .
he had become a peer of the realm. His
was an ancient house. the Byrons cana
over with the Conqusror He knew what
was due TO him. and when the Earl Of
Portsmouth,. a comparatively new peer.
CAV" his ear a friendly pinch. he picked
up a sea shell and threw u At the Earl's
head. That would teach the Earl. he
said. not 10 take liberties with other
members ~ the aristoCracy
Byron had already begun 20 Pose whsn
he -et of on the grand tour NJ the age %
II John Gait. the scotch novelist.
sketChed him aboard ship on the way
from Gibraltar 90 Malta After remark
ing that in the process 81 embark alton his
lordship had affected little more aris-
tocrary than heiitted hi- years or the
occasion Calf continued: Whom the
lights wers placed he made himself
man forbid. took his place on the railing
het ween III. pegs on which the shoots are
Delayed and the shrouds and ther~ for
hours sat N silence. snamor~d IL may be
Of the moon. All these pe~uliaritie-. with
his caprices and something inexplicahls
In the cast Of his metaphysics, while they
served 20 awaken interest contributed
little TO COnClliate estsSsn He was often
strangely rapt-It may have b"cn from
his genius and. had lie grand"urAnd dark
ne-- b'-en dIvulged. susceptible ~ explana-
ton. but az the tirna u threw. as II wers.
round him the sack cloth Of penitenca.
sitting amidst thu shrouds and ratings.
Churming an mar iCjIlats tn.lody ha
--"msd almost apparitional. suggesting
dim "reminiscences Of him who shot the
albatross lie was AZ a mystery In q
winding sheet. crowned with q halo
rom this II will be -een that Gait could
do very good -k~tching
II was on this voyage that Byron was
proceeding To hi. first passion for . mar
RED woman II did not really amount
To much. from anything that wc know.
though the story Of Mrs. Spencer Smith.
the Florence % .Childs Harold" IL ro-
mantle enough she appears To have
been perfectly discreet woman both
with the Marquis do Salvo. who quite
unselfishly got her out 81 the great Ma
poleons clutches. and with Byron.
Byron proceeded 20 cast n glamour
upon the Maid Of Athens. who was his
daughter. Theresa Maori was
her name. and she was undoubtedly a
nice girl. deserving no reproach. Mr..
Hugh " Williams tho artist, who wAs at
Athens In 1917. tells us that shs wore
whit. stockings and yellow slippers."
had -'ee'h Of pearly whitenesa.- and
manners such as wo'Jd be fascinating In
any country Mr.. Wi liams adds concern
ing Theresa and her two sisters Though
10 poor, their virtues sine rs conspicuous
~ their leauty. Not al 'ha wealth Of the
East or the'compli'nentary Avs even Of
tho first NJ EnglAnd's poets could render
them so truly worthy Of lovs and admira-
ton Tho Maid 81 Athens married Mr..
Black. q Nice-C onsIl. who may like Byron
have boarded with her mother She lived
IN he 70. and In her age was described by
mo nited States consular agent Fat
Athons "a a tall old lady with features
nspiring reverence and showing that al
, tifue paEt Oh" was a beautiful woman
Her coun'rvm"n remembered that she
had leon tho Maid - Athens. also 70
n"rnb"rod Byron's services 10 Greace
and provided by a public subscrip,Ion
Tor IN" n.ce-rii les ~ her last years
A. smyrna rhers was "A lady ~ who's
Hobhoufe concisely re-.
'ordz Mrs Very actually cut IN a lock
= BYRON = hair on parting from him ~.
Law and shed a good many tears Pretty
veil Tor iity.siN years az l"a-t'- A. Malta
leo according - report thor. was a
Mrs Prday. whom Byron met on hi. way
ZONE. Her husband. Dr. Pedley. turned her
.us Of his house. and chs came and st on