St. John's Daily News, 1866-05-12

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S   * LITERATURE.
Extracts or the Jourxau and Cm:-
RRSFOXDRRCE OF MlSS BekiiV. FROM
tub Yrar 1788 to 1832.
Miss Berry was born in 17C3, and her
abler Agues in the following year. Iu
1767 their mother died, aud the two girls
ware left in charge of a father peculiarly unfitted to have the managemout of a family.
Mr. Berry win a blameless character, or
rather he had uo character. He was free
from vices, hut hia virtues were of a purely
negative sort, lie was of that placid
easy temperament that takes no thought
of to-morrow, .and his daughters were air
lowed their own way from childhood. In
1781 a rich uncle on whom the family
wars dependent died, leaving £10.000 to
Mr. Berry, and bulk of hie fortune, about
il00,0O0,  to a younger brothei.    For
tunately! thia brother allowed his poor
lstioos £1,000 a-ycar, and upon this an-1 addressed Iter—his wife might be molested
that even in those days Naples was the
only European city where such an exhibition would be tolerated. It seems that
about that time Kings and Princes had
been stricken with a miraculous blindness,
and by indecent frivolities or by governmental blunders they were doing whs!
tbey could to foster the fell spirit ol
revolution. Iu 1788 commenced the
acquaintance with Horace Walpole,
and, so far ar Walpole was concerned,
the acquaintance ripened into ardent
and. unchanging love. Because Horace
Walpole was cynical, it is the fashion to
describe him as heartless. We think no
one can read his letters to Miss Berry
without being persuaded that be had conceived a p ---iouato affection for a woman
youug enough to be his graudchild. It i.-
paiuful to notice how the old man struggles
with his unrequited love, and tries to pre
sent it iu a form which could not offend,
though it did not propitiate Misa Berry.
In almost every*letter there is a touching
allusion to his advanced age, and though
hia whole heart was given to Mary, he
prctcuds to have an equal affection for
Agnes. He is even- at pains to please Mr.
Berry, and sometimes wrote letters for
that gentleman's amusement and edification. But his love is so thinly disguised
that Miss Bony never could'have been for
a moment in doubt that if she pleased she
might become the wife of Horace Walpole.
When he became Lord Orford his letter
betray even greater earnestness. Perhaps
he thought that a coronet, might do much
lo atone for the disparity of years. There
ia something at once beautiful and ye*
melancholy about Walpole's affection. 1'
Miss Berry is travelling, he is alarmed
lest some accident should befal her. Hi
becomes engrossed wirh the news from
France, for it was the age of revolution,
and his wife—for by that title he playfuHy
unity Mr. Berry and his daughters lived,
miking, in the best society, and travelling
frequently oo the Coutiuent. The Berry*
want abroad in 1783, and remained on the
Contineut for upwards of two years.    A
by tie Philistines. If his letters are unanswered be is plagued with apprehen-
*ious about Miss Berry's health. He fu'tl.-
sick, and is wretchedly despondent. 11«
iloea not fear to die, hut the trouble is that
great part of this time was spent in Italy, lie must die without saying farewell to hi?
Orford if her own heart had bean   free, lowing description of the SSmmmt reat-
In her journal for   1779   she writes:—
Suffered as people do at sixteen from a Tax first Xa*OLRO« nt his aTLRaaoaj^.
passion which,  wisely disapproved of, I
resisted and dropped.'*. When 83 she was
fffanced lo gene ml CHara, who was ii
all respects worthy of her affection. The
General quitted England for Gibraltar, of
which place he was Governor, Miss Berry
refusing to consent to an immediate marriage. They never met again. General
Q*liaradied abroad, but years before that
he had broken off the engagement. The
reason is not, stated. Miss Berry writes
;o a friend :—"T still believe that had this
separation never takon place I should uever
Sieve had to complain of him, nor he to
loubt me.1* We persnme that the General
!tad been misled by some unfounded feeling
of jeahnsy. From that mow Miss Berry
uever recovered. A long life passed in
travel and ia the most brilliant society did
uot console her.. Forty-eight years after
the engagement was brokeu off she opened
and read General 0'itara*3 letters, and
wrote the following memorandum, which
she enclosed in the packet r—
OLD LOVX-LRTTRRS. * .
This parcel of letters relates to the six;
happiest months of my - rang and t usigmff-
vant existence, although thaw six months
were accompanied by fatiguing and un-
Lvoidabwnncertainry, a nd by the
At Borne the family were introduced into
tho meet fashionable society, and tlioy
aeem to have been oo terma of friend I;
intimacy with the King of Sweden, Gus-
tavus HI. Agues, though a pleasing, intelligent woman, was cast into the shade
by her brilliant sister. Elder Berry and
Goose Berry the two sisters were christened byvsome wag at tne time. Mies Berry
studied the antique monuments and works
of art with tha utmost assiduity. The
gorgeous ceremonies of the Church
Borne did not particularly impress her. In
reference tn tha benediction from St.
Peter's she writes, " One anas the Pope in
the grandeur of tha scene around him.
man 1 man! is too small an animal to at-
tempt blaming the world from St. Peter's,"
8he is rather canstio about the Pope's petticoats, and she observes that when the
IHips read a mass a aaa was standingnear
him u to prompt hUn, in case his infallibility should go wrong." When in Naples,
is 1784, at the Feetino, before a public
audience, the Queen, the Princess Bel-
aonte, tho Duke St. Clemmenti, the King
of Naples, and the Kiug ,of Sweden per-
friends. He hears n false report that the
Berrys will remain on the Continent longer
than tbey promised. He cannot conceal
hia affliction. He writes to Miss Berry
hot to consider him, but to stop abroad:
but he cannot disguise how he yearns for
her return. When be is cramped, with
grut and rheumatism be dictates letters tn
secretary, hot iusists, despite the pain,
on scrawling a few lines to show that he
is notso very, very bad. ' After one sever*
attack he writes, ■* Emaciated and altered
am incredibly, as you would find were
you ever to see me again. But this illness has dispelled all visions! Aud as 1
have so little prospect of passing another
happy autumn, I must wean myaeli
from whatever would embitter my remaining time by disappointments.** The
Berrys retarned^md subsequently oncapied
a rouse near to the famous Straw-bcrry-hili.
No doubt thia was some comfort; bat
though the Berrys were the best of friends.
we cannot doubt that the closing years o
Horace Walpokt*s life would have boot.
happier if be had never known the lam it
or if he had never loved Misa Berry.    Pas-
of everything that could constitute,present
enjoyment. But 1 looked forward to a
titti^xlMeoceJrMcia felt, for the first
those, would hate calffll Out aU1be<*po'werJ
of my mind and all the warmest feeling of
iny heart > and should have been supported
by one who, but for the cruel absence
which separated as, wou Id never have for
a moment doubted that we should have
materially contributed to eactt other's happiness. These prospects nerved even to
pass clieerftlly a long winter of delays and
uncertainty,by keeping my mipd firmly riveted on their accomplishment. A concatenation of unfortunate circumstances—*bo
political state of Europe making absence a
necessity, and even frequent couimuuicsiion
impossible, letters lost and delayed, all
certainty of meeting more difficult, questman s we red, doubts unsatisfied.    A) 1
From this we wept to tha Tutleries to
sas me apartments occupied by Buoneaarta.
Saudos, a Swim tailor, settled here and
much employed by Madam Buonaparte.
procure us this permission, which is only
obtained by favour, as it is by uo mean*
shown to all the world. It is sell tbey
are not. Bepuhlican s implietty might weB
be excused for being startled.at such
muguificence. 2 have formerly see*
Versailles, and I have seen the Little
Triauon, and I have asaa many palaces ia
other countries but I never saw aoythiag
surpassing tha magn iflcence of th is. Tha;
apartment was that in which they actual
Iy lira; it is Ota lower range of windows
looking w the garden from the PavUloo da
Flore to'the centre. It consists of a large
ante-chamber ; a salon, hung and Gnashed
with blue-lilac lustring, embroidered ia tha
honcy-sucklo pattsrn with maroa, in the
best taste possible. The curtains had ma
same pattern in an applique of cloth. Ia
this room is the beautiful St. Cecilia wit^
a turban, playiug upon tha hero, hj
Domcnichioo— I think from tha Imgum
Palace. The second soles was fsufshaj
with yellow sarin aad browp and sees' aV
oo^friug^ end uotMugcan ^a^msft,'
nigcent than thia mam;, Bra glassse waja\'
aU drapes, aud uot framed, which haa*
much handsomer effect; beneath the glasses
stood beautiful porphyry and other aaa'
marble ubl cs, and Upon mesa tabfce mag.
uificent vases of Sevres and of granite, Ae^
mounted in ormolu, and vary fine candelabra. In the middle of the 'room hung a
lustre of English crystals, mounted with
a great deal of ormolu; the chairs, es>
luisite tapestry. The next room was the.;
bed-chamber, tha one where they actually
both sleep in one bed. The f?eimaam hern
was blue silk, with white and gold fringes
—the1 b%d   in a recess drape.
mahogany, with rich and rather heavy
ormolu ornaments.   The room ia hung
small old  pictares; ha-
ihcsc circuiastauces cooibmed in <he most
tnlucky manner crushed the fur fabric of
my happiness, not atone fell shock, hat by
any particular ornament. Here !
parte shayea, and makes Ids very short
toilet; auu from hence an esosfscr derotm
leads up to his cabinet dc travail ahore.
Beyond this.room (the sails da* e*s*)>
tha slow  mining misery of Ms of coufi- ftatt which a passage is taken off, las,
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formed iu some   hallos!     Wo suppose haps Misa Berry might have bocume Lady
deuce, of unmerited comptsiuts, of finding
by
firm rock of mutual confidence crumbling
under my feet, while my bosom for
>™iId not banish a hope that all might yet
be set right. And ao it would, had we
over met for 24 boars. Bui be remained at
his government at Gibraltar til I his death in
18.12. And I, 42 years afterwards, on
opening these papers, which had been
sealed up ever since, receive the conviction
hat some feelings in some minds are indelible—M. B., Oct., 1844.''
But grief did not prevent Miss Berry
from leading a social, and eve* a gay life.
On Miss Berry's first riatttpFarisshcbc-
the husband of
Madame do Stael, and this led to a further
acquaintance win maay distinguished
Freach$eopfe. On a sabastraeatvisBsac
*aa introduced to Napoleon's mother,
to Jo*phjne, aad to Napoleon, who was
then Grand Consul, aad she gives tha sol
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eVle4e^ tlsat a to say,a *»^
with bookcases all round, ebpu* tfcac
height of a t*siiaaay-|seee, ahat ap, afr
rosewood inlaid «la QrtCfme with aatiar
wood, the walls abova hung with graen;
and in this room is placed the * Madonna.!
delta SediaV hut it immediately struck
both Mrs. D. and myself to be a ebpy, or,
if the original, painted over aa as-to be /M>
longer i self—I hope aad believe It fe.aj
cony. Beyond this ia Madame Basaaxa I
pane's dressing-room, fitted up with the
CHAXXOTTB  OF WAIXS
AT 15.
Friday,   February 1st—Went at %    A
o'clock to Kensington, to t^Priiioeesof
as had imad ,
tbere^andlwMaaxiooatoaea her. .Wm
found nor, the Priooma, the LadyC^iSsmi
Campbell (in wailing), Mas Garth, M-S
Ua>man,Lady deCliflora. aad -.(sir Wih
UamI>runiamodtpUyittgata reuaduti^
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