Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-06-21
From the Monthly Magazine.
THE ANONYMOUS LETTER.

tlemanly; of this there can be no doubt
nay more. it's mean, dastardly. skulking.
depraved! But what could do. Col.
Pllnth was about to marry his cook
10 write an anonymous letter is degra.
ding to say the least; it would require The
skill of a sophist to render it unsuitable =
perhaps; and yet when Col. Plinth was
going to marry his cook.
vixen--a perfect Saracen Of wo-
man behind his back; and he man of nice
honor, who had gained golden laurels at
Seringpa,am an aid. de-camp 10 Sir David
Baird-my friend! The inlelligencer had
come like thunder bolt.
To write an anonymous letter except
under the most imperative circumstances,
is unquestionably at,rocious. felt that,
even positive as l was, with The most be-
nevolent intentions conscience, my con-
science as gentleman and an officer
would hesitate to approve Of it, Ipaused,
| determined 10 weigh the matter well !;
but the conviction fell upon me like an av.
alanch, that not a moment was 10 be lost !!
Colonel Plinth was on the eve of mar
rying his cook -.
Rebecca Mogg! And he my brother-in-
law the widowed husband of my sainted
sister, X. C.. B., wearer Of four med
ais, two crosses, and the order Of the gol-
den fleece, man who had received the
thanks of Parliament. the written approba.
ton Of my Lord Clive-two freedoms in
gold boxes; a man who, had he nobly fell
on the ramparts Of Tippoo's capital, would
have been taken home in rum and buried
in Saint Paul's.
His fragment, his living remains; (for
he possessed only one organ of sort,
having lost leg, an arm, an eye, and a
nostriD had resolved on what l considered
a sort of demi-post mor,em match with
what!
| A bIowsy, UNDERLYING mental, whose
only merit consisted in cooking mulling-
tawney. and rubbing with soft. fat palm
+revs s1u .srvs vi DeF0y
pioneers trull; creature whom my love-
iy and accomplished sister had taken from
the breast of her dead mother, Che wo-
man, a camp follower, received an iron
ball in her brain from one of Tippoo's
guillerat troops in the JUNGLE one whom
Evadne had brought up with maternal care
in her kitchen; scullon! And such
one to be Col. Plnlh's wife. TO take the
place of Evadne Good God!
TO write an anonymous letter IS ra'hef
revolving; much may DC said against II
is ones dernier resort, still it had lis al.
yan,ages, and why neglect them! Had
Col Plnlh not been what he was ; were
he but casual acquaintance or mere
friend, then indeed
But he was my bro,her-in law, my bro
Their in arms in word Col. Plin'l'.
Had he been man who would lister
, to reason. who was open to conviction. Z
whom one nigh. venture TO speak, why
But he was hot as curry; yet not def
cient in sense, but dreadfully opinlona:ed
r ,echv. easily susceptible of feeling hlmsel
. insu,ed, careful as to keeping his p's'o
f case in such state as 10 be ready al
e moments notice; being intiamed IN BOO
. soul and complexion, be the specs an
. rum of the burning east
To demonstrate with him wonlo nav
!. been absurd he would have cut me dow
!. with his crutch; he had amassed lhre
u thousand year.
}, To write an anonymous letter was NJ
al exactly the sorl Of thing, but why see MI
Of rush into match which would dishone
20 himself. and shed sort OF relrospecll'
in shame on my sainted sister!
at The cook was far from Immaculate
n A native servant, whom discharged
of Calcutta for repeatedly staying out
night; but why expose the weak siae
80 humanity
"a And another young fellow Of her
nd ouaintance whom | pardoned Tor hav'
" robbed me, on condion Of his frankly CO
We Tossing all his misdemeanors.
'ur Besides, there was Larry the trumpet
ey And one or two more.
nc Under such circumstances. conscious
as as his infa,ua,ion, ceased TO waver; the
ali sanc,ifed the means !; and wrole hi"'
is anonymous letter. -,
She. Of course, would make point
The having children, and then where "ere
ore expectations
bu- had never been mother;
ing Colonel was the only PlintIl IN the y
ior verse: and positied as was, Esadne
ap mn the link, | naturally had expectatlo
y TO say nothing Of being nine years
on. ser;or. he was wreck, artery wreck
Ier- or comhustibles, burning gradually 10
. waters edge. :,
lne The sun Of his happiness, would,
;. felt. set forever, the moment ne MARI
such creature as Moggs. innately vull
oil. repulsive, double chinned, .um'd' pc
ork. berant. Social festivity was everything
la Colonel Plinth out VINO "ou'u u'i0