Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-06

ConaEsroSDENcE OF LOLA MoxrEz AND Rev.
NB. Horr.-It will be remembered that the new
church of which the poet, Rev. Ralph Hoyt was
the Rector, was struck by lightning and demol-
ished last summer. Lola Montez, in view of
the Rector's misfortune, has addressed TO him
the following note:
New YoRK, Wednesday, Sept 90, 1858.
Rev. RALPH HoYT: The account which have
seen in the daily press Of the great loss you
sustained by the destruction of the Church of
the Good Shepherd. and Of the sacrificing deyo-
ton with which you are trying to rebuild it,
have awakened in my mind the strongest desire
to do something to aid you in your worthy but
hard undertaking.
Had not been prostratratcd with sickness, l
should have expressed this sympathy at an ear
Tier day; but lam now, by the blessing of heaven,
50 far recovered as to be able TO lecture again,
and it will give me great pleasure to read one of
my lectures, perhaps the one on Rome, at any
time and place within the next two weeks, the
proceeds TO be added to the fund for rebuilding
your church.
With the utmost respect
Your obedient servant,
LOLA MoNTEZ.
Mr.. Hoyt sent the following reply to Madame
Lola:
NEw York, Friday, Oct ., 1853.
To Madame Lola Afontez, Countess LnnosfeLt:
Your very generous offer to read lecture to
aid in rebuilding our church, recently destroyed
by tornado, is gratefully appreciated and ac-
cepted. The edi6ce is designed for the benefit
Of poor people, by the preaching and practice of
Christian truth, in its primitive simplicity and
disinterested love. Some five thousand dollars
are yet needed to complete the work, and your
kind proposition Is therefore very opportune.-
Arrangements will be made forthwith, and the
lecture announced at your earliest convenience.
With much respect, your Didn't sery't,
R. HoYT, Rector.
Picture of Walter Savage Lander, the vir-
nlent poet, is given by correspondent of the
Boston Trarellcr, who sends his epistle from
the comic locality of owls Heard, Mernprema-
cog Lake." and who says:
~ few minutes elapsed, and then came a
laundering knock ut the door, and entered Wal
ter Savage Landor lie was big, burly man,
with face which had a savage expression in it.
Mirabeau said of his, that it resemblc6 tiger
with the small poX. Landor's was something
like that His hair was iron-gTay, and under it
was a hard, bold looking forehead. No one oh
serving him carefully would Say-"rhat is ali
amiabe man." He looked fierce and naughty,
and his looks did not belle Lavater. 1t was
curious 10 observe the contrast between Lander
| and Southey. One was all storm, the other all
calm. SOuthey said little. Lander Mustered.
He was very unsociable, and seemed to hate
every one-except himself Theevening passed
away pleasantly enough Landorabusing everyone
byron especially. Iwel remember his speak
ing of Napoleon; and by the way, that reminds
the of poem by Lander published IN the Es-
GHliner in 1851, in which poem "Shebir" makes
n fierce onslaught on Louis Napoleon because
he would not allow Kossuth to pass through
France. Now mark the change. In 1853 Mr..
Lander publishes letter in the same paper,
and coolly tells the public that he always be.
lieved the present Emperor of Franco to be the
Lander has just gone TO France 10 escape a. we'll
deserved penalty, he may be received at the
Tuieries, but will he takewth him those lines
in which he glorifies Gorgey and damns the
President?"