Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-04
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Spicy CoIIespondence-A True WIte.
We are assured by a friend who is personally
cognizant Of what he states that the following
piquant correspondence is genuine. A gentle
man whose business calls him a good deal from
home, is accustomed to give the custody Of his
correspondence TO his wife, an intelligent lady,
who, IN obedience to instructions, opens all let
tiers that come in her husbands absence; an
Swers such of them as she can, like Il conhden-
tial clerk, and forwards the rest to her liege lord
at such places as he may have designated at his
departure During a recent absence Of her hus-
baud, the lady received a letter, of which the
following Comitting names, dates and places) is
q true copy:
"My Dear Sir I saw a fine picture of you
yesterday and fetl in love with it, as ] did with
the original in w last winter, when / saw
you more than an hour, though / suppose you
did not see me among SO many. Ifear you will
think me forward in thus addressing yOn; but
L trust You are as noble and unsuspecting as
you are handsome and brilliant. Perhaps yOu
would like to know something about me-your
ardent admirer! w Il, | am not very good at
description. but | will say / am not married,
Though you are, l am tOld) Ny friends tell
me have not a pretty face, but only a good
figure l am rather petite, have black eyes,
black hair and a dark cOmp!exiOn-thsti is, am
what is called a brunette Iam stopping for
a few weeks with mi brother-in-law and sister
in this town, and l dearly wish you would meet
me there before l return to W. At any
rate do nctfnil to write me AT least a few words
to tell me whether shall LVer see you again,
and know you more intimately, Forgive my
b%oldncss, and believe me
Your friend, -
To this letter the wife, who, by the by. has
not the least knowledge of the person to whom
she was writing, made the following answer:
"MademoiSelle: Your letter OF the -
inst, addressed to Mr. was duly received.
Mr.. -, who is my husband, directed me,
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his letters, and to answer any of them that |
conveniently could As you seem to be rather
impatient, l will answer your letter myself. /
do not think your description of yourself will
please Mr.. -. / happen to know thathe dis
likes black eyes, and hates brunettes most de-
cidedly. 1t is quite true las you seem to sup
posel that he judges of woman as he does of
horses; but ! do not think your inventory of
your points Is complete enough to be s~atisfac-
tory to him. You omit to mention your height,
weight, wind speed, and there the word is illeg-
IDLE Taking your charms at your own esti-
mate, | doubt whether they will prove suf-
fciently attractive to draw him so far as B.
merely for the satisfaction of comparing them
with the schedule. YOu say You trust my hus-
band is 'unsuspecting.' l think that is his ma
ture, but yet he is used to drawing differences,
which are sometime as unkind as suspicious
You say you are unmarried. Ny advice to you
is that you marry somebody, as soon as posi-.
BILE. In most cases, l would not recommend
haste; but in yours, / am convinced there is
truth in the proverb which speaks of the dan
ger of delay. Should you be so fortunate rs to
get a husband (Which may God mercifully
grant , my opinion is that you will consider
any women, who should write him such a let
ter as this of yours, impertinent, and, perhaps,
imnodeSt.
81 will deliver your note to Mr.- when
he returns, and also a copy of my reply which
l attn sure he will approve. / am, with as much
respect as you permit. aRs. -"
This was the end of the correspondence.