Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-01-21
From the Boston Post.
Spicy C0rresp0ndence.-A True
Wife.

We are assured by friend who is per-
sonally cognizant of what he states, that
the following piquant correspondence is
genuine. A gentleman, whose business
calls him good deal from home is accus-
toned to give the custody of his correspon-
dence to his wife, an intelligent lady, who
In obedience 10 instructions, opens all leI-
tiers that come in her husbands absence
answers such of them as she can, Ike
confidential clerk, and forwards the rest to
her liepe lord, at such places as he may
have designated at his departure. During
a recent absence of her husband the lady
received letter, of which the following
(omitting names, dates and places, is true
COPY
My Dear SirZI saw fine picture of
you yesterday and fell in love with it, as 1
did with the original in W-last winter,
when Isaw you more than an hour though
I suppose you did not see me among many
I fear you will think me forward in thus
addressing you; but 1 trust you are as no.
BILE and unsuspecting as you are handsome
and brilliant Perhaps you would like to
know something about me-your ardent
admirer! Well, l am not very good at
description, but will say ]. am not mar
red though you are, I am told.) My
friends tell me / have not pretty face,
but only good figure. I am rather petite
have black eyes, black bair and dark
complexion-that is, I am what is called a
brunette l am stopping for few weeks
with my brother-in-law and sister in this
town, and I dearly wish you would meet
me there before I return to W, At
any rate do not fail to write 10 me at least
few words to tell me whether l shall ey-
er see you again, and know you more inti-
mately. Forgive my boldness and believe
me. Your friend f.,
To this letter the wife, who, by the bye,
has not the least knowledge of the person
to whom she was writing, made the fol-
lowing answer
"Mademoiselle-You letter of the
inst, addressed to Mr.--was duly re-
ceived, Mr., who is my husband,
directed me, when he left home, some days
ago, to open all his letters, and to answer
any of them that conveniently could
AS you seem to be rather impatient, l will
answer your letter myself l do not think
your description of yourself will please
Mr.-, happen to know that he likes
black eyes, and hates brunetts most deci-
dedly. 1t is quite true as you seem to
suppose that he judges of women as he
does of horses; but l do not think your in
ventory of your points is complete enough
to be satisfactory to him. You omit to
mention your height; weight, wind, speed,
and There the word is illegible. Taking
your charms at your own estimate, | doubt
whether ther will prove sufficiently attract
i've 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 aunsuspecting." think that is
his nature, but yet he is in tho habit of
drawing inferences which are sometimes as
unkind as suspicious. You say you are
unmarried. Ny advice to you is that you
marry somebody as soon as possible. In
most cases, l would not recommend haste;
but in yours, l am convinced there is truth
in the proverb which speaks of the danger
of delay. Should you be so fortunate as
to get husband, (which may God merci-
fully grantI my opinion is that you will
consider any woman who should write him
such letter as this of yours, impertinent,
and, perhaps, immodest.
1 will deliver your note to Mr.-
when he returns, and also copy of my re-
ply which am sure be will approve. I
am, with as much respect as you permit,
MRs-.
This was the end of the correspondence.
Moral Young ladies who write affection
ate letters to married men, should be care
full that the precious missiyes do not fall
into the bands of their spouses; or the am
orous writers may chance to get "more