Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-01-20
From the Boston Post, December %.
SPICY cNRRESPaNpENCE-AT TRUE WIFE,


We are assured by a friend who is personally
cognizant Of what he states, that the following
piquant correspondence is genuine. y gentle
man whose business calls him Il 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; ans
wers SUCH Of them as she can, like confidential
clerk and forwards the rest to her liege lord at
such places as he may have designatcdat his de-
partlre. During a recent absence OF her Etls
band, the lady received letter, of which the
following (omitting names, dates and placeS,) is
a true copy:
"Nly Dear Sir: saw fine picture of you
Yesterday and fell in love with it, as | did with
the original in VI last winter. when saw
YOU more than an hour, though | suppose you
did not see me among so many. fear you will
think me forward in thus addressing you; but
| trust YOU are as noble and unsuSpccting as You
are handsome and brilliant. Perhaps youwould
like to know something about ne-your ardent
admircr! Well, [ am not very good at dcscrip-
ton. but will say am not married, (though
YOU are, am told) My friends tell me have
not pretty face, but only good figure. lam
rather pelic, have black eyes, black hair, and a
dark complexion-that is, | am what is called 4
sbrunctte.' am stopping fora few weeks with
my brother in law and sister in this town and
dearly wish YOU would meet me there before [
return to W. At any rate do not fail to
write me at least few words to tell he whetll-
cr | shall ever see you again, and know you
more intimately. Forgive my boldness, and
believe me, 1our 1rlend,-
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:
NlademoiseIe: Your letter OF the inst,
addressed to Mr.. -, was duly received. 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 inpatient, |
will answer your letter myself do not think
yo ,r description Of yourself will please Mr.--.
happen 70 know that he diskes black eyes,
and hates brunettes most decidedly. ltiSqute
true Gas you seem to suppose) that he judges
of women as he does OF horses; but do not
think your inventory of your points is COLL
plcte enough to be satisfactory to him. You
omit to mention yourheight, weight, wind, speed,
and [here the word is illegble. Taking your
charms ut your own estimate, doubt whether
they will prove sufficiently attractive to draw
him so far as B merely for the satisfaction
of comparing them with the schedule. lousay
you trust my husband is 'unsuspecting.' think
that is his nature, but yet he is used to drawing
differences, which arc sometimes as unkind as
suspicious You say you are unmarried. My
advice to you is that You marry somebody, as
soon as possible. In most cases ! would not
recommend haste but in yours am convinced
there is truth in the proverb which speaks of
the danger Of delay. Should you be SO fortu-
nate as to get u husband (Which may God mer-
ciully grant! y my opinion is that you will con-
slider any woman, who would write him such q
letter as this of yours, imrcrtInent, and, perhaps,
ln,nodcSt.
Il will deliver your note to Mr.- when
lie returns and also a COPY Of my reply, which
am suye he will approve. am, with as much
respect as ycu permit, Mrs. -"
This was the end of the correspondence.