Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-07
Spicy orre>pon dence-A True Wife.

From tie Boston Pot, December 20.
We ere pssuleG by friend who is personal |
" copnizant Of what he states, that the fol-
loving piquart correspondence is genuine. a
gentleman whose business calls him good
deal from hcme, is accustomed TO give the Gus
tody of his correspondence to his wife, an In
telligent lady, who, in obedience TO instruc-
tions opens all letter re- that come in her hus-
hand. nbser CT; answer such OF them as she
can. ike confiteptal clerk, and forwards
the re-, to her iiege lord at such places as he
NAV have desit mated at his departure. Du-
ring "A recent absence + her husband, the lady
rec we'd letter, OF which the following (omit-
ting MINES, dates and places,) is true copy:
"My Dear Sir: ! saw tine picture OF
Won Yesterday and fell in love with it, as
/ did with the original Ia W last winter:
when saw YOU more than an hour, though
sdppose you did not see me among SO many.
/ fear YOU will ink me forward IN thus ad-
DIRE ssing You; but | trust you are as noble ana
unsusI ecling rs yon are handsome anna Drill
liant P,rLsps YOU would like TO know some
thing about me-your ardent admirer! Wei,
am not very good at description, but i Will
saw | am not married, (houGh you are, am
toiM. Nv frieuds tell me have not n pretty
face. but only good figure. | ain rather petite,
have black eyes black hair, and dark COM
plexion-tbat IL, am what Is called 'oru-
nette' | am stopping for few weeks with
nv Jrother-n-iaw aud sister in this town, and
| dearly wish YOU would meet me there be-
fore ,eturn To W. AT any rate do not
fail 10 write me ht least few words to tell
me whether shall ever see you again, and
know YOU more intimately. Forgive my
boldness aud believe me,
''Your friend, -"
To this letter the wife, who, by the by, has
not the least know Wedge of the person Il
whom she was writing, made the following
answer:
"Mademoiselle: Your letter of the - inst
addressed TO Mr., was duly received. MIR
-. 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 con
veui.ntly could. AS you seem 10 be rather
innnt,ent. | will answer your letter myself
! do not think your description of yourself vii
nl.ase Mr.. | happen TO know that h'
dishkes black eyes, aud hates Urunettes mos
decidedly IL is quite true (as You seehi x
suppose) that lie judges of women as be doe
of horses; but do not think your inventor.
OF YOUR points is complete enough to be sat
istactnry to him. You omit TO mention you
ei,ht. weight, wind, speed, and (here III
word il illecible) Taking your charms a
vour own estimate doubt whether they vii
nrove sufficiently attractive 10 draw him so Ia
a. 81, merely Tor the satisfaction oil com
narisg them with the schedule. You say 20
trust my husband lis unsuspecung. thin
that il bis nature, but yet he Is used to draw
ingirf.rences, which are sometimes as unkin
rs suspicious. You say you are uninA Nt"s
NV advice to you il that you marry sonie1od
assoou AS possible. In m,st cases would ne
recommend haste, but in yours, sm eonv,n'
ed there is truth IN the proverb which speai
OF The danger OF delay. Should yon be SO io
Be tunale as 10 get husband (Which may 90
Incredibly grAntD my opinion IS that you WI
CONSIDER auy woman, who would write MI
such a letter rs this II yours, impertnent, an
peril ,ps, ininode-t.
Il viii deli,e r your note To Mr.. - whs
he rslnrns, aud also copy Of my reply, Wink
am sure he will approve. | am, with
much respect as you permit, :.
MRs. -"
This was II g end of the corrsspondence.