Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-02

LETTER WRIT1xG-Lette,s of Rachel.-The
n. Y. Times publishes some letters of theworld's
late great tragedienne-the French Rachel
which have aninexpressible charm about them,
such as the letters of highly cultivated women,
who are unaffected, nearly always have The
first one contains charming scolding: thus
Ny DEAR FRIEND: hear that you don't abso-
lutely refuse to make up with me; now shall
evening. If see you there shall play Ca
mile" very WE'LL if you are not there, shall
take my revenge by playing so much better
that you will he sorry you did dot come
10 July. RACHEL.
TnE second is written from Boston, andis wor-
thy of note, as describing the commencement of
that disorder which terminated her life.
BosToN, Oct %, 1856.
Sunday at lasti and can pass an hour in
writing to you? have played every day for
the past week. Although am living quite
alone and haven't you to chat with till two in
the morning, | am really tired out-perfectly
tired out. Ii laurels ward off the thunder they
don't keep one from growing rusty. The fact
is that took cold in the train, and ever since
have been in Boston have been coughing like a
consumptive, which am not, beg you to be-
lieve, in spite of my pale complexion and my
seeming thinness. 1 should have made the
journey perfectly well if had been prudent
enough to dress littls more warmly.
Yesterday we played at 8 p. NJ, and the thea
tire was full, with excellent receipts. 1t. was
very odd to get out of bed and go directly to
ground at half past twelve, and halfa-dozen
times couldn't prevent myself from yawning
in the face of my stout young hero, Maurice de
SAKE.
The third and last is written from Havana,
where broken down in health and depressed in
mind, she had determined to retire from the
stage.
Havana, Jan. Z, 1856.
S'N'dllez pas, m'G-t-On dit! ct moi je Suis CO.
nue am i'll, really i'll; my body and my soul
alike have quite fallen away. shall play no
more at Havana but have come here and the
manager insists upon his rights, and will have
his damages of $1,000. have paid. him. l
have paid my actors up to this day. shall
lead backmy hapless army, defeated and routed
to the banks of the Seine, and then myself
like another Napoleon, shall go and die at the
Invalides, asking only stone to stay my head;
but, no, am wrong-I shall find there two
guardian angels my young boys. seem to
hear them calling me. Indeed have been too
long away from them, too FIR from their kisses,
their caresses, their dear little arms, and God,
who protects the angels, is forcing me home
again. regret my losses no more, nor my ia
tigues. have carried my name as far as
could, and shall take my heart back to those
who love me.
TnE UPPER TEN.-The last n. Y. Journal Of
Commerce has long communication upon this
subject, from which we extract the following:
What is the upper tent And how is it to be
distinguished from any of the other tens? The
question although often answered, still admits
of discussion. In our opinion, rank is deter
mined by the comparative not the actual ad-
vantages that the parties may possess. Whcr-
ever there are some more distinguished than
others by tile gifts of nature and fortune, there
are the elements of an upper ten. Legislatures
may decree, if they please, absolute equality
of condition, they will find ut last that this is
one of the cases in which the laws of nature arc
stronger than those of rags and lamp-black.
The division of mankind into classes has ex-
listed in all time; and traces of it can be found
in all places. On the old plantations Of the
South the inherited negroes are the upper ten;
those newly acquired are the base blood. II
the soil of slavery is favorable to the growth not
only of an aristocracy but of an aristocracy OF
birth, tell me if you can where it will not
| flourish.
The rules by which the charmed circle can be
detected, are simple, and of universal appica-
ton. When the members of a class never offer
any apology or explanation for being found
among its ranks that class is the upper ten
The circle to which n stranger never objects to
be presented, belongs to the upper ten. The
circle which every one admits to be the best,
next to their own is decidedly composed of the
upper ten.
The line of separation is more easily passed
in our Republic than in the Empires Of the old
world, but it is as distinctly marked. IL this is
| sometimes doubted, 1t is because there are mum
bers mingling Familiarity with those of the high
est rank who nevertheless are not of 1t. Like
the mixed multitude that followed Moses cut OF
Egypt, they go in and out of the camp, but they
are not of the Children of Israel