The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-21
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There IL an old saying that man must
like partridge " have il thrown at him
The following spicy correspondence from
the Boston Post shows . shot Of the Kind
that certainly hit the wrong bird:
We are assured by a friend who IL personally
cognizant Of What he states tbs following piqa.
ant correspondence IL genuine. A gentle man
whose business calls him a good dsal from
home, In accustomed TO give the custody VI hi.
correspondence to his wife, AN intelligent lady,
who, In obedience 10 his Instructions, opens oil
letters that come IN her husbands absence: an
swsrs such OF them as .bs can, ike a conf,ish.
tlal clerk, and forwards the rest 10 her hege
lord. At such places as he may have dssgna,ed
nj his departure. During recent absence II
her husband the LADY received . letter, Of which
tbs following tnmitting names, dates and pla-
ees,D Is true copy;
NY Dear Sir Isaw fine picture Of you yea.
terdsy aud fell Ia love siih IT, as did .ith the
original In W last winter, when sas you
more Than an hour, though suppose you did
not see me among 80 magy. ! fear you will
think me forward IN thus addressing you: but !
trust yon are a. noble and gfs'nsps citing ~ you
are handsome aba brilliant. Perhaps sou HE
70 know something about me---your ardent ad
mirer Well, am not very good at deserip.
ton, bat will sag | am not married (hougb
you are. am told. Ny friends tell me have
not prstiy face, but only good figure. am
rather psihs, have black eyes, black hair and a
dark compile xi0h that u, am what ID called
a"biunsttoe.' am stopping for q few weeks
with my brother In law and sister In this town.
and dearly wish you would meet me there be
fore return 10 W. At any rate do not fail
to write me 81 least few words 10 tell me
hat. | hall "A
you more intimately. Forgive my boldnes.
and believe me,
Your friend, ---.-...
To this letter the wife. who. by the bye, bas
not tbs least knowledge 81 the person ~ whom
she vas writing, made the following answer
Msdemoisel!c yaaT ie..gT oftte inst .
addressed 10 Mr.. ----, was duly received. Mr..
---, who IL my husband. directed me, when he
LEFT home, acme days ago, to apen all his letters
and TO answer any Of them that conveniently
could. AZ you seem 10 DO rather impairment,
will answer your letter myscIf ! do not think
your description Of yourself will please Mr.
-.4--, happen % know that he dtrlikes blac K
eyes and hates brunetis most decidedly. II Ia
quits true las you seem 10 Supposed that he
.Iu,iges Of women ~ be does oi horses bat |
10 not think your inventory OF your points, -
IL complete enough to be satisfactory 10 him.
You omit 10 mention your height, weight. wind,
speed, and here the word Ia illegiblsl Taking
your charms at your own estimate, | doubt
whether they viii prove sufficiently attractive
10 draw him so far AZ b. merely for the sat.
isfacton Of comparing them with the schedule.
You say You trust my husband Ia "unsuspeot.
ing" think that 10 his nature. but yet he 10
used 10 drawing differences which are sometimes
as unkind as suspicious. You say that you are
unmarried. Ny advice to you Ia that you mary
soH'ebody "a soon as possible. Ia most cases
' would not recommend haste but in yours,
am convinced there Ia truth In the proyerb
which speaks Of III. danger Of delay. Should
You be 40 fortunate ~ to get a husband hsh
may God mercifnlly grant , my opinion Is you
viii consider any woman who should write him
such letter a. this Of yours, impairment. and,
perhaps, itnmode.t.
viii deliver your note to Mr.. -.-.'-. when he
returns, and also n copy Of my reply, which
am sure he will approve.
Am, with much respect, as you permit,
MKS. .-...-,..'
This was the end ~ the correspondence.
Moral. - \ Dung ladies who write afeetiona,e
letters 10 married men, should be careful that
the precious missivcs do not fall into the hands
ot their spuusesi or the amOtous writer's may
chanhe 20 get more Guns than kisse-
Action. we pre.ume.s..f. u.
just 50. We recolcct n circumstance in
which too gallant husband suffered by his
choosing an imperfect channel Of communi-
cation lie was wealthy Partisan iinan.
cer. aud to bis shame. was in the habit Of
ncglcc,ipg his wife 20 take ehers anne occa-
sionaly to tho opera One day at dinner
our amorous acquaintance pulled out ticket
for the opera. aud gave Il to his servant,
whom he had carefully trained up in the way
he should go that he might not make u mis-
take in his oil age, and said, take this ticket
to my friend, and tell him that ! will call in
an hour
The Mercury returned shortly and said :
III you please. sir, h. said he'd he ready.
"Wba, was he doing 7" said the tnanciers
wife Putting on his bonnet and shawl, %
blurtcd out the stupid.
Concluding scene between the 6uancier
and his wife TO he imagincis
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