Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-12
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DECEMBER IL e ,sII86.l, 4 8'6f.l
WHEELING, VA, d THU URSDAYs MORNING, Dl

JECEMPsd4i11i.l y. ~ ", II EfS Il ii92itt s2sit s
Is at,Fibutad 20 PfovideGse, but I under!
stand he has dome the same thtng for our
enemies. His position therefore is not
varT we'll SleIfned. oiAAflio6GLf 8m we'll sat
isfsdl III ,lhe lfeaI Truth could Be got at,
ne Is ON our side, fstiH. i Aaud inclined to
think that the making Of our crop for thts
year, he IeIt pfetty much 70 oar nlggefa.-
| / mean 70 say that q it4kddt't BEEN for tAs
nig5sys. Il don't ttilE SiAeR ofae59P tooNLd
hare been made.
lawelI, I'saIanot tell you how much ] wish
that YOU and hIrs4 g ----l could come and
pass the winter with as. We could 90
boating fWtish there was NO wtud!l Ne
could 70 ii6Rh 10 the bar or 10 tile IhdIah
River, or to Cedar Keys and eat toysters, !
and doid fact v iAtevet We pleased. lAs 4
Is, IFd66rtd believe this iwaf VIII last, till
spring, now mark my word. II can,tsiasts
aud there Is mo reason on earth why II
should No lmdttef41y6 and 4 cannot
now discuss it. but the fact Is IL cannot
In my niu saTeh t. last Never amihd, you
and Mrs. - pack mp and go out to
NASSAU ana Nfits' me assseften u s'yoa eAn.
4 nll 81 3 & lIill !. fesdid. WIZ
my love to Mrs. =2---A (how IS that knee!l
! am very truly yours, a.. - ~ =
sdi yAiAIodel Rem0nStFanee. i1
The suBjoihed standardization appeared
lately ip the columns Of The Loqdon TfPs',
addressed TO the editor ,iis,-i s. aia5 15ss
iSr:-[ received this morning q huge.
official envelope, which had followed me-
hither from my house in London, viG Paris
aud YieunA, bearing on its left-haad corner
the well-kpowpa autograph. Of sRnssell, +
and edged YiIh a broad black oordeFE
clearly Indicative of the grave loss which
the noble house of Bedford had ulhappily
sustained. 1iihpd to pay isl6s postage
for it.
NY heart, beat iwhenI / opened it, for Ian
ticipated, at least, that Earl Russell was
about TO appoint me Yice-Consnl at Pat
mos, or Envoy Extraordinary to the Ga
boon for the purpose Of sitting the great
gorilla question i did not, therefore,
grndge the l5s., especially when found
among the contents Of the envelope a let
ter in Lord Rpssell's own handwriting,
addressed 10 mo, and beginning 'sDear
SIR Indeed, Il augured the very best
from such delightful familiarity- the
more delightful from the faeFthat I bad
never previously bad the honor Of any
Communication, either oral or written,
from his Lordshipoi h7s4af 'f1HsillE t
was, however, speedily undereiyed.-
The mRussellp on the envelope, as well as
the letter, beginning s.Dear Sir proyed,on
close examination, to be Autographed iui-
tAtions, admirably executed, of Lord Rus
sells handwriting; aud the object of the
letter was to inform me that, he, Mr. Rqs-
sell, having consented to preside at the
annual dinner Jt the OtthoPhaedie HosPit-
al, on the 10th Of November, earnestly
hoped that be should have the pleasure of
meeting me-an utter stranger TO him-at
tue festival. 22l - lseVt ,'s''
The other contents Of tho envelope
which weighed several ounces. consisted
Of horrible sketches Of club feet, handy
legs, distorted toes, knock-knees, and wry
necks, in their original state and in their
improved condition., after treatment at the
Orthophsedic Hospital; and there weresev-
eraI printed forms, apprising me Of the
terms in which it would be desirable that
should leave a legacy to the hospital,
with "a suggestion that, it I did sol the
legacy duty had better be paid out of my
estate There was. also an envelope ad-
dressed to the secretary Of the instttuton,
intended to convey to that official my &C
eeptauee OF Earl Russell's agreeable inyt-
tLtion. +t-i ,3i4.
I can hardly suppose that this trick has
been practised with Eor,I Rdssells knoWl-
edge aud sanction, but I do think thatit
is n most unwarrantabls use 10 make Of
his distinguished name. q The ehvelope was
carefully prepared TO look Us like an oiti-
tial envelope as possible. The lithograph
ed aRdsseliu ia the icorner might we'll de-
ceiVe my servants, and entirely justified
them in forwarding the documents to me
regardless of the cost and the result Is
that have been muckled in los. postage,
withont any possibility OF compensation,
pnless, indeed, his Lordship, cOnscience-
sticken, siouId, ON my return To- Eng land,
substitute for Il dinner invieltion Of a
more practical and Agreeable nature:-I
beg, y6n, Sir, to publish this letter, and SO
prevent a recurrence Of the practice
Your obedient servant, L.
C0RJtantiH9ple, oct. 20.