The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-09
Prince Arthur to his Mother.

Through the enterprise Of our Wash-
ington Correspondent, Pickles" and the
courtesy Of the British Legation at the
capital, we are enabled TO lay before our
readers 6copy of Prince Arthur's letter
~ rs motherhon' that city, as follows:
81 " =" WASHINGTON, Jan. 81.
DEAR MOTiIER-I remember having
dncerCad somewhere that the good Prince
Ludwig, Of Wurtemburg, in much distress
as to the best way to bring up his chill
drcn, wrote To Rousseau, asking his advice
upon the subject, md tllat singular man
returned an answer commencing: Isl
TGrdiS % mGLIeur q etre nc Priaee," DC,
little did I know tili'I came here what
reason he had tO'write thus; but now |
have learned, dear mother, tint 1t Is not
so awful Jolly 10 lie Prince. bly, trip TO
Washington has not been u regular lark.
on the contrary, tits thus far bOreSone. |
called to-day upon the President. lG Is
o small man, with large feet and hands, IL
square head, and smells fearfhlIy Of to-
baccO smoke. They tell me that he lights
cigar every night before going to bed,
and don't take it out Of his mouth TILL the
morning; but scarcely know whether 10
believe this or not. saw great many
queer people a4 the Executive Mansion,
who seemed 10 talk through their noses,
and didn't know what to do. with their
hands. The ladies, however, were not so
awkward, and It was as much us could
do " keep them from pulling me to
pieces. twas q great reliet TO get away,
dear mother, because you know hate
such familiarity on short acquaintance, and
some Of these Americansj won't wait even
to bc introduced. There Is a ger
tleman here by The name Of Dent
They call him General" He Is
chamberlain ut the White House, and
right Jolly fellow. l like him. He
says lie thinks Of going to England next
spring, and have promised him letter
TO YOU. often think no would make
good lord. lie sLuns tho common folks,
and only associates with tho elitG Mr.
Sumner, whom you have heard OF so
often, WIS over kind to me. He looks
like Lord Clarendon, and Is very unpOpu-
lar. lie mentioned that he would like 10
explain to me his course about the Ala
baIna matter, .but Mr.. Thornton advised
me TO avoid the subject, and l will do so.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, called upon
me this evening. l don't like his looks.
lie has most sinister flce. lie is Il sort
Of man you would hate to meet in any
lonely place Of y dark night. got rid Of
him US soon as ICould. One thing struck
me particularly here-there ar9 more ne
groes tllAn white people. They live in
mud huts on the outskirts Of the city and
are fed by the Government. InevCr sec
any Of them at work, and Mr.. Chandler
told me that inasmuCh as they had shaved
all their lives the Government thought
they should have some rest. Most Of
them are big and fat and lazy. Altogctf~
or, dear mother, this Is the queerest place
I've been in yet, and shall only be too
happy to get out Of IL The Colonel and
Fitzroy do nothing but swear from morn.
ing till night, they are so bothered with
invitations on my account. Alas ROus.
scau was right; TO be u prince Is bad
enough, but to be u prince and live III a
Republic would be impossible. Alicu,
dear mother, and with love to Louise,
Leopold, and the rest, remain,
Your afeCtionatc son,
ARTHUR PATRfCK.