The Republican journal., 1873-11-06
Curt Correspondence.

Lord Berkeley, wishing 10 apprisc The
Duke OF Dorset Of his changed condition.
wrote Dear Dorset: | have Just be en-
married, and am the happiest dog alive
Berkeley His Interesting news being
acknowledged with: Dear Berkeley
Every dog has his day.-Dorsct MI
Kendall, sometime Uncle Sans Postmas-
ter-General, wanting some information as
10 the source of river, sent the following
note to 4 village postmaster Sir This
department desires 10 know how far
The Tombigbee river runs up Respect
Sir: The Tombigbee does not run
fully, yours, " &c. Kendall, not appreci-
atIng his subordinate's humor, wrote
gain: Sir; Your appointment as post
master is revoked; you will turn over the
funds, &c, pertaining TO Your office to
your SUCCESSOR, Not at all disturbed by
his summary dismissal the postmaster re-
piled: Sir: The revenues for this office
lor the quarter ending September so have
been ninetv-tive cents; its expenditure
anne period, for tallow candles and Irvine,
Sl.Q5. ] trust my successor is instructed
10 adjust the balance" His superior
@tilcer was probably as much disguised
with his precise correspondent as the
American editor who, writing to a Comee-
lieut. brother, ''Send full particulars of the
riood''-m meaning an inundation at that
place-received for reply: you will find
them IN Genesis" a good specimen of
Yankee brevity i, the order received by 4
commissariat officer named Brown. from
Col Boyd, which could scarcely have
been couched in fewer words than
Brown Beef. = Boyd The Colonel
received his supplies with a note, running
Boyd :--Beef-Brown."
Taleyrand acknowledged a pathetic
latter from lady friend announcing her
widowhood, with a note Of two words
'Helasl Madame" And when the easily
consoled dame wrote not very long after
wards soliciting his influence on behalf OF
an officer she was about to marry, he
merely replied 'Ho no, Madame y
More satisfactory TO the recipient was
Lord Eldon's note to his friend DR.. Fisher,
Of the Charterhouse: Dear Fisher: | can
not to-day give You the preferment for
which yoa ask. Your sincere friend
Eldon. CTurn over) l gave it you yes
terday.| Pleasant to all parties concerned
was the correspondence between the Arch
bishop Of York and the Bishop of Cork :
Dear Cork: Please ordain Stanhope.-
York Dear York: Stanhope is or
dained--Corkn
When 4 member Of Lord North's ad-
ministration, Fox one night took the
liberty of walking into one lobby while
his chief went into another. AS he sat on
the ministerial bench the next evening
one of the door-keepers handed him a
rote. Upon opening it the rebellious
politician read; ''Sir: His Majesty ha;
thought proper to order new commission
Of the Treasury, in which do not find the
name of Charles James Fox North
Not more agreeable to the recipient was
Henry Diamonds answer to a letter
asking him to join the advocates of the
Maine liquor law ''Sir: | think the
Maine liquor law perfectly detestable, and
will do my best to prevent its being
AS rule man with grievance is toe
proud Of his wrongs to be laconic, but
here Is an exception to the rule. ''Sir:
was lieutenant with Gen. Stanhope wher
he took Mlnorca in 1908, from which he
was made lord Twas lieutenant with
Gen. Blakeney when he lost Minorca ir
1856, for which he was made a lord.
am a lieutenant stillr' Surely such ar
appeal ought to have proved resistless
almost rs resistless as that of the DIVING
dramatist Dear Bob; have not any.
thing to leave thee to perpetuate my
memory but two helpless girls. Lool
upon them sometimes, and think of hin
that was, to the last moments of his life
thine.-G. Farquhar." chambers Jour
nal