Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-01

500 Puppy to ssDarling Poodle, ,,
From the Pan Nail Gazette.

W 1upPy 10 fOOOics11
From the PaT Mall Gazette
Mss Louisa Dewey is the executrix to the
Dowager Lady Lytton. To her Lady Lytton
LEFT by will all her papers, including these let
ters an incomplete "Autobiography" and an
other Ms. of ausobiographic character, called
| Nemesis" and she was SO nervously anxious
that her intention should not through any mad
vertence be frustrated that she directed that
they should not by reason Of any pretext, how.
ever plausible AID apparently truthful be per-
| m;tted TO pass into the hands of any member of
certain families she named. my first nten-
ton says Miss Dewey. was to DELAY this pub
fcation for some years: but l am compelled to
hasten my action in consequence of the recent
appearance OF the biography OF Edward Lord
Lytt0n; for, although might not have consid-
cred it incumbent on me to correct inaccuracies
so far as the late Lord was concerned yet in the
unjust notices of Lady Lytton feel that DELAY
would be prejudicial to the very object of nv
trust and the faithful discharge of duty | had
unreservedly accepted. Let then these letters
tel their own tale. The correspondence carries
the Ieahtr with some intervals through the
years vi courtsh;p and early married ife and it
is remarkable that Miss Wheelers letters over
the same period are so carefully suppressed
thus affOrding reasonable ground for believing
that they would hardly support the general
tenor of the Biography 1t may be question
OF taste how far the publication of private cor.
respoHdence may be justified where it only sup
PIGMENTS opinions already formed; but there
can be no doubt o. its necessity when used to re-
dress wrong or TO correct misstatenents that are
not ony false IN themselves, but compel Us to
repndiate them with Indignation as attempts to
impose upon our crejul.ty"
THE FIRST MEETING.
The first meeting of Miss Wheeler with Mr..
Edward Hulyyar took NJ Of III;
Bengers, in October. 1926. Thus Miss Wheeler
describes her future husband:
''iIe had" she says in her autobiography.
lust returned from Paris. and was Respondent
with French pol;sh-as far as boots went. His
cohweb cambria slirt-frOnt was a triumph oil
lac and embroidery, combination never seen
III ''is country till six or seven years later Tex
Gem ~ hhies' fr0cks)- Studs too, except in
le'''5s ~tH;'"S. were then est: but a Perfect
G.-@At uttered down the center of this fairy
'h@ .tl'&'5i2 us hair, which was really golden
a'.d a;'un;ant. he wore literally in long rin@lets
tiiat almost reached his shoulders He was
Enthusiastically gentlcman-like looking Poor
Dorsays linen gauntiets had not vet burst upon
the London world; but Mr.. LyttOn Bulwer had
three inches OF cambria encrcling his coat cuffs.
and fastened with ieWeled sleeye-linkS And
although 1T wanted 1ull five years till every man
i'll society was caned. he also daneled from his
uhgloved and @littering right hand a somewhat
gorge0usly jewel-headed ebony cane; and the
dangling was Of the scientific kind evidently
learned, marked aud inwardly digested'"
Shortly after this meeting begins a series of
=Jo letters. which the volume contains The
cold formality of the first two or three soon
changes to something more passionate. at
has already been remarked saws Lady iytton's
eXecutrix. THAT Mr. BUlwer's letters to Miss
Wheeler exhaust the whole vocabulary of anna
tory determinations: but their want of reticeace
and dignity too clearly betrays a sensual abar-
Comment to what she called the love of Ba-
shaw, not concealed by the affected but pom
uefOuS philandering OF his playful correspond
ence under the names Of Puppy and Poodle >"
LORD LYTTON's little LANGUAGE"
In the seventeenth letter begins series of en-
dearments. of pet names of wonderful diminu-
tires and supcratives as extraordinary as any
that have ever been laughed at in a court of
law, My dearest Rose and darlinaest Poodle
ne addresses Miss Wheeler. signing himself 100
own PuppO." Here are few examples from
this bundle of love letters:
my AD0RED POODLE.-Manv, MANY thanks
Tor 90 darling letter Me is so happy, me is
Wagging my tail and putting my ears down.
me Is TO meet co Tomorrow. O day of DAYS,
cannot tell you how very. very happy YOU
nave maize me. No my own love don't
come before i2 but really shall meet you, O
darling OF darlings. | cannot write to YOU to-
night, nor 1t any length now. The best plan
atout the carriage will be for you to get in it
hrSt. and 1t can then pick me up IN another St.
so that you will enter it alone. When you ere
once IN, put down We blinds, o zoo love Of
loves, ne is ready to leap out of my skin for
JOY. Adieu- Twenty million kisses. f. L. B.
Then, again., he writes. take ninety
million million million ikisSeSl:. and so zoo
thhhS 10 convict NE OF equivocation by saving
me continues TO dream. tho not sleeD To be
sure. 90 does not call dreaming slafD ! call II
TIE most restless 3ptivp i,
hcious part OF existence, instead of that pause
anu cessation of life which philosophers and
physIolO9ists will tell you sleep is Sleep for
gets Dreams are all remembrance Sleep
leeis not, hears not, sees not
TABLE OF ENDEARMENTs
For the curious in such matters we give one or
two bits at random from the collection. ex
amples which fairly serve as q sample of the
whole
And so they dressed my Poodle in white and
black? o zoo darling. how ike a PoodIer And
had 90 Oo's bootiful ears curled nicely, and did
90 not look too pretty. and did not ALI the
puppy dogs run after 90 and tell 90 what q dar-
ling 90 was? An, me sends 90 nine million
kisses to be distributed as follows: 500 600 for
25O, OcO to 90 left eye 600 600 to 90 dear neck,
ana the rest to be equally divided between 90
arms and hands,
Ten million more kisses. my/own darling.
ior your letter which Is just arrived. 1t is
read. and now before 1t is answered. take the
following [naorks of kissfsl. Pray. darling,
shall we not kiss prettily tomorrow. Darlinr
O) Al R) U) % (N) (GD?
wen, my darling, pray write, for nv soul
hungers and thrsts after your ,criteousness
ten million [morks Of hisssj and Is [bitesl.
Il eco DOC. 600 600 Q09. 600 [nlarks of kissesl.
my dearest Rose
My Own dear kind darling love and poodle.
Adleu. my own Rose. my life of life. very
Poodle OF very Poodles, Adieu
'Adieu, 90 own IdOlatrOus Puppy
Ever my dearest dearest dearest fondent
kindest bOOtifulest darlingest anreIest Poodle
90 own Puppy.
Asparagus Acorn Pup, BobadiI of Boots
X" '
THEIR MARRIAGE.
On Thursday. the Goth August, 1927. Bulwer
ana MISS wheeler were married in London. and
the next letter. No. 217, is dated October q of
thes same year, being couched in the usual terms.
Then follow many others dealing with domestic
matters, in which occur such expressions as
DO take care OF ooself; never get ont of bed
without 90 slippers" gOssiping about the pub
hcatlOn OF Pelham, his engagement of ser
wants. and so on That he took no small trouble
IN this work is evident from the minuteness
with which he enters into the details of how the
gardener and his wife We're to go on Wednesday.
AS they are very nice people whom should
IKE TO attachto us, have promised to lend them
q oed anu any other little articles of furniture
we can. VIII you see. therefore that a bed ia
moved there and table and two chairs and
anything else serviceable to them See that they