The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-25
BULWER'S LOVE LETTERS.
Amazing Samples of LOllypOp Written by
Man of Great Talent.
Pail Mall Gazette.

lett by Will all her papers, including these let
ters, incomplete Autobiography" and an
other MS of autobiographic character, called
Nemesis" and she was so nervously anxious
that her intention should not, through any in
advertence be frustrated that she directed that
they should not by reason of any pretext, how
ever plausible and apparently truthful be per
mitted to pass into the hands of any member of
certain families she named ''My first inten-
ton" says Miss Dewey, twas to delay this pub
LEGATION for some years. but am compelled to
hasten my action in consequence of the recent
appearance of the Biography of Edward, Lord
Lytton;' for, although 1 might not have con-
sidered it incumbent on me to correct
inaccuracies so far as the late Lord was
concerned, yet in the unjust notices of
Lady Lytton l feel that delay would be
preiudicial to the very object of my trust and
the faithful discharge of a duty had unreserv-
eddy accepted Let, then these letters tell their
own tale The correspondence carries the read
err with some intervals, through the years of
courtship and early married life, and it is re
markabe that Miss Wheeers letters over the
same period are so carefully supp essed, thus
atfordng 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 correspondence
may be justified, where it only supplements
| opinions ALREADY FORMED; out there can De no
doubt of its necessity when used to redress
wrong or to correct misstatements that are not
only false in themselves, but compel US to repu-
date them with indignation as attempts to i'm
| pose upon our credulity"
The first meeting of Miss Wheeler with Mr..
Edward Bulwer took place at a party at Miss
| Bengers in October, 1925. Thus Miss Wheeler
describes her future husband:
HE had" she says IN his autobiography, gust
returned from Paris, and was Respondent with
French pol1sh-as far as boots went His cob
web cambria shirtfront was a triumph Of lace
and embroidery, com bination never seen in this
country till six or seven years later Except on
babies frocks). Studs, too, except in racing
stables, were then non est; but perfect galaxy
| glttered down the center of this fary-like
lingerie His hair, which was really golden and
abundant, he wore literally in long ringlets that
almost reached his shoulders. He was unmis-
takably gentleman-like looking. Poor D'Orsay's
| linen gauntlets had not yet burst upon
the London world; but Mr.. Lytton Bull
wer had three inches of cambria encir
cling his coat cuffs and fastened with jeweled
sleeve links And although it wanted full five
years till every man in society was caned he
also dangled from his ungloved and gittering
right hand a somewhat gorgeously iewel-headed
ebony cane; and the dangling of the scien
tlfic kind, evidently learned, marked and in
wardly digested"
Shortly after this meeting begins a series of
29S letters, which the volume contains The
cold formaliJy of the first two or three soon
changes to something more passionate. 1T has
already been remarked" says Lady Lyttons ex
ecutriX, that Mr.. Bulwer.s letters to Miss
Wheeler exhaust the whole vocabulary of anna
tory defamation, but their want of reticence
and dignity too clearly betrays sensual aban
donment to what she called the love of a
Bashaw,' not concealed by the affected, but pom
derous, philaudering Of his playful correspond
ence under the names of Puppy and Poodle
In the seventeenth letter begins series Of en-
dearments, of pet names, of wonderful dminu-
tives and superlatives as extraordinary as any
that have ever been laughed at in court of law.
MY dearest Rose and darlingest Poodle, he ad-
dresses Miss Wheeler, signing himself 100 own
Puppo." Here are a few examples from this
bundle of love letters:
my Adorable Poodle; Many many thanks for
90 darling letter Me is happy me is wagging my
tail and putting my ears down me is to meet to
morrow. o, day Of days! cannot tell you how very.
very happy you have made mel No, my own love-
don't come before u: but really 1 shall meet youi
Q, darling of darlingsi l cannot write to you to-
night nor at any length now. The best plan about
the carriage will be for you to get in it first and it
can then PICK me up IN another ST. SO that you Will
enter it alone. When you once in, put down ye
blinds O. zoo love Of loves me is ready to leap out
of my skin for joy! Adeu. Twenty million kisses.
"E. L. B.
Then, again. he writes, ''Take ninety million
million million (kisses) and so zoo thinks to
convict me of equivocation by saying con
tinues to dr. am, tho not sleep! To be surel
does not call dreaming sleep. call it the most
restless, active, fatiguing, and yet delicious part
of existence instead of that pause and cessation
of life which philosophers and psychologists will
tell you sleep is Sleep forgets. Dreams are
all remembrance, Sleep feels not, hears not
sees not"
For the curious in such matters we give one or
two bits at random from the collection. exam
pies which fairly serve as a sample of the
whole:
''And so they dressed my Poodle in Write AMI
black! o zoo darlingi How like a Poodle And
had 90 oo's bootiful ears curled nicely, and did
90 not look too pretty, and did not all the
puppy dogs run after 90 and tell 90 what dar-
ling 90 was9 All! me sends 90 nine million kisses
to be distributed follows: 100000 for 90
bootiful mouth, 100000 to 90 right eye, go, 900
too 90 left eye, 1000, 900 to 90 dear neck, ana
the rest to be equally divided between 90 arms
and hands.
''Ten million more kisses, my own darling
for your letter which as just arrived 1t is read
and now before it is answered, take the follow
ing. Marks of kissesl. Pray, darling shall we
not kiss prettily tomorrow, Darling (D) (A) (R)
U) y on (GQ
''Well my darling, pray write, for my soul
hungers and thirsts after your righteousness
ten million marks of kissesl and fifteen
[bites
q, GOO, 900, 900, OOO OoO, 900 marks of kissesl
my dearest Rose.
IMy own dear kind darling love and poodle
''Adieu, my own Rose, my life of life, very
Poodle OF very Poodles, adieu.
"Adieu, 90 own ldolatrous Puppy.
Ever my dearest dearest dearest fondest
kindest bootfulest darlingest angelest Poodle
90 own Puppy.
Asparagus Acorn Pup Bobadil of Boots K"
On Thursday the 10Th of August, 1927, Bull
wer and Miss Wheeler were married in London
and the next letter, No. 2l7, is dated Oct "a
of the same year. being couched in the usual
terms Then follow many others dealing with
domestic matters, in which occur such ex-
pressions as, do take care of ooself; never get
out of bed without 90 slippers" gossiping about
the publication of Pelham, his engagement of
servants, and so on. That he took no small
trouble in this work is evident from the minute
ness with which he enters into details of how
the gardener and his wife were to go on Wednes-
day:
''As they are very nice people, whom should
like to attach to us. 1 have promised to lend
them bed and any other little articles of furn-
ture we can Win you see, therefore. that a
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