St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-05
TO THE HON. MRS. LEIGH.

Decn destroyed, anu L ondu ~ OfeI W UIGdh-
fast with her ON wednesday.
TO THE HON. MRS. LEIGH.
Ramsgate, June 1.
NY Dearest A: now send you the letter
for Murrey, and also copy oflmine to Mr..
w. Horton. 1t is perhaps as well that the
proposition for placing the 81, 900 in the
hands of him and Hobhouse is not to be car
ried into effect, as you differ from the latter
on some points. DR.. thinks the bust
ness may be settled more satisfactorily in an
other way, with view to which the note to
Mr.. Murrey is written. With respect to the
the letter to Mr.. W. Horton, you may wonder
that harp so much upon the MSS. not be-
ing burnt by my decision, but the reason is
that he has repeatedly thrown all the respon-
sibility on me, and l apprehend has admit
ted it to Others Now, the fact is that I do
concur now in the expediency and propriety
of the destruction. but had the question been
then submitted to me, they certainly would
not have been consumed by my decision. 1t
is, therefore perhaps well it was not, and of
this feel very sure, that you did what you
believed consistent with my wishes. Though
of course it was not from consideration for
were primarily Influenced. That being the
case, why am I to sanction this falsehood!
l hope that the reason I have suggested for
for the determination of the B. family will
be agreeable to your feelings, as generating
us from the painful necessity of stamping
disgrace on the memoirs.
You are very good to believe me incapable of
incon sstency, for conscious as | am of hay
ing been consistent even in the m ost care
less expression OF my sentiments as well as
in more official communications, / am per-
fectly aware that from my deficiency of
power to explain, must have appeared at
times to be actuated by contradictory opin-
ions. Never was poor wretch so repre-
scented and misrepresented in all the events
of life, and want of physical energy has COM
PEELED me to submit to what only seemed to
iniure myself? However, so far as you are
concerned, Ihave had opportunities enough of
returning your charitable construction, for
your conduct would have been strange in
deed, hal it been such as it has often been
described to me by persons you cannot con-
lecture.
You must excuse the parcel for thought
it the most direct way of sending the con-
tents am gaining ground little. shall
moss, which really seems good thing. What
stmysteries' can have been made to yon
about my complaints I dom know. 1t would
not do for male ears to say that I am subject
to that very prevalent infrmity, and most
tedious to cure, but you have probably
known many cases, in which the patient
could scarcely move, eat, or use mental ex
ertion without ''reexciting' the complaint,
and it is always accompanied by morbid
stomach, most difficult to manage. The sea,
by giving air and the gentlest exercises
seems to answer best, and have therefore
thought it not too extravaganza hire beau
tiful yacht for the next two months from
July 1, that j may have the protection from
the casualties of the weather, and be ena-
bled to line more at sea. If | should land at
Brighton, among other places on the coast,
[ should like to see Emily, and wish much
that 1 had little prospect of of meeting you
| there, which would alone induce me to GO.
Believe me, in spite of our mutual inconsist-
encies, ever yours affec tionately.
A.I.NB
The point that throws doubt upon Murray 5
claim is the money having been repaid by
Moore. Murray ought to have flung it away
rather than have kept possession.
1
Horton would lend you the 81 900: but pray,
if YOU have any delicacy about accepting his
offer, prefer me.
You would much oblige me by forwarding
not only the enclosed to Murray, but the let
ter to Dr. Without delay.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, November.
A few more words respecting Dallas. For
your kindly confidential expression of senti-
ments on that subject, as well as my regard
for all parties calls upon me to clear what /
believe a mistake into which both you and
Lady B. have fallen. 'The recollections"
published in England was entirely unknown
to G. B. The publications which he sane
toned Negatively at leasD was printed in
Paris, and was composed of the original let
tiers, which are not, as | understand, con-
sidered to contain any matter prejudieial to
their author, and Lord B. ought to be ac-
quainted, not only of participating in the
preface, but of knowing any part OF the con-
tents of the book Mary B. (who, when she
wrote to me, had scarcely seen it en- passanD
has naturally fallen into the mistake of sup
posing that thSrest OF the English book was
merely those Mginal letters to which her
husbands affidavit referred. will clear this
I'D as soon as l feel equal to write more
about It to her. In the meantime let me beg
of you to suspend an opinion which you will
probably find to be very unjust. | shall of
course say nothing to NJ. B. of your COM
munication to me, but make the inquiry for
my own satisfaction. Indeed, l am very
anxious to know how far advantage has been
taken of G. BIS absence. l told him, before
he went that l feared it would be so, from
some party or another, if he had not taken
some precautionary measures. His only err
ror, I believe, has been a very characteristic
one the absence of suspicion. Ever, dearest
A., yours very afEectionately,
A. I. n. B.
no Nrp WI MOT HORTON