New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26

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This written in ls49, to Lady Blessinston, Iu1
before her death
inclosc inserted In the Examiner another. Der.
counter q accepting tie Presidency q France 10
TO which the voice Of army and people viii cs lin
You know, Who know not only my writings but my
faro Of Louis Napoleon. ] told him, II ever he wer,
II he were. upon throne would come near him Hs
Is the only man living WHO would sdorn one. but
fear, exist In no other condition. Her public men
ore greatly more able than ours. but they have kss
It W not always so to the same extent but nature
modified and even changed, BY circumstances. Even
God protect the virtuous Louis Napoleon and pro.
Diessington. ''
wrote q short letter to the President, and not Of
CONCENTRATION. May he find many friends as dis
interested and sincere.
What a send-oa for tho Man of scdanri II was,
BY the way, in that same Examiner that Alfred Ten.
nyson, at almost that time Numbered meodL
ousy against " the vlrtuous Louis Napoleon anl
showed himself truer seer than Landor.
The following letter from "The Author Of .John
Halifax. Gentleman was written on dainty litds
four inches in size, the clirosrsphy notably kgbls
strong and graceful No affected mannerisms appear
and only two words UNDERSIGNED:
Nov 90. 1854
You viii not wonder that among the list Of friends
to whom I send what l fscetiousy cal my wed
Yo% have more than once asked 10 come SEQ mo,
t oa ySa ySu 1 mye xss
house and settled down alone. please God TOT hss
don't mind the nonsenss which meddllns people once
talked about you ne, u would be real pleasure 10
s %S 'G sSuh. good man as Mr. Faro ono
whom I have always liked respected 50 sincerely.
pecf think Of having mild form Of what we used .
have at the poor old Rosery-inst tea talk Turnout
H. VIII you IL % yoars welcome AWAY
'"''' DINAH UNLOCK.
The wedding card" inclosed was plain. engraved
visiting card, bearing the name Miss Muloek' and.
In her writing:
Tea a turn-out-s till 1.-THE first Monday In eve1
month I2 Melville Terrace ToTiano Avenue. Cam
den Road Villas
This q fairly established odd maid' sonx
twenty-sx years Of age, and had published TIN
oglviess "Olve," the Head Of the Family and
Alice Learmont' Thirteen years later her settling
down "alone, please God. for hfe.' came 70 an END
in her marriage with Mr.. Craik.
Wilkie Collins wrote rapidly bold, round hand.
with a wide margin at the left Of the page al which
his lines began with mathematical exactness. He
was careful about psragTaphng and indeed his .tes
would require very little editing to make them per
feet copy' as witnesses the followng
Ramsgate
eth sept 1873
PRAY excuse this late acknowledgment Of your kinS
letter l have been out OF reach OF the Postman-
The circumstances under which have undetaken
to write nv story (ony 10 occupy one number VIII
hope insure the payment OF the terms demanced oy
me- But am not the less sincerely obliged to Won
for the word OF warning which you have 50 Kindly
and so considerably sent 10 me.
had already heard OF your successful vinalcanol
admirers eioced to hear that justice had been dons
at last to the memory Of writer who has laid readers
OF all nations under LASTING. obligation: to him.
fal'nfui' WILLIE Ike COLLINS
John II. ingram Esqre.
The reference to Poe Is interesting 10 to tDse Who
have traced his influence In Colnss writings. Mr.
Migrants Memoir Of Poe" prefxed to edition OF
Poes works. had been published in 1874 50 that tho
vindicauon" spoken Of was doubtless his Poe No
moraln OF a later date.
The letters OF Carlyle are models Of neatness ana
painstahng; the perpendicular writing legoie a.
print and almost every point in place--as though
written TO go directly to the typesetter. Here 10
fine specimens
Dear Sir, le4o v.,.,..
booker Magazine and, close following on them,
letter OF yours which seems 70 have been iorwaied
d5S has perhaps 6 nai to oer day Pleas.
to accept many thanks for both these favours DC
Gons for The last or Two nave se rsf sSus
to be becoming chief representative Of America n
that t.sS az PLEASED Jhs me well viii examine more
in detail these three Numbers which have become my
Unlucky it is not, for the present. IN my power .
send you any contribution. I very busy other.
am quite % Of nperT spes Gr never
was In II. Surely should an occasion occur VIII nW
remain. with thanks and good wishes
Yours very truly v
1ne ADDRESS Of this letter is missing, but ts eader
can easily supply it. The editor OF the dear "oh
Knick' had evidently asked Carlyle to write for tns
magazine, and this was the reply. As for the Ell
preston should occasion occur'-let IL go among
the holdings Of Homer.
This, from Leigh Hunt, is written on half sheet OF
black. bordered note paper, folded into four small
pages. The penmanshlp is irregular but legioie' ans
punctuation is carefully attended to:
lIammersmith,
Monday Eve'g
II Oct 1853.
My Dear Olrer ,,,,..
l must not attempt to date upon the feelings which
your long and most kind letter has caused me. !
should not know where to stop, and II would cost me-
too much emotion. Your loving exaltaion OF ms
fghtens little my Consciousness of the humble part
which have borne in the good task, but then l0ve
II in return for the sake of its lovingness and rejoice
for your and other peoples sake in the life long
echo which your own thoughts have gwen 10 tne
books opinions OF Edmunds Appreciation too am
most glad kiss the tears in the eyes Of your deaf
wife: and love and embrace you all The phrase
French, and has been abused; but on such occasions
1t good for II Is true. and expresses the incnnaon
Come on Wednesday by all means, pray, you Edmund,
4 the weather be kind. In such weather as las,
Wednesdays, drearily as / missed yOu could not
even hope that you would come knowing the dangers
10 delicate chests My birthdays have not kept for
years, owing to some Of the sweetest things that
accompanied them, not TO be recovered IN born
again But the grasp OF friends hands who call II TO
mind must be ever welcome. and TO miss yours any
Wednesday, is 10 miss Wednesday itself. Your l0vns
friend, LEIGH HUNT
Hunt was at this time sixty-nne years old and died
six years later. The book referred to probably
his RELIGION Of the Heart" which had been published
many years before; though possibly II his "Imsg