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THE — (^ (i OCCASIONAL PAPER." mm»—' ONE LETTER nioM ^ ^ The Honorable Lady Lavinia Skewton, LONDON, I TO THB I.OBD BISHOP OF CXH.OMBIA. wG^ Pk-inted at the British Colonist Office, VICTORIA, V. I. lUO. ^8^11^3 GT '^^aft ' \ i I I .«^k-'X'. / ssoox4-x> BI>ITIOWr« THE "OCCASIONAL PAPER." ONE LETl'ER TBOM The Honorable Lady Lavinia Skewton, LONDON, W THE LORD BISHOP OF COLOMBIA. \ ■♦•♦ Pointed at the British Colonist Office^ VIOTOiUA, V. I. 1860. "Ban m L ■•■*ifciJ«t n i THE ''OCCASIONAL PAPER." Belgrtfia, liondoo, Wedoetday* Mt Dia« liomD, What a happy evening we patted ktt f uesday, when your dear darling paanphlet, "Occatiooal Paper/' was fead aloud by brother Fred, to a oircle of friendt. What ^ffer- ii^ ! and how viTidly they are related J Vour rescue from that horrid fpopiah plob^the tinking «f ^e ^* Northerner'' — wat miraeukKH. I My ^ pepith," for turely it could be tiothing-ebe. They twHamly loui/t have known of yow leading by « tteenier which would have to conneet with the *' Northerner," and the daric hirelings, no doobt, eeuttled the ehip, fnittalking tomebody else for the Bishop. At to the Jeouit Who caused your milk to be etopp^di that is juaft like them ; but better it happened to, perhaps, for who knows but your milk might have been poitoaed^ Aooither inieipotition of Divine Pr ev idon ceg I V • 106852 I ■<*!•> liiir'iiig < I i i 141 The Hon. Virgiaia Blanche wa9 one of our party; she^ you know, is an honorary member of the " Aitti- Sansculotte African Society.'^ She is embroidering a cushion for you to present to the blackest member of your church, to show those horrid Americans what we think of colored people here. We see dear Lady Virginia very often now, as she has left St. George's and shares our pew. Would you believe it, the horrid, vulgar Alderman Moone and family — a mere picture vender — has rented the pew next to her&> formerly occupied by Lord Fitzboodle. Of course, she could not think of sitting next to those vulgar plebians. I see you think of starting a High School for the sons of merchants, professional, and other respectable gentlemen. J 10! How would it do to establish another for the *^^ . . ibler classes"— -ihechanics and such like ? A suitable site might be had cheap on the outskirts of the town ) or might not a part of the '' Church Reserve'' be appropriated ? I send you a woolen comforter and one of '* Pulfermacher's Anti-Rheumatic Galvanic Chains,'' for we see with horror that you have got no hall to your house, and that you have to open the door yourself. What a lucky thing that you passed unbruised through that heathen California 1 Fred, says they must be awful bruisers. A mere California boy beat, the other day, one of our strongest men half to death. You say something about San Juan, but you must excuse me, as I am entirely unac- quainted with politics. I asked Fi^d. about it, and he said, in his rough, open way, " fiother the Islands, so long as n A> [51 thty don't get the Belt.^' I suppose he refets to some pis» eage of geographical importance. Miss Britannia Bulwark (the Daughter of the late Admi- ral ; she with the green spectacles), was also present. She was rather indignant at your not having assumed the full title of ** George British Colombia/' saying surely his Lordship doesn't intend to strike " the flag that's braTed a thousand years/' ^^ besides/' said she, " people might think he had some connection with the River referred to in his * Occasional Paper' peopled by those nasty heathens." To be candid, I somewhat shared Miss Britannia's feelings, but as I feared lest the true church should suffer pecuniarily, I took, of course, your part, and explained as well as I could, the awkward position you found yourself in on landing in the colony, — there being then two parties •—one the Government party (of course th^ right one), and the others, a lot of traitors, who would havo annexed the colony to the States had they gained at the election then about taking place. Your title would, I suppose, then have been * George America Colombia.' But thanks be to Providence and those dear colored Africans— such a cala- mity did not come to pass, and we now hope -as the contest has been victoriously got over, that you will assume your title to the full extent. You are aware that Miss Bulwark hai considerable means and no relations. Better address her a few lines so as to fully paeify her. Dear Mrs. Buncemb writes me item DuMia titat she [6] i. mod her iriends are knitting woolen nightetpi for your litti«> lieathen children— -which she will tee forwarded by the firat opportanity. .Matters in Ireland are only so so. What they want there is more stringent and severe laws against paupers. Lord Muii who I'ust returned from an American buffalo hunting trip, tells us that when the poor Irish arrive in America they are transported thousands of miles off to « place called ** far West"— I suppose a penitentiary. If •our government would only follow the example and send «11 the Irish beggars a few thousand miles west of Dublin) the streets would then be fit to sIh^ in»-»which is hardly the «ase now. We should have liked to have heard more about that tribe of heathens living on the banks of the Columbia River. Professor Surface (who knows every tKing| tells us that these wretches mostly live on apples, which they dry en strings ioT winter fodder. Is-that so ? There is nothing new here. Poor, dear Fred, had to sell out in the guards^ for^ between us, he was rather unlucky «t the last ** Derby." Would there be i&o chance for FVed« to get an office under Government in your Colony t Of course, the Governor being such a niee gentleman, would be sure to give the preference to persons of blood ) and as for the blood cf the Skewtons, it is well known that it flowed at Hastings. I trust your arduous labors may be abundantly blessed in establishing the true << Apostolic Church ^' in the new-born f1*' f7/ Cotonyy madt that yoa may be enabled, by Divine helj^ mad ^ affectionate toleration," to crush out those fruits of igno- rance and vuigaxity— Pamsts, Infide&s and I^isskmtcrs... I UBMus, my dear iovd^ Yours,. Tery respectfully,. LAYINIA SKEWTON. F. S.^-'We eameslly hope tbat^ before this, you have- changed lodgings, and will be enabled to svataiii the dig- nity of a '* Saeeessor o£ the Apostles." F; S.— Swely yo«i pamphlet— >" Oboasional Paper''— ought t»be received and read wilb respectfot avidity. Of course, as yov- d» not mingle kk tke.Cfewd at hffge,. yoa will not be able to learn how it is neaeived. But might yon not, through your chaplain, oi youz steward^ or youE boots, find 99i and let us know t