Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-19

cps house at different times, amounting in al
nerhans to 10 or twelve months, during whic"
ttme was most kindly treated by the lady
Of the house, which does great honor to her as
= ladv and the second head OF family. But
70 the Doint. 1t seems from the words OF Mrs
F A. Funkhouser, that her husband has been
misusipor her most improperly ana unoecom-
;noIy for about twelve years (they having been
m9arried about IS vears) and the consequence
or result was. that she left him and went home
to her parents: and it is rumored that am
the cause of it, a charge, were II uue, me
earth ought not to give me succof' but goa
is nv Judge in this matter: to the ABOVE rum
or / answer boldly and emPhaticai'y' IS
criminal falsehood. shall now proceed 10
state q few particulars more particularly But
can as If we're but touch the subject matter
of this compend. About 3 months before Mrs'
F. A. Funkho user left her husband, there
was word by some means conveyed to her par
ents about the treatment she was then IecelF
ing fher parents up to this time were pellec'y
ignorant of anything Of the kind) she having
all this time ~ years. absorbed the 8fiel III
her own breast. Her father came TO see MN
Funkhouser) and advised, admonshed ana
eXhorted him to do better. This her 1aliief
did thrice, her mother once, and her brotltF
r.. Pifcr) twice; at which times he (Fuukhon
ser) made very many ackno Judgements ahGz
fan promises that he would do bettefi bu' an
was in vain he continued his career until she
finally left him and went home TO her parents;
and |, as before stated. have been blamed for
t-and ask why There are various reports
in circulation conserving myself in reference
to this matter, a few (which shall condensF
into as few words as possible to convey the
proper idea, and then conclude it'll the truth
II ever told the truth, God being my Juu5G
and witness. 1. 1t is rumored abroad th"'
caused the dissolution, &c. Z. That she and
INDUCED Ill sensual pleasures together, &c.
5. That on one occasion he (Funkhouser)
came home in the night and found us indulginS
sensually, and got couple OF his neIghboFs
to come and witness the scene-a scene 1t was
presume to that couple. 4. At another time
that we, thinking he was asleep, passed thFo'
his bed room on up stairs to bed, &c. 5. That
he should have given her and myself whip
ping tor our i'll conduct, AID then drove me
oH 8. That lie threatened to shoot me, &C.
Reader, do you not see by this time the incon
sstency of such stuff; for had the above been
the case do you not suppose he would have
driven me off before the many repetitions a
bove named } But be yet informed, that the
above is not the hundreth part, l presume
OF shame, shame, shame. There are other
things of less note, and some too of some i'm
portance, but must decline the narration u-
less by personal interview, for the volume has
already swollen too large The God Of ueav-
en-, before whom and all my accusers, or "a
Their prosecutors, call to witness this my en-
phatic declaration to the world, and that is, I
deny every particle Of the above, and as many
more such as would fill boundless space with
their Gathering. Aga.in-I defy the state of
Virginia, the United States, North and South
A-,r 81 ,,-I,C
defy all the powers and principalites on the
face of this globe to point out an instance Ct
my life, where have been guilty Of an adulte-
rous or carnal act with any woman or girl that
is now living. or ever did live. l say again,
defy all the powers on earth to prove such
charge against ne trulT. wonder how ma
ny of my youthful associates and young COM
rades can say the following with a clear con-
ooieHoor1 IT0~ 70 years of age, and
can truly boast and say before God and man.
that am clear of ever having committed an
adulterous act with wonsankind III MY life
call for the vengeance Of Gods wrath to rest
upon ME all the days of my life if lave pub
lished fasehood Intentionally.
NOTE.-I take this opportunity 10 an.
nounce to the world, that | firmly do he.
lieve that Mrs. e A. Funllhouser is ve;y
vrtuous, chaste and continent woman. few
words more. Some of my friends even con
demned me unhcard. o! what a pity that
intelligent beings as they would wish to be
called, should act thus. They are even worst
than the Romans were in the days of the apo;
tie Paul; for it was against the Roman law to
put any man to death unheard. hope that
those who have been guilty of this will see
their error. Now, readers, ponder the abov.
remarks in your minds, and make of them
what you please; observing at the same time
that call God to be my witness whether these
things be true Ur false. If they are false, the
matter will rest with me and NY Judge-if
true, all Will be as The Head of ETERNITY has
ordained. Reader, the above remarks are all
true, vet I have not told the fiftieth part, I
presume. But my space here will not admit
of any more, finally, submit the whole to pub
lie notice.
JOSEPHUS DRUMMOND.
October 10, 1843.--.3in
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