Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-13
Letter to n Eaefnr.

Letter o a Factor.
Who is Wney Harbucket Heretofore unknown
TO fame, he becomes suddenly some of 'em." Pre-
served in the amber of the K7,ickerbockers humor
Wiley will 60 down Immortality as the Model Let
ter Writer OF Alabama. We give Knick's preface as
we'll the epistle
"WHey Harbuckets Letter." from Clarke county
Alabama, which ensues, is genuine document, save
the name and the chirography, the latter OF which
denies all transfer. 1t addressed to commission
house in Mobile. {" 1t displays (writes the obIiging
friend at New Orleans from whom we receive ill the
characteristics OF class hitherto not described the
small planter of the South with whom there is vein
OF genuine practlcle piety and kind domestic feeling
which deserves to be appreciated. | have observed
that you specially affect anything that is thoroughly
american; and am sure that you will see that this
letter is well thoroughly Southern, and giving
moreover phrase of life in the South not on record
Our correspondent speaks of oe, letters of Mr. Har-
| bucket" Let US have them by all means:
CLARK COUNTY, ALA, Nov. 16, 1854.
! "Mr Brown Smith and Johnson, Mobile:
" DEAR SIR: After what is due to friendship rite
you these fue lines to inform you of the deth of nv
wife she departed this Life on wensday mormn the
toreteen of this present month in great Peece of con-
gectiv chls. Her funeral is to be preached sunday
weak at Salem church brother Fog of fshiatng which
is the okashin of my rtng these few lines to order
you to send me SCOT Of close and l Bari whisky as
want to make respektible appearans on that solim
Okashln am five foot 10 and way 155 pounds wait
you must selekt me good article yourself close that
his your wager Mr. Jim Gooden will about fiji if any
thing leete chunkier. | want Dexter's best at a
far price for my nggers to keep off the chlls which
is prevailn in this sexhn of country make strong
pot of coy we'll billed and strong put in handful of
pepers anu pint whisky give every hand cup full
IN proportion going to the field of mornn before
the Jews is off and give your niggers warm close and
wool sox nit and chills is whar let them try this
reseet that kes-my wife patronizeL the Steem Prac
ze and took their medsin the regar Fackilty mout
have saved life, then agln they mout not GCd He
knose His will be done. Sarah Jane Harbucket was
27 years nine months and three days old when she
departed this life-a good wife and plus Christian
woman likewise consistent member of the Baptist
perswayshn let US all likewise be prepared
She has gone to Abrams breast
Thar 10 lay and rest
with angels in the sky
unto long eternity
and left 10 mourn
and wish our lot was hern
leaving diskonsat husband and three small chill
dren all boys-she was also gradyouae of Marion
Collidge and her Diploma erlyfying to same hangs
before me sad relick of the past and an advantage
you're humble servant enjoyed ben raised hard
and pur but thanku in the fear of the Lord so you
must excus ritin and spellin whar amss-asc
my feelings this okashun out of the fullness of
the heart the mouth speaketh says The Book--but
gents bslness is bsiness, craps has not turned
what | expected and looked for and alters expected
tt ey would havin no seezns 10 make truck grow my
crap is 10 Bags with nine grown bands besides chill
dren that helps considerable pickin: however
far crap of corn and no meet to buy.
Wiley Harbucket my crap l9 Balls Number to
lO-Danl. Bum his crap | Balls, John 7. Shadrack
his crap and too balls he tuck in trade the Balls
marked with cross make the County Sales to itself
in all Is Bags for John Shadrck, David Pipkins
BagS-my niger has one Bag marked Wiley Har-
bucket with boys below the he'd Whi.h want the
county sales seprat 10 itself the proseeds me
i'll cacker and things for the nigges accordin to the
bills lncosed-boy Joe has shar Bob one shar
Elijah shar Nancy one shar and calicker dress
to cost not morn dollar and half extra be chars
to my county sales-and the balluns of the niggers
bag they wants sent in cotton stockings for wnmn
and peece OF Grape not to cost too much for the fu
neral wich | am win to crafty them espeshaly
Nancy who is a faithful servant wayted on my de
ceesed wife faithful-so YOU will please fill the bill
in the shars accorn to The best of your Judgment ac
cordn to the bill in regarding of the cotton shipped
10 your best care and atenSon the lint is extra nse
all put up neetly at my gin and all Dean seed cotton
and mise article and neety put up 10 averi1ge 40
to 500 pound and the ris at my gin and the niggers
bail nigh on to six hundred pound not ben enuf for
another ball-nOw Gent We ships all to your house
and gives your house our paternidge and we want
the biggest dollar cotton will fetch, which is
much needed at these presents money ben skase and
short crap and expenses heavy at this writin and
not to sacrse produse the first Offer and let
man way cotten but Jim GOoden, which will /
be satisfactory to all concerned and does ustis in
the wats-my nabors has trusted this hissness to
and eev all to your best judgment when to sell
and don't set no limit but think prices will 90 up
when folks to know how pore crap is made |
in this sexshun not half craps and send every man
his county sales to him accordin TO name at Mot,s
Post Offs Clark county Alabama and the country
sales of the Balls for John T. Shadrack seprat and
the one Bag of my niger to me seprat to itsef !
will send in to the Peach tree for the close and things
Friday evening providence p'rmittin-l
wanted to go down myself but the Lord ordered it
different.
g Your letter in regardin the and the money
market is received also the papers for which you
have my best respecks-l have not bin abl to con |
slider the subeck under all the deep waters hut the
Lord be praised am supported under this afiixshun
and will rite you my idees requested in u short
time the Lord permttn.
'' no more at present from yours to command,
WILEY HARBUCKET."
The uncompromising course pursued by the demo-
cratic party of Philadelphia cannot fail to be attended
with the most beneficial results. despatch from
that city says: