Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-03

nh'ueI Intnk, oil Adam, who lived in the
town OF Paradise, county and State 10 tho
ldePOnent unknown.
But the great DdmphoOl is in Charles
ton, South Carolina, Hsis a soldier there;
he is serving in the trenches, or the bate.
ries, or in whatever other place South
Carolina puts her chosen sons. He has
many relatives therc-in fact, believe
every man in South Carolina is connected
with the namphOol family 10y blood or
marriage. However, will .let the letter
of my friend tell bis story:
CHARLEsToS, Jan. 20, 1901.
My Dear Old Docsticks Did YOU think
was lost2 Did you think was plnyed
out2 Had you my Wild idea that was
gone where glory awaits me2 don't
suppose you would have fretted much
about ii, for there aresplonty of US left
The pamPhools are we'll represented in
the coPntry no danger ihat-the race will
speedily become extinct. But here / am
serving South Car6lina ands9elttng,reaas
to fight Uncle Samuel, or any other man.
South Carolina is Rli right South Caro-
lima can whip Uncle Sang She ism t afraid
to try England single Handed; in fact,
there is no doubt that il she thought
proper, she could manage Russia with her
artillery, and flax out Austria with her
dragoons, Mt the same time that her inran-
try were engaged in giving England and
France co-partnership drubhiRg.
As for you NOrtherners, why, you don't
know what we intend to dol but I've no
objection to telling you SO much of our
plans as will give you slight Insight into
our Intentions. After we have taken pos
session of Washington, and buried the
batch OF Wide Awakcs we shall hnVe to
slaughter there, then we shall step along
TO Baltimore and Philadelphia aud take
those little places. When We have burned
the pile of Wide Awakes and Republicans
that we shall kill there, NE shall run to
New York and help ourselves to sweet
meats. We slnn't burn nueh Of the town,
rs good mnuY of us think of rcmnining
there and mixing it our residence during
the yellow fever season at the South
Pickens has promised nc my choice OF
mansions in Fifth avenue, in consideration
of certain services have rendered. Pick.
ems asked my advice, nbont how TO dispose
of tue Wide Awakes we shall huve to put
to sleep and tie Republicans we shall Kill.
Pickens has resolved TO nuke pretty clean
work of oil you NOrtherhtrs. We shall
kill about 10000 men thelfirst day.. and as
our men will most likely be tired ont with
their days business, they won't want to
/ go to work to bury you all, and Pm afraid
to burn such large pile of you, as it
might make the air unpleasant for the la
dies.
So proposed to Pickehs to have n lot
of ships ready, pile our dead enemies
aboard, take them out about twenty-five
miles TO sea, aud sink them Pickens
liked tho notion; and in return for my in
genious proposal, be. lias promised mo the
| choice of houses in the city. hnvn't
| exactly decided about it yet; but shall
do so Tonight. Most Of our other fellows
have already selected their houses, aud
Pickens' private secretaries are making out
| the deeds.
There is a good deal of. gambling done
among the chaps for these fine places OF
eligible property. know one fellow,
Baplin by name, who had deed of the
house Quilt by Sarsaparilla Townsend, on
the Fifth Avenue he wHsl playing poker
last night; itwhs a big game; nlli the fell
lows were rich and things were lively
The game got exciting. Bnplin- had three
kings and.a.pair oF'aces; hesRot wild and
offered to bet3tnything; Que of the tables,
TO whom Pickcus haduppoFtionedt the Pen.
ninlan property on Madison Square, put
thatup; JquigRs bet TiGany's establish
nent; Jcnker anticd tile Astor House
This was inst what BNlpin wanted; he had
been lucky tue day before, and bad Poets-
et IuIl OF SeW York deeds, so he Wentit
strong; he bet the Oustum-house and eight
fiue residences in West Fourteealh street
better Jtnker came up to time and putup
Ball & Blacks jewelEy concern, and three
whott sale dry goods houses in Warren
street; Sqhiggs matched It with Siuartis
steam candy establisltment; the Herald OF
Zee and couple of schooners; then he
went with st. Nicholas Hotel better. Bap-
ler came up With 0unther's great far
house, and four large jewelry stores in
Maiden Laue. Senker replied with the
Atlantic dock property aud the Third Az
enue railroad, aud wanted to 20 Tyng's
Church, the Chemical Bank md the Union
Ferry better, but Baplin said he was
broke, and demanded sight for, his pile.
he hail II. audt that's all the good .it,did