Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-07
WIgrall1Palnted to tho Lie.

Asa Trenchard, the piquant skettLy cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press,
draws the following portrait of Senator
Wigfall, who, with JEFF Davis and Toombs.
has just taken up his quarters in Rich
mond
Wigtall is in every way notable and
noteworthy person. He is a little, squat.s
y man, with hair nll over his face. You
have seen a plump English bull-puD, hnlf-g
grown. When such d pup. gromls you
,rnuy easily Imagine the noble WiSfaH. .tulli
OF sound and tnEy.3 II will not add .ssig-
-nitEipg a9thipg, = Yigflll is full of mean.
ing, lnexPitep6ie ~ ming, toJndge by the,
very small portion htch has escapedhim
de belongs to that mysterions, > crusauing
blood which boils within so fercely tllnt
nothing but froth ever comes out. Nav
be yOu are not aware that lie Slot Mr.
BROOKS MIR. Sumne y assuilant) in a du-
el, some twenty years ago And thus far
he has his claims 10 regard. He is more.
over a man OF rare accomplishments, is
efficient as champion against the desper-
ate tiger of King Faro, and can drink him
self blind drunk as4uickly as any man
Moreover, Wigfall is an expert broad. +
swordsman, keen pistol shot, and n ,terria
BILE swearer. ! Ah, but you should hear.
him swear, Such Rvarietyof oaths-4oaths
sentimental, Oaths relcrential, oathsIcpm-
mon and oats's proper, oaths,s lin short,
masculine, ,temenine and neutre, of all sizes
ana shapes, and for every emergency. reaIf
or. imaginary. You strHight.laced Qua
keFs can altogether appreciate the fulls
torref effect, service, prestige OF n full.
round unyarniRhed oath. With the clIiv.
airy tits staple commodity of the most
excellent qaality. }Withaouf ancient cava.
hers II was weapon OF wonderful prove
ess. II has not dcgencrated. From .sbr
my halidoth 10 "d0mn your ewes n the
.cSPletivc has gHihed strength, Versatility
melady oil rythm,. music of tlietion and.
force of ehalAeter. WikftIl could illus.
trate the entire Science, philosophiruIIy.
trented, if he chose, with examples, eluria{
datfOhs and limitations. -
Wignll, believe me, is no coward. He
is sswhat might lie fitly denomindted po-
ctic,ll bull L'tst fall, out in Texas, he
got tuto II terrible row with A., atrieud
Of his. straigdtway he sent note, to
lComplimentof WigmlIto A.. and de-
sircs to Know IL he will accompany him
outsof the limits of tile State ~ .s,i
To which A. replies, instaniet-
Ass5cQmpIt Itments to- WtgflA, begs to
assure him that he iWigall} is too9d-.da a
coward 70 fqltlll any such engagements, :f
entered into.
Several days 'elRpse. "A, hears nothing
of Wiglall. AtIength one rainy afternoon,
as he WAS sittiag alone in his. room wrf-
ting, a gentle rap came at the door--a rap
as soft as the tap of dove. aCome in !ii
The door slow opened and there ssonde
WigfdllI t.Rells A. r said be, meekly, tsthe
lion and the lamb will, Sometimes meet, :
yon know, sDr-n you, ;retorted As
which is the lioa and which. Is. the lamb
here q tEtell studied "a moment =
heayeplY smile .monnttpg his usually ruby
onntsnanfe;l ma ", Rlpis sbility and
plant condeScen nsfpn, heaIuiuR, out Of ev, :
jerg pimplei he paused but fotr a moment
Ind replied: + -s.,,. I go esi;-5s5 ~
We'll, old fellow, yop shall be lion, and
I'll be lamb. p .5 II ,,...,.i,5 ...s
Quoth A.. theEeupon: Sit down, then,
and take little. of that whisky, aud quit
making jackof YOURSELF -
On my honor, l record but the simple
truth. OF history, when. complete my sto-
~. by assuring yOn that before Leaving the
room, Wigtall had obtained a Temporary
loan tnos ret liqnidatedl, of Eve hundred
The thing called HchiIalry," isya queer
Jade. know of no more tiltipg, iiIIng,
hirting, delusiYe substance. II Is 4 good
deal ike The Toast of wigfall himself. lin.
-vinclbIe il. peace, Invisible in ,watls Tho
ylieynl liers wear long hair, like Samson OF
oldii and Roger AZ, Pryor. They swear,
too, Ike tprty-seyen pirates, and drink
WllislfY WpTssi thaps q Cana kpc6s. They
lIkeia Sos kkRtl better than eoekade, ibit
do NOT object - fhei ifhffdr r. III is t{{,,,!sIs