Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-15

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let me know. tina. from all he had hssn nigh sbou,
900 Of them had taken the undersr0d railroad u
Richmond-that few Of them, such as CsriDgon, KY
holding Congress, and be made sure, enough would
get there for quorum shortly that nigh upon the
biggest half would never be hesrn above ground again
want to tell you now, a secret, and you must never
speak Of it. IL broke my heart when hearn It.
cried three days and nights and haven't stopped yet
Seward ored and Bates cried, and Cameron-but Blair
swore be always knowed il Fuss and Feathers told me
that he Is the biggest coward In the woodland /
couldn't have the heart to believe him. he seemed TO
be much In and much distressed LIS awful
to think Of il. thought be wasn't afraid Of cannon
big the world loaded with the ammunition Of the In
ferna regions and shot BY the devil But Blair tells
great secret-which wouldn't tell anybody for the
world-that be il the biggest humbug Of granny Of
either sex that ever strutted in pettcosts.
have just hesrn of Of the most awful things IN.
der the Sum- that took place not long ago. down In Viz.
ginis. can't sleep nights since hesrn It, They cay
that three Of the most daring rebels by the names Of John
@. Hopkins, Robert N. Kelso and George O. Nosey
living In Bedford county, have actually burnt our Natur
al Bridge and placed masked batteries under our Peaks
Of Otter TO prevent my Grand Army from marchng1on
To Richmond. have studied 1t great deal but bave
never found out who built this Bridge nor when 1t was
built nor how much 1t cost But hesrn say Il was
most substantial Bridge I recommend that Congress
make appropriations for the immediate rebuilding of this
Bridge and that IL be built Springfield in Illinois
entirely under water, that 1t may be safe from FIRE and
rebels hereafter.
have hesrn that Seward told you in the Message be
sent to you in my name that ready to die in the
Star Spangled Banner. When Ihearn of this business
felt full Of Washington, Jackson and pluck But when
went 10 him about it, no looked as slick as If be had
been plsstered over with soft SOAP and bright a.
pewter bsson just rubbed up, and he told me some.
thing hesrn Of before. he said that p England
by the constitution, the Ting never could die he might
loose his breath and get cold but still he could die
aud thst In this country the President just like the
King and could no die than the King and Of course
when he told you So he knew could not die, and that
besides the to the worst could Just try
II once and then didn't like it. needn't try 1t any
more He said Bates said this had been decided some.
where IN PLACE called think be said, Wsstchss.er
Church. where that Is have hearn, but Il must
be beyond New York. Bat after al I thought would
do like the Irshuan hsarn Of once. he was in storm
at sea- and they thought tho ship would be lost SO all
hands fell to prsyers tks Irsh.4n promised the holy
Virgin she would bring him safely to the shore, he
would give her wsI candle as big as hL body, one Of
bis companions asked him If he wasn't too rash promise
90 big candle "Auoh dear honey" says be- 'et me get
safely to land once more, and the jade may whistle for
the candle, . dlvl bit will she get from me-"
In conclusion have mych Isrs 70 ssy, but mus.
put Ii Of for another Message.
LINCOLN,
August |, 1851.