Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-18

II beg your htttnbie pardon, Sif, y said
Taylor, shut as you said Colonel / thought
you spoke to ue.n
~ am accustomed | said, ITO confer
titles ttisa playful way have. Now,
dry up, before / bat you over the snoat n
Several OF my prettiest zoo-zoos, naked
to the wait, and covered with blood, dust,
and CRIME, now began gathering around,
aud Taylor concluded 10 keep quiet l
"COlonel SCott,9 said |, "pardon me
but aren't you little hasty in expecting a
peace petition from J. Davis know him.
He Is sassy. Perhaps youd better read the
communication, before you Judge of its ma
ture.n
Nae" said he, " don't talk that way to
me | only permit the Tribune to give me
advice. The correspondence Vanity Fair
ought to have more Sclf-respcct aud mod.
esty."
] felt the rebuke keenly. Ifhe had call.
ed me filthy liar and knock. kneed
whelp, should not have cared but II cut
me 10 the quick to be likeued 10 Tribune
correspondent.
He read the letter that Taylor had
brought. It was as follows:
MASEAssANSAss1ssGBss sCf6P. 3.
Gen. ScoTT and Mr.. LfSeoLS:-You are
allowed just twenty.four hours from the
receipt OF this, in which to lay down your
arms and leave the country. Otherwise, a
collision will be imminent. ]. DAVIS.
Scott looked at the letter, then ut me,
then at Taylor.
THAT" be remarked with a sweet smile,
"a that is whit call cheekln
"Your answer, boss" said Taylor, "your
answer isis
"l'll see him id first, and then 1
won'tr'
Iheard a'littlc playful whisper passing
about among my zoo.zuos. and thought
it very possible that rllction might tran.
spire.
There was proposition 10 eat the party
rhw, band, instruments, horses, niggc $
and All.
"Can you ride fast?" askedI.
81 kin" said Taylor.
"Then rido fast" said |.
He rode fast. b..
1t WAS all that saved him.
That night Scott and dined with COL
onel Lincoln, and showed him the letter.
at reminds me- said Abe, breaking m
almond, 'ofa little story which | will tell
you-"
81 have un engagement" interrupted
Scott.
zone moment. Excuse me-" continued
the President; "whGn was a small boy,
out in Kickapoo, | used to 90 into the
woods 10 split rails. One day / came
across hornets nest, and got stung about
the iace, so that my cheeks swelled up as
big ny a hnlf-bushel basket. This, how
ever did not impair my good nature, and
on returning to my fathers house at night,
tried TO perform some of the antics Of n
circus man, as there had been show in
the village a few weeks before, and my in
terest had been greatly excited by ii.
GGn. Scott snOred.
"Well, WAS accounted very handy at
turning summersets," continued Abe; abut
that night, would you believe ii? my
checks were puiIed up so large that they
struck the ground and kept me from going
oyer every tiHel Now, how about Colo.
nd Duvis?n : y G fi
|Ah hlhow, iudsedp | said, "a liale epts,
barrassedi @ths-thC application is-thE
Is subtle"
"Don'tyOu sce?p cried Abe, with guf-
aw, "it don't do for Teller TO ba Irisky
when he's got too much cheek IIAw,
haw, law!"
"IINw, haw, haw y laughed Scott, sud-
denly opening his eyes, aud pretending to
have heard all, "I sci see-and so, you
know, a collision is IMMINENT
7oW a rOus,
MCARONr.