Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-29
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The Best Letter Yet from Orpheus G.
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makes me mink seriously OF my latter eud,
and recognize ply sicians as true heroes of
the battlefield. The subdued swearing Of
the sufferer on his bed, the muffled tread of
the venerable nurse, as she CONES into the
room 70 make sure that the brandy recon-
mended by the doctor is not too mild for
the patient, the sepulehral shout of the
regimental cat as she recognizes the tread
of Lord Mortimer, the Bergeanp5 bull ter
rieT, outside; all these are things to make
the spectator remembtI that we are hut
dust, and that to return TO dust is our des-
tiny.
Early in the week, my boy, noble mem
Der of the Pennsylvania Nud-larks Was
made sick in n strange manner. a draft
of picket men from certain regiments Was
ordered for perilous expedition down the
river. Yon may be aware. my boy, that
draft is always dangerous TO delicate con-
situations; and, as the Mud lark happened
to burst into profuse perspiratiOn about
the time he found himself standing in this
draft, he, of course, took such a violent
cold that he had TO be pm: to bed directly.
Invent TO see him my-boy; and whilst be
was relating to me some affecting anecdotes
of the time when he used 10 keep a bar, q
member of the Medical Stat of the
United States Of america came in to see
the patient.
us AChSA9CAG uCSI 0SpuSiAeu
large saw, a Ratchet, and two picE-aEes on
the table, and then says de:
"HoE do you find yourself, boy7"
The mud-lRrk took small chew of to-
bacco With melancholy air, and says he:
81 think I've got the guitar in my head,
Mr.. SaWbonesr aud am about to join the
angel choir
al see bow it is says the surgeon.
thoughtfullY, "yOu think you've got the
guitar, when IFS only the drum of your
ear that is affected. Well says the sur
geon, with sudden pteasantaess, as he
reached after ais saw and one of his pick
axes. 81 INST amPutate your Left leg at
once"
The mud-IArk curled himself up in bed
like wounded anaconda, aud says he:
~ don't see il ia that light
Well, says the surgeon, in q sprightly
manner ''then suppose l put dy-bliSIer
on your stOmick, and only amPuta,e your
right arm$"
The surgeon was formerly blacksmith.
my boy, aud got his diploma by inyeuting
some pills With iron in them. He proved
that the blood of six healthy men contained
enough iron 10 make six horss-shoes, and
then invented the pills TO cure hoarseness.
The sick chap reflected on Whist his
medical adviser had said, and then SAYS
he
Your words convince me that nv stu
alton must be dangerous. must see some
relative before permit myself to be dis
ssctedr
Whom would you wish me to send for2
says the surgeon
NY grandmother, my dear old grand
mother, says the mud.lnrk, with much
feeling.
The surgeon took me cautiously aside,
and says he:
my poor patient has cold in his head.
aud his life depends, perhaps, on the graf
ihcation of his wishes You have heard
him ask for his grand-molher,p says the
surgeon, softly, land as his grandmother
lives too far away TO be sent for, We must
practice little harmless deception. We
must send for Secretary Welies, of the
Navy Department, and introduce him as the
grandmother. impatient will never know
the difference"
! took the hint, my boy. and went after
the Secretary, but the latter was so busy
examining model of Noah's Ark that he
could not be seen Happily, however, the
patient recovered while the surgeon was
getting his saw flied, and was we'll enough
last night to reconnoitre in force
The Aackerel Brigade being still in
quarters before yorktown, | am at liberty
To stroll about the Southern Confidence.
my boys and on Thursday paid a visi, so
Cotton Seminary, just beyond Alexandria.
where the Southern intellect is taught 10
tructify and expand. This celebrated in
stttution Of learning is an on one floor,
with large chimney aud heavy mortgage
upon 1t, and number of windows sup
piled with grenud giass-or, rather sup
piled With certain Opeuuess as regards
the ground.
Upon entering this majestic edifce. the
master, Prex Peyton, descended at once
from the barrel on which he had been
seated, and gave me true Virginia well
come:
Though you may be Lincoln horde
says be, in manorial manner, 1.-The repub
lie of intellect recognizes yon nnly as a
man. The Southern mind knows how TO
recognize a soul, apart from its outer cir
cumstSnces; for what say the loRicians!-
DfuI est ANNA 5rutOyem' Take seat on
yonder barrel, friend Hessian, aud YOU
snail hear the wisdom OF youthful minds.
tIrst class III computation stand up"
AS took seat, my boy, the first class
IN computation came to the front; aud il
is my private impression, nv boy-mv
private imPression-thate each child's faith
er was the owner of a rag plantation at
some period OF his life.
"Boys," says the master, show is the ia
BILE of Confederate money divided?'
Into pounds, shillings and pence"
Right. Now. Master Mason, repeat
the table"
Master Mason, who was germ of a first
family took his fingers out of his mouth
Twenty pounds of confederate bonds
make one shilling, twenty shilliDos MAKE
one penny, six pennies one drink.
That's right, my pretty little cherubs ,,
says the master. "Now go and take yo1r
seats, and study your bowie knife exercises.
Class in Geography stand up"
The class in geography consisted of one
small Southern COnfederney, my boy, with a
taste for tobacco.
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