Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-06

You" said Ar. Hinkips, "Who live ava.
from the busy haunts Of men do not com
Preheud the maguitodd 0f the crisis, Th,
busy haunls Of men is where people com
prehend this crisis. We who live in tbt
busy haunis Of men liYe-that is 10 say
We dwell, as il were, in the busy haunis OF
men,"
al really trust the geut'Pman will no,
fail tO'ssy sulhin' about the busy haunts
of men, before be sits down." said I.
81 claim the right TO express my seuti
meuts here, said Mr. Hiukins, in slightly
indignant tone, "ahd shall brook no ia.
terruptiOn, u am SoftmOre."
"You conldu't be more soJf, my yonnF
friend" observed, Whereupon there Was
cries OF s'OrderI orderF'
81 regret l eau't mingle ia this strife, a
personally" said the young man. t
"YOu might inlist as 3 liberty pole .
said l, in a silvery whisper.
But" he added, "I have a voice, and
that voice is for war" The young man
then closed his speech With some strikin
original remarks in relation to the star.
spangled banner. He was followed by
village minister, very worthy man, ia
deed, but whose sermons have a tendency
TO make people sleep pretty Industrious
Iy.
al am wiIiin' to iulist for one, be said.
"Whats your weight, pArson7" 1 ask
ed. | et5, gt,ea annE siaf
"a hundred aud sixty pounds, = be said.
well, you can inlist as a hundred and
sixty pounds Of morphine, your dooty be.
in TO stand Ia the hospitals arter battle
and preach while the surgical operations is
being performed? Think how much you'd
save the GoV'menl 10 morphine"
He didn't seem TO see il; but he made
good speech, and the editor Of the Bggls
rose to read the resolutions, cOmmeucin' as
fOllers: .Hs. I..l.5s'.i rt sss-rl--
ReSoiUed, That we view With anxiety the
fact that there is now a war goin' on, an1
ResotUtd, That we believe Stonswall
Jackson sympathiEes with the secession
movement, and that We hope the nine
months men
Atihis point be was interrupted by the
sounds OF silVery footsteps 90 the stairs
and party Of Wimiu, carTyin' guns aud
led by Betsy Jane, who braudish'd loud
and rattliu' uuberella, and burst into the
room.
'"Here,f cried I, ''are some nine months
''Nrs Ward said the editor of the BEgie
-"Mrs. Ward, and ladies, what means
this extr'ord'n'ry demonstration3
''It means, p said that remarkable female,
''thRt you men air maxim fools Of your
selves, You arc wilIiu' to talk RRd urge
others to go 70 the wars, but you don't go
to ths wars yourselves. War meetin's is
very nice in their way, but they don't keep
Stonewsll Jackson from comm over TO
Maryland aud helpin' himself TO the fattest
beef critters. What we want is more ei-
der and less talk. We want you able-bod-
led men to stop sPeeehiIyiug, which don't
mount TO the Wiggle Of sick cats tail,
aud 90 to gun; Otherwise you can stay 10
to home and take keer of the children,
while we wimmin' Will 90 70 the Wars!"
"GeuII'meh." said !. AthaPs my WifeI-
Go In, old gal ;" and thr0W'd up my az
cieRt white hat IN perfect rapters.
"Is this roll book TO be filed up with the
names of men or wiminI' she cried.
-"Witi men-WIIh meD!" and our quota
was made up that very night. ia
There is a great deal Of gas about these
w4F. meetin's. A war meetin' in fact,
without gas, would be suthin' like the play
OF Hamlet without the part OF Othello
omitted. rs ga! irls 5000 800 a-.
Still belieVin' that the Goddess Of Lib
rTty 10 about as w-llsut up with as any
yOnnR lady in distress could expect TO be-,
Lam fr'f aai 4-Gf ~ iil1
ini' Yours more'nanybOdy eIse's. ga!
1ErasF > g. uIs htAs' - "a WARD" q