The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-03

"Now Ethan" sez she, ''you don't ssyso
Why, what'd me an the children do7n
CO.'S scz /, "you'll get on we'll enuf, I'll
lot you 10 dollars a msnth of my pay, and
the town board II see you don't suffer"
"Town granny" sez she, "do you spose
I'm goin to take help from the town me
which cum from good fAmerly; I'd about
as soon go to the County House to wous."
well" sez 1, "ten dollars II keep you
and the babies in eatables, and you won't
need many close, for thinkin that your hus-
band is servin Of his country and q winnen
of distinshun will warm your busum an no
mistake. Besides I'll be promoted rite
along, an before the wars oyer I'll be bold
brigadeer, and have rows Of brass buttons
onto my cote, and draw'd sword in my
hand, an git 200 and fifty month for pickia
my teeth in front of big hotel to illustrate
the strength Of the country"
"Ethan," sez she solemnly, "ef you must
go Pll try and bear il, but wun thing want
you to promise, and that is that You won't
go to bein brigadeer on no account.
know the pays good, but what's that COM
pared to the assoeiashun. You've children
GROWN up; think how they'd feel"
WELL" seq l, 81 promise, for think
good ieel of my name, and it shant be sui.
lied by bein reported in the list of briga.
deerS.' | thot that I'D quiet her, an it did
for mint, but pretty soon herd sound
an new sumthin was cumin.
"Boo-hoo.h she remarked, all noticed
several teers about the size OF pigeons eggs
a coursin down her luyly cheek. | kept
still, but she continued repeater her last
observashun. At last sez she:
so, Ethan, them rebels air so careless
how they shoot What would you do ef u
Parrot projectyle was to hit you?"
"Do,' sez /, majestically, "why, repeetn
the immortal words Of Patrick Henry, Il
still live.' I'd wrap myself into the bar
tangled spanner and die, conshus that had
aided in maxim some individooal Of the Al
rican persuashun happy"
"But Ethan" seq she, "what good ud
that do me an the bahios2 Do-o-n-t
g-o-o-o-o!" and off she went agin.
SeZ |, "Wife, you unman me, which are
rcdy to face death in its terribulest form,
but which has to cave if you've set in fur n
cry Then speakin like q conscript father,
sed, crash gurl, think Of it wouldst you
have your own chosen Ethansthe recreant
wun, when 4 teen other valyunt Wide
Awskes 60 whar glory wates 'em, an whar
it has waten of 'em more'n = years
"Who sir them teenl'' sez she.
red their names,
"Much they'll 60" sez she, an metbot
they was tuch Of sarkasum into he: dul-
Get tones; "cf you don't 60 till they do Id
put off my cry till after huskin.
Sez "Damusel, thou mistakest. Wc re-
port on the 9TH.
81 don't care when you report, sed she,
IL only want you to agree not to go all
half them other fellers do, an Im satisfied
agreed to it, and she began to laif rite
off sed the draft in family want SO bad
as the messsls, and perpetrated various
other wittycisms, which in view OF my ear
ly departure seemed out Of place, as | re.
minded hor. She prolcssed not to SEQ it, an
her vishual Origins was about correct as you
will see in my next, fur this letters about s
long as you'll care 10 wun time.
Your fellow soldyure,
ETHAN SwIPEs.