Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-08-24
Letter from the 1sth West virginia.
CAMP 18th Va. Vol. INE., /
MARTiEsBURG, Va, Aug. 20. J
Editors InteLEigencer:

Editors Lntettlgencer:
GENTs.-In your issue of the 14th inst,
/ see letter purporting to be from cor
respondent in our regiment. The gent must
have been out of his mind, owing to the
the sentimental nonsense he had just writ
ten, OF surely he never would have imagin-
ed he belonged to the 18th, for can not
believe that any member of our regiment
would have so far forgotten himself, as 10
write, and send for publication, such
medley of high sounding phrases aud ao-
surdities, couchedin words of such "learn-
ed length and laundering sound"
The grounds surrounding Mrs. FAUX"
.ner's residence have been beautiful, Unjust
confess, but am unable to see anything
"palatial" about the building or "heaven-
"" about the grounds. Perhaps the "beau-
l.tiful girl of eighteen summers, who play
ed and sang for the writer, SO worked upon
his susceptible mind and heart, while ne
l"enjoyed the sweet music" she discoursed,
that for time he imagined something
Iheavenly" and grand about everything
that surrounded him.
AS for the gents "soldiering in the hot
sun" / think that all humbug, One who
has been long accustomed to that, would
not be so easily taken in, as to believe so
readily in the loyalty of Mrs. F. and her
"charming daughter" Unjust acknowl-
edge, however, that the lady has been kind
to some of our sick, who have remained IN
camp, but that does not make her or her
daughter loyal to the Government. l am
willing to give every individual their dues,
and when persons having secesh proclivi-
ties treat our men with kindness, am
willing to acknowledge the favor. "FFGt
j,EstitiG, ruGt coeIum." siiS
The "little paradise" through whose
"labyrinthian pathways" many "gay
Young officers with as many charming
young ladies" promenade every evening, is
something that has an existence only in
the fertile Imagination of tyour cores
pondent," for, although, am here at all
hours of the day, have never yet had the
pleasure of witnessing anything SO delight
ful. Why with such picture as he has
portrayed, wonder that we are not over
run with recruits, eager to participate in
tthis most delightful of all scenes"
"Resting upon the piazza" with a fair
lady by your side, "drinking in the fresh
ness of the uniformed cerulean violet and
clasping each zephyr in your arms till it
dies in your feverish embrace" is, we
have no doubt very pleasant employment,
but we are inclined to think, that when the
gent peuned the above poetical effusioni
his mind must have been in disturbed
state from drinking something else than
the "freshness of the uniformed cerulesn
violet."ia
It just occurs to my mind, Messrs. Edi-
tors, that this is the wrong season of the
year for violets, and if they were in bloom,
j hardly think the uniformed" one would
send forth much fragrance or freshness
The rhapsody of cloves dream" making
melody in the heart, and pure devotion and
ceaseless friendship, speaking amid the
blending of rose and lily, upon the fair
cheek of innocence, all sounds very we'll in
priut, but when we consider, that we had
been here only about 10 days, when this
was written, we must conclude that the
young ladies ofMartinsburg have very sus-
ceptible hearts, or that the author has
formed very erroneous opinion concern
ing them. NaAa
In conclusion would advise "Neil,'
whoever he may be, i'd his letters in future
not "to fly so wide of the the mark" but
give plain matter of fact statements, since
they will be relished far more by the friends
of the regiment, than such high flown etfu'
sions and nonsensical rhapsodies.
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