Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-12-10

louaEinR At the EOoR, vita hl1 hHE6z n hIi
pockets, - the boy came forward "Weii,
hther. how do you do y We'll, Tb0nas!"
A paase- "Ehem's good boots you'ge got,
ANYWAY" Not another Werd, ana the boy
passed iato the hSass- And yet the father
hsd 3 certain pride IN his boy. Thomas
vas always good boy" he said sHs
could h1t squirrel On the top Of tree, and
when thsze's fighting to be done, he's al.
ways arouad. Then 60eta has 60; heels On
then, and a Be mighty god fo- plough
inR.H This maa had no PoIifisE- He bad
not voted daring the past election. "1oa
see" he says, i've Eot three good horses
and , colt, aud when = mAA takes sjdss,
the bashWhAcksrs steal his horses. 6jdu'E
T0te for Lincoln because he freed the Elg.
RsEz, and didnnt vote for Mcclellan be-
cause If did the buE-hunseTs would csH
ne JEFF Davis mAR, and some day might
be took of to Wheeling" Tie eaphoaio2s
name Of Bag HC2tsrs' Is giFea 70 company
of home guards Wh0 seoHr the eOuu-
trV for R1arriIIAs Rnd busnWeackeEs, End
are mach dreaded by the syupathizers
With accession. AmoaE these people We-
man becomes q drudge. The higher rela-
tioa of life, which We gladly surreadsH to
hsr, Il nasar recognised here took dia-
per With farmer whose home lad msrs
evidences of tasts and comfort Than any
had seen in ny journeyingz- Bis WIts
was 3 deuHre, sad laced Gdscdo1sts drus
woman, who would have shown 3 very
sunny emile If the clouds around her had
ONLY broken We ssS At the table, sad
Ebs waited upon "a a domssue-s blun-
derirR, unsatisfactory donsssls, Wao ex-
ei4sd he. hasbAad,s anger because cae dre
wouldn't bzra, aad far not whiPPisg The
hounds nore heqaeatIy, n1d plTucuiaFly
bAesnse she neglected 20 give the writer
Of this article = knife With his pie The
home seemed cold, ard eheerlsssI ard Va
cant Whs=e woman vas th1s deprived OF
her mission. teit sympathy tor her SAD
face. And as rode away I te3t that If
could only have leaned over aud kissed
her, or said some sWee; word Of ahectisa1
or spoken OF other homes where vonen
we're honored And laTsd, Ehoaid hAVs
beea answering the inPalss cf ny heart,
and certainly not doing violerce 70 her
o1u. Il wa NOT 70 be. l rode into the
lane and nader the waln1t trees. A
1urned zhe vRs standing IN the door. Hsr
husbEad Was czressing his hOands.
There are 20 schools here, and o1t one
or two churches casside Of PAEksssbucE.
The only Determinations represented are
the MsrSodists Aad 9ePtists, Aaa these Gss
of Htupid. inpsovised morality. It il wrong
70 XII naa, bat Il IA Te=y Wro1g % steal
. horse. Horse-steaIing u the highest
crime known 70 them. 0ce reason. II
oceurred to ne, Why so many are for the
Union il bscause, to Lhsm, secession means
horse steaISsE Wkea DAVIS ma Eaat
horses they come md take theni Liaeola's
usa bay then. So that, step by step.
their minds haTe arrived Er me eo1ciusioa
that the oaIy questioa At stake between
DAVIS and Lincoln Il = question relating 70
the pzopFietorshiP q tas-- horses Ead
their dislike 10 horse stealing Il sJ1oaJs
mons with their dislike u EebetLlos. y
citizen whom met zlm@ed up the evils
Of The war sonsthiag IN this yeLo= -Lh=-e
has been 3 nizaty An5 mighty poEsr OF
men kI-lsG-bat thzt ANT 50 1uEa, y5a
H5x, toc itz Ess for Efs-for EoG Ill 8
man to-day s1d be killed yoarsEIt Inor-
ro1. vhieh makes It sd rigHS, and 10 ons's
. Blame. Bat thiak If The horses that's
gone. TIE harsss aon'T Eight an / their lives
= tlsfr ozz. fer they do1't make var On
azch ccAe-. Az nA1Y IS fou- korss5 taken
last weak from near Uncle Disk's- and one
= Toung colt Tse wzr has sent the Union
% gnsEh" Ano.tEr CiaZs1, WAC amused
nz An hozr as ve waited tOr dLanSE So
country tavern, VS. severe oa AcCleiIza1
bscAuss sons Of his soldiers killed one af
his hugs daring the West Virgins cam
uaizn II II had been Pages hog he
voShna: hzva minded L. tor Page Was
arairst the Caica- Bat since that time
he kaev there Vas 70 use 6ghnaS. Ana
vet. even hare, anoaE these rude PeoP!e
Ihe true spirit Of this War has occA5IonaLly
made 4 trze Impressisn. I sat around s
couatry tavern FIRE ths ether night Ihsee
we're A number of Oh Epec1lAtoEs n ths par
~, and one sf them, = aOoppefhead, wAs En-
Eared In a conTersaEioa With the landlord
Those intense bat Hnde Uaioaisn WAG de-
lightfaI il these Will woods. Il hate
these snsAks a1d Corperheads Who
Say ~ home AID hghts tee Coz
ernmert, / would . great dealer rather
-hoof sna of them than 8 rebel "T=s
espIied the coppsEhsad- but you must
uzks 3 distiaeEou- We ezr asszn The
Adnfaizrrarian and support he Govern
nent-= s'Eo, sir, vas the qaick rFp'y'
HtheFe are but two parties Il taIs war,
sad both ays .Eyhtl1g.' That iIl!fsrate Eaa,
whose grammar vas bad, and VIA could
scsrcelT wrIte his own .aE@, hsd u hin
ne philosophy o. the war, lad his sinPis
repTT had mare force Ead beauty than ma
nv Of tie mere labOEed EZgumsa1z q o1F
stAtesusa-
Ii their dealings With tie new rscs O.
men who have cone upos them 50 s0ddea-
II, theze people EtoW great deal q the
rHis eaaaiag Of the ladiAHA- Many ana
Ei1g stories bEFe Giresdy 5eeu tOaa o4 taesE
bargains, Thsss barren hit1s thai have
sent form 30 many scaaty er1Ps Of corn
and which c0uld scarcely oe persuaded e
bad En5 hIczsom, hzTe suddenly bscons
minss Of wealth. And yet thsse EHo oT1
then have 3 vague R1d Wild idea Of ths
zud5sn riches that hSve swollen mp aroaad
ihsu TheT knoR thAt-thers Is o.
| IA she ground snd that great
ma1y well dressed geatis1e1 wt1
wear goTd watches and have pea EniTes
are saxioas TO buy these lands Bat VIII
them Il Z little more thsa trade hk'
the barter for horse OF & Gov a. q Ti4sgC