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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

We received yesterday a letter from
CaPiain John CArIio, formerly of the
WaseliDg B .ttery, but now Chief of Ord.
nance in the Department of West Virginia,
dated '.iu the field near Strasburg, May
10Th" This Was Tuesday last, and at that
time Gen. Sigsrs army was there, and, OF
oOnrse, that fact renders the dispatch pub.
ltShed yesterday about sigsls having cut
tho Lfnch0urg road altogether impossible.
Geo. sigeI at strasburg was at least rs
miies from General Grant, and about 100
miIes from auy point on the direct line OF
Eaii between Richmond and Lynchburg. So
that the dispatch about his having struck
blow at any vital pOtut ia all piece OF
poor GuesS work.
We presume that it was not in he pro.
gramue of General GRANTS combination
that Gen. Sigsl' should vacate the Valley
until his grand encounter with Lee should
make it certain that the old trick of Great
ing diversion in that direction was nc
longer possible. If we are correct in ON,
SuppOSition it is not likely that General
sigel will join Grant much, If any, thir
side Of Richmond.
1t may be that the force sent out from
the Ksoawha under Crooks aud Averil
his been heard from. That eomv,asd hn,
hid abundant time to reach LyuchburR,
bsug, when last heard from, about sfuhIy
miles from there. Still Lyucbburg is mol
the desirable aud vital point TO strike at
Important as the destruction of the Vir.
giuia aud Tennessee road a. that potu,
would be in a local point of view. The
mortal spot to hit vOnId be Burksyille
JuOe'ion-the point Wberetbs virginia and
Tennessee road crosses the Richmond and
D.uvills line, which ia about aix,y mile,
1'pthWes' Of Richmond, and about forty.
hVs west CT Petersburg. This point bsiDv
once destroyed, allowing the Pstersbor9
and Redmond road to have been reallS
and eEectuaIIy disabled BY Batter, aud N,
rebels would be cut Oh entirely and com.
Plstely from the South.
We presume that Generals Crooks and
AverilI will soon be heard from in the 5ii.
reesiOn We have suggested. In the mean.
time IL is impossible that General stvsp.
command should be snyWhere in that VI
entity taking the date of Captain Carlip's
letter as oss data.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

If this prophecy of the Westminster
correspondence of the New York Ti Ts
is realized, We shall only have to CON-
o:ude, generally, that there has. been !,
great amount of sad lying and heavy
swearing done some where and by some
body:
The special congressional oommitte of
investigation have heen afforded all
facilities for thorough search into the
nff4irs Of the bank njte printing bnrean
they desire. They will report there i
no pverissue of fractional .currepcy. and
that the methOd of printing bank notes
BY means Of hydraulic pressure has pro-
ved y signal suecess. and a great saw.
ing TO the government over old metbodS
Not only will there be no imputStions
gailst Mr. Cl.rke, but the committee fns
Common justice, viii be constrained to
lndSrse hlm.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
Died,

On Friday morning. Mas 10. DAVID WILSON. son Of
~ "a % ne, aid Maggie n Baird, aged IhTee eaES
Tho funeral viii take place today At Pm,
from their res:denos on Monroe street.
On Wednesday evening last, May IL, at the res /.
9enes OF hfE eUn-in-lAS, Archibald Gibson Mr.
1L,AAskIH MATHEWS, wife OF David MaItheEs
formerly Of PittsoHTSh, aged IS years
The fu0euai win take place this afternoon at a
o'clock IN Centre WheeunE near the gave yard.
The friends orthe s1miIy are invited to attend,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
SKEDADDLERs.

There is much complaint among newspa
per correspondents at Washington of til,
absurd management of the telegraph cen.
sorship. Dispatches are suppressed that
contain news already published IN Wash,
ipgtOn, and special news is kept back for
no conceivable reason, to the great Yex.
alton of those who have been able to Sc.
cure it. In fact the censorshipseems to
be as stupidity conducted as ever. Score
tary Stanton seems to be to blame for this
now only by his failure to entrust the
work to competent men. He seems real.
ly anxious to furnish the country with
the news from the army, and though his
dispatchssto Dix for that purpose are not
put together with the tact and cOmpre.
hensivenss of a sk,llfu reporter, they at
least show disposition to make known
the fHcts. Ifhe would give information
freely TO the reporters and permit NO
needless distractions by his telegram
censOrs, hewould render to the press and
the people the most acceptable service Il
his power.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
sgEH :I...ss

sasIuIa osFitB In Bis letter % "a FsH
BIFaJbulg. elDephefB noticed, .selosLs n,
sOms very Old and eariOus docunk1t..-re-
lies Of Eye olden limesIH ss tbo Usptsiu
himself expresses it. he sssds u the re-
port of committee 70 tie Virginia House
Of Delegates dsted SATURDAY the I'd of
Dec lTs6. (" aud it is curious doeument.
He further teads Ne 8 letter dated At
Woodstock, Dec. the seih, 1892 sigued
BY Richard Campbell, who writes to Issse
Hite informiug him that he bss sent bis
man "With two public borses.a which be
has "drnun for to bring his .-6uggy iron
Port Pitt" (Pittsbusgl to Woodstock. A
good long Ways 70 ride in = buggy, We
sfouId psy.
Another enclosure Is a letter dated At
Glasgow, Scotland. april oh, 1885, To
Mr.. James Buchanan mot The old Pub.
Fune written by 'rhos. DunmoOz L Co.
10 respect to = shipment of merchandize TO
NJ. Bsebsnan. They are very quaint old
style merchants ana their letter is really
refreshing As specimen of the days that
are gone.
stiil another enclosure is note of hand
signed Samuel Harrington, in winch be
promises to pay 70 somebody whose name
We can't make out, "tbe just aud full
tszs of ihirty-six yards Of liatas cloth" as
witness his "hand this 9Th day of Sept,
l742"
Capt. csrlin writes TO rs concerning
these documents Is follows:
'They we're obtained on the premises Of
one Cooley, Who having iaheriLed sueE q
love for hIs iriE6ds in DIKir, left his family
mansion, bRiII Of cut limestone some l20
ye4fs Sgos 70 the care OF bis trnanIs. Our
headquarters being In and around this old
mansion, one Of tue AIDS being more FOND
of adventure than the rest, found his Uay
from the first floor 10 the garnet by a mar
row winding stairway, aud discovered
streWn around the floor large plies of old
papers, which upon being examined were
found TO have The signatures OF such men
as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
James Monroe, John Randolph and Others.
have sent quite a number OF these 10 nv
nome where you are at liberty to examine
rhem.n
The Captain writes US that Geo. SigePs
command vas in excellent condition and
"eager for { fghtp The uews from Graur.
operations, he says, bad inspired the mea
with new life" aud the only fears enter
tanned are that those of us here in the VAL
ley will have little to Jo."
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

Hls BANK ia nov preIa1ed to receive ,ubseriD-
Il lions on account Of the .O-4J Ian SufD,rfLsI
by the act II Congress of March 3 1885,
These Bonus viii bear date March l. 1924 ara -.
1eetaaole y the pleasure Of the Government amer
10 eATs and payable 20 years from date In t:aiH
vita inteTsst Al pr cent. yer annum In Coin
suoserlbsre eau Ttresye either Registered mr.
CCaPoI b0nds =! they prefer. Registered ttonds
vii % issued Of den ominAIions OF $50 8IO0 $1,000
aud 81 90. - Wv wv
he interest Il payable ssmI annuallv o, all a..
nominations except The $50 aud $lu0 soods- mn,
which it viii be Paid annually. @FS-
N All sapser ptiots made 70 this Loan hroush this
,,<Ee, and the ipnes vtl be deivssed here iTss OF
nyl0-9E O. ADASaS. cssbi.,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

CIscHEATI, NAY i2.-There Is Rfest ac.
,iVity AZ camp Denuison, 10 preparing the
National Guard for the field. Toe 92ud,
18Th, i46in, l49,h, I5ad and I54th regi-
ments eIsyesierday far the east, and ;Eo
other regiments viii probably leave TO. day.
These troops are thoroughly armed aud
EQUIPPED.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

Of SFottsF Itttts Q; D., moved 81 40 safiy
bsut on 4, ?. HILLS corps. apa SITTER 3
serene skifsniSh drove Heath,s division aud
a part of Hilcot's, eaptGtinR 3,0g0 pris-
oners, one Major 9eneFni, tRo Btisadfet
Generals, and ffty feid aud line ofsseEz,
At 9 o'clock, A. n no other 6ghliog Bad
occurred.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

sRNAroE WADE aud Representativ.
5oOeh' Who were sent to Annapolis, Nd
to examine the condition OF tbe prisoners
Just returned from Riehmond, have made
their report to Congress: The facts in III.
case compelled them TO the conclusion
that the rebel authorities systematically
starSe our prisoners in order to disable
them for future service. and the aecopn,
they give of their condition ipstiass ,bis
shocking inference. The story has been
100 often told to need repetition. Ii dem
onstrates the essential 6arbSrism of ~.
rebels, as it has often been deuop.,,.,.,,i
before, and like the Fort Pillow bu,ebs,s
'ells for terrible resrtbutiOn.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
The state OF VVest VI1r.,5,.=-=

ASgL4IT GENIAL OFF.CR,
TsIffS es,t. WHEAIIxsS ABy Ssh, 1854
Z - ~. ING extract from GJoinE Aesoinfi1y,s
80 g tha last seslion Of the LeeiSIaflIre az
n, IL tslaa e published for the fntSrra sIion or
- = y The IegiSlatuTe OF Weat Virginia
~ !1Js aims Of tls Vart0us "a d1ds AID c1upssies
ii.ia tlet are OF have been in fhs SsTFSoe AZ
Eaether their services Gefe orers4 r., ~
y rs ieilie ot q the United b ateS nd an m.
= military claims Of the State mi ,F ~
4ey Per9on Or persOns haViag mar eist,,. =
~. z e. - that . haTe them audits tIlsS
~ e gFsssnfed g thiI oGies On q bsFors ~
ay1-a, Up. PKIRPOINT,
40 dtaHk Genef5IIs
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
FOR SALE.

u am nov living, adjoining tue own Of sST.,-
, Sins' Monroe county, Oho' - Wif: Your aErrs q
o2 INCA y god Sme h1a5t OF hYo ro5mI
" ths nt1L u9or and Two on Its md and AZ ne
ssseLy oat ontidin>s, good apple orchard oil one
" So beA- Ihg trees, vineyard 80d an ASS0FE.
lls.t u sm1u mutt; . we'll " good W.tr AZ the
ao1t. Tue whole Is untertaId win a yeIn q cal
te9t s-n0E being worked. WI MAZE the terms
aha pttee reas0nAble. koE particulars RublT TO
myt-sNe CASPRR kIsEN4ikrH
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

God RraFd our HAE, and keep each Et8F
ESeh FtFfpS - bright AS nav they WGTe,
EtIii EsRks Il lad oGF ranks in TE,
sill Cost Above eSeh pRtTtOC'B ETGToJ
DlAIS 70 the traitor that Vouh dare
70 tad il Ehr0uEh tie duEt Of Ehanep
An h5EesE hearts its los VII nhArs
AID feIoS Il % Death Or Fnms.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

p.a W remarkable properties of Browns
stoeehtal Ftnehts have ben fhoTo5st,s :
Iested since 6rst Introduced. The Js,Isn5
ZOE N en- has steadily Increased :
upon their own msriIs.S Tb -, 49,. 80
found favor with those Who, from .p,1 Gs.s
nary, Bronchial, or Asthmaiic s;..,S
require item. For Gopgbs, Colds R.os1'
ehtlis, Asthma, and I6apenES. i6ey S.s
eatireiy eheaetops, ram0VinR an ohs,r1ss
ions. ana Increasing o. ones The power and
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

.4A4'lAdVhL NbAsVhss.
IN reply 70 request OF the Preside6t, it
Is understood that each menbef of the
Cabinet has submitted IN writing his opin-
ion in regard 70 retalis,ory measures to-
ward the rebels, on aceo1nI of the massa.
Grss OF Fort Pillow ana Plymouth. The
opinion of ATTORNEY General Bales is said
10 be 10 opposition to any sach course =
Whatever policy may be adopted, no for
nal public declaration of it viii probably
be made.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14


THE national bank bill, after lingering
long in the United States Senate. fosIlv
Fasssd Tuesdsy. Some forty amendments
we're offered, but most of them were -
jeeted, and the bill has not been CHANGED
essentially from the form 10 which It passed
the House. As in the Hoase, 50 ia TIA
Senate. the main point contested was tbs
interests of the state banks. Mr. ob.ss
and the friends of the bill formally asked
that the circulation of these banks be t.T.
ed out of existence, and the field given nm
entirely to the government aud The NATION.
al banks. This must be, indesd. a pee,,
sary result or Incident Of the es,ablisb
msnt Of the national currency system and
Of Mr.. Ghass's financial policy /; and il vas
neither wise nor e1pedisnt for the ola
banks OF their friends 10 Congress 10 res,s,
any further. The general government has
now substantial control o. THE, eurrse.ncv -
the countrywide it have The whole -.
moving from the Standardization all eaass
f9r complaint of the Interference Of The
state 6aukl,-and then hold it TO a strict
F'e'Ponsibility for eis1esessful operation
OF It's System. This is alike now the ne.
0e- : " aud the wisdom Of the hour.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

NEw YoRK, May l8.-Sectetary Stanton
IN dispatch 70 Gen. Dix, dated ;his a. m.
Confirms The news If BAncock's SUCCESS
AMI states that Butler is besisging For,
Darling aud Kur,z has been sent to cut
the Danviiie railroad.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

PHILtDELpHrA, Nay 10 The Enquirer
has several dispatches from Spottsyivaria
Of the 18th, the last dated at u O'Clock.
saying
There has been lull 10 the battle for
the last half hour, but the Indications are
that II will shortly be renewed.
Everything seems favorable; all are in
good spirits.
Oar losses during the past eight days
we're very heavy accounts vary from 49,
Ouu 70 20 600, tut as the contest has been
mostly in the Woods, thonsapds NAV he
laying there of whom no record can he
mnde.
Heavy firing is now heard on our lief,
hsnk. We advance, but hard work is be.
lore US Ii Is thought that BY to morrow
night the game will De up with the rebels
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
City of WheeIino

70 Keepers OF HOTELS, FAvRRNs m m
aiu9ries and Coffee Houses. The ctr Il M M
RLst.aiSd 70 issue EteSnSsl to appticantS.
4. IRWIN, Clerk.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
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Hat and Cap Store.
j 9s. TOLIVAR

WouLD respectful , inform his friends aud IL.
ma ~ Cap Store AZ no. 8, WARRINGTON n AT
oHIoe stFset, where he has jast roCeiys a ~
stoek Of the latest and most aSbIorsbi> 800 -
Hats Cap and Straw Goods - - o.
~ -52.k z entirely new, embracing eyerytbIN,.
e tns hat AID Cap HE, and viii s. Nd a. ~
HfhOugh charity covsFs A Sin M ~, az.
D1Ia t 90. the heads and Si6S Of eli mon
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
HeEald'ss peelal.


t1kAp g FIFFH CoRps, rs raE
Ft BIZ, May l2, Z A. M.-Hancoek made Ia. !.
brilliant capture At four 5'eEoek this norn !.
ing Of an entire rebel. division. ieeisSi+io
Maj. Gen. Ned johnson. Bis, Sen $500
smart, and Brig. Gea. Robert JSbg ~
so a Sotllandlng bEigades Between 600 10
,o9o prisoners and TWO batteries, six pieses
~, sasn' Le,i lato our hands. Taking adVanl
sge o. the storm and daTk6ess last even.
ing, Hancock managed TO change Bis gos 8
S '.o9, 1is troops nnobsetved, by The enemy
s.na ~ ile aatkness sad fog stiIl prevailed
Pounoea Ga them this mor1tng ike wolf
SI.,.IS ~ se.1. he took the csptiSes com!
lleteiy oy surprise, aud hasine seat sbis
PElsoners securely TO ere5r, TUNED thejr
own -. guns on the enemy in lhesVieInitv.
a special TO the World, dated WssSing.
ton. l2th, says: - - = .sia'u
The Army OF the Potomac 6nsns5 =.
seventh day battle this mor6isp. A An -
o. night direct from he fro1s s,s,.s ~.
AAneoeRs corps, on TIE centrs inst S Sss
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14

FoRTREss MoSRoE, ria Baltimore, Nav
lS--rbe steamer Hero, win 200 sick and
sounded, has just arrived from Bermuda
Hundred
No lighting yesterday. Our forces were
throwing up intrenchments from the APP
poma'tox TO James river. distance of SIX
miles.
Beauregsrd Was reinforced Tuesday
lsiebt by Two brigades from Lees army.
fhis statement seems improbable.
James River WSs obstructed yesterday
afternoon by onr forces near Turkey Bend
by sinking sehooners and bArges TO pre-
vent the rebel iron clads coming ont.
Our whole force moved al 5 O'Clock this
morning ard are probably engaging the
enemy at this time.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
CAN OF rHR wouuDED.

Cargoss of ice, clAret. and hospital sup
plies, with a large number Of volunteer
surgeons aud nurses, arrived Tuesday, at
Fredericksburg, and the Sanitary an. 9th
bedeVolens and humane Commissions are
veil represented.
OaE train of ambuIAnees contained some
10 600 wounded, and proceeded 10 Freder-
leksourg. Almost every house in town is
converted into an hospital.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
FOR SALE.

We east half Of Lot No. s, situate on Centre
sAid lot Is large and cOmmSsIOEis Srtek dEelliux
no9ss WITH bail if not sJid At private sale L4igrs
tne go Of Asy, 1854 il VIII DC offered a. putds
sale At the hVnt uOor OF The UouIr LInusS a. 10
O'Clock, A. N APp,y TO
JOHN h DOWNS,
4S t-tu AdfninlSt rlloF
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
LATER.

PHILADKEPHIA, May Is.-The Bulletin
has special from Washington, saying it
IS rnnored there, thst Lee has SURRENDER.
ed with 40 900 men.
NV YoRK. Nay ls, 1870 P. M-He are
authorized by the War Department to say
that the rumOred capiiuIaIion of Lee and
bis army is uatEue. This rumor has been
ioduslrionsiy circulated by tie lujepend-
ent Telegraph Liue, and vas gwen cur
Feney by The Philadeiphia Irqnirer. The
public viii be officially noiltied of all
prominent events
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14
BIDS ToE EURNIsH11s sHIHeLr5

Bids were opened yesterday for furnish
ing the Government with one million white
pine shingles SeVeRtesu bids were made
~ prices ranging from So 10 81 per thou
sand. The award is under adFfsement.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-14


BRIG. GEN. RANSOM, of Illinois, writes
from Alexandria, La, 70 the Chicago Jour.
nal 10 correction Of statement that Gen.
Stone directed the movement at Pleasant
Hill on the 9Th. Gen. Ransom says he re.
ceiVed no orders from Gen. Stone on that
day, and that Gen. Stone was not respon.
sible for the advance or disposition of the
forces engaged. Other western officers
who have arrived home from Red River.
e1ousrate Gen. Stone from all blame for
the disaster there. Where the respops,.
biiity rests will be made evident By future
investigation. The government evidently
agrees with the public III boidipg General
Bsnks' responsible until be can make a
different shelving. he ia sheIved for the
present as military commander. General
Butler alone, of the mej1r generals impro-
vised by the government at the beginning
of the war, maintains his ground. In the
present campsigu he has rbe good fortune
to be able to rely upOn such experienced
military leaders as General W. F. Smith
and General Gilmore, and will at least
manage TO share with them whatever
harvest of glory is to be reaped in the
march upon .Hs rebel capital. No doubt
the oldsarmg 5tieers feel profound inward
satisfaction as they see the civilian eener.
ale goiug to the rear aud the trained sol.
diers taking their places. They were no,
little disgruntled iu the beginning of The
war at finding green militia officers placed
above them, aud with reason. Now they
have their revenge. The country and The
government have come to understand tb,
value of military science and education to
the profession Of arms, and TO aprreei.t.
the superiority of educated commander,
over those improvised for the OCCASION
Everybody rscolleets the nonsense tha,
prevailed ON this subject when the wa,
broke ont. 1t was almost held a disuuali.
6catiOn for commaad that a man had
studied at West Point, and If be had 40.
suslly led our armies iu other wars it was
somehow felt that BE was more likely to be
a traitor than loyal soldier. Ii has taken
hard and terrible discipline to cure such
folly, but We are pretty much over it nov.
/
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-17

A correspondent of the New York Post
writes from Burlington, New Jersey: \!
The family Of General Grant, you will re-
member, some time since took W their resi-
dence in the c;ty of Burlington They arc
still there occupying a trina little cottage on
quiet street running from the heart of the
town down to the banks of the Delaware.
The place is BY no means pr2tcntlous or aris-
tocratic, and hts nothing at an to distinguish
it from its ncighbors, having, perhaps, been
selected for that very reason by the wife of
onr greatest General, who is equally as plain
and practical minded as himself. At almost
any hour of the day, passing the cottage, you
will see stout, rosy-f,ced girl probably eight
or nine years of age, runding her hoop on
the sidewalk, or playing in the yard, and if
you have seen the Lieutenant General, or any
of the better pictures of him, you will not
need 10 be told that this robust, laughing girl
is his chill Nellie Grant. Like him, she is
compactly butt, and there is in her face the
same frank, honest look which so attracts you
in the father. Nellie is, of course, a great
favorite with the little maidons of her age,
and few children of a larger growth" pass
her in her play without a pleasant nod ol
word they remember these loyal people o.
this quaint old Burlington-that the father O.
this bright-faccd loiterer in their midst il
carrying on his shoulders, in these solemn
days of peril, the burden of nations fate
and out of gratitude to him they bcstow upor
her and the mother, wholive so quietly withir
this modest cottage, the kindliest homage ant
respect, never worrying in exhibitions o
thoughtful interest and regard
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-11-17
1 Never Kept my Husband Waiting.

How much of moment is conveyed in these
words, Il never Kept my husband waiting"
How much of life is lost by the lost minutes
how much of happiness by not being ready to
enjoy it; how much of prosperity by being
.. FIVE minutes too late"
We heard these words uttered by lady
whose decision of characi er, whose readiness
for duty, and whose prompt performance of it,
gave us an assurance that whatever it might
be of adverse fortune in her husbands future
life, he could always rely upon the helpmate
God had given him. There was an energy in
hea tone of voice, n fire in her look, that told
she knew a wife's duty and would perform it.
We shall not soon forget that event we shall
bear in mind the future of that couple, and
we venture to say that darkness nor despair
can never drive happiness from that home SC
long as that God-sprit reigns there; for il
was the voice of true womans heart that spoke
and thar God-spirit.
If every wife could but thus speak, and act
how rapidly would the world advance. How
many husbands have been ruined by waiting
precious moments Of tiinc, too often in Tho
life of business man and the never ready
wife has, step by step, broken down the cha
racterisic promptitude of many husband
and with it his business energies, until ruir
comes upon his business, and wretchedne
enters his home. Would wives wish peace o
mind, and blessings at home, flowing from th
prosperity of the husband. let their constan
aim be, to be able to say, II never kept m.
husband waiting"