Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-07-29
Tv;O REMARKABLE LETTERS.

We copy The following letters from the La
Grcss WISCONSIN, Democrat" with every
reasou to believe there are not a few who will
read them, who, il they had the courage,
would make known publicly, as has the TO-
10. ,i,isd "Dvdger," their own experience:
LETTER NO. ONE.
"Brick" Pomeroy, Editor Daily Democrat:
Argus-eyed friend, I ain in much trouble {:
VIII you hear my prayer and give vent to sd-
yio.? My wiie-the sweet partner OF my
terrestrial j ,ys and earthly hallacinstions -
has lined the loyal female league. She is
on The benevolent altogether now for two
months. Shs is 8 good woman, the gaodest Of
all her ssS, and compared to her, all others of
her sex are but az insects. l come home OF
nonr. and she is IF to ace Mrs. Gadley on
League business. | eat G1ld yiotuals for din
ner, and shout aloud through the kitchen and
things, but she greets me not l come home
To ten, Int there is no tea | grub it in the
pantry! That blessed vile Of mine IL of to
sse shout the League. At midnight | come
home, and she is still absent. 90 to bed
| leave the door unlocked. | dream of rob-
Lera. The children squall for the nourish.
mmrt I have not. 1t il lonesome. Soon l
hear u step. a pair Of steps. Two pair OF
sters. Tenor and base steps. ! listen. Two
yair uf steps climb my one pair CT steps
they lineer ut the thres~hhOld--there are in.
distinct wOrds-nue pair oumes up-one pair
aoeth honcc-my wife has returned. Noble
woman Kind n~eighhor! All for the sol.
ditra.
-, down the next dny to my chop. re-
,ur, ,t d;ruer tin,e-my wife Is out. eat
another lunch. I return to my shop. At tes
90 home. want to. ask my vile some
thing privately, hut two hundred women are
there to get the measure, Of my. drawers for
the League. Then my wife goes down town.
| follow her. She lodges in this %store-then
ia that--then in another. Forty women
dodge in and out. They run over me. They
tell IN. to get out of ths way. They take my
vii, #. love her. / look for her diligent-
w, hut che ia not to be found. stand on tue
street. She goes by ON the other side. cross
over, aud she vanishes. Noble woman. She
does ~ much good. She has helped send two
rnir Of mitlens and an embroidered shirt tail
To tho San Com. 1 have not seen her for i've
weeks-tiat IL 70 talk with her.
When will this war be over? want nv
wife to be- Mt h,me alone. If you see my wife
tell her | want her. Noble woman-she loves
the soldiers. Yours truly, DoDorR.
LETTER NO. TWO (pri7ate.)
NV Dear "Bnck:'-Dou't put this in the
Democrat" or III catch fits. My wife is on the
loyal concern Just now. She has joined a
womsn,s eociety, where one makes flannel nit.
tens for soldiers sud the rest tell yarns about
their noietbors. Egad but sint in luck
Bat yen know I was brought up a pet. Ny
blood ia that Of q gsEslls. My wife is OF the ANA
ziu stamp. For sIzs she's not like Mrs. Amazon,
but in f, i1.t she 10 terrible. She is sewing for
the League. And what nice times have Come
up aud take supper with ms-Snylime. No dan
ger Of finding her bt home. l have the funniest
kind Ct times now. Hired girl is very bind and
attentive. She hiss plenty to do in the kitchen.
All the lest of the house / run. To be sure,
THINGS look Il little nasty and %slovenly, but what
OF il | can do Ms | please. ] 20 TO the saloon
d ink beer; play araw.poker; romp with ths ser-
want girl; thrash the young ones; wear dirty
shirt. smoke r pipe in ths psrlor; hang my hat
on the floor; spit tobacco jnics on the hearth; 60
10 bed with my boots Oh; 10 to dances and bone
with ,be girls play seven up with my Oldest boy,
and do lust a. I plssse. Come up aud see me-
Nv wifs is Oh the Loyal League. Deocsd glad
Hope the League will bs chartered to run
It's q good thing.
II it comes in yonr way, give my wife 3 put
She likes it. 1t makes her mora devoted to Mr.
Loysl, and gives ma q better chance TO slosh
around. Come M and see ma. Send all the fst-
ers up. These Leagues are big things. And
,ripg up p pint OF ~Psrsgoric for the babies, to
ieep them quiet. Yours forever, DoDGER' ]