The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-12

kindly placed at our disposal for publication
The pupgent style of the fair authoress is
good humoredly sarcastic, and evinces how
much spirit and endurance our country wo-
men manifest under the most trying circum-
stances Of Yankee despotisu.:
New ORLEANS, Nov. 9, 1862.
DEAR FRIEND EDwIN-Your little note of
last July came safely to hand, but no op
portunity has since presented itself until
now. We were glad 70 know that you were
not yet entirely starved out" (rids YAM
kee accounts) but still alive very jubi
liant.
How is it, o Hermit! that thou canst not
IN anage to get us through nice, long letter.
full! of Confederate news, &c? There are
million ways to cheat the Yankees and
they are so invariably verdant and soft, that
every way is successful. have "sold" them
with impertineDt and secesh acrostcs at
least halfa dozen times. | am not caught
yet, and don tintend to be. My last effort
of the kind but one caught me nice Yam
kee beau, if | had chosen to put him to ser
vice. Ii was published in New England
paper. The proprietor ofthe paper, Major
-, happens to be in our city at present,
strang ngsly enough. He dropped me note
begging, politely, to be permitted to become
acquainted. But dropped him an answer
begging, politely to be excused, as l had a
constitutional weakness which displayed it
self in an uncomfortable and deadly nausea
at the sight of Federal uniform. He re-
turned answer that be didn't wear his uni
form only on Xxx occasions (as they write
on -four barrels;) that he had his own pri
vate idras'fn regard to the war, as well as
myself, and was open to even still further
enlightment. Fearing just heorabout that
this might be Yankee trick to catch a
bird for Fort Jackson replied not further
O my gallant Major.
One thing, however, | want to remark on
here-the perfect infatuation of these Fed.
erals for secesh women. How is it, if they
bate our brave men so much, that they
melt so-Majors, Colones and G nerals-
under the glances of our Southern women?
There is not one of them, or at least, but
few, that could not be turned wrong side
out like an old glove, by cute rebel Of my
sex; and let me assure you that the only
salvation of some high in office here, has
been tue unbending pride and purity Of the
Southern female character. which can not
stoop to the semblance of unbecoming
friendship and familiarity, even for the adj
vancement Of the cause dearest to our
hearts.
We hear much of the suffering for food
and clothing in the Confcderacy. Provs
ions were exceedingly plentiful and cheap
here until some time back when the guer-
rillas (more power to themD administered
a peppering to one Of their gunboats,
which rendered her complete seive, and
made the Yankees rather shy Of the river
for the nonce.
The star of negro:sm is still eliminating
with blazing brilliancy in this city. We
have now free schools for negroes in all di-
rections, under white teachers. They also
petition for the right of suffrage, through
tbs columns Of the Era.
Let me know how you all are, and how
and what Hesperus is doing. How much
| would give to tell you some of my adven-
lures since last we met.
All, wh n shall we, friends old and tried,
Unite round oysters stswed and fried,
As in those days without alloy,
When Donaldson C. j. made my JOY!
Yours. with friendly regard. MARY.