Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1865-12-26

sorter used to the kars when aul of sudden thar
wus shok, and the last thing noed Virgins
wus goin he'd over heles over 3 or of them cush-
ened benches. and the furst thing noed after
the storm wore off me- wus rite amung the kon-
trabands. one big he-kontraband wus rite on top
of me it scanned to me she sus 800 pounds in
wait and 500 degrese in SMELL mi furst tnot wus
niger insurrexion hollered out phirs! mur-
dur Jemaky rebellyion Sent Domingoi nigger
equality ssbottum rale on top - all in won
breth. Sez to the konductur whot is the mat
tur Sez he nuthin much, run into lot of kat
tie. Sez i, how menny is killed2 Sez he, on the
kattle side, in perlite literature thars bull
CINE kid and 2 kow-gines wounded; ''nobody
hurt on our sidea. after this catastrophe we ar
rived saify in this plais in rale-rode language !;
not zackly 80 in mi opinion.
Wei, am here in purity guide kondishsn, con-
sideren mi upps & douns, put upp at Farro-
bank No. 319, bully plais to sta, lots to etc &
nuthin to pa ; besides, amoosement for the mite
fre of oharg if yu kepe yore hands off the chips
as tina kal them selekt kroud here, mostly doc
turs and memburs of the Legeslatur tha stats
here at mites mi chefe biziness doun here IL to
sea Gov. Peerepoint and the Legislator. never
seed guverner befour, especially itnerant won.
wrecken, Mozee, this itinerant plan of peere
points is very guide won, aftur the fashun Of q
methodist preechur. Yu noe our guyerner COM
mensed his rain at Wheeln, and then went to
Alikzandry, and now he has got on his surcut as
far as this plais. hev heerd sevral opinions
xprest as to WHARF he will konveen the legislator
the next times, but [ think it is likely he will
stopp mkt time at the Washenton, Co., Salt
wurks, and then at Gyandot, and then 30 out at
the GAIN hoal he cum in at, at Wheelin. But this
is mere kOnjection.
Wal, seed Gov. peerepoint he looks sorter
like sum uther men hev seed. He hes got har
on his he'd and wayze about 500 powns. His
boldly dus not SCENE to be well balensed, thars
too much of it in his frunt back, fur he hes 10
kinder lene back to mentane his gravity. His
he'd hes dun heled up & hared oyur wllar the reb-
bel col. Hansborough nocked his brains cut with
a ink stend in the kourt-hous in the so-kald West
virginny befoar the war, jist cose he kod him q
lire. theas rebbels must be punished. But, mo-
zee by wa of divergens as the preachers sa, what
do you think about this so kald West-virginny
tina sd that no stait laity in rebelyen kin cum in
the union until it pronounces secession null and
void 'sabb inishio''. now this stait of west-va
seeded from the old Dominion, certn & shure
think the best va TO bring them fellurs back to
East va, would be 10 talk them through the Blu
Ridg Tunnel jist like me, and let EN- breathe the
east-viginny air awhile, and it vii talk the Sc
cession kinks out of them purity soon. 1t is sur
prisen W hat afek healthy & saloobrious polit-
ikle atmosfeer hez in eradykaten thees mentl-
hallusinsshuns. when left oggusty, i konfes
still he'd sum seseshun proclivities, felt like
wood like to hev another 'ohippen before Good be
satisfde but, by the time i got threw Sharlets-
will this pheelin all left me and wus guide union
man.
But wus descrbin Guverner peerepoint when
divirged. j am q admirer Of his xsellency
think he is sharp old chap. yu red his messeig;
it is guide messaig. He proovs in less than won
kollem, konklusivey, that the Jeems Riyvur &
Kanawy kennel kant bee kerryd over the allegany
mowntins without waiter fur the botes to run in.
Some phule cuss of engynere hes maid the
people of Virginny believe that it wus practika-
bell.
Now fur the legislator konfess, mozee, it is
all MYSTERY to tha all sets rownd thar and
looks smart. Boldin semes 10 be ehefe kook among
them. and here let me divirg agin; iha sa tha.
boldin rite over thar in that uther rune last
wintur in the rebble kongress but that is all ly.
Emmy how tha kohl boldin s'speker Of the hous."
He sets in q big chare with eege over his he'd !;
he hes wudden bamnur in his hand, whenevur
moar than duzzen of them chaps spekes at
wonst he strykes the tabel. Tha don't doc emmy
thing that Good see, but la bills the ia bell,
and sich like as that. beleev after sll the Legis
atur is nuthin but big gain of 'sseven up"
sum fellers koll it sole sledge" am afraid tina
will gamble away state sovreignty and pla US out
of the union agin.
But afrade yu will think am tegus, SO i
will klose fur this time.
Yores, very trewly,