The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-08-03

intolerable life would be, il ever again
Yankees were to be suffered to live within
thousand miles of genuine Cavalier
"Spaniels must be whipped into subser-
vience," said Mr.. Jefferson Davis, alluding
to the abhorred race north of Mason and
Dixon's line. "# H@9.'t.s+ s+ P" ..sf
eyes, they must be whipped" echoed
Mrs. Dinwiddie; and soon afterwards came
news of the capture Of New Orleans, OF
Vicksburg, of Port Hudson, and at last OF
Atlanta. "These horrid Yankees!' she
shrieked. "why don't we do something,
Dinwiddie? If one Southerner can whip
five Yankees, why in the name of common
sense, don't we do something? Speak,
you stupid, provoking manv'
"Yes, yes, whatwas you asked?' meek
ly interrogated Dinwiddie, who was cal
culating how much he had made i'm the
recent rise of United States five-twenties.
"What was it? oh, go to your tobacco
casks, your coupons, and your cotton. you
soulless, huckstering old man! You can
look on and see Abolitionism getting ram
pant in this once proud city, and not lift a
voice or a finger to save us from ruin!-
You can see Maryland drifting into the
horrible abyss of Yankeeism and Anti
slavery, and keep on doing business and
minding the paltry affairs Of your count
ing room, as If all that gives grace and
dignity to this wretched State were not on
the verge of destruction! If you'd had
the spirit of hare, you'd have beena Brig
adler General in the Confederate army by
this time'' .-.E ..
Dinwiddie was not man of words. He
had a wholesome horror Of strong minded
women; and to that class he discovered,
too late for his peace, that his wife belonged
So he simply replied, slightly suffering,
as was his wont, except when excited
"If 1 had Joined the army, madam, I
should have-have-ve''--
"I should have what?"
II should have been deprived of yonr
-ahen-agreeables society; and then you
might have been observation-disclosures
al should have been proud, Sir, to have
been your widow under such circumstan-
ces.''
'.Thank you, Mrs. Dinwiddie; but being
81 mod-mod-modest man myself I'd
rather not make my wife proud
"There's no danger of your ever doing
that, sir" quoth madam; "but / thank
Heaven we are not wholly disgraced. We
have one representative of our family in
the Confederate army. My son Culpepper
may live to make amends for his sire's de-
generacv.''
Dinwiddie was beginning to get reused.
"My degeneracy. madam? Confound it.
Madam, where would you and vours have
been, if hadn't saved you all from pau
pau-paupertsm?"
1t was rare that Dinwiddie made so long
n speech, and the lady was astounded 4
''Sir," said she, "do you know it is a
Culpepper of whom you speak?' Fl
'Devilish well know it," said the ex-
cited Daniel; ''ahd what YOU all had but
your pride / never could find out; and
what were you proud OFF OF dozen or
two of old family ig-nig-nggerS, that
We're only bill Of expense to that POM
pous old cove. your father.'
Mrs. Dinwiddtc began to grow livid with
Her husband had touched
her on a tender point
"Go on. sir" said she: "I see your drift.
| have suspected for some time that Won
were going to play the renegade: to desert
your order; to prove false to tho South; to
cooperate with miscreant Yankees in over
turning our sacred institutions"
Confound your sacred institutions
madam! Slavery is played OUT
"Played ont, You monstrous biasphe-
mer? An institution for which Scripture
an institution which the Reyer-
nnd DIR. Palmer says comes right down to
ns' from heaven! Played out? Monster,
thank the Lord my two children have not
been corrupted by these detestable Yam
<ee notions that are upsetting all our old
andmarks in this once noble city of Bal
.imore?"
mobile? All, ves.-noble. I suppose,
when it allowed its ruffians to shoot down |
, band Of Northern soldiers who were |
to the support of Government"
"You yourself said at the time, Mr.. Din
viddie. that it served them right"
Dinwiddie WINGED, for this was blow
square on his forehead between hie two
yes. Hepaused, and then, withoutknow-
ng, translated the words Of a Latin NOR
Hist, and replied
"rimes change, and we change with
hem"
"You will find, sir, that::a Culpepper does
lot change" said madam: and, with
GESTURE of queenly scorn, she swept with
expansive crinoline out of the room.
$50 the ice is broken at last muttered |
Dinwiddie. "I wouldn't have believed |
ould have faced her so well. After all I'm
lot sure that the military is not my true
phere."
His soliloquy was interrupted by the
ing of muskets on the sidewalk in front
# his house, and he jumped with a ner-
,ous horror. Looking from the window,
le saw file of soldiers, and an officer i'm
he United States uniform, with one arm
n sling, and the hand Of the other hold
ng n drawn sword. He was a pale, but
handsome youth, and looked up as il to
cad the name on the door. Then, followed
ang the bell.
"What the dense is all this for, I won
ler?" exclaimed Dinwiddie; and i'm his
he opened the outside door, an
icipating the negro footman, Nero, who
a glance of intelligence with the
military man.
II am Captain Penrose, sir" said the
fficer; "this is Sergeant MacFuse; you, I
'ear the name on the door-plate before u.s."
Dinwiddie bowed an affirmative.
II have orders, SIR" resumed the officer.
to search your house; and / will thank
'ou to give me the opportunity with as
title delay as possible, and without COM