The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-28

| We held, last mite, our formal jollifi-
cation at the Corners, over the result
NV the Ohio and Pennsylvany elec-
shuns. 1t wuZ a glorious occashun,
and wun witch wuz calkelated to cheer
the long depTest hearts NV the down
trod den dimocrisy, wiCh it did. The
Church wuZ gorgusly illuminated with
candles hung in testoons IN the win
ders. Deekin Pogram, in honor NV the
occashun, loaned us the yoose NV his
two kerOseeu lamps-the pride NV the
Corners-wich wuZ arranged In II
taboo in front NV the pulpit, over
wich wuZ hung, in peeceful folds, the
| two Contedrit flags wich Colonel Nc
| Pelter's regiment he'd borne in honor
over myriads NV ded Yankees. The
surviYin heroes uvthe Lost Coz in the
/ vicinity wuz present, attired III their
soiled uniforms, and everything about
| the demOnstrashen wuz es insplrttin eZ
il wuz possible to make it. Short and
pertinent addresses wuZ made by the
Oftisbels NV the Church., wich / wuz
gratitied 10 observe II pious vane nv
thankfulness run thro EN-. Deekin Po-
gram shouH with unwonted brlllianCy
and unparalleled devoutnis. He bless
| ed the Lord for the mercy wich he'd bin
| vOuchsafed us. The people NV the
North he'd vindicated the Skrip-
ters, and he'd bin weaned from
their infidelity. Now he felt he
could wallop niger wunst more in
safety, and put his foot onto the necks
NV the descendants Nv Ham, wich wuZ
ordained from the flood. He felt thank
iui for wat he'd bin done for us by Ohio
and Pennsylvany, and he hoped for eZ
much from Moo York. Shood Moo
York complete the work SO gloriously
commenst by Maine and Californy,
and so happily carried forerd by Ohio
and Pennsylvany, then he shood say
ls.N II.
If he shoOd survive the joy NV the oc-
cashun, he wood to wunst recapcher
the niggers-sich Nv EN- ez wuZ still in
the land Nv the livin-and redoose EN-
to Ther normal condishen. He wood
hold EN- by force, trustin the result NV
the next PresidenShet elecshun to rali-
fy wat he Good nv ConfedeTit skrip, for
bless the Lord, he felt now that the Lost
Coz waZn't ez much lost eZ he thot 1t
wuZ.
J Other speeches wuZ made, and the
meetiu, in state NV high hilHrity, ad-
journed TO Bascom's, wher we made Il
mite NV it. 1 survived probably the
longest Nv any NV the square drinkers.
Their wuz those who held out longer by
resortin to sich Onmanly subterfuges ez
THROWN their likker over their sbolderS
and takin lite drinks, but sich aint for
me. 1t looks, ez it is, like "a throwing
away Nv the good gifts nv nacheri a
sacrIticiu the blessins NV life to II foolish
pride. Suthin L never will do.
| One by one, saw em droop and roll
gently OFT the benches. lssAker Gavltt
first, McPelter next, Bascom next, and
finally Deekin Pogram, like giant
oak in hurricane, totiered, rallied
tottered agin, and finely fell; and l.
| feelin that my time, too, he'd come, went
under likewise. 1 slept, and sleepln,
dreamed.
Ill Ia
structid in the Orientle stile NV arketec-
toor, TO wit: roof supported by pill
lers. These pliers wuZ labelled with
the names nv battles fought dOorin the
Revolushen and the last war with
Great Britten, the strongest and newest
bein ticketed with the battles fought
dooriu the late onpleasantnis.
"Nat s;rukter is this ~ askt NV the
janiier Nv the lnstitooshnn.
"The Temple Nv Liberty!" ansered
he, promptly.
"with pleasure, Sir" said he. "The
present occupant NV the bildin. and he
who now heZ contrOle Nv il, is in an in
ner chamber. Woodst see him 2"
"I woodst,n remarked l, aud he
! showed me in.
| 1t was pekoolyer scene. On the
carpet on the floor wuZ stretched the
/ form NV IL Giant, higher in stature,
| broader across the shoulders, deeper il
the chest, and possessin more indica-
shens NV strength and endoorance than
any Giant / he'd ever seen. His face
wuz ruther young lookin and noble,
I though onto it there wuz an expression
nv weArinis and sadnis. He wuz fast
! asleep, and sleepin ez tt man does after
terrible expenditoOr NV physikle and
meutle strength.
"who is this?" askt l NV my guide.
"Rspublikinism said he.
"Ha! Wat is them wich he holds so
| lovinly in his arms 2" askt /.
"Them is the treasures NV the Tenn
| pie, NV wich the okkupRnt thereof is
ex-oftishiO guardian. He hez only n
part NV EN- in his Rrms-ef 700 motifs,
| ther are ten Nv EN- under his heels"
| looked carefully, and notist that
they wuz all labelled with the names
NV the States-those in his arms wuz
! those NV the North, and the ten under
| his heels wuZ them which had unfort-
nifty failed in their attempt to get out
NV the Temple. From the heft Nv his
heel onto EN-. il appeared ez tho they
were under tritln restraint. Ken
| tucky, Delaware and Maryland he he'd
| tightly gripped between his thumb and
| finger.
"Why sleeps he?" asked I.
"Exhaustion," !" sed he. "Sich a fte
ez he hez he'd to retane possession av
| this placel -Four long yeerS heV -Op-
posin powers attempted to open hostil-
| tiles to dispOssess him, doorin wich he
| wuZ aBSaled al every pint, and for three
/ yeera hez poIitikle fite hin male onto
| him, doorin which he hez bin betrayed
| by them he sposed wuz his chosen and
! trusted friends. Last Yeer he he'd a ter
| rible conflict with EN- and wnz victo-
| rious, but the strain wuz too heavy on
| TO him and he's bin asleep, ever sence,
RaatHaG n his al
| tendin physicians, in whom he he'd
confidence, proved to be quacks, aud
they dosed him with Iestoratives that,
| however good they mite be, wuznt per-
ciseIy the remedy for the time, and
\ they Increased the stupor under wich
| he Wuz labOrin. Besides he WIZ attackt
with sore head, and in adishen to all
| this there wuz barnacles and vampires,
| and blood suckers NV all kinds, which
| farther weakene'I him. Listen how
| hard he breathes I"
| And he wuz a breathin hard.
At this percise mint methawt the
guide Disappeared, and there wuz "a ag-
| itashen nv the curlins NV the chamber.
| Slowly they lifted, and to my surprise
/ I saw teachers witch recognized. VAL
Ilandygum peered in, and seein that the
| Giant wuz still asleep, come in on tip
| toe, beckouin others to follow. They
come. There wuz Thurman NV Ohio,
| Voorhees, Nv 1DjIany, Florence, Shars-
wood and Jerry Black, NV Penusylva-
ny; Seward, Fernaudy W ood and Nor
/ rissey, NV Moo York, and Johnson,
Pierce, BoOkRnan, and the whole glori-
| Gus company Nv V-maTters. Cautiously
they crept in aud tImfdly ranged them
selves about the sleepin Giant and COM
muned among themselves.
THAT wuz TOO heavy load for MIN
to carry at his age" chuckled Ben.
Wood, pintin to an immense burden
strapped to his shoulders, on wich wuz