The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-14

Judy's arms, in gratitude 10 cheeFfoI
{ blaze; but tears soon turned 10 smileS
at her queer mode OF comforting
NIGo0d Lord, missis, while You WIS q
freezing you didn't cryi now you is
warm, you LET your tears run. For de
Lords sake, hold up your head; three
somebodies is at the door begging To
get dere hands warm" SO l admitted
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lending them
half bnshel OF coal apiece.
] frequently went to the legislative
halls; and WAS sometimes pleased,
sometimes digusted.
/ heard Ex-Governor Wise lecture
one night-just q month, 1 think, before
the capitulation. The crowd was dense
10 suffocation. His eloquence chained
my mind, riveted my ears. and cheered
my heart, Tor be, with all his native
power, inornate and copiOus language,
pronounced emphEtically, that our Gay
, Of delivery was at hand.
Starvation seemed likely 10 ensue rs
the winter waued into spring. Meat
was so scarce as to he Ii rarity TO epl-
cureans. Flour brought from TWO TO
three thousand dollars.
one morning in March 1 went to
market, and as 1 was slowly sauntering
towards the oyster stalls 1 espied
chicken, which almost deAfeDed me
with its lusty growing. l asked OF the
black man, who was standing by:
"Uncle, what do you ask for your
chicken"
"Ah, nissus. that rooster l ak one
hundred and nifty dollars Ior."
How old is be, uncle?"
81 carnt say, 'zActly, but it pears 10
ne that coming this summer he will be
in his six year"
land you still ask so large a sum
for him? Why, he will be as tough as
leather"
"Yahl yah! Desc Confedrit times
people don't stand on tough" said he.
AFTER THE CAPTURE.
BY the third day things
began to assume something like law
and order, but starvation was staring
the whole population in the face; IL is
true that suffers had opened s ores OF
tempting cOmesiibles; but VINO had
money TO buy2 Not one, except some OF
the Jews. 1 myself had not one mouth
iul, except quart OF meal; the mar
| keting furnished on Saturday vas eX-
hausIed, and my neigh bors could not
give the, rs they had nothing TO bestow.
One by one the men who had left the
| city strayed back again, and some SOL
diers on parole came to their wives,
/ but, except the comfort that sympathy
gives, they were OF no more real ser
vice than fifth wheels 10 wagons. Hus-
| bands had no money, but were human
nevertheless. My six thousand dol
! lars in Confederate money, which
hand in had for pocket money, could
not bring me one ginger cake. Officers,
men of rank, social distinction and
wealth, were now forlOrnly sitting
down to meals for which they could
not hope to pay. The landlady's stock
/ on the tifth day consisted of half IA ham
and half barrel of Irish potatoes. She
posted II notice over the door for "sod-
gers"; and several federal officers came
TO the house, and she got in hand her
first greenbHck.
1 was very nearly desperate, when
Judy came in painting WIFE delight.
"Oh! now never say again that you
/ 'spects to starye, for God hears the
young ravens when they cry; here is
some money" and she put in my hand
u wo-dolIar gTeenback-the first ever
saw. /, trained by the lessons taught
during the four past years, made little
tobacco pouches and filed them with
tobacco and got them sold, which
opened, and l have seen crowds
at them, dense to sufIocatiOn,
with limid aud refined ladies, hold
ing little pitcher-sinking with
shame-tO be filled, only to keep
from stHrving-auything but that. |
never went, but Judy did, though
could not drink the soup. The Santa
~ Commission hoisted its flag, and had
distributed many comforts before |
heard OF 1t. Aud even after l WAS aware
of the establishments, | hesitated, from
sheer independence and pride, till
weak ness and famine clamored for
| help.
| found my way there at dusk, aud
timidiy entering, ventuTed to inquire
I for Mr.. Williams, the superintendent
He appeared, aud by his kind and easy
manner | was made TO feel less like II
/ criminal. | can never forget his kind
/ ness, or that of DIR. Mcdonald, of BOs-
ton, to whom he introduced me. Never
! can | forget IL! Just at that moment
re -pectfui Language aud department
l accommodating favor granted was
more welcome than can express. Mr..
! Williams sent home with me II servant,
laden with box of good, substantial
food, besides such deliCacies as / had
craved for months. Judy stood at her
post as tinancieT. general manager, SUI
pervisor, comforter, servantand friend.
In all this time l had not heard from
husband, till one day. three weeks AT
ter, The door opened; he burst in the
room and exploded into tears. $50
YOU are alive-alive still, and l see yon
again" Rumors of the most startling
description had reached him OF the
treatment OF women when Richmond
was occupied, aud the three weeks oil
frantic suspense had weakened his
mind to exhaustion. judy, of course,
had her share in congratulation, and al
ter having recounted our several eXpe'
Tiences we let our curtain drop, as dc
now. j. N. b.