Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
FROM cULPEPAH, SAB.
An Eastern Virginia Gentleman In
q Scrsne.
The Great Grandson Of Patrick Henry Fallen
From His High estate-0ownward
Career Of a Gentleman Of
Intellect, Sab.

What O blash would mantle the patriotic
cheek of Patrick Henry, could his patri.
otto spirit look down upon the present sit
uation Of his degenerate descendant! How
the blue blood of the Old Dominion would
pale at the sight of son Of one OF her
most illustrious and first families repairing
to the lookup at Wheeling. Yet such is
the fate of Major Cardwsll, of Culpepah,
sab. "How hast thou fallen, Oh Lucifer!
Son Of the morning.
A few days ago man Of good address,
of evident education and intelligence, and
with the unmistakable accent of an East
ern Virginia gentleman, made his appear
ance about town and picked up acquaint
snces on the strength of q former good
standing. He was cripple, but be got his
wound while fighting brayely under the
bonnie blue flag" and haa charged in the
formost ranks when
THE SWORD OF LEE
flashed like lightning stroke in the van
and when "he who dallied was bastard,
and he who doubted was damned" But
those who fell into the society Of the gal
liant Major soon found that he was not pos
sessed with the wealth to sustain his social
position and wss-and he blushed to own
it-engsged in borrowing, not begging
shades Of Patrick Henry not begging
money to get supper and his nights lods-
tanning and when he found a
congenial companion, with a quar-
ter to spare, he would pour upon him,
from the wealth Of q virgin heart, the
genealogy of one Of the First Families OF
Virginia He was "a great-grandson OF
Patrick Henry, sab, and came from 1.-THE
land where libahty raised her first voice,
sah," and was proud TO meet a man OF
your unmistakable intellect, sab" In this
fond and caressing manner, he collected
some little money, which was injpdiciously
expended in alcoholic stimulant, and for
the past three days Majah Cardwell has not
been so agreeable.
Yesterday morning he alighted upon
the State House and life for the officials
BECAME WEARY BURDEN.
His mind had taken a new bent, and in
the recesses of his befogged brain he had
set Byron upon q pedestal and persisted in
pronouncing his praises to every passen-
ger, whether needed or not. Stored in his
memory he had every decOi'ette passage OF
the passionate bard and seemed to reyel in
the obscenity. Finally, failing in his eff
fort to levy a reassessment upon the State
officials, he became intensely abusive and
of Janitor Yoltz lifted him to the sidewalk,
where he INDUCED in some horrible Ian
gusge in the presence OF ladies and the
next moment he found himself clasped al
fectionately by Officers Bird and Radford.
This was an indignity, and the spirit OF
Patrick Henry rose wit thin him, but 1t ex
pressed itself in language which, though
forcible, was scarcely Us chaste as might
have beeen expected from his celebrIted
ancestor.
BE Gawd, sab, am the great grandson
OF Patrick Henry, and will not submit %
such usage, sab, and then came torrent
of inyectiyes which sadly marred the soft
Southern accent. lie fought as stubbornly
as when rallying behind 1.-The sword OF
Lee" but il was Just as useless, and he Was
borne away and thrust into an oubliette.
Such is the sad state wrought by q
SINGLE TURN OF THE DICE BOX
of life. A gentleman who claimed to be
posted told q REGIsTER reporter, yesterday.
that Cardwell came from good family and
was probably all he represented him self to
be- At one time he stood high in the legal
profession and had represented his county
in the Legislature. He was we'll known to
Senator Mcneil, Captain Lowry, Captain
VIM Prince and other members OF our
legislature, and had held various positions
of trust under the Old Dominion" If this
be true, he has sadly fallen. He told the
reporter he would Sooner live in hell than
West Virginia, sab, for there he could meet
some congenial spirits" and mentioned
Chas. Lamb, Douglass Jerrold and Lord
Byron as among the aforesaid congenials.
He is MahOnite, too, which fact he mum.
bars arnnns- his Writings and not his failinCs.