Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-23
FORCED REDEMPTION,
Confederate Money Good Enough for
OLD BPsughey Of Virgiata.

NoBteoeTute money GOO0 Enough lot
Ola BrsuShey 81 virRiais.
The Charleston, w. Va, correspond
ent OF the Detroit Free Press says: Que
of the curious characters of the State
was an old fellow named Broughey, who
formerly lived III Pocahontas county,
and WHO died two or three years ago.
He was most uncompromlsing Iebei
refused 10 be reconstructed, ami up to
tbe time of his death Lever lost laitn in
the final success of the Confederate
cause. This he showed by the fact that
lie would take Confederate money for
anything he had for SAFE.
He used TO make great many canes
ana when the Circuit Court would meet
III his county he would come Into town
IOaUed down with u bundle of them,
winch he would sell to the members o.
the bsT, or Fly one else who would give
I'm Conf. derate money.
He said that "old Confed." was good
enough tor him, aud that the depre-
cIatiUn IL It's value was but a scheme on
tie art OF few men who would gather
i al up tor u song aud then have il re-
uetn Ell al face value.
Tie neighOOrlug county OF Green
u CuuLIY scrip, which was nothing
more nor les than pro mise on the
Tart of the county, then claiming to De
part OF the Confederate States, 10 pay
iun value in legal tender OF the rea! II.
Colonel Joel Mcpherson was clerk OF
Ire County court OF Greenbrier county
at the time the script was issued, and
every piece bore his signature.
Our old friend Broughey walked into
Colonel McPherson's office one day,
several years after the war, laid his
heavy walking stick down on the table
pulled q big bowie knife out ofits sheath
ami laid it by the stick, took the mate
To his bowie out OF his boot and deposit
ed it alongside its twin, unstrapped his
belt, TO which was Appended two navy
SIX shooter revolvers in their cases, and
then taking from his pocket an enor-
nous wallet, spread out before Colonel
McpheIson hundreds of dollars OF the
cd county scrip.
Now" said he, when he had it all
displayed, II want this redeemed
Your name il on every piece, saying
that is good for so much. | want my
money"
ne I tNhth tbC
then at the array of scrip, then at the
arsenal. The scr,p was genuine, the
ar,iley ready for action, aud the cd
mAn IN earliest.
why, my dear sir" said the
Colonel, IL have no funds with which
10 pay you. | was but the officer OF
lhe county and AIN not personally re
>poHsibIe for any Of tie county's
dehts.r
81 don't know anything about that"
was the reply; "yuur signature Is on
there saying that the script Is good.
Now want my m0uey ami mean to
have it,"
"Those things Were TO be paid in Con.
fedelate money anyhow" said
Colonel Mcpherson. "ruat was all tIr
kind ofmouey We lad in those days"
"Well, that's what | Wanl,' said
Broughey. "COnf,derGtc mOary IS
good enough for me-"
Colonel McfhersOn drew sigh q! ra
lief. EXcuspg himself for n few mD.
ments he went out and soon returned
with enough Confederate rlonry u To.
deem all the old mans scrip. He WAS
out of bad box and the credit OF
Greeubrier county lad been saved.
TOOr old Broughey. He accumldE.eIl
q great many of the old "graybacks,"
but he is gone now where they stand ut
par with gold.