The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-03
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a strange reminder Of tho anti.bellun
scenes was witnessed short time ago IL
the busy streets Of the peaceful city O.
s!aunton, in the Valley Of Virginia. A
sturdy mountaineer from Pocahontas coun
ty, W. Va, had made his way from hil
secluded fastness in an outlying dis.rie,
across the Cheat and Allegheny Noun,
tains, loo miles TO the nearest center Of
civilization, to make sale Of some stock
the fluctuations in whose value once sen,
throb through the commercial world,
In bis high end isolated eyrie, ENJOYING the
independent freedom and simplicity oil
rural lie, he had not heard of "Tar's
alarms" and none OF the confusion Incl.
dent to secession" had disturbed The
peaceful rounds Of his life. He had tend.
ed his ilocks, cultivated the soil and pros.
pered, until the surplus was beyond his
consumption. Reckoned among the wealth
that could be disposed Of, as no longer nee.
essary for his needs, were two finely built
colored men, and 1t was more particularly
to sell these that he had gotten the consent
Of his mind to make the perilous journey
to the nearest point within the pales OF
civilization. When he asked for a slave
trader with whom he could bargain,
men who had in their boyhood heard
Of such a commercial class, looked
c1rioaRly at each other for an
explanation Of this peculiar form OF
hardness, 80 rare in these piping times OF
peace. But the old farmer was resolute in
his determination 10 sell what vas his own,
and repudia.ed the suspicion that he was
crank. Alter slight hush in the talk,
when the thoughts Of the old soldiers pres-
ent seemed to so back across that awful
chasm Of war to the time before their con.
yictions were purified OF their error BY the
dreadful baptism Of blood, the younger
portion ofthe crowd, seeing the futility OF
their efforts to make the old fellow com.
rrehend the changed order OF things, de.
termlned to have some fun. Some old ex.
pert, who had once stood on the block and
glibly given the points OF interest and gen.
ealogy OF many such an animal, was hunt.
ed up, and preparations were made ior an
cld.time auction. The teeth, eyes, limbs,
&c, were examined critically, and oilers
made in cash, none oil which, however, sat.
isfied the old man. He declared that they
had been reared with the utmost care, and
that there was no epot or blemish about
them. All were clothed in homespun
goods, manufactured in the mountain
home, None seemed to enjoy the fun more
than the colored portion OF the crowd, the
dude element Of which joked in the best
OF humor at the expense Of the old mans
Stupidity.
One old colored man who intended to be
merry before an explanation WAS made,
declared that "'ior' God dat or obercos,'s
got nigh on ter forty yards er ieens in it."
But the merriment Of the crowd made no
impression on the farmers idea Of his
rights. He made his way in Disgust out OF
the town on the. pike leading back to his
home, conscious, no doubt, OF bis super
iority in wealth end position over the jeer-
ing crowd which followed him. When last
seen he and his dusky property were Oh
their way back home to enjoy life free
from the vices OF An unreal civilization, It
is probable, however, that by this time the
provisions OF certain constitutional amend
ments have been explained to his two body
servante, and that there is grief in the
Pocahontas county household at the loss Of
30 much property without the possibility
OF restitstion, unless by special act Of the
two houses of Congress, the President
generously concurring.