The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-22
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One Of tho cnriou, characters o. the
State was al old fellow named Broughey,
who formerly lived In Pucahontas county,
and who did two or three years ago.
lie was q most Incorporating rebel,
refused 10 DO reconstructed, and up to the
time OF his death never lost faith In the
tiual success of tho confederate cause.
THIS he showed by the fact that be would
flake confederate money for anything he
bud for sale.
He used to make q great many canes,
aud when tue circuit court would meet IL
his county, ha-would come into town load.
ed down with u bundle OF them, which ho
would cell 10 the nj .mbe,s OF the bar, or
any one else who would give him confed.
eruemopey.
lie said that "old confed." was good
enough Tor him, and that the depreciation
TT t's value was but a scheme on the part
OF a lew men who would gather 1t all up for
q 8 ing and then have it redeemed NJ face
la'ue.
Tho n%tighboring county Of Greeabrier
iss itd during the war & great deal OF coan.
y scrip, which YVES nothing more nor lees
t. an q promise on the part OF the county,
then claiming 10 be Il part Of the conlsder.
n 9 tts es, 10 pay full value in legal tender
o the realm. Col. Joel McPhers n WIS
G rk OF the county court OF Gle nbrier
county at the tims The scrip WI, .ssued,
and every piece bore his signature.
Our old Trend B~rouyhey wa,k4d into
Col. MrPhersou's III ~ one day, several
years after the war, land bis heavy walking
stick down on the table, pnlled a big bowie
kniie out OF its thsatit, aud laid Il by the
9 lex, 10 K tho mate 10 his bowie out uf his
boot and deposited 1t alongside It's twin;
unstrapptdhio b 1T, TO which was %appended
two heavy six Shooter revolytis in their
cases, and then taking from bis pocket al |
enormous vale, spread out before Col.
Mcpherson hundreds Ct dollars Of the old
county scrip.
"Now," said be, when he had it all dis
played, 81 want this redeemed. Your
name ls on every piece, saving that it is
good Torso much. l wau my money"
Tic Colonel looked ut the speaker, then
at the array OF scrip; then at the arsenal.
The scrip Was genulne, the old man ready
Tor act,un, und in earnest.
why, my dear tir," enid the Colonel,
u have no fanda with which to pay you.
l WAS but the officer Of the county aud am
personally respous bic for any OF the
colnty's d"b.s."
at know anything about that" was
he r py, your signature is on thrle say
i x that the scrip ID good. Now | want my
money, and mean to have it."
"fhese things were to be paid ia con-
i.derAte money, anyhow" said Colonel Nc.
PAetson. That was oil the kind Of money
We had in those days."
"Well, that's what l want" eaid Bro
Confederate money is good
enough for me-"
Oh. Mcpne,son drew a sigh OF relief.
EScreiug himself fIr q few moments, he
went out and soon returned with enough
money to redeem all the old
m ms ecrip. ae was out OF Il bad box and
credit Of Gfeenbrier county had been
saved. -,
Poor old B'ouyhty. IIe accumulated a
great many of the old "sraybacks," bus he
is gone now where they stand at par with
gold.