Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-22
CAMP OFFlsITE MArAWlRAs.l
June -. 1916. (

lamp OFEa>ITE MATANnRAs.f
June "a, 1916.
M dear BROKER Lsargl--There AZ
many strange things happening IN tb-.
wide world Of Ours, and MANY oihers ~
likely occur before rs final end. My
present position i n strange one. AMI us
doubt but yOu thought Il very srraugs- thar
lelI Baton Rouge; tui u Is all dune nos
and time must determine whether riahi az
wrong. Bel7g - Tar from home, my miud
often travels back and brings before u
many love, and memory ever true 70 her
task, gathers from her fnll treasury, me
ment1es both bitter and pleasant have
my hymn bOok presented BY you, and a.
often as open n, am made 10 thiak Il the
donor, aud The circumstance under Which
II was given / expect 10 Was the first
hymn book ever used by a Protestant
preacher on the Rio Grande, and n the
city OF MaamOras- The first hymn sung
was page 235-'FrOm all that dwell
&c. Nv text was: Go We into al The
world and preach the gls2el 10 every
creature" Mark 10: -; and nv friends
said Il vas the best sermon ever preached.
The congregation was large. and more
solemnIty | never witnessed THIS - =
beautiful Country, the soil rIch and abound
ing with every variety OF S1ulherR pro-
ducJiOn. Tomatoes, pepper, saEe, ant
great quantities OF fruit, can be Eaillered
I from the wild uHcOluvaied prsiries- / was
shown beehive In DAY which u a Gu
rIosity- IL WaS formed by the beeS. They
build ike Cur hornets and their hose
resembles them EuEs Ealrh- Thrv ere
found IN the chaPPsrel. which J. uaIhIn-
more than a thIrSst e small bushes ~
trees. The lee l. not more than haf q
large a ours. There are no IarEe rrszs.
] We passed through The state of TanssF-
pa and IN al nv travels have not seen.
tree mOre than SIX lGcIeS IN dIam4tsr-
The MeNIeans are 4 mean lnOkiuE pr..rra.
but little II any SupsTInr 70 the Chu-iaz
lnOIans. Rome and the Devil have - Tar
Combined as In weave around rben a NJ.
which while II binds fast. shuts out E-bf.
l brought supply Of tracts aud so>PeIs,
small though, from New Orleans and have
been distributing them as &C. SION offered.
trust they may be IS bread cast upon ne
waters.
MatamOraS coRiaIES population ranr-
| ing frum 10 10000, there are uul f.u IN
the great mass whH make any pretensians
TO learning. The majority q IheIr ho-1ses
are smail-huIiI 1t mud or matched cane.
/ There are, bOSever, IN the central p7rt II
the CITY some fine houses meaa large
two story brick buildings. covered wiih
slate. The cathedral = unfinished. and IT,
order Of architecture differs from ANYTHING
| ever saw. Visited II on Corpus Chr,siI
/ day, and witnessed their ceremonies. You
must know that. although Gen. Taylor has
possession OF the town, he protects the
/ MexIcans m al their rights. and kssps a
strong guard staliuned al different pants
as we'll To secure them as ourselves. The
maTket-huu>e h the best arranged a any
OF their buildings, ana fad n vel sup
I piled with beet, muttun. pork. chickens.
and every variety Of vegetable. | being
the caterer for our mess, take care anj ga
all like.
| 2lsi. This i the holy Sabbath. have
! Just concluded my mornings service.
preached rather a poor sermon. but hrpe
the Good Spirit viii direct the truth and
cause II 10 bring forth much fruit There
were two deaths IN our regiment last week.
one a man advanced in life kIIlei himself
with whiSkey; he died of mania a potu.-
Inc other, a young man, died with lever.
There were two deaths night before lasl in
the regiment adjoining Is, (Col. NallOn's.)
and two more this mOTninE-the disease
Is diaFrhea, which has been neglected and
terminates IN fever The old man Nba
died first was Dr.. Norris. While he vas
thought to be dying the surgeon gave hin
a cup OF brandy ioddy, which Is usual.
believe, to Try and restore animati1n, bis
nurses drank II up Did YOU ever hear of
a case befoTe where The love OF liquor
would cause men 10 take II from the mouth
of diving mani have these facts frum
the surgeon himself, Who i talented ana
sober man. (Dr. AxOR) Sh"uH Il rot
be held IN remembrance POnr sinful
man, how deeply hast thou ialier! u The
5. w. c. Advocate received ana publish
; &c my letter y0u no d0uht read It-and
: then see that am making arrangements
for station. next year or The year after,
away oul here. You ask how : M Why
sir, | propose sending missionaries % this
people-to all this immense valley with
the gOspel-and OF course hold myself IA