The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-01-05

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! In hhi. af.i vI.h slrltuIlyolne
iinn tInl .tvNa often lfl in fa.
vh.rh va ihe nuse of HoTh lill
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I 10 saoihn p.0f fellows living d,nI
round ihH ltmnt fns lmIlra
lIraI.t ml0tuo tN1 iuNtY Nnr
epre Of ihe mll. lheg ,ell.l g..
smhbtr, anl wHt, Ir0m sltnp .um
death Iuft0rfo s'rep Vai laal 80
"llui how, then. " asked. "dul
any ever escape irnm llrssIa, TO-
nll must have .'oHi at limcsh
II do noi believe tlnl any Who
escaped did slocp-at least noi of o
nrhL at bIuuaf We used a.
rouse each ether continually to pre-
vent our giving Nny, anil lhcu get
up and walk Il, bfishly as We could.
20 quicken llc sluggish circulation.
We slept upon the march, VI ont
sa .dles; and, strange ~ u may
seem 10 you. even those IN foot
slept when marching. They march.
ed IN groups or clusters, and those
IN the centre slept. proppej aud sup.
ported by their companions. aud mo.
wing their leFs mechanically. | 10
no, say that It WIS a sound. deep
sleep, but rather 4 sort Of fcycrish
doalng. Such as Il was. however.
II was better than nothing. nnl ~.
surcily saved some who would other.
wise have sunk. Others, Who would
have given way 10 WEAKNESS upon
the long, mouoionpus march. we're
Kept from utter despair aul SELF.
abandonment only by the repeated
hirrasslng attacks of the Cossacks
The excitement ~ tie skinmish
warmed their blood. and gave them.
as il seemed. frvah hold upon life.
n one oi these sk,rnit hes. ar rather
in shafp combat, u dear friend.
captain IN the same regiment. had
h's lcFt arm carried "a by o cannon
shot. Alter the an'air was over. /
came suddenly upon him. where he
lay moaning by the roadside. his
face asly pale, his arm still hang.
ing hy the sinevs. lIs horse had
either gullOpcd away or been taken
BY the fugiiiycs.
"'.M. MN amir hc cried, uhcn |
he saw mc. al is over-l can 60 No !
further. ] shall never see France |
again"
II saw iha', lie the majority of
those who received severe vounis 10 !
That retreat. hls moral courage va.
.abluei. md had given way 10 10. |
'pair. ! was terribly shocked. ~
tel, how Sigh, vas MS chance Of
escape. lneci hardly tell YOU ,isr,
vas very little dgcssins of wounds
laring thu, latter pat of the retreat.
most n the surgeons were dead, hos.
pl,al wagons, With mc,licine atd In.
.rumen,s. hal been lei, On tie road;
transport for the sirk was out n ,hc
question. assumed rs cheerful a |
ss ! conli.
"'Wby, rfey.Ile,' I cried, 'this
ain no, Do; We must got You along
somehow. Come. courage my friend |
You shalI see France again, in spite |
u ALL
"'Ah. dar,or.' rcplicl ie. 10
piteous tones. ~ u no use. Here ! |
.hall die. All YOU can ,lp flr ne is
10 blow my brains 0u,, AID save me
from the Ca..1ck lauces.'
"i]y this time ! had ,lismrun.ci !
and vas q, Nj. side. TIE intense
cold had stopped the bleeding Of hi. |
uoupl. | saw tina, there was no
'aek of vitality in him. and that. bu,
lor lhis mi.hap. few would have ~
on Of the campaign IN better plight.
Even now. iis dependency Was
perhaps bis greatest dauger. Ire.
minded him II biz wife anil child
(he hal been married little mmc
than a year, the news Of the birth oI
= daughter bal reached him on our
forward march. Of his happy home.
his old mo,her-of all Tie ties. in
short. that bcrni him 10 life
Whilst spcstinr. I severed the sincus
ina. still ressined his shattered arm.
and boand il up - bes. / might.
lie s,ill despsirel ssl saeanei. bu,
Suffered inc to 10 a I sosl.i. lie
v.s ike an ;rf.p, IN MI, h,n4s-tba.