Copiah County news., 1861-08-21
70 THE BOYS IN THE ARMY.

We have been silent week or
two, boys, just to find out whether
you remembered us. The rain has
been falling SO constantly, falling SO
rapidly and ccaselessly for q week or
two that we are almost submerged.
Judge McDonald's rice is about the
only thing in this country that has
its head above water We don't
think there is tick left alive in this
contingencies they went up tree.
Boys, when: you travel on a rail
road, don't let the conductors fool
you; they are no more afraid Of lie
than q blind mule of Bermuda grass.
We went up the road the other eve
ming, and hadn't gone more than 80
miles before the conductor sung out,
:" Buy Rump We jumped out to
buy some, but Coon said he didn't
have d drop--ncvcr had any. After
awhile another one sung Qnt "Cof1ee-
ville," and we snatched dime and
ran out to buy cup. There wasn't
.a mouthful in the neighborhood, and
not. a sonl up in town. Afterwards
he told the passengers we were at
an COX Ford" - Perfect lie! There
wasn't a single OK there, and not a
creek in sight. We should have
raised difficulty with him, but he
was bigger than us, and we didn't
want to hurt him. He didn't come it
over us any more, though.
The hardest lick we got, though,
was at IulSa. The Kinds County
Light Guard were camped there, and
we thought we'd so out and see them.
First we knew we come up to Prem
tlss Hawkins, standing in the road
with musket. "Who comes there?"
sits nobody but me, Prentiss," says
], "don't be scared" /" Advance
and give the countersign,' says he.
"Three raps and a dime," says |, "if
that don't wake up the barkeeper,
don't know what will" "Got a
pass from Col. Bonham" says he.
"Prcntiss," says l, "do you keep a
looking glass about here? I started
from home white man, and if I've
turned to nigger I'll never go back
home any more. You may sell me,
and divide the money amongst the
regiment" "Don't take il SO hard"
says he, "Ill try and get you in,"
and lie commenced calling " Corp'ral
Guard" "Don't call him." says l,
" ! don't know him; call some of the
Kinds county boys" Presently how
ever, Corp'ral Guard came down.
GOOD. evening, Mr.. Guard" says l.
" Are you citizen, sir?7 says he?
"No, sir" says ! 81 live in Copiah
county, ais that in the Southern
Confedcracy ?" says hc Not much,
| left it in the pine woods" "What
state is it in?" says he. at, was in
Il state of uncertainty when | left,
whether we'd all go to fight Lincoln,
dr leave the crippled and sick people
at home" "You don't mean that?"
says he. "That's our stylew says l.
go in, take a cheer and make your
self at home," says Corp'ral. 81
thought you was from North Amcri-
ca. Tell the boys in mess no. to
pass out the pisen." We found the
domestic buildings on the hill, and
all the inhabitants as gay as .jaybirds
on Friday. They have everything
Some have light bread, some corn
bread, some have measles, and most
of. them have great desire to so to
Virginia. We mixed around with
the boys awhile, ard came to the
conclusion that when that regiment
was ordered to charge, Lincoln's pco-
pie had better start the other way!
Crops of corn look excellent all
the way, and wheat was laying in
piles promiscnously in the field. We
think the bread arrangement is all
right. Take good eof yourselves,
boys, and don't catch cold wading
the branches.
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To Southern Mothers.
AS. our coast is blockadeI, our
Govcrifniei7t has not been able to.