The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-11-07
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di N N Wat
ys ON pueeltf Tom a. shais
lhrl VA tsu fsllsa bapA bsm ~
pgtl'lsn near falsfHs HiaeEtt W.
Ara now snrampsi aftf me- ali pa'
lion bsu nhl NV, sad sfs besIly
she.ssd IN malits saeh %pfefafailsh'
a. % i,sm heeeisifY n receive cot
qaohism friend lbe fshbssa, IN
itas mn Nm H}lt WY ~ have
fallen bach hp not heen explained ~
a. bot W. doubt net that u y .
strategic muge, md though w feel
ohagrihti n The dea n barking dgsh,
be n esef ~ little, yet w feel thai V
IL fot the beet aud bear Il - eheef
fully a' possible
Ere his you have learned Of Che
battle ~ Let.bmg and ifs glorious
results All honor 10 gr brave boys
vho participated In H. They have
won ~ enyiable name, mi well DO
they deserve ~ ! have not yet
learned Of The casualties IN Capt.
fooie company sincerely trust
they are few, but We are quite aux'
ious to learn something definite froin
them, NJ We doubt not they we're in
the ihickcst Of the Eight The pris'
oners brought down were fine looking
fellows. aud some II them quite in.
soleni. They pay "lhoy will give Us
hcll' in a rcw days. Poor, dclulcd
wrctchcs' ! fear that after Il few
more battles they will occupy the
"aforc 4. mentioned place in sucl
strong force that they will need al
the spare room.
We are now %oncamped on th'
nights Of Bull Run. Our tents ar'
pitched on what "Bill' would call
very eiratcd hi'l, and though yer.
pleasant as n summer retreat, ! fca
, the keen vintry blasts, will wbisil
very intentionally about us. II
I fact, on several nights since our SO
journ here, il has been necessary 70
some Of MS to ''swing hard to on
tent poles, to prevent the ''machine
7, from blowing away. The "Lieutcn
ants have particularly a hard tim
:. on such occasions. Since the dcpar
+. turc Of our friend "Jeff,' they hay
!, appropriated his tent, and added
: to their own Ms n bedroom, rcscrvin
!. their own us a reception com or pa
!, Tor. When the winds begin to how
. the faint voice Of the tst can be Iii
!. tincily heard as hc orders ''tightC
on the ~lanysrds." ''Clew down Il
ay,jib," which order il prompt
!, obcycd by the 81 aud ID. but the
labor is not yet over. For awhile Il
old tents weather the storm pref
N we'll, but rs the gale increases Il
ar ilys begin to Flap and the tents beg
ID to carccn, and then again cur "Lic
81 tenants must leave their s'rdr
70 ccuchcs and expose themselves to I
re chilling blasts. Lieut.. W. sci1
IN fast the front tent pole. and Lie,
x. J. W. the rear one. Stith being
nd man Of more stalwar, frame IL oil
|e. cd to the centre. where the two tel
'as unite, and srising = pole in each ha
We bids defiance to the storm. by 81
NJ e~xcrtions IL their mansion saved, a
he whcu the storm is passed they az,
mt retire to dream II suffered bisc
ce- and swcctcncd Coffee"
The mono,ony Of camp lie, h,
ever, is frequently dispeiled BY
= picket excursions; and though
!. danger 10 great and the expos
''c more, VIC al relish .hcm in the hi
ny est degree. We have just re.ur
a''' from one, and We enjoyed Il finely
'o.' We were out four days, and regret
TIT when the order csme 10 retire
we ssap. The day we GOT or pi,
post. . market wagon loaded /,
. fresh pork, turkeys, chickens, 10,
NV wclsssss, ssrHips, cabbage end |
csms slcns, and she boys be-
=. plenty Of fusas (havine just
paid o6,) they pitched in freely.
IL. n hsOmcusJ a. koaon ~ ons !