The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-02-17

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ihe av'saiions n psaes. - haa i~sn
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ling lhe other day atgn ibc muialdL
Wy N military glory. md was frei.
bly, Impressed with ihc i,loa that NJ I
waa aUn N lN elected from lhe ,er
vice n Mars, had better h. Iooking
around me fof means N pfoslnco The
siaf NJ lifr. or in other words, I hsd
better bo making unto me friends n
The mammon N unriglicmsncss ~ |
might have shelter when The Acgis
Of The military will have been with
drawn from over my head Know
ing you b. he genius Of infinite re-
soufco, with q heart like the universe
expansive, ! further thought might
induce you to aid or advise me whore
to 90 or what Ia do. A third-rate
elcrkship Ia some retail grocery,
a partnership In the wood-sawinp
business, where could supcrintcnd
while the othor members ofii did the
work, " a position in some manu-
featuring establishment where |
might 10. as Bcckwith used 10 term
il, the ht..vy Standing around. lam
not 40 iastidcous aa to scc!; sinccurcs
exclusively, but prefer q position
where might do good deal of or
dcring, with little work and big pay.
! would not object to being silent
partner in some prosperous concern
where they need one, more than they
docapital. III had any political ms
pirations, ] should ask your in
ilucnce TO secure me n first class mis-
sion with perpetual leave, some
thing like the Embassy at the
Court" of Juarcz, whore ] could
best represent my Government b, re-
naming at home. These things,
however, ] do not solicit, knowing
the extraordinary diplomatic ability
required to fll them, and appreciat-
ing my own unworthiness. Ii might
be possible, with your wellknown In
fluence, for me TO secure the position
Of Treasurer Of the "Finnegans,"
with the explicit understanding that
John Bull and the Canadian Execu-
tive will go on my bond. / think
you might adjudicate the question.
| will promise to appoint assist
ant, but this is entire nous, and insist
upon issuing a currency that shall
bear the colors Of the native Isle.
In fact, we could run a greenback
mill that would render it unnecessary
for you to offer any prayers, as /
should buy the Island and moor it off
st. Louis harbor, thus obviating any
necessity of sending forces to Erin.
An advantage of having the Isle lo-
Gated so near st. Louis is readily OBJ
served when you reflect how valua-
bic its proximity would become on
election days. 1.so,
You may possibly think that in
asking your advice / am advising
you, but such is not at oil my inten-
ton. These are merely suggestions
that will at once awaken in your pro-
life mind a thousand plans, any one
Of which will reap honor and fortune
everlasting to any one possessing the
necessary qualifications of little in
tegrity and less money. ] would not
be so profane as to class myself with
those who'll on their wits, believing
that the divine affiatus should not be
postituted to the accumulation Of
filthy lucre. But to one who, like
Falstaff, finds no remedy for con-
sumption of the purse, and scorns to
live on his own wits no alternative is
left but to live on the wits Of bis
friends. Behold my predicament.
Oh! thou profoundest Of philoso-
pliers, thou most generous Of friends,
thou giant of the great hearts, let me
have the light Of thy wisdom, the
outpourings Of thy mind, and for
evermorc inscribe my name among
thy followers.
A truce to folly--can you help O
fellow? Iexpect To be mustered out
soon and want a situation as an en-
gineer or superintendent of rail-
road, or some mining organization
where what knowledge | have Of
railroad surveying, geology or chem
istry may be Of practical value q
somebody. Please write me, and
oblige, truly your friend. 4s
Soon to be (Ex) Major-General.