The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-07-14

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yesterday, NJ md . picture - W.
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been or lof iy Ish npon. No ac.
eDunl, whMeyef, eau ~ gathered n
him here. When tie limited Hsnies
fyfoes idvk tWmseaahn ~ TaIIaIIassse
they found ibis man IN ihe them
Confederate hospital, and he has NOT
bFen heard ~ spe#k since, IlIs free
ever wears ~ expression 6f most
anxlWs mfc. The moment any one
enters HE room he turns with an lm.
pIorIng glance, intensified by an cx.
preston Of fear. Ont that look can
never be fofgoitenf No fnlI NJ petit
iIon, dread and wool lie wr.nes
his hands incc~antIy, and seems Just
uitcring some earnest request but
never speaks. Repeated efforts have
been made 10 induce him 10 write.
But he takes The pen, mechanically,
as he does everything else, aud gazcs
up into your face with that same
earnest look Of underlined supplication
and dread. When he Il lefi alone
with his food, he eats heartily, and
until recently his general health has
been good. lie Is now little ema.
ciatcd. Occasionally he has been
known to creep stcalthily to bis win.
dow and open II cautiously. But Ia
doing so he seems to dread some ca.
tastrophc. We have made consider
able inquiry about him In the city
and can gather no clue as TO th,
exact time when he was brought Il
Tallahassee, or from whence. On'
account supposcs that he was brough,
up here month or two before th,
surrender from the hospital in Mon
ticcllo. Another says that SOM
Confederate soldier who has seeI
him here, remembers that he had seer
him at the natural bridge fght-tha
he was then wearing q majors star
and that he fought very bravely. HI
supposcs that the explosion Of a shel
near his head paralyzed his speecl
and deprived him, partially, Of reason
1t is passing strange that he shoul'
have remained here SO long withou
being identified. Perhaps DR.. Bacon
at Fernandina, who had charge Q
the hospital here at the time Of th
surrender, might give some informa
ton. We appeal to any who cal
give us information concerning hin
to do so. He is a man Of command
ing fgure-we should think six fee
and one or two inches in hight
strong and robust would weigh abou
l60 pounds-seems to be betweel
thirty-fve and forty years Of age
has prominent forehead, dark hair
a large grey eye, and rather promi
nent nose. We wish some arrange
ment could be made whereby h
could find quiet place in the coun
try. He is as docile as a child-obey
ing, mechanically, every Command
and with such an expressions woul'
move a heart Of stone" Yes, VIII
is he? Perhaps a lost cause, los
hopes-heart pangs Of which ever.
breast can so well feel, but no on
describe, has altered this once tower
ing mind to monomanianism. VIII
knows but that some loving hear
that fondly awaited. the termination
Of the war 10 consummate their hap
piness, was blasted by the frebran'
Of the foe, and made ruin where ono
the mighty sense of man held sway
Who is he? Perhaps a fond mothe
! Is awaiting his coming, or mourn
the loss Of her loved one. Perhar
J a sister, or one who, though not
! relative, yet dear to his heart, Is sor
rowing for his absence. Who is he
! Who knows? Who can tells Ech
answers-who?