The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-05-26

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The theme If poetry md 'ong
The imetion. Which followed iht
first terrible storm NJ shoi and shell
upon Vicksbufg, chalcd the young
soldier, and NJ his own request Il,
was permitted to take command ~
his new regiment of Mississippiana
Che gallant 21th. They were mum.
bcred Ia The serricd ranks Of ON
noble army a. urfrr.boro
His courage on that lrightlul field
was almost sublime. Wherever III,
wave of battle surgcd widest o.
wherever balls flew thickcsi and
blood flowed frccst-his manly form
was c G and his inspiring voice wa
heard. But ON enemy met him VIII,
{ compcls surrender, and the mani,
= form fell and the noble spirit wen
} home. Ills last gaze was upon The
flag he loved 50 we'll, and the las
) accents that fell upon his dying ca.
! was the shout Of victory from hi
{ %conquering battalion. But now
oThe llghtnings mny cash, the loud thunder
I rattle;
lie hceds not, be hears not, he's free from al
: pain;
Y lie sleeps his last sleep, he has Tough, bis lR'
battle,
, No sound can awake him to glory again"
We turn to contemplate his char
acter in private life. lie was singu
: larry gifted with all those virtue
2 that ennoble man and warm tn
gentle sympathies Of our nature
lie never even countenanced an I'm
worthy suggestion, and his scathin
/ rebuke fell on every vile and dis
Q honest action. His sense of homo
, was most delicate, and his apprecia
, ton of virtue most sincere. He wa
/ the earnest advocate Of every meas
ure of police or policy hal woul'
promote the good order and wclfar
r of the little city he so much loved.
: In the Lodge Room his virtue
: were fully appreciated, and he wa
: ever found the earnest advocate q
every measure that would alleviat
q suffering or enlarge charity. ii
loved our order sincerely, and ap
preciated its noble rights correctly
But his place is now vacant. Iii
manly form will no longer kneel q
our affairs, and his voice no NOR
echo in our halls. Still, his dcpartc
spirit will linger there, and whispe
US of the wife, mother and child h
has left. May each of us, on thi
day, make, around this open gray
and keep in after life, the solem
e VOW to protect and defend them.
As a christian, let US admire an
T initiate him. At a period in the wa
I, WREN the chaplet Of fame had bee
. freshly gathered from the fields
V~icksburg, he visited his home, an
D before the altar and at the fount {
: Christ's Church, he bent his head !
: baptism, and su~rTndcring to Oh
{ Prince of Peace, vowed 10 live an
: die the christian. And ever after
e ward-in the midst Of friends-li'
q tening to the plaudits Of the crowd
e on the sanguinary iield-everywhel
he remembered and kept that hol
vow, and the chaplet Of the christia
faith crowned the christian gentle
: man.
He made homo hapTe. He WI
the kind and indulgcnt father, an
his future life seemed conferred in b
: infant son. lie was more than q
affectionate husband. Like the bra'
= and noble of all ages, his love to b
! companion was earnest and pur
7 He was more than an ordinary 80
u He never offended his widow'
mother. lie watched her with q
. oyc Of love, and obcycd her with q
alacrity Of affection. When q
words, my mother" fell from b
p" lips, they echoed back aholy impul
, tohis heart, andhis love bccamcalmc
|. idolatry. 49,,
y He has come back to US. VIII
!. an awful return. A few momer