The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-02-03

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bye, old fellow with the mutual
understanding that " ever The for
tunes Of war placed Iich In Il similar
situation tn that Of the officer all hc
had 10 ~ to insure comfort, was "a
lct Captain H. know of his where.
nbouts, and his ca-c should be- at-
tended 10.
Time rolled on, bringing it, even
ccasclcss round Of changes To The
human family Rcb had for many
years been a sufferer, from a di-ca-,
inherent in his system. This disease.
in the Spring of '63, assumed such
an aggravated form that the surgcon'
, declared Rcb. beyond the reach o
! medicine; whcrcupon he was scnI
, home, with the understanding tina.
! he was never 10 return 10 his com
, mand, unless he came back a wei
: man. The boys Of the battery al
5 regretted to see him leave, and non,
more than the Captain, 10 whom
! Rcb. had almost become a necessity
When able for duty, he was emphat
c ically a mar of all work, and iii,
everything he undertook in goo'
time, which in all army transactions
is n very important item. Tardines
;, on the part Of Lowell III is said
n caused Price to loose the battle q
y Corinth, and compelled Bragg TO fal
back from Kentucky, and thus turne'
y the tide of war Southwark. But I
return to our story.
In the autumn of 'G3, Reb. had :
far recovered his health that he d,
termined once more to rejoin hi
g company. To do this in a gcnte'
manner, il was necessary for him |
I, have a new outfit, in the way ,
d clothing, boots, hat, blankets, &c, I
o his bill said. To obtain these article
d il was necessary for him to 60 "u
= on the lines" near Memphis-thi
'e underlined, "dcbatablc land" whcl
n so many Rcbs." went up, and fro
thence 10 Alton. Taking his OF
bale Of cotton, he lefl home M FL
y morning in October, with the prom
T; ise to his better half 10 be again
y home in FIVE days. Reaching " Ball
Z, Place" he could find nothing in d
Is way Of goods he wished, and AFT
y being assured by certain "~ahecntcc'
that there was no danger, he co
l. cludcd to go inside, n Of the sa
he abscntccs agreeing on his part,
ut the sum Of five dollars, to furni
&c, Reb, with an oath, on which
n could obtain a "pormit," and bril-
lis out such articles as he might nee
nj not contraband Of war. Upon the
H. assurances he went in town, Il mt
&C, be confessed feeling rather lower
ed his sclf-esteem than he yer did
nd fore. lie, however, sold his colt
of for a good sun in grcenbacks, h
les obtained a permit from the auiho
ter tics (thc absentee" procured |
.is, necessary oath) and was cnjoyi
nd himself unusual (he aid,) witt
20, on the second day Of his stay amo
crt the philistincs, and when just gctti
raj ready for dinner, he was arrested
We a squad Of "colorcd troops" and
Of con,incntly marched Of to the "
ht, vine Hotel" Here was a prc1i
me ment. lie could think of moth