The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-01-26
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al with ouydolo. and uUs spuad
with wit aud humur lla knrwI
plnr ~ ancient Hnd modern matur,.
aHl especially ilH ol our romtr
vn. thorough and lis nrpuninuuur
with uNcv department ut mutual
science wns ser, extensive llr Vls
particularly fond of discussing Dhr
merit. Of all the recent di-coycrIo
IN geology, and thc various bmnchc-
of natural history
| rccollccl uu incident which will
give you some idcaol hi humor \
clerical friend who was often his com
panion in his angling excursions in
f. the Colorado bottom, brought upon
himself a severe attack of in'crmit-
tent fever by indulging too freely in
this innocent amusement during the
dog days Wadng in the cold
water with an August sun burning
upon his head at noon, and inhaliug
the miusmctc vapor from the decay.
ing moss and aquatic plants left dead
upon the sand bars of the river
shrunk within It's narrowcst limits il
the dry season, had given him 9Th,
chills." The General, with som,
other friends, called to see him during
his illness. One of them asked hin
how he made himself sick ? lie re
, piled that he could not account io
the attack, unless it had been cause,
by getting wet in Bastion's creek an'
the Colorado river. General John
son then said, II will answer tn
question for my friend. know hi
habits we'll; aud have been will
him frequently latclyi and but for
: very strong constitution, woul,
r probably be now in hi, condition
I but he is a clergyman, and aS such h
]. does not like TO confess that he ha
t made himself sick by frcqucnting to
much lor pioccs."
He was II regular attendant q
church; but ! never knew him (
commune at the sacrament of th
b Lords supper. His wife was u yer
C pious and useful member of the Fps
p copal church. | do not rccollrctcye
e to have heard him express his opin
ION upon the subject of religion cx
= ccpt once. dincd with him aftc
p preaching a sermon upon "rhc doe
r irinc of u special Providence" t
r which he listened with profound at
= tcntion. After dinner, while con
= vcrsing with him and Mrs. johnson
c he remarked: "lour sermon to-da
i interested me very much. bcliey
$ firmly the doctrine Of q pariicnla
c Providence which directs or controI
e the destiny of the worlds or atom,
e and will relate nm incident in m
own life, which, with many other. {
. similar character, has confirmed N
in my belief and which | think wi
i serve to illustrate the truth of you
d sermon. As the paymaster Of th
D. department of our army, ! have e
1t the last four years visited Fort Gro.
5: han, Fort Worth, and other garrison
ii in Texas, regularly once in thr,
is months to pay our troops. ! ha'
generally had the same escort of so
=, dicrs whom ! can trust. ! have ha
il the same ambulance, the same null
IN and the same driver; aud durir
ID each quarterly trip between Fo
ut Croghan and Fort Worth, have il
variably campcd about one hour b
" fore sunset under certain pos, oa
II tree, near fine spring, at the end
,c my first days journey from Fo
ld Croghan.
lc "The mules were So accustomed
IN the spot that whenever reached
Il. without waiting for the guidance
nj the driver or the command 10 ha
ne thcy went to the oak tree, and turn
It the wagon around in a position sui
I'd able for unloading aud pitching 1
tent under il. used the body
. the tree as a support for the tent, o
NJ end Of which was fastened TO it,
a, order to reach this camping place
cd propcr time ! was in the habit
w. starting punctually at s o'clock in t
morning, and | do not remember
have deyiatcd five minutes from III
~ hour in four years except on one ,
d. casion. The ambulance and c-c'
were all ready and waiting for the ,
At der to marrh. But sat cnnycr-i
~ with the officer. and ladies Of |
us post one hour later than usual. |
he member thinking several times u
srs | had better be off; but ! felt
ire aversion to starting for which cot
M give no good reason. At lcngtl
OF, found that ! had idlcd an cnt
ith hour. and gave the order to mo
iv, One hour later than usual. travel
ter four miles an hour. was At dista
iut of four miles from the camping pl
bis when ! met a furious storm from
id- Northwest.
to "The wind. rain and hail, acct
ore panied with tremendous thunder
Igh inccssant lightning, beat full in
nd faces, with such violence that !
compelled to halt in the prairie, I
the the front Of the ambulance and
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