The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-09-21


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weary march aud though many o
bloody fight h0d WIN had been iwico
dngecd of The field, supposed 10 be
mortally wounded This sJldim oc-
mtacs some subordinate position IA
la6orer about The grounds but seeing
q crowd assqmblcd had come to Gud
OFF what was The matter. "Ef that
aih't Mafse Robert said he, "then
d-n my Confederate soull0 The
remark may appear p%folnei hut no
one who saw bis eye kindle with
pleasure, a. he galed upon his old
leader, could have helped oScusing
hia rough but honest welcome.
"Alarse Robert" rs Is known, was
the form Of endearment by which the
rl.k and file Of Gen. Lees army
we're inthe habit Of designating him.
General Leo had preferred com
Ing on horseback TO riding on The
stage coaeh-and | never saw a man
who looked more at home In the sad
die than he did, Riding up to the
front of the hotel, he quietly dis
mounted and shook hands with some
Of his old friends who were present
aud walked into the office aud regis.
/ tered his name. lie wus dressed il
n gray coat and linen pantaloops, ant
Z with cavalry boots on. A broad.
brimmed hat protected his head ano
face from the sun. In the coach
: which came soon after, were Mrs
lee, bis daughter, Miss Agnes Lee
and his son, Gen. Gusts Lee.
4 At night the ballroom presented
a brilliant spectacle. All the guest
: some three hundred IN number
. assembled together, with about tw,
e hundred lidics aud gentlemen iron
the surrounding country, who cam
9 70 the ball given in Gen. Lees honor
The General was in the ballroom
most Of the time, and II is my dut,
rs a faithful historian, to record th
: fact that he seemed to be fondcr 0
the society Of ladies than gentlemen
After the ball was over a party O
visitors got the band aud serenade'
= him. This morning, however, brigh
: and early, he WIS out, dressed in
ful l-bloodei white linen suit, takin
! his way TO the spring to drink Of II
! sparkling and hie-giving waters.
Cen. Lees portraits do not do hir
Justice. Ills face has a more geuis
aud animated look than Is represent
. cl-and his eye is clear, brillianton
. almost frey IN appearance. His hal
and beard are nearly white, but he
! Us erect an an Indian. Hissuave an.
i elegant manners arc the admiratio
! Of all who converse with him. ii
, is extremely relicent (and properl
I, so) ON public aiiaia-M. o. Crcscea