The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-06-01

fHN " lNNUif wv uhfF NH' ihi"'N
birth aud name registered, ms re.
sassel ~ hv. lie was arcompa'
MED by a nurse, carrying the babe
and two relatives. rg ~ i
Y oam must Wait" said the clerk
on duty. who did not know The Mar
sllal. The latter took a scat and
waited. A quarter Of an houl
elapsed. The clerk, meanwhile, dif
nothing. lie deliberately arranged
and yearrnnged bis pens and paper
he then cleaned his halls with q per'
knife, and ignored his visitors en-
tirely.
The Marshal remained calm and
impcrtnrbablc; his friends showed
signs Of Indignation, but he signed
tn hemftF re,nsia quiet. Al length
"A tire clerk, taking up q pen and open
ing a registry, said "Well, what
is Your name, sir?l You are the
father of the child, | suppose 7 What
i-hA fJa~messFa1R ,i96nf +r1hhk
"Writev I, said the Marsha, coolly,
"Emanner eosIol Patrick Maurice
De Mcmahon, Duke Of Magenta,
fMaffhahT Of France, here before
yon"- 4 NJ ,glnihitoN tn
4T The pen had dropped from The
trembling clerks hand, The, Mar.
shal did not report him. lie cousid-
~resl the fright he had given the Of
fetal punishment enough. es7t1n
sAhatoryl, vi a somewhat similar
kind il related in which another dis
w~pished soldier was On seio1r. II
expeditfmepiy days hf tho English
70 aid those ccustpgal and Spain,
VI lconI \ .nstheschiet clltsgfssinst Napo,
o1he War DEPARTMENT IL 'fI,ce q
mere was aslnll one day n businas.n
''nnd a'l the cmployees Iad CON" u ~.
'orF swhiley leaving ono ,oung sci V"'
% arlsfocracy. lolling at his d"s.4
pairing kis nails, and ofFsrs, gus,
trating bis adnisati1yn14s1 wv NV
his contempa hr fne rest me
world. A shar, decisive voice At
iasstAr sdisslsihim. md caused him
to turn rou.din hin ithAismore rip
idly thar was his wont. AT the
railing by his elbow stood a short,
spare, clean shaven man, Of erect
Mgurc-nntroid scvcremnnncr HisE
dress was that Of n civilian.
Gill ont these papers at ONE,
sir said thGseah9oks shaqplA Ind
rcremptcrily, handihg Athx yang
man some hanks.
The clerk slowly put up his eve
glnas and surveyed the visitor coolly
and deliberately for some time.
"And who the deuce may you be |
II'l!3t&s''' ! = 'AsT&;'|'
Tho visitor cast one searching :,
at, over and through the pert {
Young man, and.thensaid In bis PEI /
cularly clear sharp, cold tone "My :
mare Il Wclle@lgs. Ny rank, Gen- !
era.A Y hatc sf Lisbon to.m morrow
morning. Yang man, gil out those /
paners at once" n
The clrk WINS overwhelmed withQS
.,cnfusisn and dismay. WELLESLEY 4
his apologies short, turned /
IN his heel and left. saving o. IN II
aoved as ever n "FfflI out those Il
.alnrelrs at once. shall return for n
hem in fifteen minutes" ii
Nothing more was heard of it. a
But that clerk was notably polite ii
fter that to unknown civilians. q
Rather early one morning, during !,
no late war, while the Confederate 4,
ieneral J.B. Magrudsr hadhs head
narters at Houston, Qncsof The Tex
J officers Of his STAFF, A falf, fnc- Il,
and talented young man q
general tavorite with everybody 50
seated in the Adiutant-G Generals Ia
iicc. His brother officers and,the u
erks had not come IN Yet, 40 early. e.
a. L. The MaiSt Way loutieiky atr,
desk, reading he paper with bis A
.ck to the daor. ry,aw 4 6,
A - MM M4Hr.H aEMAH NIFVAM ii Ia ~
"A slight noise at the entrance at \,
acted his attention bnt he did not ",
IN. II wish to see General Ma Il,
uder,' said a calm, pleasant voice he
,ar him. "He is not down vet" i
. moment from his paper no
the visitor, 4 quiet, gehtlemanlv. in
man, evidently just of . /
ID. %
sWhen will he be in n asked the M,
sitor IN the same pleasant voice Ioo
d mannf ktCAn ~ exhctEs ad ,Mhio
sweTed AeDMaj0r, Yeasline awaN 1
ne you On duty hefe!o said tHe
'itor. believe / An ma
IAtncr. answered the Major, of
iay 4 inquire II yeeF aressh thclfns
qnericd the kSitorx !.
style. aI--6dk eve es-f5.,.
' 'Eon1t the, ~ ~ ovi tin
4NKlIs6b ~ ki1df taough u gsaay 1
80 !. General that ! called % - said
sy VIII,
r. LT17fyk Mtn1a7aIh4 the
1:Allk you. G0od morning \ emo
!.ths yiaitcr turned 70 20.
lhe n alor. hfsgoA - far - ths
I and roused himself. Hold on kne
, .ll1tIt! f1Iy Y friendly exclaimed H.. rsDl
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