The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-03-07

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could not God any body that wHs
making the hoise. They were always
tive wrong wav. Uae old gentleman
a warm friend and heigh5of ~ Col
Lipscomb fulI seventy years Of age
and weighing 200 pounds vas 20 toll
and noisy that the sheriff could not
miss him. lie was arrested aud CIR
fisd before the Judge. What ate
you hollering 20 fof7' Judge. judge,
sobbcd the old man. II | hollered /
didn't know IT, The Judge wiped
bis eyes and said, sheriff, turn that
mar loose"
The words not guilty had hardly
been commenced when
GEN. FRANK ARMSTRONG
that chivalrous Confederate officer, a.
swift to carry words of comfort to
weeping woman as to fly to his coun.
try's call, ran past every body else,
AID bursting open Mrs. Lipscomb's
door, told the news. The Colonies
acquitted.
The prisoners were released and GU
every hand were received into EN-
braces of friends and relations, and
such a scene of rejoicing was perhaps
never seen in the streets Of Sherman.
But Lipscomb saw
IHANDKERCHIEF
wave from the window Of a hotel
and breaking loose from his friends
made rapid way To that hotel and
into that room, and the concentrated
bliss of that moment when locked in
the embrace OF wife aid daughter,
will not be felt this side the shining
portals of the celestial city.
The Hotel vas full of people, who
seemed as anxious 70 see the ladies as
the released prisoncrs-lawyers, wit.
nesscs, jurymen, friends and acquain-
t%ances, all in joyful intercourse TO-
gcthcr.
Col. Lipscomb was soon ready to
go home, "but first he must go hack to
THE JAIL
and tell his unfortunate comrades
Through the CRATES of
once his own cell, he thrust his hand
TO take leave of them, and again eyes
we're wet IL a strange place, and tears
fell from long parched fountains. 1t
is told, that when the .%iailor anonunc-
ed that Col. Lipscomb was acquitted
the prisoners raised a shout, that
shook the solid iron itself and no or
der OF the guards could stop them.
The neighbors gathered round think
ing the prisoners were attempting to
AT 4 o'clock Col. Lipscomb with
vile and daughter started home. and {
their buggy was constantly stopped
TO receive the congratulations Of
friends, male and female, aud as the j.,
ladies' gave to wife and daughter the +;
kiss Of sympathy they could not find /,
it in their hearts to slight the COL, :
20 they kissed him also. |.
Col. Meek was left IN the city, to +,
reply to the invitations to remain, ,
and to the ovations proffered him. :
But his duty was done and 'home /;
tomorrow was his cry. They fore. ,
ed him into au extemporized party =
40 or so ladies and gentlemen .
had assembled after tea, and amid
The rejoicings of Col. Lipscomb's 8
friends and the adulations of lis own 8
admirers, he drank champagne with !,
Ihem all, and, it is said received a :