The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1880-11-06

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beautiful contributions hive boon fo
produced by other journals, and vlll
appear IN the OtlhcpmhR volume
Inst apting hc commenced Writing
for the Memphis Appeal, Avalanche
and LOGGER, and the Nashville
Christian Advocate, bsailcs occn
sional contributions "a the New Or,
leans Iicyubc, Jackson Cinuon and
other papers These cliclted high
and warm Communications, aud he
has been urged for a long time 10
collect them all and pub ish q yol-
umo. Being in daily intercourse
with him, we were long in doubt,
"a was no, whether he would ever
comply with this general desire. lie
finally told Us If he received q satis.
factory offer from a first class pub.
Itching house he would accept it, but
he would not court any. Mc,srs.
wills Wlldborger, Of Memphis, see
ing the demand for the publication,
opened q correspondence with Mcssrs
j. b. Lippincott & Co which has REQ
Quilted in an arrangement entirely
satisfactory to an parties
Many Of Judge simmons. longest
md best poems have never been in
print, and some Of those, together
with aomo of the shorter ones that
have and have not becn heretofore
published, will go to make up he
forthcoming volume. The book can.
not contain more than half OF
what he has now in hts possession,
but he was unwilling TO exceed two
hundred and fifty pages.
We think when his volume IL
issued aud read in every section Of
49, s,.,-'-i
Mississippi North Carolina
and the entire South will feel u Just
pride in il, but we believe tho senti.
ment of his Poems will win the Book
aud it, Author an enyiablc popu
throughout the North as well
as the South; aud We sincerely hope
il will prove indeed "1hc Welded
between the two sections Of
the country.
Long and pleasant association and
business relations with the Author,
together with warm personal friend.
inspires us with feelings Of
more than ordinary interest ia this
matter, aud yet IL we did not feel
the Dock will be alike credita
bio to the Author and to our entire
We should have tho can
dor and frOnkness to say So, for
friendship does not consist in undo.
served laudutiOn aud battery, aud
Simmons, al the Corinih
Sub'oiIer says, "has tie age, the ex-
perienec and Intelligence to under.
stand US fully" when VIC say this.
Bsllcving-aye, knowing however,
that the Book will reflect credit
upon our people, We sincerely
think every intelligent man aud wo
man in The South, aud especially in
Pamela anil adjoining counties
he Is lone of US" should or.
Ter at least one cory, aud we arc
glad to e that many arc ordering
two, four, FIVE, ten, and even a.
many as twenty. five copies, 1t is the
Of Judge Simmon, 10 trans.
Isi, Ill orders that he NAV receive
n advance Of the publication so a,
to be sure to receive the first copies
tha. arc issued. We learn thai,
Mcssrs wills 4 Wldbcrscr are 10.
eeivirg orlers in Memphis.