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among them and feel that 1t is due
them. Austin Globe.
The re union of Green's Brigade
at BRENNAN last Saturday was de-
cidediy pleasant affair. The Bren-
ham people 60 all the way when
they undertake to do anything. The
Grafton of Judge Blake was we'll re-
ceived and frequently applauded.
H. W. Whitfield, W. I. Glenn, t.
liz. Burns, T. B. King, VIM. Francis,
W. c. Reid, Hon. n. Cochran, H. L.
Wiley. F. G. Steck, S. B. Pier,
Judge S. R. Blake, ]. E. Landes, X.
W. Reese, Jacob Smith, J. J. Hag-
gerty and others represented austin
county at the banquet.-Bellville
Standard.
The following notes Of the re-
union, are called from the Navasota
Tablets SPLENDID write up of the re-
union:
The partiality. even venera!.on,
that we have always felt for the
heroes of the Lost Cause" led US
to quickly accept the invitation
given by these gallant warriors toat-
tend the reunion of Green's Brigade
at BRENNAN. Hither we hied-and
we shake ourselves by the hand,
fguratively speaking, for our good
sense in going. Brennan opened
her gates and took US within, cover
ing herself with glory foot thick
and many fatboms deep. If hospi-
tality was to be rewarded at once,
Brennan would be transplanted
bodily to that better realm where
The bill of fare consists of nectar,
ambrosia and angel food (sour crout
and Limburger cheese for lunch).
Arrived in Brennan, we went as
straight as a needle to the pole to
the hotel of that noble thane of
good cheer, duke of good hash and
prince of good fellows. A. Penning-
ton, Esq. We found him. No more
need be said. The only fault we
have to find with Pennington is that
he over-estimates the storage capa-
city of his guests-takes them for
anacondas who can dilate at will.
But it was the man, as well as the
host, that we SO much appreciated.
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The veterans were gathering
Gray haired-many of them aged,
some of them maimed-but with
bright eyes end CHEEKY voices, they
search the corridors of hotels and
watched the arrivals of trains to
catch the first glimpse of old COM
rades. Truly interesting it was to
see them meet. There was a strong
grasp of the band, a steady look of
the eyes: then an other hand shake
and a slap on the back: then Fright
guide willie waucht for auld lang
syne;" then came the food of rec
collections; the smoke and bloody
mist of battle fields, the dangers
escaped, the wounds received, the
weary march, the bivouac in the
snow, the rations shared of hard
tack and Nassau bacon. No more
for them the pomp and circumstance
of warfare: no more reveilles and
good night taps: no more CHASTITY
wounds and bleeding feet. Nothing
remains to them now but the mem
DRY of heroic deeds, scorned by the
brutal majority, hut honored by
their own countrymen. They meet
now in peace, but at this meeting,
as before, there were pathetic vacan-
cies in the muster rolls-many were
well at peace" who were strong and
vigorous one year ago.
J. G. Rankin, of the BANNER was
truly in his element. He had served
as a gallant soldier of Green's Bri-
gade and was vastly enthused at
so many Of his old com
rades.
AuOluSE NhT uOIS6 WAS W. "a
Shaw, of the Texas Farmer. They
say that Bill is not a graduate on
'arming wouldn't know a
carrot bed from a potato patch
put his head is level on other sub
ects and he knows 'Echeese from
chalk" as soon as he sees it.
Among the boldest of the bold in
;he days of the carnage and among
jhe oldest of the old at the reunion
we're Gen. ". p. Hardeman (Old
Gotch) of Austin, aud DR.. r. o.,
Farris, of Fort Bend county. Age
never dims the spirit of such men
md they would fight Yankees yet if
occasion called for it.
Very conspicuous was Comrade A.
5. Williams, of Lyons Station. This
was not alone on account of his re-
cord for a gallant service, for his APP
0earance would have made a sensa-
ion anywhere. He Is six feet, six
inches tall, and has not cut his hair
since the war