Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-07-11


Nuns cavalry Bsss.si,ie was resisting
the a,lvansv ~ well IA they could. Men
and horse. were b,.in-. kill,sl. ami II r's-
,-iire,i nerve and everythin.. else IN. malse
a man STAY ut ms poSt. There was
.I,.lfl.lv silence an the part II the men.
y, sne knew what the nsxr moment
waalil d. f,r him. To increase the infen-
sity 4 f.Ilox riding -no,i horse went
,i.a-hin- ~ the rnsr Eie had lasr has
nerve. A. hs. flew by he hailers-t ont.
L can't huhi nv horse. Munf'srl Bacon.
II Nfa,li-.sn county Miss. 4 frisu,t af
mine. who WIS q member af Adams
bri.atlr saw the man and heard hlS ex-
panafiou flr ieavins ths. line Mtinfnut
rlis..,i M in his -sirrups. and yeiis-t aur-
-Rsgy@ [ will give - asA) fslr enc af them
hur-e- yuu can't hnl,I This er-ars-i a
aiI.-h and a veil which missile the enemy
halt long enough "a allow our trp"ps "a
..r nfa better pasifian. and what might
have been a disaster was prevented by
Nunfaufs vii.
After thu, Army ef Northern Vir.inia
had f,,il,-n back from the Peninsula -
Richmond in the spring af T,-i.. and had
rsflmps,l on the snuih side Of the ChIcksi-
haminy. 4 few men from each company
we're allowed a. IN inro the city foe a
lay only [ was ar that time a member
# Company &. Eighteenth Mississippi
Regiment Que Of th.. comedians IN the
company WIS Ben T. Muse. OF Canton.
MIS- Ben always had joke ON sasne-
body ani was mott happy unless he had
the nu.h On one af US. Bat we hal the
l;su-h On Ben sHce a. | will tell wa.
When his time came IN 90 info uawn he
SAIL to the boys. You know I an a
harrlsnol.-r and If YOU want anything
fram Richmond. come up with your cam
teens and YOUR manev. Several Of the
bavs who had not tasted the ardent fur
many moans gave Ben their canreens ansi
the ne,,lfIl. and off he went [ remem-
Der how he hooked a. he bid rs spa,i-bge.
Hs, Il tine specimen of manhood.
handsome as b.. coui,l be-. with masnifi-
cent Development He had never been ac-
-iIstame, T., hartlships and until he wenr
inf1 the army never wanted for any
thing Bat On this occasion his clothes
consisted Of a pair of al,i ragged pants.
L greasy old flannel shirt and one ~.;il-
hls. Bur R.n'< heart WIS a. eheerv as
4 m0ckin. Dirt vi "A sprin. morning. ~
he caper,.,l off with seven or eight can
a.ens around his neck He had no raau..ht
Z as trouble. bur he spent the time think
I ins about the fun he would have when
+ b.. reached uawn.
+ several of our men who hail been
Wounded. AMI some who haII been sick
bur wer,. well enough tn sit around. had
I cauaregared at the Mississippi supply de-
: pot where. ciuthes ani blankets were sent
srum home "a be Distributed among. the
i Mississippi rruops. DIR W w Devine
in charge. and. by the way. the iae-
tor was a kinsman af old Incl,. Tom De-
vine.f of eur city But Tom WIS t,,o oil
rar seEviee even then. Well Ben Muse
-enrhe,l the Mississippi Depot aud found
1 number Of friensis among them Uriah
EHlah. David Rowland. Ell Har-on an,l
others. Ben hail buzz short time to
tarry. and at once proceede,l to tell tine
boys he wanted to nil the canfeens the
iirsr thing he did Eulah was a warm
friend of Ben Muses.. y. were the 9TH
eFs. but EHlsih thought the apport1nirv
was favorable "a hive some fun. and
After consulting with the others said %
BEN We can show you where you ean
get these tiled II will be remembered
by the old soldiers that Ten. WIn,ler WIS
the commandment Of Richmond nnsr. ana
his office was pretty marbI.. front
! builiin.. and they will also remember
that ti.sn- Ninsier a very stern and
uncumprumising man Enlah sai,l. sNaw
Ben. yau come with us. and we will show
yoH the nlace.' Dave Rowland hal host
q leg. 50 rhe three went down the street
t, very slowly until they r-ache,I a poiuf
aposife Gen. Win,isr's heashtuarters.
Now" said Eni.ih. won 90 in thar mar.
bis. sfsre. and you will two or three
seiiiiers sitting around in the front rom.
Tell them you wanr 10 see the General ON
. private business. and they will Iet YOU
. pass inro the next room. where you will
nraaN
; writing Tell them also that YOU want
"a see the General On an important mat.
tsr. and they viii pass vou int. a third
roam. where you - III see an old man witt
! BALI hend. wearing glasses. and also has
i. on citizens ciurhes. Walk uD to the old
: man. tap ham on the shoulder and point q
yaur eanteens. Tell him YOU want them
filed. and dan't forget to saw you've get
: the sponsfuiix The old man viii jump M
and rear and swear at YOU. but when b,
d0'es YOU Jisst par nim gu his Dald head
1 and say. On. yes. 1 knew you woul,
= d. this. bur I'm one Of the boys. I dom
|. talk You eun count On me. IS
I Well. Ben went over while Enlah an,
Dan Rowland waited GU the other si,l,.
In abOur three Minutes Ben rushed inr,
: the street his eanfeens rafriiug asains
eaeh other. making a great noise as b,
: ran d0wn the street The guards werl
after him bur Ben was too fieet. and h,
: reached the -R8ckets'' ahead Of all pur
susrs- Gen. Winsier rushed 10 the SUB.
Walk and orsiered the guards % sh,sa
him When Ben parted the old man o,
the head he knocked his glasses cff. an,
!, TINS was the only thing that saved him
Ben renehsd camp about daviighr. bu
q he brought nothing back bur the ranfe.n
amt an empty stomach
4. Eliah amt Dave Rowland and Ed Har
= son have l0n= since erasse,i tb,, silen
river bur Ben Muse is now A promi
aent eitizea Of Madison county. Ms.
His hnme aad his Dnrss arr always aual
! "a tia Old sul.l.sr "a aisreasm lanes rIn
slns Ia NsEpAiE aimsszA