Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-02-03
ARP on THE GAMBLERS.
How Aliens Father Drilled His
Company During the War.
re Did Not give csmmanas. hat made
Polite R~aa-.ts-sasat~rE I~e-
ttos Needed TO Restore
Harmsny.

~. fAkfANtlsNi. lis AHNt~EtfN AhA @EAt-
reliance never knew family that
Rad more self-rsliance- They lean on
nobody and ask no favorS. but forge
ahead lies. they forge ahead and carve
their own way in the battle % life.
but not TO make money They are all
poor. but are independent and success
fHl- I don't mean 20 say they are pow.
srty stricken. bu; never knew Cand-
Ter who was rich Riches are not their
goal ! know Of two generations OF
these Gamblers and they are all alike
the girls and the hoyS-alike in their
family traininS-their estimate of
duty. their sobriety. their high arsbi-
ton. their eherrfulne=s. their faith in
God and His DEGREES
-tseatlsmeu Of the Parks County
guards. you will please to right face
II was during the long winter Of issf-
80 VIXEN we were in winter quarters at
Csnterville. Va we boys used to 20
down occasionally 20 hear Capt. Cand-
Ter drill his company This Capt Cand
Ter was the father Of our next governor.
and like all the Gamblers. had bis own
s~ld in manners. a StcuewaI in patriot
ism and was never known to use any
profaue language or - relate a vulgar
anecdote. His Politensss was intuitIve-
lie couldn't help H. Gentlemen Of the
Banks County guards. please TO give
me your attention ! bold in my hand
an order from the colonel commanding
M - -
duty To Mason bill To morrow morning
at sunrise and that you provide two
DAYS ratiorS for that service I trust
that 1t viii be your pleasure 70 comply
with that order
All his commands were polite re-
quests and even the rudess Of bis men
were improved and refined in their
manners and conversation by assoria-
ton with him He was patrio-. sol
der and always a gentleman The
Secoud Georgia was commanded by the
brave Col SemmeS. and sometimes
when the regiment was on drill or
dress parade Gen Johnston and his
staff would happen there just TO hear
Capt Gambler driIl his men Gentle
men Of the Banks County guards. you
viii observe that the eyes Of our great
leader are upon you and I trust that
you viii show Your very best Soldierly
training while in his presence Gentle
men % the Banks County quarts. you
will please to shoulder arms. right
faes. forward march
reckon these Gamblers we're orig
iualIy Cbansilers- for fnd no Gamblers
in my biographies Probably the an.
cestor Of this Georgia branch got dis
g,EStesf with those fanaricaf fellows up
north who abused ~ - and he dropped
letter from rs name and boyeottsd
the whole cunrgrn- I have net and
iomiciled with these Gamblers in Geor-
sia and Mississippi and they are alike
in strength and force - character and
good citizenship. They Use no eorrups
methods TO y1ia rhsir ends Watcher
as preachers. Or teachers. or college
presidents. or Judges or members Of
congress. they rank their plsr~s with
out the aid % rings. or schem<S. or
promises I knew some OF these Canss-
Iers away back IN the as at Nuek-
oldsviiie. when the Pigeon Rscst geld
mine was considered an Eidorado and
a remnant Of the Cherokees were stilI
hanging around The fact 5 that our
Allen came pretty near being al In
dian. for old Mrs Pascal was his god
mother. and she had lived among the
Indians Her son married John Rid$w's
daughter. the princess of the tribe
His cousin. Milton Gambler. looks more
like an Indian than 4 white mar and
all of them have the stoieiSu Of the
race
While rhey are devoted to their Kin
dred and to the moral principles OF
their ancestors. yet strange TO say
they have separated in their religious
faith for some are Baptists and some
are NethodissS and some PrrSbyterilnS.
But whatever they are they are that
all over and whatever they do s done
well
So now let rings and combinations
take back seat for awhile and let The
people speak and Col Gambler will 90
into Office with the old time majority
of 10000 and there will be reunion
OF the old-sime democracy. The rugged
honesty OF the man will satisfy and
crafty the popuIists everywhere and
all Sissensiozs wfII be buried He n.
already spoken for economy and lower
taxes and he means IT. The truth IS
that cur taxes have got to De burden
too great to be borne. and every legis-
Iature adds TO il. / remember when
the rate was Orlv ten eentS on n huu-
drsd dollars. ara rev Il Is ten times
that in TIE country and twenty times
in a town or eitv- Some strong miu..
has got to take hold of this tkInv and
stop il. We want n Moss 70 Lead .h-
people out Of their despondenex. They
have almost despefrr,I Of ever seeir~
nur;rv in s.zr. r.,If,;.- 80, - -