The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-03-04

,een heard of since the fight at :
sharpsburg. Poor child never cx- '
)cct to see him any more. He is {
either dead or the Yankees have him. J
Cousin Bob, l wish l knew what l
could write that would interest you,
but there is nothing interesting here.
All Is gloom and sad. / thought when
commenced writing l could write
funny, but l feel so bad,
and | guess you wont appreciate any
thing funny. All the girls send a
heap Of love to YOU"
They certainly did. There are other
letters to Mr.. Dent in the packet Of
faded gray and blue folded papers.
" IMcretia," one signs herself, and
quotes. poetry. Matte Greenwood
als0--but she is another cousin.
c. R. Temple writes IN a beautiful
copper-plate hand to Sergeant-Major
Williamson, closing: "Adieu, my
dear Green, my dear brother, ! might
almost say "-fortunately she did not
say it" God bless and protect you,
and bring you safely home to those
hearts that hold you dear !"
Her brother? Nay, read this: ''In
July, while lying very i'll myself OF
typhoid fever, l heard sister read from
the newspaper after the battles be-
fore Richmond, j. G. Williamson
nlortal!y wounded Her voice was
arrested by the cry involuntarily
uttered, and during eight weeks OF
fever, pain and suffering your face
was ever with me.
~ had nearly come. to believe that
you were indeed fallen Il sacrifice to
this unholy war. Words are vain to
express my delight when Henry
Blantley told me yesterday that he
had seen you In Montgomery"
1t is too late TO hope that these
two saw years Of happiness after the
suffering and separation.
On Dec. 4, 1862, Il 8. Wood wrote
to Corporal W. w. Richards II was
truly sorry for you when heard that
you were in the hands Of the enemy.
You said you had a very hard time
with them. expect you did, though
l think l would rather be taken by
the enemy than be killed, Or wounded,
though it is very bad either way. !
am In hopes that the war will close
this fall. II it we're to close there
would be many happy one"
The signature Of the writer Is sur.
rounded by pen scroll which might
mean "many Kisses"
The envelopes Of these letters are
nearly all brown. Some are home
made, out Of scraps Of the coarest
OF brown grocery paper. Many
of the envelopes still have the Confed
crate stamps on them, while others,
coming from small, remote places al
the South, have paid" marked ir
the upper right-hand corner, and th'
mailing point written In ink or pencil
along the top. Coming rs they dt
from all portions OF the Southern
States, one is able to form a very goot
; idea Of the condition Of the Confed
eracy at the time they were written
which was in 1852.
q What could be more pathetic thai
this account, written long ago u
' Etonton by o wct-cyed mother to he
: soldier son.
/. ~ was more than glad to hear fror
you, for we most dcspaired, thlnkin
4 you had the smallpox. Mark Fulle
q died with smallpox here at home.
= II must write you according to tn
/, request OF Little Buddy. He die
q about half an hour after we receive
/. your letter. He asked how long
Il would be before you came home, an
- raised his hand and said: How'd
,r big Bud?' and looked at the letter AL
y ,n,a u. al, yood.by and breathcd h
J" ,as. uo hoo yonc IN heaven whe
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re Then fo'iowine a iohs ''s' VI d
sentences MRS. "n''ie', 70 u,a
I'd DR.. Herndon came nome ana a'ea
d. six days. Lewis hunts emu Is oc',
vs. oid blliy 1arr'eVV Is ueau ',ui' '
re reaper was busy IN thosc sr'm' 8
70 years.
'e. Sadly disappointed must nave oe
1t. Harriet Shelly VINO wrote Ao,na
ay Darnell: i nope you Will seJ MOI