The Monticellonian., 1902-02-07

 Boer breast They are d deeply religious people and before they go into fight they sing a hymn ] or two, get down and pray, and then they are ready for business, and you bet, the enemy had better get further" They are like our Puritan forefathers who landed at Plymouth Rock and of whom 1t is said that upon landing "thcy first fell upon their knees and then upon the Aborigines. ''
 The Boers are among the great est fighters that the world has ever seen, and their devoted patriotism. courage and heroism will. l.mark one of the greatest epnchs in the worlds history.
 And the end is not yet. Out ragged and incensed at the recent execution of one of their leaders by the British, the war has taken on a fresh impetus The whole of Cape Colony, it is said. has been aroused and is hocking to the Beer standard and the Barghers are now better equipped for war than ever before. On with the dance." say we, and we sincerely hope that many. many moons will wax and wane before the British will triumph, if ever, over the brave Boers.-Morehouse- Clarion.
 The following communication to Texas paper, is from q broth CT of Mir. ]. M. Waddell, of this city. It shows that the old Texas vets are interesting themselves in the reunion to take place at DaI- las, Texas:
 Il am in receipt of circular letter addressed to Commander of G, B. Gerald camp from Camp Sterling Price of Dallas, Texas, asking small contribution from us to help entertain the old soldiers who will attend the reunion next May. As you all know our camp only meets annually, and a called meeting of the camp might not re- suit favorably or satisfactorily. Therefore I will take this method of informing you and asking q small amount from each member of our camp, which will be grate- fully received and acknowledged, however small. Gov. Savers, in behalf of the state, earnestly inyit- ed our comrades to select Dallas as the place of reunion extending to all gray haired veterans the states most gracious welcome. Every camp in this great common wealth voted as unit for Dallas, and therefore It is state affair and Dallas intends to royalty take care of them all. Comrades. these men will justify all you can do to rend- CT their stay pleasant, and you will do wisely and well to plant in their hearts kindly and generous rememberance of the people who have bid them come to their homes. They will gather from the east, the west, the north and south. There will be some in that throng who on that fatal day in July, r863, charged the heights of Get tysburg and on it's uplifted plains and rocky sides wrote in letters and in lines of blood the superb gallahtry of the Confederate legions. Others will come with the marks upon them of the awful carnage of Chicamauga, the most terrible of modern bottles. Others  will be there who stood in the angle at Cold Harbor and received only to slay the Flower of the Fed eral Army. Men will be there who walked with the immortal Stonewall Jackson, who, by their splendid endurance and matchless devotion, made his fame eternal; some will be there who followed the knightly Albert Sydney Johnson wllo as he died, pointed them toward the foe at Shiloh. There will be some who rode and fought with brave and gallant For rest and Joe Wheeler, Fitz Lee and Wade Hampton and Sull Ross and many others. Surely we need not hesitate to receive heroes like these within our gates or extend to