Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15


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5&gkSS@kss that you may as well suspend
MaSkS, sending my copy Of your moral
s@S1~% guide until further notice. / am
at loss to say now where will
be next week. The Lord only knows where viii
be- and be hasn't put me on. / may say chat for
the past two weeks have been ALFRED busy and
see no immediate prospect OF time when there will
be nothing doing. thought maybe / had things
fixed here so that could keep Kuroki and Oyama
and the rest OF the Japanese bunch from running
over me- at least until things could be fixed up at
St. Petersburg but can see my finish right now
ell right. 1t was bad enough when / only had
KurOki and Oyama, but now that that man NOgi
has also got into the game they certainly have me
jumping sidewise. They have not only hammered
me on both hanks but they have als0 sWaLted me
in the neighbOrhOOd Of the umbilicus so that feel
sick and weary. / ordered General M0rehairthan-
brainsH to make counter attack on the Japanese
flank with the idea that might sort OF even things
up, but it seems il they we're laying for my
and didn't do thing to him. While / was busy
watching in front and on both sides Oyama sent
bunch Of his men around to hand me one in the
small OF the back. / have had TO hike out OF Muk
den but there is thing about it, the town won't
be much of place for residence when KurOki and
the rest Of the Japs get there.
This is no sort of life for man OF my age to
lead A man who has reached the age Of go ought
to have regular hours but I simply can't get em
here. Night before last did not get to sleep over
an hour. had Just not to ripping the shingles of
in good shape when one of my aides woke me up
and said that unless wanted to be taken prisoner
for the purpose OF taking vacation had better get
a!move Or me- I bad to get up and l0pe out for
five or six miles to find new place to camp. At
breakfast this morning I only had time to take
mouthiul of hot coffee and bite OF biscuit when
compelled to light out again. This sort OF business
is wearing on an old man.
You want the exact facts 10 regard to the situ-
alton here and you might we'll have them. |
have given out several hot air statements about
what expected to do when spring opened, but am
OF the opinion that the general public hasn't been
fooled to any considerable extent. The fact is that
stand about as much show here Just now as a cot
todtail rabbit. II I can get out OF here without
having this army of mine turned into mob viii
do veil. l have intimated to Nicholas that the jig
/ is practically up and that he had better make as
good terms as be can. Poor Nick I really feel
sorry for him. Between US, be is about as much
fitted for his job as a mule is to lead an orchestra.
He doesn't know right whether he is aiOot OF
on horseback.
On. The Runski: Have been interrupted By re-
port from member of my staff, Colonel Seidlitz
poWderovitch, who informs me that ny left flank
has been doubled up and that Kur0k isn't doing
thing to my right flank, while Oyama is busy put
ting the hxiags to my center. The way things look
now il I last aaOther week will do we'll.
When l get settled will let you know my post
Office address. Yours truly,
BIT. Orr. MORE THAN HI. CAN CHEWsKI,
i On. .THE. .L0PEoVITCH KURoPATKIN.