The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-04

IN with the expression, II your
Honor please, your Honor has mt
the idea in your Honor,s head!''
And he never stopped till his
idea took possession of Judge
Acker's head, and resulted in a
victory for him.
There was a lawyer by the
name of Baldwin, who visited
Fulton before the war from Hous-
ton, who was a rising young man,
but never heard of him after
the war closed, and | suspect he
went down with the onrushing
tide. My remembrance of him
is that he had quite a literary
turn of mind. He was a man of
fine appearance with rather clas-
sic features.
My acquaintance with Col.
Reuben 0. Reynolds of Aber-
deem, began Immediately after
the close of the war. He was a
very genial and companionable
man, a magnificent lawyer, and
as successful practitioner as any
| ever met. | was associated
with him occasionally in impor-
tant cases and always found him
very helpful in the preparation
of a case, and superb in the trial
Of it. If you knocked him from
under his feet twenty times in
the progress of a cause, he never
fell on his back, but was up and
at you again as though he had
had no fall. He was a danger
Gus adversary and a most help
full ally. His father was in fine
circumstances, and able to and
did educate his children well.
After Reuben had finished his
education and returned home, he
went about having a good time
generally, riding and driving
about the neighborhood, but say
ing nothing as to what he in
tended to do, or whether any,
thing. When his father thought
this had gone on long enough, he
asked his son one day what bus
mess or profession he intended
to follow for a livelihood. He re-
marked to the father that he did
not see the necessity for his do
ing anything, as his father had
abundance, and he'had just con-
cIuded he would remain there
and live with him. The father
very promptly, and | think very
properly, informed him that he
would do no such thing; that ev-
cry young man should have some
business calling, or profession
of his own and follow it. That
no one could tell what reverses
of fortune might come in the fu-
ture, and it was well to be pre-
pared for the worst. Thus urged
to look at the practical side of
life. he chose the legal profess
sion, and in talking to me about
his fathers good judgment and
sagacity, he said he had thanked
him a thousand times for this
seemingly harsh conduct toward
him. Col. Reynolds was a prom
inent figure in North Mississippi
politics for many years before
his death. In all the hard fights
we had with the Carpet-baggers
and scalawags after the war, he
was a prominent figure. When
the dark cloud of voters would
come in solid phalanx to the polls
with their ticket prepared be-
forehand, and about which they
knew no more than the sheep Of
the pasture, his proud soul chafed
within him, and his anxious mind
devised many means to rid us of
such a wonderful incubus. Just
what means were finally resorted
to in old Monroe county to open
up the way to white supremacy,
| never knew, but Col. REYNOLDS
did, and was with the boys in the
fight, and enjoyed the victory
as much as any man ever knew.
| never knew Col. Reynolds du-
ring the war, and never heard
his military career spoken of, but
| know he carried an empty sleeve
as a result of the enemy's bull
lets, and think he was advanced
to the rank Of Colonel in the ser
vice. I know Col. Sale was al
ways willing to award him the
title, and if he had been less
than Lieut.. Col. he would never
have been awarded such mode.
Col. Reynolds was a member OF
the Presbyterian church, and
when his call came, though in
the midst of life, with an inter-
esting family Of children and a
lovely wife, he fiinched not, but
attended the summons as though
he were going on a pleasant jour-
ney to see his friends. And is
not this the way to view the call?
And may we not say that he has
found many an old fallen COM
radn who went with Jackson
through many a struggle, and
finally passed over the river to
rest with him under the shale
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