Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-08-17
Letter From Big Bud.

to the camp OF the Ola EleNehIh w
Mississippi to see my old comrades Of
the first Noxubee Rifles, dear brave
old comrades how love and revere your
memory and these new comrades (for l
am an honorary member of this compa-
nv. Some of the men who wore the
grew are worthy sons of heroic sires,
found that our boys under Capt Boyd
have the reputation of being one of the
best companies in the encampment and
as the cavalry company is the only one
in the State they are naturally the pets
of all. They are magnifcently mounted
and Lieut.. Brown the U. S. officer APP
pointed to drill them says that they are
very fine material and he is well pleased
with them. The boys like him and all
are enjoying themselves, and dare say
will be more enthused with military HE
than before they went. The officers
are gentlemen and are showing the
privates every consideration and treat
ing them as men should be treated.
The evening | was there Gov. Varda-
man received the troops escorted by his
staff, and our cavalry company as he Is
a magnificent horseman, they presented
fine appearance.
was much pleased with my visit to
the soldiers boys, and went away feel
ing satisfied that should an occasion
arise that Mississippi would need de-
tenders they would be equal to the oc-
casion and make a record that would
make US proud of them.
Capt. Cavett said the officers told
him he could have squad at Clifton
vile or Paulette and one at Shuqualak,
under the command of sergeant who
could drill their respective squads at
these places and once month could all
meet at some central place and have a
company drill. This will be great ac-
commodation to the boys and am sat
isfied he can get up a squad at each
place. | was glad to learn that DR..
Henderson had heen promoted to po-
sition in the medical department with
the rank of First Lieutenant. In time
Of riots of any kind we will find the
soldier boys invaluable. For a few
men in the u. S. uniforms can quell
any disorder, so let US foster the mill
tary spirit of the young men and give
them all the support they need.
have just heard with deep regret of
the death of my old servant, Hillard
Harlan. Hill was one of the most
faithful servants ever knew, in fact
he was a good humble sincere Christian,
honest, truthful, kind and faithful to
every trust reposed in him. He never
got out of patience or lost his temper
and felt it his duty to wait on and be
respectful to all white people and their
children and my children and grandchil
dren'allloved him and he loved them. He
belonged to the late Mr.. Jehu Harlan
and as he was so faithful he sent him
to the army as a body servant to his
son John. He remained with John until
he was killed, and then broughts Johns
body back to his old master. | have
known fewer, better Christians than
OLD Hill and am sure he is now with
the Christ he loved so well and whose
teachings he exemplfed in his daily
walk and conversation. ! regret was
not at home when he died for | would
have been glad to have ministered to
him in his last illness and attended his
burial for he was entitled to all the
respect we could pay him. He was a
splendid type of that class of old fami-
ly servants that are passing away. The
only vice he had if vice il could be |
called, was using tobacco and my grand
children would spend their last nickle
in buying tobacco and pipes for Uncle
Hill.
Well will write you about my nom
ination next week. Sallie and the chill
dren all think l ought to led the ticket
and can't be very jubilant over being
at the tail end. Tom Bush says they |
give me what | asked for, third place.
want to go and stay with him week
and teach him the difference between
third choice and third place. At any
rate will be the gentleman from
Noxubee" again for the next four years
and am going to try and act so as to
make all the fellows that voted against
me sorry.
Uncle Sam is doing all he can to help
us. He is paying nearly all of the ex-
tpenses of the encampment and met a
man at the college the other day whose
business was to go to each county and
get some dairyman to agree to weigh
each cows milk every day for month
and keep record of it andhe will come
around and test the milk and tell which
cow is giving the butter. understand
MIR. Tom Jackson is the man for our
county and | hope he will give us the
result of this and what benefit it has
been to him. BY the way very few
people know that Mr.. Tom Jackson has
done more than any other of our citi-
zens in the way of advertising our
county 1t was his letter in Hoard
Dairyman that brought Mr.. Gurler,
who bought three plant atoms down in
this section. Stand up for old Noxu-
bee for there is life in the old land
yet" and alfalfa is going to mike US all
rich. Good bye.