Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-07-13
Letter From Big Bud.
Macon. Miss. July 10. 1901

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| could not put it ahead of the NoXubee
Rifles as that is my own company for |
have the honor of being an honorary
member of that company and they won
the praise for their good conduct and
splendid discipline shown while on duty
in Meridian after the cyclone, and |
dare say that there is not company in
the State that eXcels it in any partiCu-
lar. If We should get into a scrap with
the little Japs know they would make
us proud of them and equal the record
of their predecessors. l was not a
member of theold NoXubee Rifles but
always wanted to be-for while ! love
my old company Davis Guards) Co. A.
18th Miss. A. N. ", still no company
was SO dear to the people of our county
as the old NoXuhee Rifles, and | hope
that there VIII never be a time in the
history of our county when there will
not be company of infantry called
''NoXubee Rifles. This company and
Foots Cavalry company We're the only
two companies organized in our county
before the war and both did excellent
service during the war.
for Virginia. | was not allowed to go
and when Israel Welch was sent back
in October 1861 to get recruits for the
nth Miss. he said the NoXubee Rifles
had their quota and would not take me
for that company, sol met with Lieut.
j. Q. Perry who was on a similar expe-
dition for the Davis Guards. BY the
way | notice in a late Meridian paper
that this gallant old Confederate died
and was buried on the last Sunday in
June. He asked to be buried in the
Confederate cemetery by the side of
his old commander whom he loved so
well. He was the last of the commits
stoned offers of our company to die.
Capt Macon was killed in our first
fight at Williamsburg, Lieut.. Linsay
was promoted and made aide-de-camp
to Gen. Wilcox, and died seven years
ago in Tennessee. Capt. Thomas was
wounded, came home and raised a cav
airy company and died short time ago.
Lieut.. Perry was wounded in the foot
and had to resign as he could not longer
serve in the infantry. All made gal
liant officers and We're popular with
their imen. Charley Burrage was the
next captain and a Drawer soldier no
army ever had. James SudbeTy was
the next and last captain of our old
company. He was also a good soldier,
moved to Texas and if he is not living,
Matt Smith of Columbus Is the only
commissioned officer now living. Matt
was elected lieutenant on the day we
fought the battle of the Crater at Pc
tersburg when Grant sprung his mine
| had captured a nice new hat and as it
was about the only one in the company
that had no holes in it, we used it for
ballot box. Quite change; used as a
covering for the head of a Federal of
'ticer in the morning and that evening
used for ballot box in electing Con-
federate officer.
As could not get my last letter
typewriter | will excuse you for not
getting it all correct, for | am a little
unfortunate in my handwriting and my
wife says you are eNcusable for getting
in the wrong word occasionally.
There was an effort made in the leg
isIatWe to have writing taught in the
public schools and thought of advo-
eating it and telling them that it was
taught in my time but | was afraid
would be called on to give a specimen
OF my handwriting and | knew if | had
to do this it would kill the bill. know
Walter Price would say you We're ex-
cusable for ! wrote him a letter once
and said at the close that | would not
take time to read 1t over and if | had
omitted any words he could supply them
and if he could not do this knew his
wife could. / soon received a a reply,
in which he said Dear Emmett your
letter duly received and | think we
will be able to decipher it by the last
OF the week We like your letters for
we can get something new out of them
every day Don't trouble yourself
about your omission in your letter it is
not the words you omit that bother us
it is the words you put in. So
told HIM he was so smart | would lust
omit the whole letter, So you be par
ticular and get it rigqt or you will hear
again. Your,
BIG BUD.
S. p Sallie said to me the other
day, Emmett don't you dread to com
mence going around to the speakirg?"
! said, good gracious dread it" why
] long for the time to come when we
commence it, And why not? Am |
not going to meet the bravest and best
men, the sweetest and prettiest women
and the smartest and brightest children
in the world and the most of them for
your Big Bud-and then the feed, why
IN nj !
and found no one at home out securing
the country for everything that is good
for the big barbecue dinner they are
going to give us. Hurrah for old Cliff
ton not candidate from that box but
she IS going to set the pace for the
other boxes in entertaining the candid
ates.
When | make the grand round" in
old NoXubee ! wonder why there are
not more candidate, you had better
make your arrangements Mr. Editor
to go with us and write the boys up.
And we candidates are going to have an
easy time for we are going to give the
time to Walter and Harden as they are
candidates for the Senate and it is
dull old place when a man can speak
all day if he likes and we want to prac-
tice them, but in the house with its
one hundred and seventy-three mem
bers all waiting to talk, if you get five
minutes occasionally it is all YOU can
expect. so we 60 not need orators for
that place and there is no use practic-
ing us. Well goodbye.
Your BIG BUD.
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