Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-31

~Ct CEP4TE
~ CLIFfN.
AL uer-.rls 81 -a ---raal1s Dc ier-s
90 ur~rest t.att occurred 10 one crraEv
slrflg tle gar IS rnr r.aen1l-rr.r fll.u
peri 40. aga CORDIALLY ltvlr..s 20 elu1fr-
-1 thl- -1lIa~- lf arttGlss v-ll
.s- nlhH-lasi r. -f- rrf- ~ g ica
rhrr 1rs received
N-nSe- R4i5[
ElH 9leiarrisi-- ai the toxin
ana e11uty ,viil r-a.aure the frc
gue1t raids -rt rcrr1rs of raids
that tue y lu<-~s cla4s into au-
section frun Iemeais. vk.ea ,z4s
tneir hea..ss tsrte---
recall h=.1g a- hore l. 1.l >
West of JSfprl 90 Is ;uri1uE, ore
tarS rti1y % Eht ant being .aila1
Up b. slme " Far-e-.' Jmmlli.
fl-y tlid me that rl-y ~grs Ca
r 4ss g. Msmpl.-. tlat tle creek
aa= tlq hl-h CD eru-- saith ta-ir
artillery and asked mn g. nsilt
then a-puuI q s.a-s road which
headed tle cr--x. - -1Ju a.
r-y 81 .f-- ua- sad lied G went xlt1
them They had left n s-W picket
guards 90 Oxford lf 5l---4i t-e
ugvelau. irum ts- leavy f1rce
rf Yankee under Gen. A. p
smith. { think ami were masking
a terl-i a.a-eh o. capture Mem
pli-- history tells ls -lIe result
beside bell< a mu,- -lesas-fll
vs s.- Forrest rt..I7 il ctuslrs.s
ui army supplies. ir p 40 the effect
81 recaiilr- she NalSe-.'. o. e. &C.
rlr- oi t4e.r h1-e ana te-chllg
t1eE the lesson c1t o. v-cu1re
inrl L ,rre-t's 3 fui.Lr~-
TIE older citizens wii ais1 re-
call another occasion when Grant
aud >aarru1- wer- occupying the
sUwn IL OVf9-i e1d the c1ua.y
wuen thev v-r- sud DENLY -lC--
maneI O. move backward ny
some ~ Forrest raneuv--= ~
tletr rear, causing then t1 r-S-
re wa.er route from Nemp1ss O.
NIsks5urE- Tless r1s-- vs=re the
cause of muea e1c.ss- ac aui
~tIr Ia tine llc1i-y tleg pass -l
through Nal-1e,-- 10 every
kiud mus o. hst3sr- the --lc-
sent O. tn wood AMI Cll- raiIe-s
we're "a a hurry CD Ees l-- Before
PORES. Vol.i t- CA CD u- Thu
as SION a. they were & -ae n-5gl-
tors - tl-erlEr o. Cell eael
other what th- damage sc-la4ues.
AMI NV oaily s-zr=i tE-y vser-.
aad heard t15- -as-4 Il NJ. Eu1-
ley ls5n. v-l1 lived Mt far from
college Hiii- r-i2sJau u the late
Dr. I-om- % 0Nfagi. and a sp.ea
di1 citizen After enc Of thesz
-aIds the LeiglnJrs met to COM
pare uols.a auI someone asked VI
i>om h1S taey treated him. aul
Uni the EanSe-- ct his neat
he replied that they did not, bu.
that It hzI beea nauled around
ard eId a0uu5 until &c Wa WorL
uag aad To account far anything
Ima-tne ti'st ttese RAIDS sass
the people something a. tntus
and talk about ami Ia this wdy
took their mind from the moe
serious eEeut, which were tlSII-
place on the firing Hne Vaez.
Every family h4l ane or nor
rapresa ata-ireSaud where casual
tres were frequsns- have Z.
7zpryts n describe the anxiety
which those mothers AMI father
suffered day after day A. tn
ness care frou the oatriefieli
t. was a. trying a. any s9siia
ever endured art for one ! sEai
siwaya h7uor and revere ~
men - Of t1cse he-oie mother
and fathers
These raids we're frequent, hu
SIT u1t ta-ry long rsmsrbe
une that crossed Taliahatehi
Rtve- az Wyet aeoIt a atIz -
af cavalry. lacy went ouJ D
t-lle-e ElIi ard tEeu tJrne
West, gong by Ssowers' Nal an
on % Pauola- They cartel 3
rs prisoners Nsssrs- STATE. j. 2
Buf1rd and others think taa
rhsy destroyed Nocoua bridge o
the Memphis AMI Grenada FaIt
mad and from these becS % Nel
pals- They Oh not stop lea
enough a. any place 80 g. NEE
damage. really the people suffer
Ell more frOu fear than saytilIz
else.
will close fe- shis JilBs b
thanking geu7-z3e Wright Tor =
Interesting agttels aa prison III.
and hope that A4 VIII give i
aisre IL i-.s isv1eness~-