Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-08


comment upon them would only darken
your mental vision and be of no special
benefit. | believe voice the sentiment
of every veteran and visitor present
that the people of Brooksville and vi
cinity and especially the U. d. C's.
made US welcome not only by thier
smiles but by every word, deed and net.
Every one said welcome. The exer
cises all over, the monument unveiled,
happy hearts and an air of success was
upon every face with joy and gladness.
1t was great day, one that will ever
linger in my memory with gratitude
and pleasure.
regret not seeing that honorable.
grand, brave old Captain who led the
Noxubee rifles through so many trying
ordeals on the battle fields of Virginia.
Ny teacher Of 55 years ago was there
old "Josh" as the boys use to call him.
Honor him if he is little tainted with
republicanism. | think he was honest
in his views and did some of us good
during reconstruction days. would
like to write more in regard to the
people and my visit to Noxubee, but |
am too long already. A few more words
with my friends. old veterans and those
dear U. D. c. who entertained us so
royalty, we say goodbye to them and the
old home country and board the train
when their faces and wares grew dim
in the distance we could not refrain
from the words of the poet:
The Love of God the father,
The Grace of God the Son.
The Joy of God the Holy Ghost,
A blessing three in one,
Be yours unaboundingly, pray
For this and every coming day.
We are now at Crawford with my
friends and relatives. The scenes of
my boyhood days very similar to those
of X-prairie. | was met here with the
same warm greetings and hospitality,
and can be more personal with these
as there are but few of them. My old
friend Jno. L. after spending the day
with him at the old home and rehear-
ing the happy incidents of our younger
days, with our ups and downs and our
experience for the last four decades we
closed very happy day with his good
wife and boys to join us frequently
in jolly good laugh, we felt like sing
ing "We are Tenting Tonight on the
Old Camp-ground," and 81 am Think
ing of the Joys When You and | Were
Bays" now gone John forever. We had
family prayer with sweet communion
with each other and retired for the
night. John and were close friends
and had our fun; he has grown old in
years but not spirits and has become
the successful Superintendent of the
Methodist Sunday School.
1t was my great pleasure to spend
some time with N. F. Carr, Old Dock
has always been an old man, could not
make any thing else out of him, with
his old level head he has out-striped US
all in finance and is now the successful
president of the bank at Crawford.
Again am unable to express in words
my great pleasure in meeting and asso-
ciating with my dear lady friends of
Crawford, they had changed but little.
From there | went to Starksville in
the elegant and hospital homes of some
of my dearest friends on earth, we
spent the time most pleasantly in re-
lating our joys and pleasures of the
happy davs past. We had with us in
these happy homes the children and
grandchildren of old time good friends
which made the visit more pleasant. One
of them an only daughter, very in
teiligent and interesting lady. Also
the historian Of the State U. d. G. pro-
posed to drive me around the city and
show me the sights and that which i'm
pressed me the most was the A, & M.
College. 1t was grand and made me
proud of my old state, with this and
many other educational institutions. If
the youth of the state are not educated
it cannot be the fault of the state not
making ample provisions.
Then | visited Kosciusko, Durant and
Holmes county. Miss, with my good
wife's relatives. They were Just as
lavish with their love and hospitality as
my good people of Noxubee. Many
things Of interest over there but will
not relate them now. saw lots of boil
wcevis in Holmes county. Claims to
be the banner county of the state in
eradicating the tick evil. | enjoyed my
visit throughout the state very much.
1t was continued feast of good things
all the time. Now | have orders from
headquarters to return home and fear
ing she will not let me come again next
summer | hasten to obey orders by
boarding the train and moving rapidly
over more than half of Mississippi
through Alabama and Georgia and nearly
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