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i HAVE YOU CONSIDERED I
That Thanksgiving and Xmas are only a few weeks off? Have you stopped to think about
that new suit, overcoat or wrap that you will surely need? Do you realize what these reductions
mean when you consider our always reliable prices? Select you a suit nov while the assortment
is unbroken. These prices are only good until the 21st. oooooooo
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Men's All-Wool Casmere Suits.
Braudegee, Kincaid & Co. $22./>0 Suits $20 00
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12.50
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1 Lot Men's All-Wool Worsted Suits, a
bargain at $12.50, this sale
1 Lot Mon's Odd Suits, broken lots, to
close out at 33 1-3 per cent oil".
Overcoats.
1 Lot Men's Bla^k Milton (Moth Overcoats $4.15
1 Lot Men's Black and Gray Overcoats I 03
1 Lot Men's Gray Cravenettes - - - 7.93
1 Lot Men's Black Cravenettes - - - 11.15
1 Lot Men's Brandegee, Kincaid iV Co.
stylish Overcoats, prices range from
15.00 to 20 00, your choice during
this sale 15 per cent oft'
Ladies and Misses Long Coats.
1 Lot Ladies Heavy Black Jackets, 30 in
long, to close out at - • - - $1,37 1-2
1 Lot Ladies Cravenette Rain Coats, former
price 12.50, 10.00 and 9.00, buy one
for a hack about coat at • - - - 1.98
1 Lot Ladies Fine Broadcloth Coats, form-
er price 16.50, 15 00, 12.50, this sale 9.98
We offer you choice of any Misses or Ladies
Jackets at 15 per cent off
1 Lot Ladies Coat Suits to be closed out in this
sale at great reductions.
1 Lot Children's Short Coats, former price
2.00 and 1.60, going in this sale at 98c
All Children's Bear Skin and Plush Coats go
in this sale at 20 per cent off.
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Ask an experienced clothing man which is the best, a High-Grade Custom-Made Suit at
$15 00 or $20.00 or a Made-to Measure Suit at the same price. However, if you desire a made-
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guarantee satisfaction. oooooooooooooo
J. M. HOLT & COMPANY.
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<P A cL-uertiser
Bastrop, Texas, Nov. 17, 1911.
INTERESTING WAR-
TIME LETTERS.
Editor Advertiser :
I enclose you herewith three
letters for publication written by
Capt. Cicero Nash to his brother,
J. 0. Nash, just before the battle
of Pleasant Hill. April 8, 18<>4.
It will be remembered by old
timers that Capt. Nash was once
the County Clerk of Bastrop
county. I had an idea that these
letters would be interesting read-
ing to the readers of the Adver-
tiser of the present day. I think
such reading gives a much better
idea of the real conditions which
surrounded the devoted soldiers
of Bastrop county, than could
be gathered from the current
history of those stirring times.
These letters were written on
scraps of paper of very inferior
quality, with worse ink, and it
was with difficulty that I was
able to decipher and re-write
them foi publication.
Is it strange that we of the
present day should continue to
build monuments to the memory
of these brave men? Would it
not be passing strange if genera-
tions to come after us should
forget them?
Mrs. 0. P. Jon'es.
Before Day, March 30, 1864.
Dear Brother-
Enclosed yov will find your dis-
charge alright. There is due
you—
I am writing this in the absence
of the quartermaster, but think
I can get the money from him.
We are to takeup the line of march
at daybreak, to join the balance
of the command which started
yesterday to Pleasant Hill, about
twenty or thirty miles above
Nachitoches.The want of supplies
is moving us, although the Yanks'
are in large force at Alexandria,
about 26,000. If Eliza has the
money to spare she will pay you
the amount of your pay, if not I
will send it to you. I thought I
would, if I succeeded in collect-
ing, keep the money here as it
lakes so much to live on. We
pay $3 00 a quart for molasses
and $3. 00 per pound for pork,
but unfortunately have not had
eitho* Tor u \> UMK V* O I urn now
been living four days on bread
and parched corn.
Since writing the above we
have traveled all day and did not
come up with the brigade;
but as Tom Stalling starts
tomorrow I will not get to see
Gen. Scurry in time for him to
sign the discharge before Tom
leaves and can't say what amount
it will be. Other men will be
furlonged soon and I will have
plenty of chances to send money
and discharge soon. If I conclude
to keep the money I will notify
you of the amount so Eliza can
pay you if she has it to spare.
I think the amount is eleven
months pay $120.00, clothing
about $200.00. It is not far from
that, but as the papers are with
the Brigade so can't tell exactly.
Your discharge is dated from to-
day.
I send this in a letter to Eliza.
It saves envelopes—Write. Got
a pound of bacon tonight. Glory
— Your brother,
C. Nash.
"*•"* 'aup IllOliJc .-a. t A
as we stop running I will
your money and send it tapou.
Your Brother,
C- Nash.
v)fco°n
1 ■raw
toyou.
Pleasant Hill, La., April, 2, 1864.
Dear Brother:--
Enclosed find your discharge
all right. I could not get the
money to send yet, as we expect
to move every moment. At this
moment the cannon is thundering
1 don't know what force is fight-
ing. I think it is only skirmishes
the cannonade lasted about an
hour. I think we will retreat up
the country further, don't think
that we will make a stand below
Shreveport. The report is that
the Feds burnt Nachitoches and
are still advancing 30,0(H) strong.
We are above Nachitoches. Some
of Green's man had a little fight
yesterday and got whipped—one
man killed and two wounded.
They are pressing us very hard
and for the want of men are
bound to still retreat. Texas cal-
vary is coming in rapidly and
they will save us a great deal of
hard running—they seem to
march with the sword in one
hand and the torch in the other,
for they are burning and destroy-
ing everything- They have or
ders to kill all the stock they
can't take with them' Every
dog has his day- I hope ours will
come soon, and if we do get the
start on them they had better be
in Hell. Tell Eliza I am well and
would write to her but expect to
Camps near Mansfield, La..
April 5, i864.
Dear Biother:—
We arrived at this place day
before yesterday aud have been
restiug. It is quite kind in the
Yankees to let us stop for a
short time as were getting
very tired running. We have
bad a long chase, aud the pre-
vailing opinion is. that they
will not pursue us much further
as we out travel and break dowu
their horses. But to be serious
ws had to travel, and that dev-
lish last to keep from getting
in trouble. For nearly 200
miles they have beeu right at
our heels, aud ' trange to say
we have had but little shirmish-
iug. On the second they tried
to get before us with their cav-
alry at Pleasant Hill. DeBray's
regiment had a skirmish and
got between their cavalry and
Infantry, aud came very near
getting in a bail scrape, but
succeeded in extricating it.
self with a few men wounded.
Yesterday the enemy that was
following us fell back from
Pleasant Hill to Natchitoches.
They have built a pontoon
bridge at Grand Ecove and are
now crossing the river. Their
object is evidently to form a
junction with General Steele,
who is advancing from Little
Rock. By that means they
place Red River between us, as
they kuow we will not cross the
river. From all accounts they
are about 40,000strong includ-
ing {Steel's army. In eight or
ten days we will have between
25,000 aud 30,000 ourselves,
and if we fight will whip thern
into fits. But I don't believe
that we will have a geueral en-
gagement We are now thirty-
five miles from Shreveport. All
our extra baggage has been
sent to Keechi still neater the
Sabine.
Gen. Marmaduke's cavalry
had a fight day before ywster-
jday and killed 25 that they got.
mat ngnr was ueui c
ou the east s'ie of the river.
Green's Division of cavalry is
here, about ten or twelve regi-
ments of Texas cavalry have
arrived, three brigades o! Price's
army are here. The whole world
seems to swarm with soldiers.
At present we are getting
plenty to eat. I sent you a
discharge, but as I tore it very
badly, I concluded to make out
and send you another, as it was
but little trouble. John Per-
kins is going to start home in
a few days and I will send let-
ters by him. Your pay amounts
to /304.00. I send by Perkins
#200.00 and you can call on
Eliza for the balance of the
amount, being ^104.00. As
everything is so high and we
cau't draw pay very often, I
thought I would keep the
$104.00, as it will be all the
same to you. The money is as
worthless here as in Texas.
Some sickness and ou the
increase, caused by hard fare
and hard marching. Tell Eliza
I wrote to her a few days ago,
will write again in a few days.
Also tell her to direct her let-
ters to Shreveport. All our
letters that were directed to
Alexandria are now at Shreve-
port, but we can't get them
until the Post Master General
orders the Alexandria mail
opened by Shreveport post
master. It is dam hard for we
all have letters there. I am
well. My love to all.
Your Brother,
C. Nash.
P. S.—This letter 1 found in
Capt. Nash's portfolio since he
w,is laft aud is dead; I presume
about the night of the 14th
Inst., not sealed, so I will seal
and scud it. He was struck
with a cannon ball on the thigh
up uear the hip, breaking the
boue to atoms. I left two men
with him as nurses aud they
RENEW YOUR
Magazines and order your read-
ing matter at the Bastrop News
Emporium. See Mrs. E. H.
Jenkins, Manager.
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