Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-25
incidents Of the War.

IN 1ft memorable engagements VI
the 9Th and 9th, none fought with
more vim than the Irish. In the
midst Of death, surrounded oy the dy-
ing, their mother wit and humor
would break out. At the risk of re-
peating an anecdote, which is now go
ing the rounds Of the papers, ] must
record il for the Spirit
Weary early in the morning, after
the battle ofthe Sth, an Irishman walk
ing over the battlefield, heard pack
of wolves, apparently from their
growing, quarelling over the dead
bodies. He exclaimed -" BE aisy
with yez; where's the use of quarrel
ing, sure there's enough for all of
ye'es.'
He little knew that the wolves would
not eat them. Their howl must have
been wall at their not finding Amer
leans. Its singular fact Mr.. Spirit,
that neither the wolves nor buzzards
will! touch them. At this moment on
the field of PaIo Alto, are to be seen
numbers of the dead completely dried
up with their clothes on them, giving
evidence of not having been touched
by any beast or bird of prey. 1t is
unaccountable to me. The bodies Of
our men would have been destroyed
immcdiately--the Mexicans remain
untouched. Some pretend 10 account
for it from the fact Of their eating so
much garlic and cayenne pepper the
wolves not enjoying such pungent con-
diments. AS far as am concerned, j
give due weight to the above reasons,
for have none TO assign. Some OF
your scientific readers may account
for it. OF the fact that they will not
touch them, they may be assured
Set your scientifcs at work to discover
a better cause than that assigned by
the vulgar.
The good citizens are becoming
more at home with US; many of the
genteeler class are showing themselves.
There is great deal of beauty among
them--some most strikingly beautiful
faces. They have luxurious life, at
least call tso; If you, friend Porter,
had inhabited southern cline, and
felt the enervating effects of the eli
mate. you would be Of my opinion.
They sit all day long in buildings with
thick walls and brick floors, with their
beautiful suits Of hair nicely braided !
and tied up with the least possible |
quantity Of dress that you can mention.
say there they sit the live long day,
without hardly particle of heat reach
ing them, and in the evening they
emerge like bees from their hives, and
take possession of their balconies, and
enjoy one of the most delicious even
ing climates that God has ever granted
to us poor mortals. | apply this, of
course, to The better class, for the filth
Of the lower is not endurable. They
are very sociable, and will permit you
to stop at their lattice windows and
gaze on their beautiful faces, whether
from sheer laziness, or from the inner,
ent love of admiration, part ana par
eel Of the sex, leave you to Judge. -
Ii you are lover Of nature--unadorn-
ed-you can crafty your taste by
looking up to fort Paroles, and witness
the fair creatures bathing in the Rio
Grandc. Every evening you will find
crowds of them bathing, and no OIL
fence is taken by looking at them en-
joying their aquatic amusements.
l hope soon after my return the
army will move, so that | may have
some new ground TO walk over with
you in the Spirit Yours, G..