American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-25

OLD ''RoUGH AND READY. "-Visit Of Yolun-
tsers to his Tent. The correspondent of the N.
Orleans PicaYune at Camargo, gives the fol-
lowing amusing account OF visit to General
Taylor's tent by several new volunteers:
Gen. Taylor is singular in every thing. l
have reason to believe that he is, notwithstand-
ing his austerity OF manner when busy, as full
of humor as an egg is ofmeat. Taking this for
granted, he must have been greatly amused the
other day at the manGuvres of some volunteers
who went to his "ranche' to take peep at
the old lion. The Generals tent is just like
those around him, only, perhaps, lille more so
and when he sits in it with his farmers
clothes on, and spectaces on his nose, porting
over some order or official document, he looks
more like an honest yeoman trying to decpher
the details of his merchants account than like
the man he really is. The volunteers, half a
dozen in number, loitered about headquarters
awhile, and seeing the old tarpaulin that is
stretched over pole in front of the Generals
tent, they went under it and seated themselves
upon the wooden benches. They saw an ho-
nest looking elderly man seated in the tent
eight or ten feet off, and neither knowing or
caring who he was they chatted awhile rather
loudly, canvassing the merits and deperts of
cold Zac,' some saying that he was "a id
tough old cock" Others that he 'swas pretty
ID tight on the Americans sometime &c.
Finally they struck up Old Dan Tucker in real
Kentucky style, beating time ON the benches,
not uproariously, but heartily. The General
paid no attention to what was going on, and
the free hearted fellows had no idea that they
were within half mile OF cold ZACH" think
ing probably that he had "stepped out some
where" The General rose, went TO Ma or
Bliss Office and spoke to him, and then start
ed off towards town. "See here" said one of
the volunteers, "I'l bet that yonder is old
Zachn ooh h--ll mol" exclaimed another po-
stively, 'That old Gen. Taylor" and he laugh
ed the other into silence. But the first speaker
thought he would make sure, so he stepped up
to Mai. Bliss and asked: els that the old Teller,
yonder?" pointing towards the General. "What
old fellow do you mean'" replied the Major.
"Why, the old Gineral-that amt him, is III"
''That is Gen Taylor; yes, sir" replied the
I Major highly amused at the scene. ''The
| h-ll it is!' exclaimed the fellow, stalking off
after old Rough and Ready-"come on boys!
that's him, by Jupiter, told you sol'-and the
company started off in pursuit of their game.
| saw an honest lookin ing Ohio volunteer yes
terday morning enter the shade ofthe tarpaulin
where the General was setting. He took off
his cap and remarked as he advanced "This is
Mister Taylor, isn't iG'' eyes, said the &C.
raj; "take a seat, sir" 81 must have your
hand, onCe!" said the honest fellow, stepping
forward and graspng the Generals extended
hand. "That does me good" he added, in a
low voice, as he turned to seat himself AL
though as rough as the outside of shel-bark
hickory tree, when interrupted in the midst of
important business, Gen. Taylor is exceeding
ly urbane and kind in his manners, generally
speaking.