Juliet signal., 1846-08-04
Incidents Of the, War-Folks in Matamoros

laughtrOm those fond Ofthe ridiculous.
Incidents Of the, War-FOlks in Natamoros.
We make the following interesting ex-
tracts from late letter Of the able cor.
respondent of the New York Spirit of the
Times.
In the memorable engagements of the
9Th and 9th, none fought with more vim
than the Irish. In the midst of death, sur
rounded by the dying, their mother wit and
huInor would break out. At the risk of
repeating an anecdote, which is now 60
ing the rounds ofthe papers, must record
i, for the "Spirit:"- s7
Very early in the m 1rning, after the
battle of the 9Th, an Irishman walking
overthe battlefield, heard pack OF wolves
apparently from their growing, quarrel
ing over the bodies of the dead. He ex.
claimed -"Be asy with yez; where's the
use Of quarreling, sure there's enough for
all ofye'es."
He little knew that the wolves would
not eat them. Their howl must have
been wall at their not finding Americans.
It's singular fact, Mr.. Spirit, that neither
the wolves nor buzzards will touch them.
At this moment on the field of Palo Alto,
are to be seen numbers Of the dead com
pietely dried up with theirclothes on them,
giving evidence ofnot having been touch
ed by any beast or bird prey. 1t is un-
accountable to me. The bodies of our
men would be destroyed Immediately
the Mexicans remain untouched. Some
pretend to account for it from the fact of
their eating SO much garlic and cayenne
pepper-:he wolves not enjoying such
pungent condiments. As far as am con-
cerned, give due weight to the above
reasons, for have none to assign. Some
of your scientific readers may account
rit. Ofthe fact, that they will not touch
them, they may be assured. Set your
scientitics at work to discover a better
cause than that assigned by the vulgar.
The good citizens are becoming more
at home with US; many ofthe genteeler
class are showing themselves. There is
"a great deal ofbeauty among them-some
most strikingly beautiful faces. They
have luxurious life, at least [ call it so;
if you. friend Porter, had inhabited a
Southern cline, and felt the enervating
effects ofthe climate, you would be of my
opinion. They sit all day long in build
ings with thick walls and brick floors, with
their beautiful suits of hair nicely braided
and tied up with the Ieast possible quantity
of dress (like Mrs. Trollope says of US,
Pm little modest and hate to mention it)
that you can possibly fancy. say there
they sit the live long day, without hardly
a particle of heat reaching them, and in
the evening they emerge like bees from
their hives, and take possession of their
balconies, aud enjoy one ofthe most de-
licious evening climates that God has
ever granted to US poor mortals. | apply
this, of course, to better class, for the filth
ofthe lower is not endurable. They are
very Soeiable, and will permit you to stop
at their lattice windows and gaze on their
beautiful faces, whether from sheer lazi-
ness, or from the inherent love ofadmira-
ton, part and parcel of sex, leave you to
Judge. If you are lover of nature
unadorned-y you can crafty your taste by
looking upto Fort ParedesJ and witness
fair creatures bathing in the Rio Grande.
Every evening you will fine crowds Of
them bathing, and no offence is taken by
looking At them enjoying their aquatic
annsements. ias ssss.sl 81 +
VoIcANoE There are more than
two hundred burning mountains, or vol
canoes, on the earth. These volcanoes,
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