Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-07-23
Correspondence Of the ". Y. Spirit Of the Times.
incidents Of the War--DeIicacy of the
WOlves--FOlkS in Mata M o ras---Ths.
Ladies..-their dress, bathing, &c.


WOlves--FOlkS ian Mata Nh ra s---The
Ladies---their dress, bathing, &c.
In the memorable engagements of The 9Th
Irish. In The midst of death. surrounded by
the dying, their mother viii and humor would
break OUT Al the risk of repeating aprr.
dole, which is now going the rounds of the pa
pers, must record it for The Esprit"
Very early in the morning after the battle of
the 9Th, an lrishman walking over the battle
field heard pack of wolves, apparently from.
their growing quarreling over the bodies of ,lse
dead. He exclaimed" BE asy with yez
where's the use Of quarreng sure there's
enough for all Of ye'es."
He little knew that The wolves would no, eat
them. Their howl must have been a wall at
theif not finding Americans. It's singular
fact, MIR. Spirit tha. neither the wolves nor buzz
yards will touch shem A, this mo,nen,, on the
field Of Palo Alto, are TO be seen numbers Of the
dead completely dried up with their clothes on
them, giving evidence Of not having been touch
ed by any beast or bird Of prey. II is unsc-
countable to me. The bodies OF our men would
be destroyed immedia,ely--.the Mexicans re-
main untouched. Some pretend to accoun, FOR
il from the fact of their ealing SO much g arle
and cayenne pepper---lhe wolves no, enjoying
such pungent condiments. As far as I'm con-
cerred, give due weight TO the aboy reasons,
! for have none TO assign. Some of your sci
entiic readers may account for it, or the fact
that they will not touch them, ,ney may be as
sured Set your scientifca al work to discov-
er better cause than that assigned by the yul-
gar
The good citizens are becoming more at
home with US; many Of the genleeler classes
are showing themselves. There is a great
deal of beauty among them----some most stri-
kingly beautiful faces They have luxurious
life, a, least call it so if you, friend Porter.
had inhabited Southern cline, and felt the
enervaling effects of The 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
lied 0p with the least possible quantity OF dress
jESe Mrs Trollope says of US. lm'a little mo-
dest and hate 10 mention it) that you can poss.
bly, fancy. say there they 81. 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, and enjoy one Of the most delicious
evening 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 en-
durable. They are very sOeia6te, aud Will per-
mi, you to stop aud gaze on their beautiful Ia
ces. whether from sheer laziness. or from the
inheren. love of admiration, par, aud parcel OF
the sex, leave you 10 judge. II you ais
lover of na,ure--.-unadorneG-y can gra'liy
your taste by looking up to For, PaTedes, and
witness the fair creatures bathing in the ITO
Grande. Every evening you will find crowds
of them bathing, and no offence is taken by
looking al them enjoying their aquatic amnse-
ments. oe
| A, ;o,.il;ran, caniain in the navy who has