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The value which the brave and humsue Gsh
Taylor sets upon The hives Or his soldiers.
manifested 10 his uawiniagaessio throw axss
fifty or HUNDRED ofihem, unnecessstily So
slorming Monterey, has suggested 10 liens. !
charsciefistis aRecdote Of Gen jackson, s,rotg.
Iy esincing the same Trait in that s,erp, valit6l
and objectionable sagacieus commando, ID
whose memory The circumstances does such hdn.
or ih.t We arc happy 10 Ne able 70 presen, issis
the public, on tie high autaoriyof the .perspe
to when Jackson made tie statement.
". Y. Jour I Com;
Our Inform ant arrived al New Otleshs
on The fourth Of FeSfuary, 1915 (aboOt
Tour weeks after the crcwning Victory b.
yer tie British and being an intimate
personal friend Of Jackson, proceeded 10
the generals bead quarters. and passed
neatly the whole night ia conversaiidn
with him. msitiiy upon the incidents pt
the recen, gres, battle. After narra,ios
many OF The circumstances OF the con
fic.. Gen. Jackson said / suppose you
have wondered why permitted The
British army 10 retire from the field
and make good their retreat. without a.
tempting 70 binder or molesli them, after
they bad been SO thoroughly crippled 10
their attack on our lines His friend
replied No. General ! Gid not; be-
cause i knew you would mol, have taken
the course you did, without good rea-
SON. Yes ssid jackson. i had
good reasons for my conduct. ! knew
that my brave volunteers were 10
vincible. in their patriotism and thai,
behind these breasi-woFks, they could
defend themselves against The besl
troops in the void, But knew thai
in the open tield their want of militia.
\ ry experience and discipline would ex
! pose the N to terrible loss from The fire b
the well drilled veterans of the British
army. still capable Of opposing several
complete battslions TO me. 1t is irtfp,
could have routedihern and cut of lbair
retreat and Destroyed or captured their
whole force; but ii would have been ii
the sacrifice OF hundreGs 81 my best vol
unteers-an unnecessary sacrifice, be.
cause my success was complete wiihoutit.
had done all that wEs 10 be desired. -
And then--to think Of throwing away
the lives Of my brave volunteers said
the old General. ipdignsnt Al The idea o.
such . wanton sacrifice my brave Ten.
nessee volunteers! many Of whom. mere
boys Of Is and %. were brought 10 me
at Nashville, from the countTy by lhei
parents, 10 some instances by their wild
owed mothers, who said 10 me Here G
neral. is our only son'-or, al sometimes
when one parent brought three or foql
boys 10 me, Here are our sons Take
them. and make them fight fol theirrcoud.
TRY! Make good.soldiers Of them BaI
don't expose the unnecessarily / Take
good care of them, .GeneralP Why.
continued Jackson, by the--I WOULDN'T
give the lives ofaiweRty Of my brave
Tennessee volunteers for ihewhole Bill.
ish Army
| "A powerful expression Of that gener.
Gus humanity which so well becomes true
courage. and OF a JUST appreciation Of The
ENutuc VI lBb iliO " 81 hsuGlLIdu sSiIAEu
And much az we regret 10 repeat tbs
characteristic profanity which acccmpa
MED il, we are reminded, BY its associa.
| lions, OF that oath of which Sterne says
1 The ascending spirit who few up IL
Heavens chancery with IL. blnshed as BIZ
gave j, in and the recording angel as b
wrote II down. dropped tear upon tht
word, and blot,ed Il ont FoREvERl'
/ We rejoice 10 know that Taylor. will
all OF Jscksonss successful courage. ha
in no particular less than J.ckson's hu
name horror Of the waste Of bis gallan
soldiers, lives. for the empty glory Of th.
determination Of a conquered and reireat
ling foe.
HUMPS LlFE.-There is a happines
in humble life who can doubt its Tn,
man who owns bot fcw acres oil land
fand raises az abundance to supply the De
cessary wants oil The family, can ask 70
no more. 1.-The is sa.isiied with bis con
dition--s and there are thousands so si,ua
ted who sEe1-no mao is more happy :
No political movement disiurbs bis re
pose--no speculative man chsses ,b
calm serenity fromlhis mind--no schisn
in the church throw s.ado~s beneaih hi
4 golden sky. His family i The void Z
4 him; bis LILLE lot il 81 bis care. Wht
isigts not lor such life Of calmuess and Sc
j reni:y7 Amid the cafes and anxiety Q
u business. who would moi exchange ~
prospects and bis honcrs ior The repos'
| offhim who Iis coniented and happy O.
his 500. d ground. far from the rioIse anf
Il bus,le. princeiy luxury and slnalid Pew.
Nv. ofscity iHes III There /, sI'paAoa
coneenisi 10 The true spin, Of man stie
The srowth Of viiiue. j, i said the re-
lio;cines ii nsiuss Yin tas Gem retire
nenf otraral life,
An Arabian having brought The blush
4 10 Young maiden cheek ~ the. earn
eaness 81 as gaze. said q her--.MJ
looks have planted roses Oh your cheeks
Why forbid me 10 gather hem Lei hin
who soWs, gather ne harvest. i sas