The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-09-10
VOL. 2. NO. 48.
To good looking for service.


One of the boys whats jest come home
from Mexico was, tellin a crowd of felers
tother eveniu about the war and how he
Fl at Monterey:
'Thunder!, says he, you may talk about
earthquakes and sick but can tell you
what boys one real genewne scrimmage
like we had at Monterey is worth all the
forth of Julys that eyer was knocked into
one. There amt nothing in creationlike
it, Giltin tite on brandy smashers makes
man feel pretty considerable elevated
for while--its very inspiring to man Of
an active Imagination. But If you rant
to feel taller than SHOT tower, bigger
than elefant, and stronger than ajaokass
--if you want TO feel like you could pull
up tree by the root and sweep all crea.
tion in TO kingdom cum with the brushy
end--if you want 10 see further, hear bet
Ter, hoiIer louder, jump higher, step fur-
ther and quicker than YOU ever did in
your life--all you've got to do is jest take
a hand with old Zack at them internal
Mexjcans, and be ordered up to the pints
of their anoes and bayonets like we was
at Mountetay.'
Did you feel skeered Bob!'
'Skeered thunder' says he, Il didn't
have time 10 feel skeered To be sure
fit a liltle skitlsh when seed we was
gwinc to have it sure emf. Perhaps dh
feel lttle weak in the ints when | seed
the oAi GERS unbuttoning their shirt bosoms,
and the men throwing away their canteens
aud haversacks, as they were marchin up
10 ihe works, where the greasers we're
waiting for us; every devil with his gun
plnted and his inger TO the irigger--t
know'd they were gving TO let us have it,
and felt montrous uneasy till in COME
But when il did cum-when heard the
balls whistle round my head and seed the
dust fly from the pavement whar they
struck k-when the whole street was in a
blsze of fire, aud the men was drappip
rouud me like nine pins after a.ten strike
when the roarin Of the cannons, the rat
Tin Of the muskets, the sqnelin Of shorses,
aud tie shouts and groans of the men was
all mixed up SO | couldn't tellsone from
| tother. Inever thought tofnothin but get
tAing at the cusses what was hid away hes
hiod the. walls andprleaof ubbiah, insthas
cellars givin us pertckeer gush.'
'Yur didn't feel fraid none then!' ax'd
a little feller what hadn't shet his mouth
or tuck his eyes OF the speaker for ten
minutes.
''Fraid the mischief? How could i!
Wasn't old Zack thar on his old mill boss,
pranong round among the patoons and
coluIns, givin his orders like nothin was
the matter? All, boys, game like his is
ketching, jest like the measles, and one
look from Old Tack when he's got his dams
der up, would make woman fight like
wild cat. He's the man 10 make thq
greenest volunteers that ever shouldered
a muskei stand agn the whole Mexican
nation, led on by tie best generals they
can muster The boys knows he don't
never surrender and they never think of
such thiuk themselves.
Wasn't you monslrous glad whefh yer
time was oot Bob--so you GOULD CONS
homen II
mot by no means I wasn't. slaid till
y ii if it hadn't been ior old Scott
why don't you like Scotl!''
'ro be sure do--he's fest rate old
fele s, lick the Mexicaus
to. il him.
How y 4,sG
Why, You see the gineral' got pretty
well into tie hart Of tie country now--
rite among he wimmen, and he sez he
don't want TO enlist any more good looks
iug men. lie seq he ain't afraid of all the
Mexicans that can bear arms; but he sez
lie don't like to risk them TO the gals, who
never fail TO lay seige to the heart of eve- !.
~ cool luokin volunteer they get their
eyes on, And boys, Mexican bullets and
ances is hard things 10 dodge, but lock
out for the black eyes ofSeenoretas as
thoy call 'em--yon mought as well try to
b d de nance tt a streaK OF llGulhihg,.tt
on happened to be good lookin enuf 10 i.
lraw their attention.
So then it was our good looks preven-
led You from syayiu in Mexico!
TO be sure it was. They wouldn't
give no bohuty to good lookin men, SO
,um hume
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