Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-06-03
humanity of ofAmerican Soldiers.

Il is pleasant TO meet occasionally with inc:
dents which relieve war of some OF its horrors
and show the better traits Of the American soldier
in strong light. The following extract from a
letter written by Capt. Loeser, and published in a
late number of the Reading Journal is an inter.
es,ing evidence of the humanity Of our volunteers
10 conquered enemy.
''One poor fellow, when the line halted (he was
carving a large bundle) seated himself upon the
ground, and actually ate the grass, with seeming
,,leasure. One of the soldiers then gave him some
water; he drank largely, and by motions thanked
lin, and gciurned again to the grass. Gen. Worth
ias,lhea passing, stopped aad ordered one of the
men, who happened 10 have some crackers with
him. to give the poor fellow some. This was
done: the man ate, meve like maniac than a
Cbrislian,-when he had finished, he fell upon iis
lrees and thanked him Some one who spoke
Snanish, asked him when he lad last eaten; he
said that for 5 days nothing, not even water, had
nasse5 his lips; and too had the honor Of dis
covering the aqueduct leading into the city, and
Gen Worth had it cut off,
Another and more affecting case occurred, few
mon,sats after as was walking down toward the
citv quite well dressed Spaniard came up TO
one of our soldiers who was standing guard over
The arms that the Mexicans had stacked, eating
small piece of cracker, and offered him SO cents
for it. The soldier refused his money but gave
linn a whole cracker, (you must understand that
soldiers cracker is about inches square.) The
man thanked him and turned again towards the
city, when there came running 10 him three little
boys and girl, capping their little hands in Joy.
The father divided the cracker with his little ones
into four pieces, this occurred not more than 80
feet from the soldier) and turned again TO get an
other. The guard was looking on, and sticking
lis musket into the ground left his post to meet
him, (thiS act under ordinary circumstances, is
punishable with deaih,) and gave him another
The man put his hand into his pocket and offered
him four or FIVE dollars in silver this he still re
fused, and while they thus engaged the little
Ones again came up, and the soldier was shaking
hands with them,when into the party came their mo-
iher, with little infant in her arms. The little
ones actually commenced dividing their small por-
tion Of probably two days food. with their mother
The scene was too romantic and affecting for ma
ny a stout Yankee heart standing by, particularly
our hero; with his face twisted into every possible
shape except that Of laughing, the soldier emptied
the contents of his haversack upon the ground in
their midst, and broke away, fspte of the mans
endeayors to retain him, while he thanked him.
wIping his eyes with his coat sleeve, more like
school boy whipped Than one who had manfully
stood three days cannonading from nearly 200
guns The shout that was sent up from that crowd
was almost as loud as the one that proclaimed the
unfurng for the first time OF the stars and stripes
upon the walls of San Juan de Ulloa