Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-06-03
Life on the GOnst.
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The good people Of lbervllle have been
in IN excitement fJr some days, created by
an expected visit from Gen. Taylor, he
having promised to call on some Of his nu
mefous friends IN thai pafisl md paftabe
Of THEFT distinguished hospitality. Quietly
md unberaldrd. accompanied by d. d.
Avery, Esq, h. presented himself yesterday
Mt noon, (Tuesday) ut tho residence Of J..
". Brown, Bsq where be p8ftook Of ~
sunpl1ous dinner, and lhen proceeded TO
the house Of n waftl personal friend, Col.
X. a. Stewatt, where he established hin.
selftor lhe day. The General was In re-
markably fins spirits, and since he has
thrown aside the military dross ani come
out IN IL new suit Of black, it SEEMS ~ If he
bad turned back the wheels of time aud
stricken The marks ef Ten years from bis
capaeious brow. We eun form some SLIGHT
idea by attehtiyely studying his face, how
IL looked when lighted TIP by the excite.
toeht ofbattIe but yesterday, ps he wend.
ed bis way along, with the broad bosom
0i the MlssiasiPPi on one side aud tbs IT,.
mlnotts fields Of cane on the other, we
thought thai the evidences Of peaee gave q
far more glorious expression to bis eye Than
even lhe eiant ofaftus aud tbs crash 81
''gl0ftoua war" could. In fact, Gen. I'ay.
lori heaft and soul reyel in he quiet pur.
stiils Of agricultural life If is passing
strange how entirely he puts of his armour
when ''ofT dsty.' In ibis respect he has
no pret9type except in The great man he
resembles IN 50 many other points +: Wash.
inEtoh, the Father Of his Country.
II 80 happened That on the very evening
Of the arrival Of Gen, Taylor TT Col
Stewards, the beautiful residence of Mr..
Simon lie Blanc was lighted up until
ii seemed 10 be one bIHze Of light, and
within it, precincts were heard the sound,
Of revelry. The patfiareh'g youngest
daughfepjfad Il few hours before stood Ut
the bridal altar, and hundreds Of relatives
and adm'ripg friends were gully and joy.
0usly celebrating the event. The runor
went through the crowd that Gen. Taylor
had arrived III the neiabborhood. The
beautiful bride, The troupe Of brides maids,
the whole circle of Louisiana ~fairesl
daughters that graced the ~festiye scene,
lisped the honored name, while the genfle-
men more boisteroasly gave vent 10 their
feelings Of admiration. In It few moments
the ladies formed q plan 10 e'capture The
old hcro.o They felt confident that they
could do what santn Anna aud twenty
thousand picked troops could moi. Miss
-~, Miss -, and Mis- --, three
lovely young ladies, were at ono organized
into a powerful army. supported by seve-
raj gentlemen. 1t was agreed that The
ladies should get into Or. Pritchard's car.
rage, the gentlemen into A 8 Robeftson's,
it being owned by the ''grand marshall
and that the corps should proceed quietly
up to aen. T'aylot's ~encampment (CoI.
Stewards house) and carry it by a coup Dc
main. The affair was entirely successful;
he light artillery got on to the gallery 0f
the house nnpcrceiYed, as it was raining
very hard at tue time, AMI boldly entering
the sally port, carried old Zack 10 fifteen
seconds. At The time he was firmly seat.
ed IN a large red backed arm chair, Col
Stewart supporting him on the right, hi.
accomplished lady on the left. The Gen.
eral on the first attack attempted 10 II an
oeuyre, but it was a total failure the ditch
was on tue wrong side, and the first gen.
eral discharge of Il little more grape q
bright eyes set him n fuftsring, and with
a few random shots he sntrendered al dis.
erection long before the heavy artillery in
the rear was brought into action. Ole
Zach, however, displayed considerable
presence of mind even under the novel po
sition Of a defeat, and c~apitalated that be
should ride to the wedding in the carriage
with bis ptiro tors, and be treated otiIer
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