Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-06-30
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ANEcDoTE OF GEN. TwIGGs.

ANECDOTE OF GEN. TWIGGS.
The New Orleans correspondent of the N
York Herald tells the following anecdote on
Gen. Twiggs:
In anticipation of sending Mr.. McLane
on his trial of the powers of negotiations,
General Twiggs is notified that it would be
extremely inconvenient for armed Americans
to embarrass our delicate relations with Mex
leo, and q tonce appears the Jacksonian proc
lamation of that stern old veteran, which at
once crusbes every Arizonian movement,
though all in readiness to push on. The
character of General Twiggs is too we'll un-
derstood to lead sensible men into attempt
ing to triae with or evade him, and when
he declares no armed body of emlgrants
shall pass through the country under MS
military jurisdiction, the principals In the
emigrant associations only shrug their shoui-
ders, and carry forward the expeDsens shey
have incurred to the account OF proht ana
loss.
There is but one instance known, believe,
in which the old veteran was outgeneraled'
and as that is quite amusing, l will give 1t
to YOU. Gen. Twiggs is strict dlsciphna-
rian and metes out the justice Of army regu-
latiops with but slight temperiug of mercy.
A few years agoa private Of dragons, whose
company was stationed at San Antonio In
Cured a punishment provided for an offence
he had been guilty of and vowed to wreak
his spite upon the commander himself
With a correct insight into the General s
character, he selected the tenderest point for
his thrust. One night he stole into IWiggs
stables with a razor, and shaved his taVorlte
charger as clean as dressed leather. NO
signs of the rage this mean action would
naturally create were observable next DAY IN
the countenance of General Twiggs, but be-
fore night he had discovered and clearly I'M
plicated the guilty party. Arrestiug the
soldier himself, he conveyed him to the stall
from which the barbarously used animal had
been taken, and securely fastened him with
a halter to the rack, which was p!entiiuliy
supplied with hay and oats, but contained
not scrap of army biscuit or drop of grog
For two days the soldier subsisted on this
fare, until it might have been supposed ne
was transmitted into centaur at least, and
the DOOR fellow was the subject Of endless
camp Jokes and merriment. On the third
evening General Twiggs re-entered the stall,
and with his same stern, immovable express
sion of features, quietly stroked and patted
the shoulders of the amateur barber, exclaim-
ing, "Whoa, Charley there Charley stand
still, sir" The soldier thoug ht to himself
this was "adding insult to injury" but 1t
was such capital joke, it would be unkind
in him not to aid the veteran joker in carry
ing it out. So neighing and snortlng, In
true equine style, he commenced frlsklng
about and then "kicked up behind" in such
a sudden and vigorous manner, one OF his
heels was planted in the Generals ABDOMEN
and the old man bent over speeehless. AS
soon az he could recover breath, he called
ont, "Seargeant, seargant," and as his or
derly came running in, the horse-man treP-
bled at the thoughts of what might result
from his friskiness. "Seargeant," gasped
the General, sset this man loose. He would
rather be horse than white man, py
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