South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1867-11-15

him Pembcrton, Boyer Wood, Mackall,
Semmes, Scion Borland, and your humble
servant, all belonging TO his regular or vol
untary staff, with Hugcr, Hagner, Stone,
and several ordnance officers. There, "
nag idle but anxious to work, were two ten
inch mortars, and a couple of eighteen poun-
der long guns. How use them? The fl.
man told US.
As the smoke and dust had settled a.
round the Garita of San Cosme, there sud-
denly and l can almost say surreptitiously
appeared among Us little fat, pursy, pot
bellied Englishman, the owner of neigh
boring brewery, who was profusc in kind
Offices. The supurb of San Cosmc, taken
by assault, had been given up by Worth to
sack, and his men were at it, Perhaps the
Englishman thought his own premises in
side the Garita would be entered, and wish
cd to propitiatc. BE this as it may, there
he suddenly appeared, in the midst OF Worth
and his staff, aud he was used; while we
all drank his beer, the ordnance officers
drank his Information.
You have lived some time in the city of
Mexico, my little man?' quoth Worth.
Seventeen years, of and on responded
the Englishman.
You know the city, then?' was the next
question.
Like a book was the answer.
and which is the best part of it?-
Where TO all the rich people live :? was the
next question.
Right over that tall tree you see there
said tho little Englishman, skipping light
ly; all little fat men are light on their hoof.
and this one was particularly So And
why is it that nearly every fat little man
you meet, if Englsh and middle aged.
wears a blue coat with brass buttons-a
dress coat? This fat little Englishman
had one on.
Right over that tallest tree, there p
continued Worth, pointing towards it.
Exactly, was the response from the fat
man, also pointing.
He did not imagine, poor fellow, that i'm
mediately behind and unbcknown to him.
the ordnance officers were making sight o.
yer his pointing fingers, and training their
pieces the object of Worth was to pitch
in round shot and shell into the best part
Of the city. OF course it took some little
time to lay the platforms for the mortars,
and meanwhile the little fat man was used.
'And the Archbishop querried Worth,
where does lie reside p
Right over that tallest house, there
continued the fat brewer, pointing to the
dwelling whore the Prussian Minister then
resided, while the ordnance officers were be-
hind him, taking sight and dim. 1t was
rich We all laughcd-hcartily
and the National Palace, the Grand
Plaza, the Cathedral, the Plateros !? contin-
iv4 - ~, l. i
city came to his mind.
Beyond the Alameda, and right under
that star answered the Englishman, point
ing lIuger aud Stone behind him lining
as old bee hunters term it, IIagner would
also have been on the look out, only that
he was hard Of hearing. In excellent Of
fscr was lIagner.
Meanwhile the platforms for the two ten
ZACH m3rtars were laid, and everything was
ready to 'cpon,' when all Of a sudden it got
through the little fat mans skull that he
had been pumped.
But YOU are going to lombard tho city,
said he, skipping more lively than ever.
Bang. whang.! went the eighteen pound
erB.
and my wife and children are living up
there
Siam boom went the two mortars.
God bless my soul you'll tear the " hole
city to pieces. and my poor wifc-shc'
Umil, and
Bang whang beloved the eighteen
Founders again it took longer to work the
mortars, bat as fast IS they could be wip-
Cd out and cleaned they were kept in active
play.
i may not seem altogether so right fora
man 10 sit down and split his sides laugh
iuE after q long days work, amid carnage
auI strife but who could help IL, as uat
b!us-coatcd, pursy little Engishman, who
had uuc5nscioa-!y given Worth a thorough
reconnaissance of the entire city Of Mexico
from q standpoint near bis brewery at The
San C5sme ilrita commenced jumping aud
skipping about with the agility Of a first
class acrobat am laughing now as / tell
che story can't help it.
Two days afterwards, walking loisurely
down tho Gale TacuJl towards the Ilospi-
tal De San Andres, / met the same fat lit
do Eagishmn, with tic same blue coat
and brass buttons. ] knew him as well az
though be bad been raised opposite nc in
the same ally.
Were any Of your family badly hurt by
the bJmbarlment quer.el
Scared thats al, was the curt re-
pon-c
Is way Of finish to this old reminiscenoe.
! should say that a short time after Worth /
opened on The city Of Mexico, dcputation 4
from tho Ayunmmieuto came hurriedly
down TO San Cosmo with intelligence that
Santa Anna had evacuated the capital, bag
and baggage, and that it was at cur mercy.