Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-10-17

suburb of San Cosma, taken by as.
sault, had been given up by Worth to
sack, and his men We're at it. Per-
haps the Englishman thought his own
premises inside the Garita would be
entered, and wished to propitiate Be
this as it may, there be suddenly APP
peared, in the midst Of Worth and his
staff, and he was used while we
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, off and on, re.
sponded the Englishman.
"You know the city then z" was the
next question.
'Like book" was the answer.
"And which is the best part of it ,
Where do all the rich people live p
was the next question.
"Right over that tall tree you see
there, said the little Englisbman,
skipping lightly; all fat little 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 English and middle aged, wears q
blue coat? This fat little Englishman
had one on.
"Right over that tallest tree therep'
continued Worth, pointing towardsit
Exactly" was the response from
the fat man, also pointing.
He did not imagine, poor fellow,
that Immediately behind and unbe-
known TO him, the ordnance officers
were making sight" over 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 meantime the little fat
man was used "And the Archbish-
OPP" queried Worth, "where does he
reside I"
"Right over that tallest house,
there" continued the fat brewer, point
ing to the dwelling where the Prus-
sian minister then resided, while the
ordnance officers were behind him
taking sight and aim 1t was rich.
We all laughed heartily.
"And the National Palace, the
Grand Plaza, the Cathedral, the Pla-
teros?" continued Worth as noted
points in the beautiful city came to
his mind
"Beyond the Alameda, and right
under that star" answered the Eng
lishman, pointing, Hnger and Stone
behind him, "lining," as old bee hunt.
ers term it. Hagner would also have
been on the lookout, only that he was
hard of hearing. An excellent officer
was Hagner.
Meanwhile the platforms for the
two 10-inch mortars were laid, and
everything was ready to "open," when
all of a sudden it got through the lit
tie fat mans skull that he had been
pumped.
"But you are to lombard the city"
said 'he, skipping more lively than
ever.
Bang! whang went the 1s-pound
ers.
"And my wife and children are liv.
ing up there ("
Slam. boom went the two NOR
tars.
"God bless my soul! you'll tear the
whole city to pieces and my poor
wife-she's timid and
/ Bangl wbang! beloved the Is
Founders again; it took longer 70
work the mortars, but as fast as they
could be wiped out and cleaned they
were kept in active play.
1t may not seem altogether so right
for man to sit down and split hi:
sides laughing after a long days work
amid carnage and strife; but who
could holpit, as that blue coated, pussy
little Englishman, who had uncon,
sciously given Worth a thorough re.
cOnnoisance of the entire city Of MeXi
CO from astand point near his brewery
at the San Cosma Garita, commenced
jumping and skipping about with the
| agility Of a first class acrobat. am
Z laughing now as l tell the story.
Two days Afterwards, walking leis.
urely the Gale Tacuha towards the
/ Hospital de San Andres, | met the
same fat little Englishman, with the
same blue coat and brass buttons.
knew him as though be had been raised
opposite me in the same alley
aWero any Of your family badly
hurt by the Commandment z" queried l.
"Scared that's all, }" was the curt
response Having got through with
fat man FIRST, / shall introduce Eat man
second on the Boulevard du Temple
in another letter He was one OF
them, the latter.
By way Of finish to this old rcminis'
cence, | should say that a short time
after Worth opened on the city OF
Mexico, deputation from the Ayun-
tamiento came hurrieuly down to San
( Cosma with intelligence that SAINTS
( Anna had evacuated the capital, bag
and baggage, and that it was at our
mercy. Here ends the war between
the United States and Mexico, and
here ends my story.
The Special Commissioner of the
Revenue. Hon. David A. Welles,
lnnres Mnshinrton today under in