The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-09-28

The sun r,~e In cloutllces sky ou Tim
memorable MI II February, iigltin,
MP Tho Hl0pmy valley ~ 1sos Ang,,rturus
~ thr Narr,ws, ~ II wa~ n,orr ro.nno,,
" called, with i rilccting brillinnry iha
inAte thr hurry peaks vi tim Sierra NJ
vaala glitter anil sparkle till thc i0ncsnm.
rAsines SEEMED alive with its rrfrMctjur
rays. Hardly lonely, however, WIN. III,
usually quiet valley On ll,ia eventual
DAY. For eleven imiles above ARns
NuevA, and near TIN hacienda u Bu.n,
Vista, from which, thu Subsequent hattl.
rvcivcsl IL nanne, were rncainlMsl som.
b.tAD NJ Taylnrs veterans hardy men
livery ono vi thcm, md III tried courage
thu herocw III many battles, Ard willinr
10 risk thtir lives anywhere their intrepl.
commander would lead them.
They Ind taken up thrir present posi-,
tlnil IN consequence n the approach III i
vastly superior bnly III M.sirnnn, The
position WAS y strong one, their flank
being protected by mountains whicl
f0ee abruptly 0m cacli .ilr these. Ia
getlMr with thr rnyinrs and Rmtlhw Il,
wlllrll tho Apaav lAtwccn the nrinirn was
hT,knl'. formed one ~ tllr greatest mt
ttrnl f0riresses spoken III In history.
Mellow them waS thu glittcring army
~ bAnta Anna. consisting III moi le~s TIM,
M0M well.Mrined men; their gMyly.enl.
UsssI uniforms contrasting strongly Will,
The plain mud ser,iccable suits u 'laylur'n
men.
Tho American forces w.r, placed NJ,
y. ~ secure every advantage; thu runsi
running through Tie valley wnn swept by
their artillery. while tle trs,p., wihont
exemption, were In the i,eat III HpivttA. ii
wAA Wssliingtoil's birthday, AMI that. III
ttself. The men thought, wunld give .i,e.
ce.H " their arms.
Early On The 1;isl, banta Anna ct,.leny.
ord ~ turn ti.e American lett. lie was
sticcessfnl |; flle comparatively small
l,Hsiy 0f Americans could not withstand
Tho powerful columns of Ampn,lin. hut.
~ The MexicanH seemed III thu eve III
victory, Glen, Taylor arrived with rim
t0rs*,mentA from Haltillu.
~ great exsftions ths Colonel In com.
mAnd rallied 4 part u III. own regimen.
tho Mississippi Rifles .And 4 part II
sl's hs'eOnd Indiana, aud hy quick nj.
vance drove baek strong bosly of Mex.
loan lanccrs. Quickly forming hin men
IN the shape III letter Y. he awaited
theis approach.
On came thu Mexicans VI a sweeping
gallop, their shouts md laughter, ~
well ~ their Ruudy uniforms, seeming
moro ~ for tle ballroom tl,nn the stern
rrAlltiss " TIM battle ground. Their
ssAralrss riding. and The Hay Jokes they
pAAsad among themselves, showed Tint
TINY expcrted ma oaAy victory. Thur
inetn,lsu prcy. however, manifested liitl.
alarm. line ~ many statues they stnal
~ their plNnes. eMcl, occupying d certain
portion ~ thu y, their nfins ready lor
instant tlsc, ~ bc snrr, hut oillerwisr
Tiny accsned utterly unconscious III the
sppfoAcll u M overwhelmingly superior
l0FCe III thr cne,ny.
J" Poor devils kAid Tall MisAisAipDt
SiIrmAn, IN Inv tone, " still tall. i
cpmPAn.on; " reckon they don't under.
stand The Colonies tactics, " tl,ay
v0nI. Int ba quite NJ ANXIOUS 10 examine
The ri6smen's W
Tho IHrson addressed VIVA tailor
rather m c1tsa tall soldier. He WA
dlAd ~ = cheap, coarnn SUIT LIKE hin Cu,n.
p.ni"ns, and appeared ~ bc about ~
y0ASH M MRe, HiA limbs we're massive,
hut wcll.iO. meal anil shnlHly. made 40
gntlinT III large homes ni,,i iil,inclrs tt,ui,
II snpertln0ls herl,; in short, liz wn. d
man Who eOtlld entlre hing trnmu
without ttsnp, md w. r.aIy ior acton,
when hiA c0inpnnionn Wrrc completely
worn out aud exhausted. iliB lno..
might oisce havs lavn handsome, hut
INV u WAS SCARED ani scanned by es,l,.
seAut sxtHMnrt ~ IDEALLY warfare and no
lrss slrAlly elements. HIT Lis rye.--
AiA rysA wrre what would have called
Tor tho second look; black ~ midnight,
aud ~ quick anil sharp IN lightning:
eyes which II oner sccn would never IL
Forgotten.
Mich waA Glen AtwopI, Il mnn who
would fight I'LL b. fell, never forgive An
enemy nor dessert friend. H. Ind bA4l
numl.TlsAs chances u promotion. hut
had always refused them. saying that h.
preferred lhe ranks ~ ,l,c shoulder.
strsps, anil l,Gl rather III tIm figl,iing
than CssiCS somebody else 10 la II.
During the t~o ~ tl,ree year. hr hMl
bsen will, TIM Mis.is2pp, ltiiics Ii. lind
n1aflA hut 0lie lriunni tine In whom H.
yalllufvd " S.lpsr my confidence. ltrtt
Williams. with nn l,nppy.go Inrky,
ssii.mAy.cMre face, sc.ll.I ii,e iasi
person whom such i man ~ t;Ien Al.
wool would have selected IN ii cl,nm !.
llevarlhalrss. there Ind sprung ~ d
friendship ln'twrrn the two that bn,I.
far - prose lasting. Many were tle
times they hal saved eae'l, 0tl,.r from
'WrtAtn death on tho batfla-fici.i, nj the
riAk n their own lives, TILL. NJ tho limn
Dl1f story Upr1is. there w. nothing pus.
sible that ono would not 10 fur The other.
~ hia companions exclamation ulen
Asd smilaI iainlly, NJ thu kaino time
'iying, IN ~ equally Inv lame
I1f,Ok ~ them, Brrt they Seem mi.
ertain whether 10 come On, stop, " 70
80"
Il W. tss,s. The Mssiaana had ~.
sctsd y b. 6red upon - soon = they
me within range thsn, before The
|1leStcaas could reload, thsy intended
J ~ upon them. What, thSa. M |