Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-16

into tent by the orderly, who wen
away To announce me. Presently
hard-featured but still very benevo
lent faced man, quite understood
who from his appearance would easi
ly have been taken for waggonei
A great Tapping straw hat crowned
his head, he had no collar, a liner
coat, and the coarse pantaloons h'
wore had no suspicion OF rank abou
them, and his unstockinged feet were
covered by common infantry shoes
While / was trying to figure out IL
my mind who this apparition coult
be. he grasped my hand and heartily
exclaimed, "Pm very glad to see yor
here, General Shields, and will cut
out some work for your command be.
fore long And this was actually
Gen. Zachary Taylor, one OF the
bravest, kindest, and noblest men
Ithae ever4lived."
INCIDENT.
General Santa Anna was in com
mand OF the Mexicans at Cerro Gordo,
He was utterly defeated and CON-
PEELED to retreat. with heavy losses
in prisoners, material, and killed and
wounded. Shields was dangerously
wounded in the fight, and OF course
left behind at Jalapa. When he became
conyalescent he was informed that a
lady living opposite the house where
he lay had been very kind and at
tentive, and had been much help to
his attendants. As soon as he was
allowed to walk out he went to thank
her, when he learned to his surprise
that she was tho daughter OF Santa
Anna. In the course Of the conversa-
tion that followed, he remarked:
@But did you know who it was that
you were ministering to all this
timer"
Not at first" she replied. Il dis
covered after a time that you were
General Shields who / heard was
killed."
Perhaps had you known at first
that 1 was one who had large share
in defeating your father, would you
not have relieved me?"
She drew herself up with the air of
an old Castallian. Sir" she said. ~had
you with your own hand killed my
father in fair fight-in fight-I would
have done for you in your extremity
just as much as I now have" And
she looked as we'll as she spoke il.
MAGRuDER AND THE GUERILLA.
1t was during this CAMPAIGN, and
about this time, that az incident oc-
Cured which the lecturer very
humorously described, but which
Is here greatly abbreviated. General
John b. Magruder, OF subsequent
fame, was then an officer
In our army, and plumed himself
highly on his horsemanship. One
day he rode across the square on a
superb black animal that he had just
bought for a high price, and came to
the window 10y which Shields lay, that
the latter might see and admire his
purchase. The curvetting OF the steed
and the bearing OF the rider drew a
crowd into the square, and presently
there were thousand or more SOL
diers, citizens. and army followers Of
all kinds, watching and admiring
Jack Magruder" show of. After a
time, when Magruder had stopped a
moment enc Of the Mexicans came
rp to him. patted and praised the
horse, and told the officer that he
rode almost as we'll as an inhabitant
OF the country.
"Almostp Magruder exclaimed. 1
can ride as well as any Mexican.
Show me one who can ride better"
~Nay," said the Mexican. ~You
claim too much. You ride well, but
1t is not possible that you know our
horses quite as well as we do"
Magruder insisted. and growing
warm, offered to bet dozen doub-
looms thai he could ride his horse
better than the other could. The
Mexican objected: said he did not
like to bet and did not like to show
of his horsemanship ip public, but at
last, as Magruder grew more urgent.
he consented. and the money was put
up In the hands OF another Mexican.
For judges an American was chosen
by Magruder, Mexican by his ad-
and the two together chose
for the third Frenchman. Then
put his horse through the
PAGES, first walking around the
square, then srotting, then galloping,
and finally putting the animal to top
speed, with a magnificent burst that
drew cheers and hand-clappings from
the crowd. After few moments the
Mexican came forward for his trial.
Without touching his hands to the
animal he vaulted on his back and
went through with precisely the same
performance as had Magruder, and
really proved himself the more ac-
horseman OF the two.
himself joined in the ap-
plause, and admitted frankly that he
was fairly beaten. The Mexican
smiled and bowed, and said, Now, IL
the senior will wait moment / will
show him feat of horsemanship the
like OF which he has never SEEN"
Magruder assented and the Mexi-
can rode half way around the square:
and then putting spurs to the horse