Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-08-25

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American camp The night before the A.
s4Hi Was q very dark one Shields was in
his tent, when toward midnight number
of soldiers of his command came 20 him
and asked permission 10 put = q pound gun
on the top Of this elf.
II was Estonished. Don't you know
asked, that the engineers say that it can't
he climbed TO say noihing about putting
cannon up there They insisted, however,
that they should like 10 try IT, Try il,
then, boys, said, no harm will be done,
even if you fail. They went away, and in
two hours they were back again with the
amazing news that they actually had g.
FOUNDER in position on the summit of that
almost perpendicular hight.
&" And il you'll consent, sir, said one
of them, well put l2.pounder there, too.
"'GO ahead l replied. I'll believe
you can do anything now And long be-
tore daylight they reported that the 12-
FOUNDER was up there beside the 6-pounder,
ready to open on the Mexicans in the
morning. thought the news too good to
be kept, SO | went to Gen. Twiggs' tent
and reused him up. He heard my story
and looked at me as if he did not believe q
word of it.
"'Do you mean to tell me, he exclaimed,
that those fellows of yours have hauled q
12pounder anil 6-pounder up to the top
of that hight.'
Eyes, sir and what do you think of
that p
81 think there are two pieces of artil.
lery lost to the United States for there
are not men enough in the army to get
them down again.
But those two pieces did excellent ser
vice against the astonished McXicans that
day, and they were got down again after
ward"
AN INCIDENT.
General Santa Anna was in command of
the MeXicans at Cerro Gordo. He was
utterly defeated and compelled 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 convalescent, he was informed
that lady living opposite the house where
he lay had been very kind and attentive,
and had been of much help to his atten.
dants. AS soon as he was allowed to walk
out he went to thank her. when he learned
to his surprise that she was daughter of
Santa Anna. In the course of the CONVEX
sation that followed, he remarked:
"3ut did you know who it was that you
were ministering to all this time ~
Not at first" she replied. II disco :
cred after time that Byou were General
Shields who had heard was killed."
perhaps had you known at first that
was one who had large share in defeat
ing your father, you would not have re-
lieved me"
She drew herself up with the air of an
old Castilian. "Sir," she said, had YOU
with your own hand killed my father in
fair fight would have done for you in
your extremity just as much as I now
have" And she looked it as we'll as spoke