The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-12-21
THE OLD ARMY.
Rec0llectiOns of Scenes of the OFF,
GERS Who Served With Taylor In
Mexico.

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Cows Who Saune" ~ SVVmGs W;s,s ci1,n Tar, OiH.
Mexico. 40
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,ne o''y = neAico. mem l,nan was
capaa,u tss u,s NEIL NJ, g we're nogeiS .aasn-
my oharisy n may 41ncan, onerman and
Drag! Anougl Y tney al old geod ser.
vice. ~ - u we general onlcers we are
now Wf'upg sape roster q 1881 tooKs
s.tsng = psss'.;l l,asoI lcov; ana many
. na'he % 'n.ssea ffoin 'he hss. ocott .
asues s'1ep ues,ue Tue inurmurihg wa
Twas ,hora ha nsrsi,u a.saa, II.
snmnors n ,ho. ,otar ,,ar, ~; ,eo ~
ue lovod Tho M;,itsru ~ ho.oamn ~ .hauah
he was not oradna,s 90 we,l ., ha %
co,oh,o ~ ioSina onn,h;nn GonS H. ~ ~ -
dior 90 no WOO .e ,imss .ws. ~ - ons,aro su.
ond unonnaam;a, ~ ,ha. 49, go 80" A. ~ as,.e.s S,.e.s
or his norsono, go q .no;doa Az S;n as
1ot ho oonI, 81 ,;uos o,,;.,aa ~
nss. If na,,,ro Amona somo sa,;ea,
troi,o of h;o oS,raata. ~ 10 'aen. n',n
sbandon;na a noint or nerm;,,ino h;rn
seIf 70 NO orovoa. ;noorrpo, - 20, :.
oss,mod !, ,,a'n,aa, n .rno,o - ;. 60. So. ~
o,oodo,o Ia ~ h;u :, onnnoo,;oa -.
a can,oin IF ono of Tho conn.n;os ~
volunteers comnosina s.,u,hern r.ai'
msnt Tho GENERAL was very emnbs.ic
in bis d.nnnc;s,ion ofStho nrac,;co ot
eating warm bread. He contended and
no dopht with much correctneaa tbet
bread sbonld he eaten stale and cold =
The armv ON the march had Of conrse
to eat hard bread or hiscuit. there heino
no portable ovens in those davs.
.won, .a;a Tho oo,,.;n rno no d.
u;s,.oS g. So ,';a % 80. ~ -; o"s 10y
HE hsnSs - ant;,;no,;an % ~ .,w.,n | 49, aooh =
:, ~ p."n,s S - s, p'.o"' n ~ 'oo' oe
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.whn ' ua.,I I na, Ill n,ha 80 ona,. -, ,.u,
eoma ha, hrooS ), ~ Wv - -
suo, hraod s;r,hot hroodr, sho,,aa
tho ..ae., - :. t-o. - .se .S,
and STRENGTHENING his towering form.
while be extended his arm with a ma.
iestic air. "No. sir: sooner than per-
NIT YOU to commit such an imnrudent
act will stand over the oven with nv
drawn sword.
The remark was q, unexpectei and
the speech and attitude of the GENERAL
so tragic. that the captain /, reInting il
said that for a moment he than Jht the
general was rehearsino some lines from
theatrical act.
Next to Scott follows Worth. They
were friends until the ,arrel of the ta
king of Mexico city. Worth was a
chivarous soldier, brave. but at times
cynical and freo.,ently severe in his crit
iieisn OF r-oshe,s. while he was ever ready
to answer personally for hi, words and
acts He had cool. caustic manner of
dealing With those h. tlisiked. bat he
was steadfast and generous friend, and
where he had committed wrong he was
q lick TO make reparation Peacs to his
ashe,.
/ Tw;oos who fon,bt on tho s.ms He,,l
was man of s;nauIor cbor.c,or;o,;cs "
porn in Georoi. ,na slavs.haldor ho
was ;ntensely imhuod with Southern in
stipc.s and nreiu,lices He was nossess
ed of larye wealth and always carried
three or four of his negroes with him
when in tbe fold His cr;,;ne wa. av
c.llent and it was always a Measure t6,
dino at his hoard. Ha was a warm and
constant friend Init hittor hatsr. aud
when be had occasion To nnrsne an enc
INV he was relentless ami conld he cru,l
Ri,licue wss a weanon he u,ed unsnar.
linolv un wac a maa.ar of ;nvective
onJ b,s nrof.n;ty ouon ;n tho nidst n
oc,;on NO. ., t;mas ra.o,t;na Raw
~ . far,, ha s,ara,1 h;,n.s,s ., ,;,,Io 90
hs did hi, ,o,.nd Ha .lw.rs eo,i
mota, ,ha ,,,n,oar o,oront og.bo arn,,
below its frne worth an3 the field off,
GERS of the same were generally the snb-
iect Of his sarcasm Ho rods a hav
horso th.t .oi a wb;to onot an ito ta;,
and this bo nd Ived h,,cy and langhed
ot himself for doino =, M man loved
to torment other. het.er than himself =
He took a sayaoa nleasnre At times in
m,kino o,bars missrahe
Twi9os helonoed 10 thu &c rmv of In.
v.s;o,, ,, 49,, T,r,o.,. Ena
- ,ha ,o'.;sr;m,, -, - ~ =, .ho ma, a. aam
when long train ~ wag,ns vas toilino
mn a steen hin At Camaroo and the
mules wsre strainino lhe utmost on the
traces. he noticed a teams,er who wa,
carelessly walking beside his animals.
carving in his hand small switch,
while the rest of the drivers we're furi
ouslv cracking their whips. AS Twiggs
eyed the luckless man. his ire was rails
ed and he launched torrent Of abuse
upon him .Come here, Colonel Har.
ney," he cried, eand help me to curse
this rascal"
The teams;er. aroused to his peril.
and hoping to atone for his stunilness,
stooped down and picking up a stone.
hurled it at his mules. striking one of
them. In an instant Twiqgs was off his
horse. and oraspipu stone. took de-
Ehu,to o;r, 80. - A,,n throrrh tLo