Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-07-10
GEN. ZACH. TAYLOR.

"i.'. LA'n. ~ AllOn'
When our rommmanh joined the army
Gen. Taylor was the hero of the day. The
recent BATTLES which he had fought and gain
: rl made him famous throughout the land.
We were prepared to sec a warrior with
gold lace and plumc,' Of noble carriage
and trrc" c0untrnanCc. Our establishment
can be- immagin"d when "" brhrld plain
: old farmer, with not the first military in
sigma about him, Wcaringa wide brm Mex
} lean Sombrrro and ordinary citizens clothes.
There waS not Il subordinate around his
hc;ldul,lrtrr, that was not better dressed.
Verify. his name, "Rou@h and Ready" Was
: appropriate. He WAS rather short in stat
llrc for his size and apparent weight with
Il face that indicated stern decision and
untiring energy. His features were not
: handsome, but by no means rrpul>ivc. y
pleasant expression seemed to dwell there
when hr WAS Off duty. Ills face gave no
evidences OF cultivation. Shaggy eyebrows.
rather Il prominent nose and round face; if
any landmarks of intelligence We're ever
there, tit" rough camp life the old soldier
had lead for 80 many years had Ublitr"itcd
them. Gen. Taylor was Il clumsy rider,
mounting and dsmountng his horse like
an old farmer only accustomed to horse
back exercise when he ll:ti occasion to ride
To town once in 4 while.
Your correspondent i not advised IL to
what Wrr" the religious preferences of Gen.
Taylor. II" had fallen into the habit 50
common in th" army, and pOintrdly en-
pha>izrt his remarks ;l> occasion required.
lie had none Of the bOmbu>t about him
that even some of his lowest SllborlinatcS
manifested. In social conversation with
his officers he seemed to forget his rank.
and oltcntimcS had kind word for the
Door private ON one occasion we had to
cross one of those swift running mountain
streams. the water of which wa. over waist
deep. and sick and Notwithstanding soldier
was Standug on the bank. | SUPPOSE mcdi-
tatin~ whether he ShouId make fine venture
or nnf. Cen, TnvIor % rode hv and saw thr
-it,lation. assisted fine Door snldirr m hr-
hind him and ,,rrirI hin, ovnr thc ,v,tcr
.,w tI,t .,nI LnnrL tL,t .,II;nr lon,r ~
for thn vo,. hr,r INF hn had ..roin LrLinI
thr ,rr.iIrnt -"
Con T,vInr w,s ,Iv,v. IN tho ,hiclo.t of
thn L,ttIn and ,n.n,nI tn hn 49,. In.titntn nt
t.,r ~ :, rMrr; Ur rnIn - nilt.wbitc
hnr.c"Did Whi,nv-.vhirh seemed ~ rI,,m-
.v,. hi, m,stnr. and from Innm m,s.nri,tinn
seemed tn hovr nInntrd snnnr nf his nnru.
l;,.,;. t.,n ,r,,iir,, .,,,l,, ,hI N-t,;,.,.
thrnumhn,,, thr Lrttns nf Nontrrnv and
Rurn, Vista. IIrWn. dressed very ulainIv.
wore y common soft Inf and nm old fndcd
c,..i,,rrr rnot which. hi. old .nldinrs in.
fnrnrL us hr h,L worn, fnr many. wears
'rhis rnut rcrr;vrI if. first wounl ~ i}unnn
Vista. where, two niuskrt balls. one about
three inches below thr other. uoSscI throurh
huth IonrIs The writrr thnurh with (;rn.
'r,vlor'. commend fnr nr,rl, - vr,r novrr
.nW him drr..rI in fIll uniform rycrnt ON
thr urr,.inn of thr drn,rturr nf thr rrnnins
nf nur rnrin,rnt E,r hnmn We had .trurl,
orr tcn1s backed orr knapsacks. and thc
last act OF our dcpurtlrr from Walnut
Springs was takin" leave of our old chief.
We were formed in line. and he came out
in our front dressed in REGULATION uniform.
cap-a-pc. He was viSiblv embarrassed,
and not a heart i'm our command but what
was touched, With some awkward school
boy mr.turr. hc monorcd to saw "thot hr
honri thni in nrivntr liz, yyr would mako
~ hrillinmt rrr1r,is ns we had in fine srrvirr
Of nur rnuntrv; = or somcthinm vrrv nnorlv
to that effect and l1Ir II. tnrrwril -I;ty
U1,fL L;l-,ij,.
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PEOPLE WHO NEVER EAT BEEAD,-
There 1rr civilized nations = Iorwr propor
ton Of who's, pcaSautrv eat little or no
bread. Baked Iulyrs of bread are unkno,vn
in many part, of south Austria and of Jtalv
and thronnhout thr agricultural distrirt. Hf
DnunnuiI In tLn ,;iIIo,.n, or tho GLorl
w ir.'I ~ Nv, ~
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