The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-10-25

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Texas Mp.
closer than taz-callec;or Each time foot
was lifted several pounds Of mad would come
up with it, causing food Of language such as,
without doubt, lgas appropriate to the occasion,
but would not be desirable at a campmeeting.
Many Of the boys, not being satisfied with
Uncle Samuels stylish and neat fitting army
shoes, had started On the caInpaign wearing
Congress boots; and these uGgortgnates had to
take every step with the greateSs care 10 pre-
vent the mud from acting the part of a boot
lack. After marching about 10 miles we went
iai0 bivoasc, as il Was so dark sc could not
follow the road
The next morning. Nov. 6, re started atabout
9 aud reached brownsville 1t about 3 o'clock in
tie AFTERNOON. For the last few miles before
reaeiiing Brownsville tie chaparral by the road
side Was white with cotton. caught from loads
d thai article which lad been hauled to town
without being DaleG, ana carried across the
riEer. We slart taaJ night in an empty ware
house, and ,aa lieEt NOR. ing were ordered into
old Fort Brown aaout a mile down the river
Ua lls "aT a0a'n we passed the ruins Of
the extensive United States cavalry bar
rarEs aud sl5b'ts w,licl he rebels had de-
stfoyei ~ -eoH as they learned Of the landing
o. our y petition. The larger part Of the regi-
nleBt ralgaia .a in the f0rt Tor six days, with
bHt ilttla ~ 10 except 10 blild huts Tor shelter,
using fer hat purpose iumter from the ruins
Of the barracks. which the rebels had torn
down, not daring - burn them for fear of
bUrHiug tilr 'awa. AbOut 200 were on detail
part - tyrea aa.. part et q ferry few miles
uptlie river. Atucn time was spent IN bathing,
aud many o. - swan arioss into Mexico Most
Of the time the SKY WIS cl0uded with immense
hOcks Of w-ld-.osl flying soQthwesteriy. The
night aiTat Brownsville was vocal with the mu-
BIC Of the beautiful bird known among the
1 Hexicaus as the burro. but which we call the
I ieckass. Apparently nearly every family in
the place had one Of those lovely pets and as all
I soldiers know when one Of them starts a solo
/ every enc within hearing joins in the chorus.
I A stranger, therefore, cannot get much sound
/ sleep until he becomes accustomed to the per
Torrance.
TIE RIO GRASDE
/ may properly be c:assed among tie wonders OF
I nature, because human invention would be un-
equal 10 the ta-a o. making 2 river 30 crooked
II is said that birds often Jose their way while
flying across, AID fnd themselves Oh the Same
side that thcv started from Matamoras is
nine miles up stream from Brownsville while
IN an ar iIue % Is oily two; and that is hardly
q fair sample Of Is ca.srze.
The troops 1E,.ag .He Of the Rio Grande in
this campaign II / remember correctly, were
the First Division commanded by Gen. Her
ron. They remained there till the following
Summer, when -aey were recalled 10 Louisiana
NOV. j our kaapsacks arrived on a steamer
from GAINESVILLE, and the next day we started
for Point Isabel, near where we first landed
We left Brownsville the middle Of the forenoon
and stopped for dinner al Resaca de Ia Palma
one Of the old b4ltieGelds Of the Mexican
war. Ia the afternoon We crossed Palo Alt
Plain, where Gen. Zachary Taylor ha,
his first battle with the Mexicans, undo
Gen. Aris8- Near where we made on
; Of our halts was herd Of ne&riy so wild horse.
feeding, and our guide tried to lasso one G
them, but they were all swiftcr footed tina
his horse. Al dark W. went into bv0gac with
out water Tue next morning, Nov. IA, "
were furnished a-lth a limited supply Of waite
from wagons, and, leaving the direct road
why, ] do not kH0W,-started 10 cross sand
desert whore nothing grew but the prickly
, pear. Here We had q splendid view of th
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