The evening world., 1911-11-29
The Story
OF Our Country
By Albert Payson Terhune
Copyright. 1911. By The rrc~ Publishing Co. The New York '"
No. 26-Our War uith Mexico.

Copyright 1911. By The Pres Publishing To- The New York Wo1h'
No. 26-OW War nth Mexico.
<Y e has been beaten three times today laughed a ofhcer
sS Battle of Buena Vista. and he doesn't know it."
The a of whom he spoke a Zachary Taylor. 1t ".
$500 Tayors ignorance of the word defeat and the act .
ne dd not know how to be beaten which not only saved him from desIuo
ton at Buena Vista but carried him yer safely through the tans'e o.
party politics that sought his overthrow.
Taylor. a the preceding article told. had been sent to Mexico with
little army. as the catspaw, OF whipping boy" of the Administration The
bringing o n of the Mexican wal in a manner to reflect credit on President
Polk and his party had been a tcknsh matter. 1t had called fr wonorous
diplomacy. And Taylor, by rough honesty, fearless courage and a hln
sense Of duty, had succeeded where the widest politicians had failed. He
had not only begun the war but had a series of such brilliant VIC
tories against fearful odds that he gained deathless fame
In fact Taylor a whis' grew % popular that Polk and hi his psmonan v s,
n, "a s.s se'n ,s III x rsa' Ins, wsg tn they y.n "a 9n Sso' s TSytr;1 nos"s 'v w%s I %S a hero sa~'o o.
!. s, ar of , P Ito sSs as1r n, =. OnSS; s sDS 0s victories DSms ss, IN Ss sa.s " ~ shsn %si in n.
''' of simple old Zachary y IT Taylor yn~ r,v,o. -, .0,s.D,v become n nation.
STSe ssnIe ~ wal idol People began to tak OF lin as the neSt freM-
sven: VIZ: S %i.sar. The by A sasans asS ; ssss' to ''i nss'ss to to ' !: :.
preme command of the United states uoops there lust a.
Taylor had perfected military plans which were to max him master on AL
that part o. Mexico. Gen n. Scott arrived ID, to to-. assume assume. ch mMs Scots mr,n n .sn ssp
m almost every me of his besto officers
barely tSDS SO" p m rH D A IA but, ' so % of a% he 5000 COVE we're nw recruits III We're ignorant
t@4ous invader whose very nan struck terror to Mexican hearts IT'S Now Now he wa W.
learned of MS Id foes sudden weakness, and swOoped down upon him
Taylor ma~ed his small unframed force in a mountain pass near tn: !:
sBuena Vista plantation to meet thu oncoming Mexlans Santa m sent
lie, him com n TAX me- srSyled Taylor. .,.o ,n,,,. ,, ~.
battle of Buena Vista began. Twenty-one thousand Mexican veterans asalns.
overwnGminsy against Taylor. b tut tn grin old Indian fighter refused to see
ward flag of tue Then. while pretending to pei nesoiations. he treacher-
tarGy move failed to shattcr rayiors saian ranks The MexNans were beaten
on They were utterly routed with a loss of about
s:Ss:s-::s S::,s pitch '! Of sss'"ss' ss''' When ss': Tss1 our ear '4s'' BACK ( : me :
tried so hard to syoa, no. came to M pS. ,. TAYLOR vas n,o nominated nn' for President
The simple BID soldier was furious VIII, :, he -four, found u he "a, , to- be named ned e, for
clared the people were in a conspiracy to prevent his wife and himself from
ensy induced g " to- run for the Presidency dnsirans only on being allowed to &c,
ssssrSn Sx to e r n. 'onss,snse' " Ts'. .erS.a ie ensa sas n1 moasn %' a s 3 PRESIDENT. ns t y.
ing III o. Independence Day, 1850 ron too hearty a feast of cheHie' "nd but