The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-06-13

permission to lead his compan.
against the castle and Will
just at the foot of the hill wa
shot. His men went on ant
were the first to enter the castl
gate. One of his lieutenants
he said, cut a burning,fuse lead
ing to a mine. Capt. Reid, wht
talked to me that night, after
ward became a famous novelist
AS I could not find my little
Irish friend among the wound
ed in the castle, I went out te
the gate by which the Palmetto
regiment had entered. He was
still lying where he had fallen
and was suffering agony from
wound in the leg. half car
ried him into the castle.
From September IA until the
first of December, our regiment
was part of the force on guard
in the captured capital of Mexi,
co. We were quartered in the
palace and there was room for
all of us. We got new caps and
blankets when the city officials
paid over the indemnity Gen.
Scott had demanded. In De
cember reinforcements entered
the City of Mexico. These took
our places. We were ,sent out
into the suburbs. The PaImet-
to regiment was stationed at
San Angel, about eight miles
outside the city wall.
A mile or so from San Angel
there was a great hacienda own
ed by a rich nMexican lady of
pure Spanish descent. Her fam
ily consisted of two married
daughters, their husbands and
two unmarried daughters. The
ranch was the richest in the val
ley and not many miles from
the foot of the volcano Popocat-
epetl.
ASKED FOR SOUTH CARoLINIAN
It seems that the American
soldiers had been visiting the
hacienda oftener than the lady
liked. Anyhow, one of her son
in-laws, Don Jose. applied to
Gen. Shields for a guard. He
specially asked for a South Car
Gilman. I consider this said
Capt. Stanley, one of the high
est compliments paid the Pal
metto regiment in Mexico
I was detailed for this pleas
ant duty and retured to the ha-
cienda with Don Jose. When
we arrived he took me into the
house and introduced me to the
ladies of the house.
His bow of introduction left
nothing to be wished said the
captain. 1t carried me straight
to the bosom of the family, and
l stayed there as long as I was
stationed at the hacienda, which
was nearly a month. One of
the dons played the guitar, and
we had dances every night. I
was shown every consideration,
and was sorry to lea re.
"Orders were issued to fill the
vacancies in the roll of officers
of the regiment, - said Captain
Stanley. There were so few
of US left that there were nearly
enough places to 60 around.
But those Fairfield boys were
thinking about politics when
they got home, and, as / was
from Darlington county and
could not vote for any of them,
I came out of the war a lprivate
without any handle to my name
just as l went IN.
In young manhood Capt. Nc
Kee married Miss Emily E. Per-
ry, and they have lived happily
together for many years, rear
ing several children. He has
been an honored, upright citizen
of this county for 81 years, re-
spected and having the conf
dence of his fellow citizens. He
is now in his S8th year and very
feeble. His sight has become
so impaired that he cannot see
to read, but he still likes to think
of the stirring times of the 40's
and enjoys the social intercourse
of his friends.
May his DAYS b, heightened
and may he be spared yet many
years.
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