The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-23

is one of the industrial centefs OF
Mexico. 1t has great cotton mills ana
a number Of factories. II has oeauti-
full residences and n of the nneSt
cathedrals OF the world. When Scott
reached there it had about 10000
population. and there Vas a great
army awaiting him at Mexico CITY.
l n the meantime he had had sickness
among his men in coming over the
mountains. Seven of his regiments
had been discharged and the Ameri-
can forces had been reduced TO a ut
tie over 10. 200. nearly half of whom
were recruits.
est applause, n hat no~twithstand-
ing he liked to keep in the back
ground. A story Illustrating his SIM
plIrity is told Of q senator named But
Ter, who's brother, Pierce Butler, was
killed in the battle OF Buena Vista.
Senator Butler had asked for a de-
scription of the battle and Gen. Tay-
| Tor replied: We'll come and dine
with me today and ! will tell 0 all
l know about it. The senator waited
in patience throughout the dinner Tor
the story to begin, and at its cioSe
brought up the subject of the battle.
asking about his brother. Gen. Tay-
lor said:
Yes, senator, your brother Pierce
+! WAS a SOON SOlUltI dlu Dt oiSu aAtCA
a brave light on the field. Now you
want to know how the battle was
fought, do YOU"
yes, general, if o will be SO kind
Please tell me just how your troops
were placed and all about those Of the
enemy. l would like to understand
how, with such a small force, you
could defeat Santa Anna, who had
tour times the number"
s"Tha difference was more than
that" said Gen. Taylor, but we did
not stop to count. q know that l
Wished for more soldiers"
Yes" said the senator. but that
was the order Of battle?"
why, senator, we began fighting
early in the morning the first day and
We fit all that day. We lost d good
many men, and at night it looked pref
ty bad"
We'll, what next?'
Well" said Gen. Taylor. when il
got dark l rode over to Saltillo to IooR
after our stores and provide against {
SURPRISE"
why did you go yOurse1f?' Why
not G one Of your aids?"
You see, senator, everything de
pended on our not having out sup.
plies cut off, and / wanted to see fol
myself"
How was it mex morning" sait
the senator.
1 about the same as the night be
fore" said Gen. Taylor, and stopped
: Who was the first man you met?
: Gen. Wool"
and what did he say"
"He said, All is lost
:: What did Q reply"
4 Maybe SO, general, Wei! see An,
then We went to fighting again and fl
all that day and toward night it look
ed better Here Gen. Taylor stoppe
again, although the senator waite
impatiently for more, and finall
h asked:
What next?"
e Well, next morning it was report
ed to me that Santa Anna and all Ii
e men had disappeared in the night, an
e l can tell you | was deyiliSh glad I
l be rid Of them So"
IS 1t was in these engagements thu
e Gen. Grant, then a second Iieutenan
n figured. Grant says the war was ur
q just. Jefferson Davis was in con
n mand of a regiment Of Mississippi yo
n unteers at the battle of Monterey an
q Gen. ROber E. Lee began his seryic,
X IN Mexico there with Gen. Wool. L.
IL was afterward transferred to the arm
E or vera Cruz. and served go we'll the,
nall into the Mexicans, and this thre
ne them into disorder and flight. I'll
"a battle had lasted two days, and whe
Re the night Of the second day can
n, the rival armies held about the san
ia positions that they had had in tn;
neld, and when the next mornir
q came 1t was found that the Mexica,
y had fed.
to In that engagement 20. Q Mex
OF cans were beaten by less than ( 0,
ls Americans. Their losses were abo
Ia 1900 killed and ounde and 4 O,
e, missing. Our losses were only a Ii
tie over 100, but that was almn
T. one-sixth Of our whole force. Ce
he Lew Wallace says that the America
IN were beaten oftener during that e
n. sasement than there were hours
the day, but that they did not kne
they were beaten. They rallied a,
let pug and rallied and fought, al
at last wrung victory from the han
Of defeat.
TX The battlefield Of Buena Vista
M now desert-fike and barren. 7,
eld ground about is covered with ga
va ~,,ch n IA "a