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round her throat The man was commiued.
| GEN. TAYLOR EFFECTUALLY HEADED AT
LAST. Tho New Orleans Tropic relates the
following story OF old "Rough and Ready:
The singular simplicity that marks Gen.
Taylor's personal appearance and habits, have
become subjec, Of universal fame. It's Curl
Gus, that soldier, so eminent in all the quail
ties of discipline, should be SO citizen-looking
in his own appearance, A curious scene oc-
Cured al Point Isabel, at the time Com. Con
ner appeared off that place with his feet, 10
give succour to the "Army Of Occupation
Com. Conner is naval officer that is not only
strict in his dress but has Philadelphia nicely
sboat it, He appears in full and splended uni
form on all occo sions being the exact coun:e-
rpart in this particular Of Gen. Taylor.


AT the proper time, Com. Conner sent word
10 Gen. Taylor that he would come ashore 10
pay him visit OF ceremony. This put old
"Rough and Ready" into tremendous excite
ment. II Com. Conner had quietly come up
TO his tent, and given him sailors grpe,
and sal down on camp chest, and talked over
matters in an old fashionaed way, Gen. Tay-
lor would have been prepared; but, 10 have
The most carefully dressed officer in our Navy,
commanding the finest feet, 10 come in full
uniform, surrounded by all the gtteriug ponlp
Of splendid equipments-lo pay visit Of
ceremony, was more than Gen. Taylor had,
without some effort, nerve 10 go through with;
but, ever equal TO emergencies, he determined
to compliment Com. Conner, and through
him The Navy, by appearing in full uniiorm,
thing his officers associated, with him for
years. had never witnessed.


In the meantime Com Conner ives cogi,-
ating over the most proper way 10 compl-
iment Gen. Taylor. Having heard OF his pc
cular disregard 10 military dress, ne concluded
he would make visit in manner compor-
ting 10 Gen. Taylor's habits, and consequently
equipped himself in plain white drilling, and
unattended, came ashore.


The moment 0 ''Rouah and Re ,dy," he
ard that Com. Conner had landed he aband-
oned some heavy work lie was personly
attending 10 about the camp, and pre- recriptately
rushed into his tent, delved at the bottom OF
an old chest, and pulled out unifnrm coat,
that had peacefully slunlbereI for years in
nndisiurbed quietude, slipped himself into il,
in his haste fastening il SO that one side ofthe
standig collar was three button holes above
The other and sal himself down as uncomfortable
as can well be imagined With quiet step
ara unattended, Com. Conner presented him
self al Gen. Taylor's tent. the two soldiers
shook hands. both an exceeding astonishmeni
al each others personal appearance


The wags in tie army say that the above
contains the only authentic, account where
Gen Taylor was over headed and that since
that time he ns,s taken 10 linen ronndabsuts,
OF The largest dimensions with more pertinacily
than ever.