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Some idea of the beauties of war may be
gathered from the following extract from a
letter to the N. Y. Spirit OF the times:


went 10 visit the different hospitals. They
are fd with wounded aud dying The stencil
that arose from them, from the want OF police
was disgusting. You could tell at glance
the wounded Of Palo Allo or lie Resaca de la
Palma. The latter were mostly bullet wounds,
whereas the amputated limbs told OF the can
mons fearful execution in the former. Beside
one poor fellow, beautiful girl of II was seat
ed keeping off the flies. She was his WIFE, In
another corner, a family group, the mother
and her children were seated by their wounded
father One bright eyed little girl quite. took my
fancy and my heart bled to think that thus early
she should be introduced TO so much wretch
edness. On one bed was corpse; on another
was one diving. holding in his hand the grape
shot that had passed through his breast. He
showed il to us with sad countcnance. lett
the hospital shocked with the horrors Oh war