Il. TAlLOR, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. Com'Q.
He ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE ARMY,


Washington, d. C..
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What is War!-An officer Of Gen. Wool's
column relates, in the 81. LOUIS Republican, tho
following incident at the crossing OF river in tho
march from tho Preside dc Rio Grande:


Under some brush by tho side of tho riscr no
discovered an Al kansas volunteer sitting down.
from whose clothes tho water was still drippiua
Ills head was between his knees, and be vas
deeply solioquizng:


"Well," said he, "if this is war, ain't II 20
more


"What is the mattcr?' Inquired the major.


"Why," answered tho Rnckensacker, II ras
staining on tho bank, up there, with my hnnds ia
my pockets, thinking might we'll take easy.
as if didn't own any of them wagons, whon
along comes the general, and shouted out: sWhnt
are you doing there on the bank, you lazy isllowf
Why don't you jump in there and help that wag.
oner' Without taking time to take chew a
tobacco, pitched in like a frog and soissd hoid
OF tho wagon and worked as hard as la boetI
at a gander pulling; and was still at il, <ftiax
orders equal to the best of them, when there oiaes
generals aid-er-cong and screamed OUT sWhaf
the ID are you doing there in the wayf- Wi5lk
that leapcd out of the river like watse-doey
Now, you sec, stranger, cane her to 6shs shsas
Nlexicans, and not to make mulo Of mysslf 81
haul wagons. Aud say again, If this = war
| amt IN no morc!" = ~