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SKETCHES OF MEXICO.
RObbjng the Dtligence.

Inc robbers Inles'ng the high roads
OF Mexico new travellers will generally
near termed Rancheros, but in these
sketches, aud among our readers unra
mi liar with the country We ara speaking
OIL perhaps misrepresentation NAV arise
IRON The use OF term which has vari.
ely 10 It's Specification. Rancheros.
strictly speaking. are farmers or land.
WORDS, ruling over extensive haciendas
win numerous depe ndents in their EN-
PoY' they are large body of people,
maintaining certain degree of power
ana reSPecIablIlIy But among the
more daring portion OF them, il would
seem that the ancient baronial splrn Of
oulIawry still exists 10 a new cline and
hemisphere. AT least travellers will
Ind plenty who will accuse men OF pro.
perry - owners Of thes" haciendas afore.
SAID, OF being ringleaJers IN attacks up
on Inc diligence so often made.
A Rancho is a settlement made upon
land 10 process ol improvement, and The
people OF such place where the first
RancheFos, but IN large cities the term
IS used IN such manner as we disln-
gush citizen and couutrymaD. the Ran
chero being, al least, one who dweIIs
away from tn city. With this expa.
nation we proceed with our iotlngs
down, and continue to designate the
P'underers, Of whom we snail more
man once have to speak, as they are
generally called in The streets of Mexi.
co and on the roads
spies OF the robbers, proving about
Pueba, came to knowledge o, The lmpor
tan; Iact, for them, that a certain cti
zen OF The place had drawn prize ol
SOOO IN an extensive lottery Just ne
lore decided in the city Of Mexico They
soon determined 10 watch the lucky
ctaddddnO, and attend him Whenever he
was disposed to 60 after his treasure
Oi course he vas not long 10 setting ou
alter his prize, aud ol course a,s kpDj
gentlemen IN waiting, who were 80 aux
''N' w 'N''NNS VIM w lIhW|F some our
den, were soon OF upon bis fra,, to.y
noticing the ent"rpG@tne r,orarfos o,
me profitable srecU Ton 90 h,nf -
Things were Sc ia ,ra!u Tor a n,eht AZ.
tack upon the dIlgenre, wnlch shoa.d
return lreighted ~lth the lucky lottery
adYenlurer and his treasury IRON Nexi
CO. In due to" the uoccs,afv jufor-
nation was Communicated by the Inde
I"tigabIe contoisraie4 from one 10 an
other, and when the gentleman OF Pueb
la Ieit Mexico, with his bags Of specie
currency between his legs in the din
gence, whIstIlng gaiiy with his luck
and quite comfortable IN his mind, his
walchIuI attendants were trouiug along
coo'Iy before nun, looking out lor the
most desirable spot for shooting few
supernumerary Sprigs OF moAluy and
robblog diligence
lhey rode on a ml.e 'rno' the cltv
when the whole psn wlsda.y trbqied
aud determined upoc, tbr rsurn. eos
cooIly placed Themselves in ambu,csdc
and IN order for instantaneous action
Just before daylight was n, time seIec.
ted for tightening the vehicle aud relic.
wing the travellers, "a time, by the way
pretty generally chosen for that pur-
pose,) and their calculation in regard
to the time OF the diligence leaving the
cI'y and arriving at the selected point,
was correct to a moment At the very
carries. approach OF dawn. the period of |
all others to pro 'uce TIM nht tnomrnup
OF darkness "ISiJ.e." t. heavy seap
ers Prematurey aroused, sud leu aoj
half suppressed shout was hrard from
the driver, and the first startled seeper
who enquired, was informed in wild
terror that rRncheros were in the road
Unfortunately, although the coach
was full, and the passengers we're arm
ed'a circumstance especially which in.
duced the company ol Don Lucky and
his 81 600 the principal weapons were
safely slowed away upun he top OF The
coach, packed up 10 ol cloth to keep
them from the effects 81 vet weather
aud prevent any possible chance of
getllng al them III case OF emergency
A'l was Immediately CONSERVATION and
terror among The travellers, who dare
not move to get their arms for fear Of
leaden messengers from the robbers
without, All were in such confusion