The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-01-11


perse the cut threats SO soon as we had
vacated our seat the money was discovered,
and scramble over it diverted their atten-
ton from US which undoubtedly saved us
from aviolent search. We looked for our
carpet bag, which contained, in addition to
our clothing, our journals Of travel, all our
statistics, mineral and botanical specimens
the result OF twenty three days hard tHel;
all our views of interesting points IN thein-
terror 1t was gone-all was gone. Both
boots of the coach had been forciby opened,
and trunks, yaises, boxes, sacks, carpet
bags had been forcbly opened and sacked
on the spot, or carried off bodily, by these
boasted liberals these honest. patriotic de-
tenders of Mexican nationality and Mexican
independence. Various articles of clothing,
brushes, combs, pictures and small boxes,
the contents OF trunks belonging to passen-
gers, were strewn hither and ,thither over
the ground in wild confusion, their owners
standing In little groups, mute spectators OF
the scene, many of the men with their peck
cts turned inside out. Three large mail
bags were rified of their contents, both pub
lie and private espondence-letters and
papers torn up and scattered to the wind,
while drunken vagabonds, highway robbers,
foot through and among the helpless pass
which portion of them kept cooked, for
fear, VIC suppose, that the passengers would
yet attack them with their empty hands,
We afterwards learned, though this occur
red when the stage was attacked, and be-
fore we had got out, that the Frenchpan,
Gondaul, who was merchant of Guadala-
iar ,o1 Ga J. 90,
fortunate circumstances He was dressed
in Mexican costume throughout, including
jackets, pants and his broad brimmed SOM
brero; was of rather dark, swarthy COM
plexion, black eyes, hair and beard, and
spoke the language fuently. But when he
was arrested and all these proofs failed him,
a noble Mexican lady Senorita Dolores
| Acasta, with that Understandable instinct and
wit peculiar to women, and that frank no.
! bleness and generosity of heart, which,
since the days Of Pocahontas, has belonged
| to her sex among all nationalites, countries
and chimes, saved him by little female
strategy. She stepped boldly up to the
contendlng parties, and claimed and declar
ed Gondaul TO be her only living brother =
Sen0rlta Acasta was from chihuahua, quite
white, and had very good Castilian features
enough so to establish the resemblance so
unexpectedly, but enthusiastically asserted
and maintained GGnGaul kept as quiet as
possible while The lady pleaded His life
was spared, and the passengers were spared
! the terrible vision of his butchery and here
is another historical instance in which truth
is stranger than fiction
After taking what money they could find
On the persons Of the passengers, amount
| ing In all to some $l30, one valuable watch
from Mr.. Pane, four good six-shooters sew
eral blankets, coats, jackets, hats, and other
articles from trunks and vaiises, amounting
III all to $500 worth OF booty, they began
leaving in squads and files, dividing their
! plunder as they rode of. The iorlorn look
ing passengers, aided by one o. the drivers,
! then commenced putting the remnants Of
| things to rights. so soon as the coach
reached the foot Of the mountain it was
| halted to change animals. The little town
OF San Mlgueiito was full Of the drunken
| guerrillas, who, IN addition to the plumber
| they had relieved us OF, had collected up
about $50 mules and horses, the larger por-
tion OF which they had taken from train
! going to the interior from this city. The
carts were lett staining. with all their eli
| tects, right IN the middle OF the sheet
Some OF the nelghb0riDg haciGndas had a s.
suffered As the captain Of the gnerrillas
Was here In town, Dr. Cheyne and ourseli
approached him, thinking that as tie doc
tor was English and me American, taking
no part IN their political analrs, he would
| perhaps, order our effects restored. But
alas we were doomed to disap pointment.
! The flag didn't cover the cargo. The c;rp-
| taptaln' shame was Tuscono, and his brave
| followers We're about leo, belonging to the
force OF Ugaldo, who was campcd about one
| league from the road with 400 more men.
The worthy doctor explained all the partic-
ulars to Iuscano, and receivedin reply that
he Capt. n, did not approve of the con
duct OF his men, but they were drunk and
he could not control them. Here he turned
and rode off, his own eyes almost bloodshot
from the effects OF bad inesral.
The party which assaulted The stage were
| some 80 Or 10 strong. Ii is true that all
did not participate further than in their
presence, and We iaGcied there WAS a look
Of compassion on the faces CT some of the
younger members OF the band who appear
ed to he mere beafdess boys Of not more
than 6 or Is years. 70 the credit Of the
guerrllias, also, We will say, that none OF
the three ladies bad their persons searched.
IS We got out this side Of the town We saw
where they had cut the telegraph, pulled
up the poles, and carried OF about 500 yards
, OF wire. What tremendous victory they
had achieved in behalf Of independence =
They had plundeved Is helpless, harmless
stage passengers, and cut open and robbed
three mail-0ags. They had demolished a
short piece OF telegraph, and any amount
OF bad mescal and stolen fine lot Of mules.
Surely, were not all these acts noble deeds
OF valor pointed blows for human freedom !
Is not manhood aroused, and the ancient
valor of Don Quixote and his renowned
squire put to blush Yet French garrison,
which would have been legitimate game for
the brave Tuscano and UgIade, was on duty
within ten miles of the assault upon the
stage, and Of less than half their number.
TO- Glow is it, said British officer
to priest, daring the Spanish war, that
We find so many fruit trees by the roadside
IN your country, as if by accident 2" ''Oh,
no, said the priest, not by accident, for
our wayfarers are instructed, from the era.
die, to plant the seed of every apple they
eat, as pous ack nowledgment for the
chance good they receive nv the roadside