The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-21
BANDITOS PERVERSON a.!
Exclaims a Bishop Who Declares He Wa,
Robbed of His Blessing.

Highwaymen Order Il Lady's Finger Cut
of to Get Her Ring.
1t seems to be dream that one can now
travel nearly all over the interior of Mexico
by rail and can make the journey to Guiana
juato in one day, when before it.took three
days in fine weather to make it by the dill
gense, and in the rainy season one meyer knew
how many it would take. Besides one was
in continual danger of breaking ones neck,
the roads were so bad, or of encountering a
band of highway robbers; and before under
taking journey to the interior some years
ago it was a sort of necessary precautlon to
insure ones life, make ones will and put in
order ones affair, in case Of never arriving at
the end Of it.
The road from here to Guanajuato at
that time used to be infested by highway
robbers and l myself have been
robbed there two or three times
by the ''compadre" as they used to call
them. AS the Mexican highway robber is
gradually becoming a thing of the past | am
lather glad now l did meet them, as it is a
sensation one doesn't experience every day.
Some exciting and amusing scenes used TO
occur when they attacked diligence. In
one trip in which l encountered them, there
was lady among the passengers who wore a
handsome diamond ring rather tight for her
finger. In her fright she could not get it off
and one of the brlgands said to his leader ::
Captain, the lady cannot get her ring off.
What are We to do? ' To which the Mexican
Fra Davoo answered very cody, "Cut her
finger off" A cold shudder ran through US
all at these words, but fortunately the lady
managed to get the ring off and we were not
obliged to witness an amputation.
Another time they stopped diligence in
which some Italian Opera SINCERE were trav-
cling and they made them sing one or two
pieces for them, treating them with
the greatest attention and offering
them supper accompanied with cham
payne in an inn that was near the place where
they attacked the diligence. They robbed
the other passengers of everything valuable
they carried with them, even their clothes,
and never touched anything belonging to the
artists.
A very ludicrous incident occurred in an
other Journey. There was bishop in the
diligence and they robbed him of his ring.
| When they had finished their operations and
| taken everything of value the other passengers
the bishop to- give them his blessing He
told them it was impossible to bless them
without his ring hoping in that way to gel
possession of it. The robbers returned him
the ring and he solemnly blessed them, but
when he had done SO, they again took his
ring and galloped off with it, leaving his grace
highly incensed, in the middle of the road ex-
claiming: "Bandidos perversos They have
robbed me even of my blessing "
1t was picturesque sight, that of band OF
Mexican brigands coming down mountain
path on splendid horses magni6cently capari-
soned, their large hats richly trimmed with
gold and silver; their ''calzoneras' with the
large silver buttons; their pistols, swords and
other weapons; their 'zarapes" Of brilliant
colors thrown artistcally over the left Shout
der, hiding their entire face with the excep-
ton of one eye which eared at the unfortu-
nate passengers as they galloped up to the
diligence, their captain at their head shouting
imperiously to the driver:
Stop!
Yes, it was pretty sight, but frankly
confess that have not the slis, test ambition
to witness il again. PAPILLoN.