Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-17
EARLY "REMINISCENCES.
some Of the OId-Time Experiences of the
 Old Settlers.

Old Settiers.
 Tough times!" said City Collector Tester to the CITIZEN reporter this morning in front If the city hall, swell, I shou'd remark We had tough times"
 "Why, young man." said he. as he brushed a t.ne whItened lock "f hair from bros that has ten scorche1 by twenty two Arizona summer suns, II have seen the time in this town when Q tortilla looked to me thicker than an adobe wall !" And tben tie old man stroked his whIskeTs me ditaiively.
 When Id you come here:" inquired the reporter.
 II came here in '62 wlth the 'Califor- nia C,iumn,' and ve were a fine sight when we got bere, you can bet, as Colo uel iool- will tell you. But by the " Y, want to fell you of circlm tanee that thiuk you wlil appreciate You were a soldier 10 your young days. and know ~hit 1t wos c. have your pants worn of clear up tO your knees, and wear yOar knapss.ck Whrre your hip pockets ought e. have been, If hip p cSeis had been fashionable Iu those days. W. li. We had been n camp here in Tucson f IT 10 z time, and the times were to1 biy corly. We were camped on the ground near where the park now is, and abOu5 where Pearl street Is. Alter gooi many gar rison privations there cane along one day one General Cole, who was rigged out m fine uniform with all the glossy regimentais attached, and he stated that he desired an InspecuOn of the troops. There were only about q huudrei and twenty of us, and I D esume We were about the haIdest looking lot of men iG the servlce We fell into line, however. and the general with the usual Ietinue of llii,s. clIih d m the gaudy habilimen Of weii-kept mili- tary man, came GUS Vith a gp, deal tf pomp and snow Of authority. Our squad Was s'aadIDg in line and they were about the W Tt looking set of men you ever saw. ; me wore forage caps, others cheap Mexican sOmbrrrus, some slOu,h hats whicl they had picked up, and must of them without any coats X large nun ter of them were burefOoted and sIn- uf tbe shIits of ;he men m
 be com DHny Lai ,nt rely d sspp-aTed, eXcepJ the lower xiremIty winch was sitle O.ly in 70 many Isola,ed cases. Mu-t oi the boys who had lost ;he base ueut of their pants had re- pared thr NIecN with pieces of il ur -nck and whe the order to 'irout face" wa- gwen the man on the other siie rOuli not tell whether he was witnessing tbe inspection of body of troops or amEsIH- nm--.f i'y rrading the 5dver ti>emruts Of a C. iloTuia il ufing mil In ieLient regards for nU,iity here in those days save | the to,s gool deal of trouble anI taere were a~ core qusncr few municipal arr sts. N hen the "com nand' ha [ go' ibto iine G-R-- Cole vifh hi. party c me ug aud after taking one look tura,d to me ard a d, ''sSrr-e.Ii, have you n" clothing fir y01r meHE' l gaZ d sadly Ht pair of pants that taT,il. reaclrd ny knees and s Iaqu shirt Whicl 1 won by throwing clce ani which ev-ry bOdy knoas, q acle- nowhere. and remarked iu sym pat riic tor cs' O 'SarAe nf,' .id h.. ! give the order tp break ranks aud ti Il ] th.' men to 70 to ( GIT quarters. Tbe l uli general then, auth fac, rsd CT [ an aa armfGl 'f clIle e-curted ms l party hacS tJ hi- qga t-Is.'