Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-13
MEXICO'S CAVALRY.
THEIR DINGY AccouTERMeNTS AND
ROUGH-AND-READY STEEOs.
Personal Appearance OF the Men-Cniform
and Foot-Gear-Food of Rider and
Horse -Tbirty Cents Per
Diem-Liber.y.
FPaso del Mort Cor. Globe.pemocrat.l

FPaso del Mort Cor Globe-DemocratI
The 81 iisr hold, almost rs bl a position
! IN IN. soc.ai sc ils as the actor does in China.
where Ia, rauk l. lowest Of all other profss-
si'n a pretty fair test Of the culture OF TIE
| p-oIl'. The Same i true o; this lanI Of
1 ia all L be-tyr from which | writ.
! Some comp. mes Of the Eleventh Mexican
cav2iry ars stationed here, anil l have an
! aEip Dppcrtunity Of stuiy.n, tis solliers
, =. re uhlic at will They are all shades
u Dor. e. IN almost whit. to dirty
! 5.ac.i. Ia nearly all Ihs In Ian bl )ol can
! - ii tiIct| ta,.l. All in many the
! 20 Is >trsI-.' iaira.. a 70
/ iyirs al Cta- rs Tn. Uniform i, not
! a2 i-pma. Il cn:i,i = o. a kinl Of heavy
b!cus. made of coars. black clotl, with no
i. iIys, an pants OF the sam, mat ,riil AMI
fatigue caps similar to our own The mea
IT. not measured for their Uniforms nor
g"ythins cle There are three szs, OF uui-
forms. an ons OF the three must ii IL il
.U.s MT It does not matter, Us the officer,
lem utterly indifferent to the personal APP
oearance OF their mon In foot gear the
polr fellows are worse Off than in anythin,
H.. Ths government serves out brogans,
10 & notice many brave defenders wearing
Il Inoccasins in a state of dilapidation that
IAN. II i chilly Just now in the morning,
All | observe that many of the soldiers
hive col Is in their heals, which is very IN
fortunate for tnem. up to data the repub-
Ia Las omitted to supply them with pocket
handkerchiefs
The Mexican cavalry horse cannot by any
tTetch OF fancy be called a noble steed. He
l. not a Tartar of the Ukraine breed, nor OF
nv maj RI lar 10 Of EA i
uiu>;ang-broncho at that Hi, coat is
rlus,. aui judging from Its appearance |
wJuil argu. that the stable call i seldom
uIis in the Eleventh cavalry. In bar
=. = MS ration Of hay is small AMI his al
.,.E1es f corn frequently a negative
"a tltr, whica matlematici1ns demon
= = ieS. than nothing In tho fell he
II the fa:s OF the country, and how he
COZ Ilaes t. live where an American horse
We. >tarse l, an equine mystery. But liz
l. a. opacity OF both man and horse t.
lIve % little al 1 bear hardship that makes
the III xiran cavalry better In iian fighters
than or own Ia, Mexican cavalry horse
has tn, lupe llment to carry. a light hair
Lsriat tAl. cannO. u eaten by cayotes, sup
pies ;4e place # our iies-vy picquet rops and
pin, Ia II .!tscr side l.H :, nor hobbies n
p'n a. supplies ;hs place OF blankets, and
Lea. ' al! the weight On ths ho-se is that OF
t'c, his amuun.tiDI all his simDl.
! i'm. rs the Il, rls can live on any,
t'it inat "A burr' can, tns long wagon OF
nae rain i, utH.ce i,ary. NJ ous save
Us, who have "a tie Mexican horse on
rye. can imI-iis [ - little he VIII live on
ami tins Ion, mar,'.Is, .ie wal make Almost
n Ure footed f, =. la l.e he viii Climb the
ste.:'e-t M INT ,in-si... AMI falls rsfres h.
mcut AL Hou-i-hmenS ia the tough and
why gramml era -.
VI .N.cth ratiols are MT fx.I by the gov
ernmeIt. AMI b ia, ..s owa cbnmissary hs
hI- comp amt, Z, 10 = IA ,.ins. the de-
psr;m, I of sub i telc, II ct, - cent,
pr diem AMI he ii i GiiI-e,, a, well a, his
slender pty viii a INIT II ;as .iell /. live,
on p!nO.d ttoa>t.d corn groIa II FIN, -FOUR
cUTns ,ect UerSed meaJ, ,in che { kin OF
caniy made from dirty brown III ,arl, with,
a luxury, n few t8rtilias thrown in by his
sweet cart or wife. Strange "a 10 may
seem. there are men in tbs Mexican army
who on - cents day manage TO support
a vie and an cd bate or two
The p.nula is meat aud drink. Mixed with
water II makes nJurshing bsverag. hav-
IN a ii ,Gt cci | flavor which makes il very \
a agreeable IN the hca of a semi -tropic sun. |
a - ,iatltrhe Aui tOTtiiIIS may be iOoke1 /
up Ia r5ugh attempt AT pastry and des- |
s.rt. In taIrIciS, this hari fare i variai |
10y litti' chile con carae an article which, |
l ,ee by a recent order OF the secretary Of /
war. rs teen, in my opinion, unwiSely |
omitted i m thu subs: taacr stores o. tn.
America army. Ga the VI -xican frontier,
as IN aii warm climates, the stomach II ,el,
. ,tmu.al- nuch better supplied by ch.le
,"n carHc than 10y Tn. cowboys cordial
Ni,h :. bIle, sol il AMI around our military
'-sryatioas.
re 10, -. the Mexican soi tier, like that Of
iiI.le.t'> policeman, i, not happy oae'
the Va majority Of cases he l. a crim.-
% servns out a term OF imprisonment in
-' army. Tie uniform hs wear, lr.aSs
!. - u ;he ignom.ay of the striped suit OF
ieniica'iary. Liberty be has none, ex-
So in s.-ss, Il exceptionally COOL conl uc;
mi e i, guarded by his nOn-comniSsioaei
III -vr- ali H. more lucky comrades during
..- Jew lcur- Rat be i, allowed 10 exercise
f maze as I'Jor little purchases on tae
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