The Arizona sentinel., 1886-12-11
C0MMUNlCATED.
YUMA, A. T., Dec. s, 1886.


 known kindness the favor of giving publication to my present card in the next issue of your paper, if possible.
 It was only after reading the article inserted in the Arizona SENTINEL of Dec. 4th, in reference to the Catholic Sisters of Charity teaching the Indian children at Fort Yuma and the Catholic Parson of this village; that the thought struck me that some cowardly cur accustonel to work in the dark, might have used my name as the possible author of an anonymous article against them recently pub lished in one of the San Francisco pa. pers. So l called for explanations from the respectable ladies, and gentlemen in question, who with their usual kindness answered my request, and both declared that they have never believed me as the possible author of the first article, knowing that my chi valry would never have permitted such an outrage; but at the same time, could not deny that somebody had used my name before them.
 It would not have been a kindness on my side to ask them the name of the cowardly cur, although I would have been very glad to know for to slap his face as he deserved; notwith standing it might remain to be decided if Q gentleman is permitted to soil his hands or his gloves by the contact with the dirty skin of cowardly cur.
 1 have some enemies who without weight, perhaps deeply attack my character If they could be believed would have taken revenge on the Catholic priest, for a violent and unjust speech made in a public place of wor- ship against the chivalry of my na- tive country to which am deeply and heartily attached.
 To the first my word is enough, especially when many of them were present at the public answer l made to the priest speech; and are aware that a friend of mine answered too. But to the second I wish to add that, eith- CT in the defence, or in the attack, 1 have always used the sword if compel led to use deadly weapon, or to sign my full name if obliged to manage the mighter weapon of the pen, as they are alone the weapon and manners con nected with gentlemen, to the soldiers, to the knights; and never have used the poniard, or the shame of the ano- nymous letter as they are the weapons of towards
 For what concerns the Catholic Sis ters of Charity, am glad for the oc casion which permits me to add some thing more.
 Whatever might be the difference of my religious creed I have the greatest esteem for them, I think there is not in Yuma anc ther man, who can ap preciate the usefulness of that sister hood better then myself 1 have per sonally seen the valorous Sisters oi Charity, careless of the danger of theil own lives helping on the battle field the wounded and dying sold iers; in public calamity as many times have seen in the occasion of the Cholera; in the hospitals as nurses where as nurse, and then as a patient found once myself; in the school a: teachers, not only have I the greatest esteem for them, but I am personally attached to said Sisterhood, for, if yer alive have in that order that whicl man holds dearer than his own If, and which can only by death be elim mated but never forgotten.
 Thanking you in advance for your kindness, 1 remain,
 Yours Respectfully, ErTFvsN HrppEPo V RERNEDO