Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-17
Slick Mexican Thieves.

Correspondence Of the San Francisco Chronicle
noted judge In Mexico one day stood In por-
tai talking with friend, to whom he said: "For-
get that turkey again! For more than week
have every day promised my wife to go to the
volador and buy her u good fat turkey to make
galantina tdevtled fowl, that she may invite her
brothers family 10 dinner: And as regularly as
the day comes forget IT, BY the way, l may have
time yet before court opens" And he put his hand
forgotten my watch, too. Lett II In the light stand
drawer, where always Keep It at night. Well,
my my ~ memory emo certainly grows poorer every
be almost court time, and the judge went to his
duty. A shabby Fellow standing near the two
friends meanwhile had lost no word they had
spoken Half an n0ur later that lepero presented
hunsef before the judges wife with a fine rat
turkey "Senora," he said, "your husband, the
honOred Judge, sends you this turkey for galau-
tina, that you may SIX your brother. family TO
dine tomorrow. And he Is sorry he has fors olten
It so often. And he asks you TO send him by me
Sind, where he alw W puts IT or nights" Tue
turkey was conveyed TO the larder and lhe watch
was handed over. This interesting little incident
was brought 10 light In The natural course OF
events when the Judge returned and sought ior his
watch The rage AMI modification or his Wife Is
lot TO be PICTURED. The watcu was not to be re-
stored, however, by lamenIaIion and matters
resumed their accustomed order. The subject
Ranked, however. la tine mind OF er la ,yshp and
great was her rejoicing when the next mo. ming
sue was summoneI TO receive a spruce young
I. Low, VITA the appearance OF lawyers clerk
VINO notifled her that the watch was recovered and
the LhieI appIenendct. "Aud,' he added. 40
complete his Identification as the man to whom
the huckster sold the turkey we have but TO pro-
duce II In court that the woman may swear to it."
More tian Delighted the lady produced the tuskey,
with many lnJunctionS TO nave II returned sea-
sonao,y Tor It's intricate dressing. But alas and
alacA-a-day! The guests assenbied tue dinner
ste med 10 the Kitchen. No messenger no turkey.
AMI The cUnfidtng housewife realized, only wh, n
her husband appeared and the state or affair,
TRANSFERRED, that the toOths0me turkey had gone 70
regaic the adrOlt apprOprlatOrs OF The tiInrUece
They Want no MOrMOns Around.
WEST vIRGISIANs DRIVE THE MISSIONARIES AND
CONVERTS OFF.
number OF Mornons have be n trying to evan.
geZe the inh ,bltantS Of some OF the interior coun
ties OF Vest Virginia for some time past Among
the districts In which these missionaries have been
at work Is that Of yellow Creek 10 Calhoun
County. THY maize several converts when the
people became indignant and ran them out OF the
county. Several Of the converts remained after
the missionaries left and the citizens began 10
threaten them with all sorts or vengeance, John
W. Metz, one OF the converts, received several
threatening letters ordering HIM TO leave Metz
Instead OF leaving the neighbOrhood rented an.
otner farm and Was preparing to move, when on
the night before the mouse he was to occupy WAS
burned down, ana letter tackled tue lenc. In
which the writers threatened TO burn every house
he tried 10 occupy. Metz was stubborn and deter
mined to remain and secured another hoise which
Was also burned the night before he was TO move
INTO IL. He Jailed 20 get another house for some
time, the owners being afraid t..eir properly would
suffer, but at last he succeeIed, and was prepar-
ing 10 move again when that, too, was burned.
making III all three houses burned within a few
weeks. The Officers appear 10 have no clue to the
perpetrators VINO now threaten Metz with death
IL he does not leave. There were number OF OF her
al eyed Mormon converts In the negnDor uOod nut
they have ali been frightened on or run out OF the
tion to run down tue perpetrators OF these out
RACES.