The sun., 1893-11-19
OU7WIYIED The BiNDTTS.
N McCoy Shepnrd's Adventure In n Mountain
Pass Back OF Acapulco.


IF you are going to travel alone In this
country you must carry two rcvolvers. but one
OF them may be worthless: in TACT it may be
better to havo one OF them Of somewhat old
fashioned make" said Mr.. J. V. Hawkins OF
Pueblo. Mexico Mexico has improved mar
vellously in the past ten years. but bandits
are still too nun erous. and cnn tell you how
to protect yourself by relating tho experience
OF a friend of mine. His name was Mccoy
Shepard. and he was on his way alone from
Acapulco to tha capital. II is nm easily fol-
lowed trail: he had been over it once, and he
spoke the language very we'll He had little
thought Of danger, although hold d-ups are COM
mon enough on that route. but he went pre-
pared for business. He put in the holster Of
his saddle q 44-calibre revolver loaded with
cartridges that barely had enough powder in
them to blow the bullets out of the muzzle. and
then in the small OF his back he hung the
handiest 3S-calbre he could find when in
Frisco He was making trap and 1t worked
1t happened that as he WAS coming down
out OF the main range three road agents
stepped from the rocks beside the road and
had him cornered before lie could whistle.
m Ichetes. but for some reason did not shoot
hefore they spoke, ~ not infrequentiy hap
did perforce. Then one OF them took the big
revolver from the holster,
hOOu, IL Is Dig. SulU ne.
Yes said Mac. but lisa worthless thing
after all. | never want to kill any one l only
car carry lit. !, les"use must make people think
The bandits laughed at that. 1t was in
credible that such pistol should be worthless.
But, gentlemen I will put my hat in the
5Saa Ss AMI shoot at i Th Wit the pistol
-" At that lie took or his hat u gorgeous
Mexi nm affair that cost $50 in Acnpnlco. and
n fapfQ a n n
the bandits. They, were Interested at once.
The idea was novel to them: The man with
hat. Then the three ran to look Mt the effect
Of f the shot. Macs turn to shoot had come:
two Of them down before they could turn on
him. The third did no more than turn round
before he caught his dose rs 1 well. s,. n,
hat: and all-M Mac sat down in the shade OF a
rock and waited for some one to come along;
to mako out II good case before the Government
oHcias; ana @ ne knew Just % how t" a d1 1t; With
his servant came riding along.
Ill.,. -. Have the goodness to inform the AlcaIde
that an American gentleman has had trouble
or four hours later came the ALeGaade OF tho
told his story briefly. and the Alcnlde noted
each point Of it with the corroborating evil
You have done WE'LL he said. 'Iknow the
rascals we'll for c,, have saved cartridges for
hs BY RpS He Gould not
how the big revolver had failed to shoot
through tho hat. He thought there was some
bullet from cartridge and showed that the
usual powder SPACE was for the most part
cork over in his hand and then said:
Those wise Yankees! But they do by sub
tlety what wo would DO by valor'
Then Mac gathered up his hat and revolver.
mounted his mule. and rode on with the Al
calde. leaving the soldiers to look after the
dan hnn IN m arI In n
a good gun out OF sight when travelling in
Mexico and another one where all can see it"