The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-21

a match and lit his cigarette. After he
got the captains watch an gun an jew
elry, he turned TO the drummer.
- Eamos vamos; los sold6dos.' said
one or the men on the side OF the road.
and most of them broke for cover just as
the cavalry hove in sight. with their
horses on the dead run and their car
hines unslung. The road agents started
for their horses. The cavalry escort be-
gan TO spread in a semi-circle, and the
Mexicans saw that they would be sur
rounded before they could get away. Il
was a case OF fight and they knew 1t.
By the time the cavalry rode up. the
Mexicans were behind the rocks and
ready for 'em. AS soon as the Mexicans
ho.lered 'vamos' and started 10 run, I
jumped into the front boot of the stage
ana yelled al the horses TO git. The
captain and the drummer were close 20
the stage door'and saw me; they Jumped
irs de Just as the Mexican chief took a
shot at the captain. but missed him.
Then the fight commenced. The caval-
~ opened IRE an tried TO charge on the
rocky point. The first shots from the rob
hers checked 'em. One soldier was sho.
through the leg and another had his horse
killed. TIE soldiers on our side OF the
rocky point were all In plain sight. but not
a rcbber could be seen TO shoot at. In a
few minutes We heard shots on the other
side OF the rocks, and NE knew that the
soldiers who had circled around there were
gettin' action. Then white handkerchief
on a pole was raised from behind q rock
and the cavalry stopped shootir'. Four of
the Mexicans marched out an surrendered
and at the lieutensnts order went back
an carried out two Of their men who had
been killed.
Where's the leader? says the paymas-
ter as we gathered around the prisoners
I'D A.
his head as he asked the question, and the
lieutenant says kind o. smiisn'. I g1less
he's stiH In there polntin' 10 the rocks
Wen git him out says tho captain,
dead or alive Then he swors and picked
Up his cap.
.The lieutenant carc1ed around the rocks
with hts men and called on the bandit 10
surrender, but the only answer he got was
q shot that killed a horse
Then the lieutenant got mad an ne
swore-i. beats al how them army officers
kin swear when they git mad. The SOL
diers kent cireisng around for about ten
minutes before they got a sight Of the road
agent He was lodging from one rock 20
another when they saw him and about ten
Of EN- took a shot Al him. when they
brouEh. him out nv thu side % the road,
he looked as - none of 'em missed.
g What's his name7" saws the cantain
LOCO savs one Of the xreasers.
That means crazy
81 SENIOR
'Ts that the only name ne hatr
81. senior
The captain kneit Down and took back
his watch and jswelry from the dead ban
dit Purity soon we we're under way. the
cavalry riding ahead with the prisoners
Speaking Of strange esoiucsdences'
says the drummer % me. that was the
strange~t one 7 ever ran across
The which," 7 asked
That Mexican r. Gays. the fellow
they cal crazy. suppose he's been at
this road agent business al his nfs. an
of course it's only another strange coin
cids1ca, but he :. the image OF a good
priest I used 20 know Up IA e Rito called
F2STs EAnaon.' "
THE End.