The National tribune., 1898-02-17
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BY SIR ARTHUR JAMES LYON-FREMANTLE
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fiogs his mules; but when one of them rouse
his indignation by extraordinary laziness, h
roars out: Come here, Judge, with bi
club, and give it to him. While the AM
mai is receiving such discipline Mr.. Sar
gent generally remarks: q wish you wa
Uncle Abe, I'd make you move" His idea o
perfect happiness seems to be to have Messrs
Lincoln and Seward in the shafts.
Mules travel much better when other mule.
are in front of them; and another dodge tt
which Dir. Sargent continually resorts is, t.
beat the top of the carriage and kick the foot
board, which makes noise, and gratiies the
mules quite as much as licking them. Mr.
; Sargent accounts for his humanity by saying
Its the worst plan in the world licking
niggers or mules, because the more you licks
EN-, the more they wants it,"
We reached or ''struck - water at $50
p M; but in spite of its good reputation, it
was so salt as to be scarcely drinkable. A
number of cotton wagons and three carriages
belonging to Mr.. Ward were also encamped
with US. We have only made 16 miles to-day
April 17.-Having spent last night in a
Mexican saddle, our bullock-rug in the sand
appeared to me most luxurious bed.
We hitched in at 5 a. M, and struck water
at a. M, which, though muddy in appear
ance, was not so bad to drink.
| walked ahead with the Judge, who, when
sober, is a well-informeo and sensible man.
Mr.. Sargent and l are great friends, and
rough as he is We get on capitally together.
A Mr. Ward with three vehicles-a rival of
Mr.. Sargents-is travelling in our company.
He drove his buggy againsta tree and knocked
It's top off, TO the intense delight of Sargent.
We breakfasted under difficulties The
wind being high, it drove up the sand in
clouds and spoiled our food.
Our travelling companion Mr. -, is a
poor little weakly Israelite, but very inoffen-
siye, although he speaks with a horrible
Yankee twang, from which Mr.. Sargent and
the Judge are singularly free.
We went on again at p. III. / had long
talk with big mulatto slave woman who
was driving one OF Wards wagons. She told
ME she mad been raised in Tennessee. and
that three years ago she had been taken from
her mistress for a bad debt, TO their mutual
sorrow. Both" she said, "cri2d bitterly at
parting" She doesn't like san Antonio at
all; g too much hanging and numbering for
me-" she said. She had seen man hanged
IN the middle of the day, Just in front OF her
ioor.
Mr.. Sargent bought two chickens and some
,ggs at a ranch, but one of the chickens got
Up a tree, and was caught and eaten by the
Ward faction.
April Isl walked ahead again with the !
Judge, who explained to me that he was j
'enator, or member of the Upper House of
Texas Just like your House OF Lords, F" he !
aid. He gets s. a day whilst sitting, and |
5 elected for four years. Il was afterwards
old that the Judges term OF service had ex-
tired. FL Paso was his district
We struck water at $50 a. M. and bought
lamb for dollar. We also bought some
eef. which In this country is dried in strips
y the sun. after being cut off the bullock,
nd 1t keeps good for any length of time. To
box 1t the strips are thrown for few min
ties on hot embers.
Soon after leaving this well, Mr.. Sargent
lScovered that by following the track of Mr..