The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-30

with all his might 1t is race for life.
Soon as l can l tell STAINS to fire and he
| empties his gun, one shot striking the
pony in the rump. If l can only catch
him before he gets much further. | use,
my spurs numerically for Don is firing
and he lets out a couple of links. | pass
STAINS and fire four shots. See One
takes effect. Our man is hit in the right
arm. He raises it and halts his pony,
turns towards us, and ten mile race is
over. STAINS is now by my side. Little
does this desperate know that STAINS gun
is empty and | have but two shots. We
ride to within five PAGES of him, both
covering him with our revolvers and de-
mand his guns and knife. One revolver
and the knife are thrown at my horses
feet. Now for the other he denies hav-
ing one, so l fire without any warning.
This has the desired effect, another re-
volver is tossed at me. We now dismount
and put a Gordon above his wound to stop
the flow of blood, tie his wrists together
also his elbows tight behind his back, tie
his feet under his pony's belly and start
for town, Mr.. Guerilla riding between
us with STAINS holding his bride line.
Esac has ere this Joined us. But where
are the chief and the rest of our party?
We reach town and all is excitement.
Natives are preparing to lynch us. Now
this is a new feature in the play and very
unexpected. Esac addresses them but to
no purpose, they are gathering stones and
clubs and encircling us on all sides with
cries of "Asesinar Americana" "Ameri-
cano much nalo." xiii the Americans,
and Americans very bad).
We face them with five loaded revolvers
and Esac tells them that 1.-THE first one to.
make move dies in his tracks" At
this most important moment the chief
with police arrive. They parley and the
mob quietly disperse. They also were
successful with the other pal, but being
good shots killed him the first pop. We
leave town at once with our prisoner as
we fear an attack and ride west until out
of view then cut square north and head
for C at fast gait. After an hour
we are at the ruins of another plantation.
Here we halt for the night, Craze the
horses, cook such food as we have and
smoke cigarettes. Soon as the horses
have had plenty they are led inside the
walls, the policemen put on guard. With
Don tied to my wrist we turn in to sleep
the sleep of the tired. With sun up we
are up, coffee and away ready for a ride
through what was once the richest of
Cuba's broad acres, but now plantation
after plantation, houses, mills, fields and
all a burnt district. This makes my
heart sad. Think you of riding from
White River Junction to Bradford and see
every acre, every building burned. These
all were undoubtedly owned by Cubans-
About one p. m. we ride up to a rich
plantation owned by Spaniard who has
gene through the war unmolested, al
though in all probability he has spent a
fortune to help the cause of Spain. We
are invited to "get down and eat" We
accept and table is soon spread. Senior
tas appear, handsome girls they are,
dressed in the latest styles, and powdered
white as flour. They speak a'little Eng
ish so we carry on limited conversation.
The young ladies all through here are
childish and few words praising their
iress, beauty of their we'll developed
orms, their delicate slender hands, dainty
eet, mellow voice, ruby lips, ETC., etc,
ssuring them they equal the Americans,
nd you have them solid.
Il have a little difficulty considering
ny bald head and beard to convince them
have no espousa in America and am
inclined, but thus far hold
ny own all right.)
We breakfast off a solid ebony table,
very dish silver, elegant doilies for each
ish, a bouquet of about 900 fresh cut
oses in the center. Wine from the vint-
ge of 1900 with anisted. Menu-Boiled
ice, fried fish and sliced potatoes, egg
melettes, saddle of venison, quail, vege-
lbles, olive oil and garlic. Desert
liced pineapple, guava Jelly, sweet cakes
nd cherries, coffee and cigarettes. Girls,
oys and everybody smoke. Soon adieus
re said and we are in the saddle. Before
usk we reach home, ride down Gale
eal to the City Hall, are welcomed by
he mayor and city council. The story
soon told. STAINS and | are compli-
tented and presented with the revolvers
nd stilletto of the prisoner. Thanks are
lid for us by Esac and we break ranks
nd march with an "Alrs we'll that ends
ell" PFIIN.