The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
MEXICO'S GENTLE POLICE.
STRANGE SIGHTS IN THE STREETS
FOR NEW YORK EYES.
Attentions to Men and Women who Daily
with Pulaue over StronG-An Obstruc-
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with Pulaue Over strong-An obstruc-
tive Indian on n Car Track-Frank
Curiosity About n Pig and Camera.
| Cry OF MEXICO. June AT called upon TO
| name the gentlest class OF people In Mexico.
| considering occupation, the answer given ty
| most visitors from the United States could
well be the little brown policemen or oente de
ar,nas to he seen on nearly every street cor
| ner Imagine New York policeman on the rear
| platform of Broadway cable car arguing with
| a man dressed in n loose mamma like suit OF
unbleached domestic cotton sandals on his
| feet n gay strir,ed blanket over one shoulder
| and a broad brim. high crown hat on his head,
| very drunk bu: we'll braced against the end Of
the car his feet taking up the room supposed
| to be for passengers to use I'm getting in and
| out OF the car, The wife sees that her good
man Is weakening a little In the kuees and
| beCs bin to permit her to assist him TO de-
scend from the car that he may seat him elf
In the doorway OF one OF the big Office build
lngs and 90 to slccp for @ few hours while she
keeps watch over him. Imagine the big po-
llceman saying in low. kindly voice:
MY friend. I fear you may fall from this
dangerous nlace Allow me TO hnlp'you 70 on
more secure Do not disturb Yourself Sonora
am able to manage the unfortunate one"
The car Is STONED and the unfortunate one
safely deposited in n slot where lie NAV s,ay
as long az he is quiet, II he finds himself
nmcho bravo on awakening he will probably
land in the police station or con,isarid
Rumors of rough even violent, treatment
at the banda of these polcemen have noated
I'm the air especially where trustful foreigners
are the listeners They arc plucky little fell
| lows and may resent the net of some resident
OF a strange land I'm irving to walk over them
or pretending not to be impressed by their blue
uniforms and soldierly uspect. hut by nature
and choice. fierce? Never. unless the last
drink OF puloue was n little mas d,,.o from
standing too long than the policeman realized
at the time which would he a worry grave mis-
take ono not TO be repeRteI in n long time
He may not be neat as he should be at all
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.in's, ITO uiaS hoe oo """ue''iie anu ''o "a'
feel the Same lassitude suffered by many an
other: but seyere-neyer or rarely SO
~ tbero ia ono frat, IN rho moo, or ,e,odo
II ''ei' - o"e 'ia'' !" 'le peoh VI Pe'a"o
class worthy OF communication 1t Ia that
which enables him 10 arrspp. with bis wife
,hot hoth obnu,oth o tho ,,,ucb un1or ,ha ireu-
Una. oo.h Si'al' not De 700 hurh uhueF 'he 'hl'u-
ence OF pulQIe dtro at the same time. IL the
spirit OF the evil one in tho form OF aCu1r-
d;.,ts ,no,no, ~ ,,,t,,,s ,.n-r,ost ,il,oIv IN.
o'e"''' ,n'<'"' OF p"'4"r ""'o most ANeN 'he
last-takes possession ofone the oth"rgeneral-
" resists the temptsr in order to care for him
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really pitful it would be laughaDle to see u
man and his roropdd,e. nearest and deares,
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three. get hi, unconscious spouse home or to
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nia'Ne. p.a'" ". ton',o''" I'o,9.ep.
wears off and she is herself again or a raging,
,,,o1 oro.,nr. ao,oraio,, o., ,h, Ltna =, It'll.
ll"u elo"'uio' " ''V Ni'u u VI I''N
she has been able to choose. The usua way
Ia for each OF the two near and dear friends to
nrt one ~ ths vomon,s arms around his n.cr
put ope Vi 'he woman "i'"S "Folnu HIS NECK.
grasp the hand firmly. and support her around
the waist with the other hand, All this re-
nn,r.s aid Tram the no,ircmen who aro nivav,
ready to lend helping hand to a brother in
SO uncomfortable a position very ,mpor.
,an' feature Vi sucH case Is 'hs care given 70
the, woman's reG0So. which is sign OF rank
taken by drink and have to he carried home
IN an undigniiied way. but she, is not SO for:
getful az to appear In public without her scarf
As matter of course It always falls of and
keeps on doing so. and a policeman duty IN
many instances seems TO he plainly defined
present when most needed. Then the hys-
band carries his life partner pick-a- back The
wei ght OF his better half Is sometimes great.
and men who carry enormous loads on their
backs held in race by a.stran across the fore
Lead; sway and nam as they, stagGer OF with
the living burdens feet dangling down touch
case the woman was ia Ter and larger than tho
hnsh2nH ap% ne5 seet If@Gsed hgav Wh
rptOSO the volunteer gathered 1.-the feet and
they ,trottcd of All this without sound THAI
could be heard nifty steps away and with every
effort TO make The woman comfortable
On the I,H dr las 'iHc"S, particularly en-
Joyed hy the brlckmasonS. or dphnti"S a.
their own festival. the pretty crosses decorated
with flowers and strcamrrs and rD-ettes Of
gayly cOlorcl paper-. often the natiOna! coorS.
red. whit" and green. are put w. on buildings
in process Of con -trurtion and blessed in the
belief tina, no life will be lost en- any thus ia
vored. There arc ant to be some bu,vHrhuS
after the teastiDg on this day. Among them on
one occasion was an Indian boy who had Welded
To the tcmutcr for the first time. He ny prone
upon a street car track and refused To- bulge.
although live or six ears stood waiting in line
-Four policemen were present.
"MuChd"huiO.' ;LeaIed one OF them MY
dear boy you must not remain wh"r" YOU arc
The track is Eceded for the cars which aye
on their way the /Ocal". hea""ch You To- re-
move yUrSueli." Remove himself he would not
if he could. The four prrpleAed ittlc men with
clubs and pistols and tas-elS looked at one an
other. What is to he done with this naughty
boy who refuses to rcIuOV" himself from The
street car tracks thar the lacuhaya por Cha
Tultarcc cars the Eeforma. tn" san lazararo
y San Rafael cars. and many others may pro-
ed a he /OcuIDy' pl p>tI a " KIDD