New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
An AVENGLNG RESCUE
TIE STORY OF 4 FATEFUL STAMPEDE IN
MEXICAN VALLEY


ye: lord Of -H- Mexican Sierra Madre, I was
corlmissary clerk il a grading outfit that was
engaged b al-l ing a railroad IN the state Of
Chihuahua ~ nile this place vas one that gave
lie constant opportunity for the study Of null
.saness. there having been three hundred mules
z The cuff was NOT one calculated to make
ne fa-nil.a- with feminine nature. graders
camp bei1z mo- place for q woman; neverthe-
less j, Rls while So employed that my personal
observation brought NE TO the conclusion that
there Is no creature more whimsical than
woman. unless be- a mule
Chihuahua was wild bit Of country II those
days al unluh45Ited desert. Of bare mountains
znd hills and Waterless valleys and plains for
ne greater part - for that matter, IL Is still
&C. but thu ralhes are not there now and
Apach=s a---a=l, there Is nothing with which
70 c51par- Az Apache. unless II the devil, OF
whose characteristics I have only a hearsay
ka0Es-,ize-
The mules NJ The outfit were plain everyday
mules sometimes sensible and tractable, at
ether times foolish and stubborn, but energetic
kick=rs always. Their leader was not one Of
heir Own number as one would naturally ex-
p=ct- bur ar Ola gray mare with vicious tenn
pz--77h1 hated -h-rn with al her heart. and
VINO was continually fighting them. ever keeping
them see. beyond the reach Of her heels and
t=eth-an5 her hey reverenced. # mules can De
sad 10 reverence anything. never Offering 10 re
turn her kicks and bites ana they would have
followed boy i~-o the very jaws Of death And
because ar tHi= leadership the OLD gray was as
sgneo a. mount To the man who took the herd
0t even u.gh- ID pasture, for with her under
the control ~ an experienced man there was lit
IL dang NJ IN mules being stampeded and run
OF by tn Apaches.
With a Few exceptions, the men Of the outfit
were in keeping with their surroundings Wild
rough fellows whose only law was the dictate
Of the shooter held persuasively at the
drop" ans the few orders issued by the boss"
Of tn outfit OF these. none was wilder or
rougher than one WBo was named BIZ Smith
Physically he was a giant and he was AZ ideal
lahore. but morally he was weakLing, and his
great strength in correction with extraordinary
qglickness in drawing his gun. giving him IN
limited confidence n himself, at the same time
Inspiring his comrades with fear OF him, he be
came th= Bully Of the camp, though he was not
The coward hat most DULLES are. Among the
few Rhs we're NOT Of Bits class was young
Mexican whose name appeared on the books as
Luis L gntez. bur who was known by the men
as KID Cook" tals nickname having come Of
MS position A. cooks assistant, and his smooth.
bezr6less face He vas quiet fellow Of about
1tnete.r ears given &c blushing when roughly
Spoken 3D. and as shy and timid as g1rl'
naturatly De- associated very little with the other
mer. and lisli1Ing MIN because Of this, they
pulled atu. o1n-inualiy-
Part ~ KIDS duty was to help serve at table,
and on- day. while filing BiTs cup with coffee,
some one struck MS arm, and some IF the hot
eEid f=l % the bulIy's hand. With 4 below
Of rage. HI sprang to his feet. and. with a
sweeping a..v. sent KID staggering down into a
corner q u- tent where he stood over him with
drawn revolver threatening to XIII MIN in a
dozen different ways i he should 50 much as
5a- ms aya Nobody offered 10 intervene. for
a. tn-a -aar- II left alone BIZ would do the
boy 10 further harm but If in-erfered with
might shoe. him II a spirit of savage wilful-
less, 4r- la4r as he used his gun promiscu-
ousy when aur- started. somebody else would
2. aur-- KID wisely made no protest, but lay
sl1 and s-.er. coyering his flaming face with
Ms aa-1= ana. after while, Bill put UP his
gIn and -.nr back 20 the table
Any5.5s lut "a bully would have let that end
ne incident. 1ut Bill seemed unable 10 forget
MS sca-1a1 hand. and never tired Of badgering
me uni1 cook KID avoided him as much as
PFz-b4e, s-t could not escape him al meal times,
Nnen would pour from him a perfect torrent Of
-o'1se- hing Kid al these times 7 would
See that ais eyes. usually soft and shy, would
-@-i-y D-aze HIrh VenOmous hatred. and, know
iS something 0f Mexican nature, and how
-@hdy they are saith q knife, ! came 10 the con-
1---'on tnat Z 7 were IN BIITs place I would do
'ae q two things apologize 10 KID and let him
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