The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Mad1es of Benito Flores.
(By Leo Crane)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
/ IA the shrubbery o the grand lookin' place,
| an hopin' the water'd be better than most
| O the vile stun we had to drink. BY good
| luck or bad the woman came upon him
| IN the gardens, an he foollshly sat down
to have bly, o, chat al at her Invitation.
| mind We, an pleasant Ike, for the cap'en
was an accommodating man.
she was Just Ike piece o tinted
chimney, all curves an dimples an shaded
comes that squat little husband an nenriy
catches EN-. The capen jumps back into
the bushes at the harsh voice o. the man.
who was huntn through the little glndes
wimmen have, derned If | nin't noticed Il
( meself-she seemed TO want the capen to
KISS her. Acted Just rs " she was dyin
Tor II. Well-as / said before, tho cap'en
/ was young man-quitc n young man
which accounts for good bit o. the
AN that little thing set Ber heart on
hre She wanted more kisses, an the
merchant couldn't supply EN-. She sends
servant out, nm old white. haired chan
az. he hobbies about quite like, an learns
tue regiment Is sta1iu' M the village Then
N town she troops several times. smlllu'
from her carriage nm w4tchin' for the
cap,en Now, II happened bout this time,
as bad luck would have H. thar thIups nm
country quietcd down for smell au' tLe
colonel decided 10 make san Fernando his
quarters Tor q snort space. There was
Ertat green plot % meadow near the town,
an tucte the colonel had MS out for drill
Win oil the natives loolIn' on lie WINS n
nara man for drlliin' We used to bute
nm Tor IT, 'cnuec even after the sun wont
cake. NNA'e'
- We'll when the little woman heard that
the cap'cn could be seen every onrt in
wniie marchin' up nm down on the green
,n great shape, In she comes IN n little
InInplh cart An after ono drill il was n
serious thing-wOrse than before
ne cap.en gets on to It Ia sorter way,
m he was afraid the colonel would goi
wind O. the matter So. as I've saiJ o1rt
or twlct he upts an tells me Shr knpt
comm INTO town Dftencr an' oftrncr ono
ky r{, SnG st2Ps tlghl at the DOR % his hut,
PM ! was there an she heard he was not
nj home, for { never In me Hfp had traat
counsel ntipus spruulrs
,o "bol the cor'cn. comes to me sm'lu ono
gay am scys: Boone seys ho Boone
nom mN hrsi nlmr I'm ordered 10 the
IpnNl HSrn taIan mp some prisoners tie
frh'Inl wants Tor 10 examine and soys
M, 'm|}n" when / get outer the way %
tfiho. this little nrar o. thu wom.in's
LUCY eio" over a bit, an III dud time
Elad TO- hear tlHt for likrd the rnD'cn
m didn't wuut 10 hate the little woman
rye TELLS me HIS orders called for Ipnyil'
that cvcnin' am I scrs. the sooner the
ntJitf, Srls !, without mcuuiu' ma uNDnrc
li' had I"W prl uuurs ~ CONVOY. an they
were tough lot rur-lu' uul ruglu' ire.
mcrlouH, for they thought the time TO be
hc could only spnro throe mon. rn' Five
him his pick % tho lot. for tine nigerrs had
started 20 ruiso aur am crg again am
Wg R1Fa 2t work TO keep communication
"But gs yc VIII, perhaps 90 WINS accident.
Hn p'rhnPs II was q special disp"usatlUn
hardly put two shirts into his bag. whsn
there was a terrible coumotou near the
ulP'' Gnu toWp out ] troops 10 ind
vance o. the guard II was the Niger
mantle manlldn husband An he was
lnmpin an cursln' It'll ! ihought the very
heavens would fnll an smother his cries.
lie ragged about for sometime without the
boys gcttin ON 10 his palavcr for be talked
Ro ta"t ans SO tangled mp taat no one +rut
me. which was ON to his game, could COME
anywhere near to uVdcrstndln
Someone had whispered o. the womnn's
visits +" town, am hHd clgppcd into the
story q blt % color maxim him furious. lie
mad gone stone blind with rage. did
tan two minutes thtnkin' au' settled on q
plan. Scys / Come with me mn see the
colonel He puicts down at that, muttcr-
som thin about vengeance down IN his
thront, an follcrs. Down the sunny street
we went, mo an the pothclliCd ulggcr Ia.
stead o. takin' him to tho coloucrs. ( steers
him into the cap'cu's hut au goes ont,
AFTER oskin h'm polite llk" 10 walt q see.
und 20 Whisper No ''" ,Hu'lg'a .Hr
" \ow, scys T. u don't make "a dorm bif
q. d.nrrenrr Wh'fhcr you've onv seen her
a 9nnoud Umes. BcnIto is onto the ftc5
Of her comu 90 town. 8u' m hc takes that
tale 70 the colonel ltll dis Your batch o.
cake. sr}s I. lho cap'eu agreed Win me.
no inc mostly always ala, ANA acted ycry
sAd, Nov, scys ]; Tt looks To mo much
IKE THIS rho Niger has money am In,
huono", hut ht. wife hates him, ami he SO
glad Go see tho last of him, that shpTl
make no disturbance S'pose yc include
nlm with tn" hatch o, prisoners. take bin
away up country an lose him.
lu not I'd red handed IuurIprNr gDO~1v
the capcn at me
" Not that scys T. Just lose him. an
a,,nt "G9N,r nome IKE MaTy's little lamb,
but. S,,eIe thu rap'on, the men won't
rake men along WHOM be blind IA
young mice tlll We lose him. an fhat'iil bnSS
no remembrance nftprward iust hlonL
lkG suggests l, take the rear ranG,'
"4u. he did II. The Rear RINK, 70.
garded the atfair as big Joke mi thar
nlght the forest shadows hid narchin'
n9tch O. prisoners with Benito Flores mark.
IN Lime Ia the hrst line.
Things Quoted down, an for two weeks
we didn't even have 10 chase the dogs
aWay from tue mes, tcnt. Always is that
same way lust before calamity nc sea,
We know one lav thr old servant GpI,
hles into town. hut he didn't make many
INQUIRIES an, Went hack 10 the villa No
doubt the little chimney woman was dc.
Hghtea at the sad bereavement. Our mon
We're too busy rcatiu' To go huutiu' for
(. AAllN hluNt hiGEtr rCh or moor. nm. as
shy, nothln' happened Tor two weeks
Then one day came an order To watch
out for ravin' lunatic who was eatln' mn
the earth Qr0uu' nugupgn. an Yves hrudhi'
our way. He had Killed nigh onto half a
dozen mon an was lookin' for more The
description said no was black an gou,t
nm potbelllcd, an used vicious language
That Scys ! 10 mosclf the wntcr stnrt.
ing from me forehead that Is the man,
Every day fresh tales would wander
down through the forest about that ul.
furiated scoundrol. At one place he had
set whole village ON hre, am the pco
pie SAID he crashed through the Jungle like
hull elephant Bv tho time he Mad gc1n
hiteen miles, he had grown In height 10
sixteen feet, an they sald he walked an
an tours Ike beast The blood frozr I'M
NE veins when I hcerd he had strangled
a white soldier out near Maragos felt
the next thing he'd be down on us Ike a
ton o brick, an | knew he'd be carefiuy
seerchin' for me.
"one dan the colonel comes to me- an
seNs quietly That little woman from me
white villa says this ravIn' monster tallics
WITH her missln' husband, nn' she's arraid
o MIN terrible. Spose sergeant, you take
n couple o slugs, an mount guard ont
there Tor night or two. That was ~,
last wisp o hay. But the colonel bnd or.
aeted y an ont | goes TO the beautlfal
1.-THE little chiney woman WAS IN s,o,a
q blue funk an that night / camns an
the VerandeN, Win two pieces o. mctaI a.,