The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-09

" and became court favoritc, with much
gold. The government sent him to Cuba 10
teach the soldiers there how TO Use their swords
and bayonets. lie landed at Puerto Principe
Just in time TO get into game OF monte at
the place. Il was feast day. Munstcty lost
oil of his Spanish gold on n queen. That was
the seventh fortune he had lost. He had love
affairs and d,iels in Cuba, Of course, but was
finally disabled by the teachcry' of barber
whom lie had hired TO bleed him for fever. The
barber was the agent OF rival duellst, and he
cut tendon in Alunstery's sword arm, The
general cured that, he always told his friends
later in life, by the tricks in massage he had
learned from Dr. Linge As soon as he was able
to thrust and lungc once more lie got together a
band OF ffty.four adventures and went to Hon
duras to take part In a revolution. They were
all captured and Munstcry was put in Jailyard
with eight men TO guard him. The officer who
posted the guard didn't know Munstery or he'd
have left battalion. The general killed ;Mco OF
the eight, broke the bayoncts of three more and
two ran away.
lie was about to leave the country when Presi.
dent Guardiola, a Metizo Indian, heard OF the cS-
plot in the iailyard and made him gen.
eral and favore to show his gratitude.
Mnnstery fought the "strong man. of Honduras
with Toledo blades before an audience Of 10000
folks and won. The plain people rooted for the
native strong man and bet 5000 copper dollars
on him, all there were in the country, and lost.
The followers of the president got the copper.
That gave Guardola hi3 long g.sought opportunity
of retiring the copper and reforming the cur
rency. Nothing In Honduras was too good for
Munstcry after that until he began to think too
much of the presidents WIFE Then he was sen.
fenced to fight a bull in the arena. He had a
week to prepare for the fray. With the aid OF
an American friend, DR.. Wells, Munstcry bought
six bulls at 81 each and went into the country
to practice the matador death stroke. He killed
bull Il day in training, and then won the pig
fight in the arena against bull with filed horns,
and that after all the picadores and bandcrllcros
had deserted him. DR.. Wells empticd three six.
shooters into the air Cor joy without leaving his
seat and died of delirum tremens four days later
while still celebrating Munsterys victory.
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But Guardiola was still jealous. lie Gent Mum
stery to fight wild tribe on the frontier. Nun.
steiy was captured and tied to a tree over night
to be buchered in the morning. One of the
tribe. who had been valet to the late DIR. Wells,
cut the thongs and Munstery escaped to the
river. lie jumped in and went over cataract
without injury. Then he made his way to san
Salvador, where lie became so popular that Ger
ardo I}arrios, from jealousy, condemned him to
death. Munstcry escaped with twelve followers
to Chiapas where he was made chief OF cavalry
in war against Miramon and Ortesa. lie was
separated from his men in skilmish and had to
fight alone against ten OF the enemy lie killed
them all and got 100000 worth OF Ortega 5
stolen treasure, which lie hid, That was his last
real fight. One of the ten men wounded lin so
seriously that Munstery came to this country and
settled in Chicago maitre darnes. From
time to time lie needed that hidden gold, but
couldn't find his maps.
In Chicago the old cumpaigner's specially was
training actors for sword play on the stage.
Among his pupils were Forrest the elder Daven.
port. Junius Bruus Booth, Edwin Booth and
Francis Wilson. The generals only motto was
''IIe who lives by the sword lives long" lie was
IS when lie died and he had full head of his
own hair and all of his own teeth He was six
feet tall and weighed 100 pounds. lie smoked
twenty cigars a day and never missed drink