The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-08
A IL HANDS FINED
"A THE GRINGO
What the Mexican Officials Did to
the American Who Laughed at
the Funeral.

Your hard luck story pardner. said the
reformed We-ierner Is some pitifIl, TO he
sure admit on the face " things that
II il plumb unlucky TO he mixed UP In a
powder mill explosion on Sunday and
then get fred for Disturbing the Sabbath,
but that all happened right here in our own
United States. and il isn't marker 20
what has went on across the border
For instance. take that time was fined
three times for laughing once at the MeSi-
can funeral the time ne skyrocaet hit the
don and Ted Taylor got licked oy Sandy
McHugh That was powerful hard luck
for certain
For Taylor'' inquired casual by.
-tander
The reformed Westemer turned -corn-
ful eye upon the interrupted. who faded
slowly into the background
Hard luck for me not FOR Taylor He
deserved his and didn'' II AL happened
this way
Being younger and some fonder Of
trouble than now bucks the tiger At III
Paso and fatteu4 Larry Browns hani, roll
by three hundred odd gathered hilariouslv
by punchin' steers and hrandn' ca!Ne-. 20.
hein' broke | takes ioh at minin' down
in Chihuahua at Monteluma, where there >
an eatin' house and some few other trhin'
things not worth nientionln'
II SO happens that | goes to Bacerac
which il across he sonora line whore the
natives j. even meaner than in Chihuahua
Along comes Mexican funeral SO says
in Mexican
Spanish you mean don't you'' said the
bystander.
Those a has travelled a. FAR West as
Jersey City calls It spanish. said the West
erner. The Spaniard has kind Of dago
language. but ii's genuine, such A. III and
the Mexican has the Spaniard'S language
patched and made over, with a. much
Of the hard spots cut on az will leave enough
lingo TO get along on Where the Spaniard
uses three word. the greaser uses two and
cuts the tail on one Of these
So. speakin' MEXICAN some. ! Jet on ]
was sure anxious 10 know the name and
qualities of the deceased. The grea-e
that | asked was the don OF he village.
so he sweled np some. swept his -ombrero
round and started out with biographical
account OF the deceased. which the same
would have done FOR county history,
twas so favorable to the departed
way II trouble came along. md trouble
was headed straight my wav this tine
I'll, g,easvr that kept the. ttenda had laid
in a stock u Fireworks fcr Cinco de MAYO.
but the natives didI i loosen up more and
while he figured later Oh sHlliu' Il the stock
TO he griugoeS FOR F)u!th ~ luly, every
mother'- son Of 'em went TO III Paso for a.
9pree ard the sto"', stayed ON his hPrd"
ard soricr Soured Ms disposition seem
90 he had "a hplIf thirty 'Igtyfps lDsl,,.I
in II. which went near 10 break him.
The greaSer loves fiesta or any other
excuse To knock on work. and n don't
matter none TO him whether it X bllilfghi
or a funeral. just So long = he can drop
the Delsarte movements he calls work and
get a slug or two Of teguIlu under his
pOnoho. stranger in Mexico j. some nm
ce ridiu first whether he's witnrssln'
weddln' or n funeral, both bein' conducted
on much the same lines of reioicu'.
Some friend Of the deceased who had
more money han was good Tor him bought
a 'dohle'- worth OF skyrockets and started I
settin' Of 'em Off. Just as a mark 0f respect |
10 the departed 4 Mexican can't shoot
nothiu' -mnller than blunderbu-~ and ht !
what he aims AT. 80 -kvrocketS hein in !
the shootn' line II just naturally happens /
that they begin 10 ~ pcrmi-c' Gus Ike !
the padre dodgin' uue aud twifchiu from |
Latin 10 Mexican some sudden IN hs /
remarks
As the padre was gon' some the next |
rocket comes our way. and hits the don
who was in the middle Of Chapter / of the
biography plumb in the pin Of his stomach
which the same sure doubled him up. BEN
u free and independent American of Texas
growth and style cut loose and laughed
for fair. and everybody held up their bands
plumb NcaudaiIed. except ~" don. and he
would too only he was u~ln' both hands
IA the pit Of his stomach ju-i then and
didn't seem able 10 let 60.
When tho dion rttxfnL.4I he
walked away taklu' long steps with his
heels leaviu' deep marks, without even
,avin' 'adIOs. SeenyoTc $40 me To- the Canilna
FOR three fingers Of tequila HaNlu' sur
rounded the same | was about TO invite
The bartender TO do 1t again when in came
six rlrales. which was the polio" Force and
1tandin army OF Bacerac and grabbed me
N before ! knew what ! was NJ against
hey comm mostly from behind which is
good form in MEXICAN fghtiu'
BY tbs time the deceased was planted
proper. the padre ha,in' Cut the festivities
short on account OF the injured
'eelin's Of his friend the don. and zap the,
iaus me before the padre who rOlls his
= TIL you'd think he wa- imtatin' an
irastra. After which me undcr-laudin'
'ome uf his remarks q, times but goiu'
nore hy' his actions and looks. which WAS
ierce. he fines me S. Mex
Haviu' the 'dobie~ on me and wi~hiu'
o shake my friends the 1iralcs who WAS
,etter company at longer range ! mp an
paws the fine. contemptuOus like showing
hat | had more where hat come from
shich same action was no credit 10 my
proper sense Then they takes me 20 the
'rcsdente OF the puehla which is an i'm
portant feelin' guy not boilin none. like
he padree but cold and chilly like and
iresome in his talk. which nn on and on
md on like a leak in a barrel
so finally he runs ont Of talk the leak
lavin' empted him and fines me five more
which | paws. after teliu' the Presidente
What think Of him in English helm too