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VISITS OLD MEXICO
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man Office and registered for berth
next day on the Golden State limited. In
]auroz we tried to get into the prizon. At
the enhance we encountered two soldiers
in uniform. One with gun and the
other with short sword something like
machete. l walked up to them and saws
can we get in here receiving no reply
we stepped into cage like place about
10 by IL with iron bars on g. sides an
iron gate was opened to lei out one Of the
attendants we made a rush for the gate
but 1t was slammed in our faces. We
were told we could net get in without
permit from the Mayor as his honor was
CONSPICUOUS for his absence and purposely
too think, we fell back in good order.
The party seemed imbued with burn
ing desire to see an encounter between a
human and Bovine known in common
parlance as a bull fight. The price was
$500 Mexican and Sc, 50 U. S. money.
quoted the old adage abouta fool and
his money. They all said we may be
crazy but we amt no fool. So we cut it
out and visited the OIL church several
hundred years old. There we found
many Pilgrims kneeling and offering up
invocations to whom / know not.
We then took in the Mexican public
market where everything was in the crud.
est form. and what looked to me the
poorest quality on earth, they had red
peppers, green pepers, big peppers and
little peppers. and every other kind of
peppers you could think of. They had
poor potatoes, poor turnips, poor beets,
poor squashes, in fact every thing in poor
quality. They had good many veget-
ables | never saw before, inquired the
names but don't remember them, they
were selling meat that would make
canine deny his ancestors. l have no doubt
1t one OF our intelligent American dogs
would happen to pass by, and looked at
their bologna sausage he would recognize
hig long lost brother. 1 was told the
Mexican officers lad spoilers all over the
city and not to buy anything however
cheap it might be for the officers on the
bridge would know it before my car got
there, and that meant to get pulled.
/ said ''do not fear me, am on nv wav
to the coast and I am not looking for
bargain counters nor trouble especially
with revenue officers" Our car was stop.
ped coming over and each one of us were
questioned if we had anything subject to
duty, and they finally asked me if had
anything ! said ives. lam descendent of
George Washington and can't tell a lie. 1
have bull fight in my head and cigar
IN my mouth which came in my possession
across the line, the officers said 1--WE
never charge descendent of George
Washington revenue so l went On nv
way rejoicing. Arriving back at Ell Paso 1
learned that the golden state limited GO
ing west was seven hours late. immedi-
ately went to the Pullman Office cancelled
my order for next day, and got sleeping
accommodations on evening train.
Mrs. B. was we'll rested and we got out
OF there at O'Clock that night. When
we got down there in Arizona our train
was attacked by Mexicans, there was no
one either killed or injured. 1t happened
in this way, freight train had been
wrecked and about fifty Mexicans had
been employed in clearing up the wreck
Among the wreckage was car load of
oranges our train stopped just opposite,
was standing on the rear end of theob-
seTyation car. held out my hand and said
give me low ball. an orange was thrown
and caught it, then cried out there is
no limit to this game. they evidently I'M
derstood English for the oranges came
thick and fast, and we hac oranges for
everybody on the train. This is what we
called the attack by Mexicans. When we
got to Yuma the weather was boiling hot,
took off my coat and vest, picked up a
tan, and said to the conductor, we must
be getting in the neinhborhood of Hades
He said lit is just over the line in Mex
ico' asked him if he would not tell the
engineer to put on little more steam to
get away as soon as possible AT this
time twas about 80 below zero in Deni-
son. We pulled in the promise land at
Los Angeles, Cal. on the evening of Jan.
14th. More anon.
cHAs BULLOCK
Misa Tunia Romans returned to her.