Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-16
THE
EXPANSIONIST
PANCHO.

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PANCHO.
~ HERBERT COOLIDGE.
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Every Mexican mule learns to bulge
his sides and hold his breath when
the cinch is being frightened; every
1eMcan horseman knows how to
fasten the saddle securely despite
these efforts.
But the Expansionist Pancho had
fooled them all. unless, indeed, we
oxcspt his master, Don Alvitro, with
bile occasional clumsy triumphs. PAN
cho was an animal OF wonderful pow.
efs OF inhalation, and his glossy black
si4ss once inflated were as inflexible
q the hickory slaves of a molasses
hogs.head.s
Don Alvitro, by secret process ex-
tending over four days, could adjust
saddle to stay. 1t was then his GUS.
tom to leave the Expansionist sad
( died until he could sell him to some
Z sfranxer Who /. taw Idoy. 5lot.r xoa
vilpnr II ,e,l him hacr - the rssca,.
n vepder-the only man in the coun-
Try who would buy him-at a tre-
mendous discount. was Alvitro's
; ,tnrn,,d .he animal ovar, To nv IA.
els nanh.w VIC ro5a Nh, no rah. II,
4 d fWhst !. how does not and mt shomt.
. mule Il mt wnrtb rnow,n.. ena =
-. not mncb snrnr,saa n,ha,, ~,
hrcthar,s .on annnmpcsd no, he hai
As.ccvareds : systano a., s.ss,,na Dan.
cho ! & : :, -
Irnor the nr,sant ~ : .rrv ,,,,,.
.+anz tho vornyatar ol.a,v rai,nnu;sh.
a ~. II. =, ~, :, 49, -. ~
nr.t t,ma q his lite panohn ~ , ~,
81. n,arvelous nowsrs =, inhaia.,an
so- tho 'sood =, nan AA'A.ol
!, the vssrs - saith,,, .ar,;oa that
x.nar.,s 1 - ~. ~ .na.
:, n.rt w,th p.naha 1870 .ha.,
-. ! bonason,a oash arar tren,.n ,,,.
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= tN hot ~
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zsoct.h,i,s nes- ehs Wax,aaa hars ,as
81. NE. &C.,. L. ~ =. ,.nsa,
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nv c.rtos, . : -. : :. -
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mvssr coyerad w,th :, 'h;a n,a.s,.n la.
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s.ns4 ~, tho. ,,a, u.n. h,,,,.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. :, s.h. AZ.
NJ. ,oma nhan 49, E.n., s,an,s. paa
chc ona !, r,nst ,,ar. i. : ls5 :, &
I,tt,a i..s, a. aava,anaa 4ha41
ana NV ,evo,vsr snd a. : thans.n s Al.
IA. q ~ em nlovers, M ,nnnaa met
.lani nar+ Is rss .nsicin.tad- dimc,,,tv a.
makirr nv emnioyers and o.hsrs ~:
l,ava tb.t the nart,ng was J. rs.,,v s
nsces.srv .nd vat =. = .tsrs, a. ths
h.ra vIsaoe hahind mo sc,nt,ilatin,
revo,vsr 4 sesmsd IN mo .hat nv
condncts a. M, irr.tioroI
aci.or,v,,, cny,tat.d &c r,,.h ~
.4-atoha "a rr,s Iseh,,na,, ~ =. stra,aa,,s
.,,rt cor,nans - h.o,. - tan st.ns
a1hi. q !, gloomy .itrat,on-.ana With
No .i,var l;ning" ' =
rhan INC ',.est,,eri hootad .,,rr,n
oxar the sadd,a.hnrn nrsn, ratnrn Il
recirch,ne. ana \ tat ,nsnaoroh,v
Z t..4ter pancbo saamad rslieyed. 10 :
,han. The 1atiao was loosansd. and
:. NJ. No. me- So. ma tha .as AN,
h..r- ,,or, 81. .,,thars o.ra,,,,,v
.,r.da,as .ns h..oas ~. ,.e,,t >s,sn.
.ra- and ~. Nal Ill, n,,,h opa
~ h,s ward.r,,,1 ,nho,.tinr.
,r MI Ne. nath,na ~ ~. ,r,and .ha
rohhar He mt his foot aoainst nc
ac,nch.r,nv and nni,aa aae,,v a. trst
men unt1I he uas nod n tha ,aca a.
tho Ions, tattoo EroMv no n.ds ,.st
..t,sf,ad ann. r.nt,v With hav,n. av'
erted 81, his .trenvth ana taran al,
tha .tratcb o,t - INC sada,e r,a.,ns
Il wo,,,d he sasy ba dorht,ass ass,,reS
himself "a dismonnt milo NJ az.
down ths road and recinch the m,,Ie
when the brute was an his s,,ara and
! 4 tribe winded
Rut 4 Knew that pancho waa newer
IN Ma a,,ard when . man d,smonntad
ana never ton mnch winded for s,,c.
{ cassf,,l exnansion7 Instead ~ start.
inr back ia San nissos as wa. 81.
derad nv ithe stranger On na,n ~
Aeath to ID turned and fnHowed
him the moment he disappeared ronnd
Z tnrn a. the road
/ speered out from behind a rock at
TINT turn inst IN time tn see the
Nxnans,on,st nerform q familiar an.
IL pancho.s nerves NOV. ahs.,rta
~ stable excent whsn thare' was
tvo-inch a,r.,nace nnder his rirtb
r,han tha f.i,iny ~ leat i. .bs o,,I.,,