Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-01-06

busy, the presldente came up, and
with an insolent smile, said
need three hundred and fifty
dollars. viii you let me have it,"
For one moment 1 wavered, then
curtly replied; No, have no money
to loan
He looked at me steadily, then
with a shrug of the shoulders an
swered; oh, bueno, Senior, as the
Senior pleases.'
II understood what the threat i'm
Piled, but kept on with my business,
my mind going over and over the stu
alton without avail. 1 was in a town
far removed from help in case of
need.
AT last the day and evening were
over. About ten o'clock I went to my
room and packed my things prepare
tory to getting away at sunrise. Just
then the presidente appeared in the
doorway. After scanning me closely
for a time. he SAID:
81 have decided that, in Justice to
my family and myself, cannot allow
you to remain in my house tonight
AN OhNShAA - Vi Nilt NON II dIG dlI0duN
full of ladrones, and you are known
to have large sums of money and valu-
able goods. The Senior understands
this, of course, and knows how dan
gerous it would be for me to permit
him to continue in my house.
I could have killed the man as he
stood there cycling me with an inso-
lent leer. but merely replied: You
are presidente here-you have armed
policemen, and a town full of men
why don't you protect your people and
your house?"
All, Senor,' he said, my men are n
handful, but the ladrones are many
Very WE'LL l answered. then
shall sleep in the street, and protect
myself-as l spoke, pulling out a
large Colts revolver.
I'm a twinkling the man had disap-
peared; where he was going did not
know, but my imagination was busy.
| told my men to get the things to-
gether, and take them into the street
Before this could be done, heard the
shutting sound of many bare feet APP
preaching. In a moment the presi-
dente appeared, and with him a dozen
or more policemen, armed with Krag
rifles; back of them was a crowd OF
the most depraved. savage-looking ma.
| tives | ever saw. each with a bolo in
his hand or at his belt.
/ Before a word could be said on
either side, a young American pushed
/ his way through their midst, and stood
! facing me. Terrified as / was, re-
member that for an instant I gazed
/ in sort of wonder at his size, his
/ white skin and fair, curling hair. He
said to me hurriedly: am the
schooRteacher here; heard an Amer
lean was in trouble-let me talk to
| these people.
Turning to the presidente, he be
gan speaking rapidly in the native
/ dialect
What are you preparing to do to
| this man? You must be mad-don [
| you see that he is an American? You
may rob a wandering Turk, and go
unpublished; but as sure as you harm
this man, you will pay the penalty. 1t
is true you can kill him-you can cas-
lily kill us both. But tomorrow. Senior
| Presidente, and you, Senior JueZ dc
Paz, the American government will
ask: Where are my two citizens
who were in your town." The lad
rones robbed and killed them" you
may say. rs it for this" The govern
ment will ask, that l made you pres
idente and Juez de Paz-that you do
not protect myscitizens at your very
door?" You both know the conse-
queensland you like to hold office
Bah-begone-we are white men and
Americans-you cannot afford to kill
us,
He STONED sneakine- ADD the room