The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-04-15
HUMOROUS DESCRIPTION
OF MEXICAN REVOLUTION
Depicts Insurrectos in Brass But.
tons Fighting to Amuse Pretty
Ladies OF FL Paso.

the Rio Grande, they have discover
ed a new and delightful thrill Aero
planning has lost it's novelty. Nobody
talks about getting up an automo-
bile race, Around Ell Paso and vicini-
ty now the sharpest publicity agent
might have difficulty in inducing a
crowd to come to a Johnson-J effries
return match. Even cock fighting
and bull fighting have become stale
and antiquated
The sport loving inhabitants of
the Texas border are to be envied,
because down there they have a real
war near at hand. yet far enough
away for it to be observed in COM
fort and safety. Texas society has
gone out to the game on several af-
ternoons and has returned to de-
clare it perfectly fascinating In air.
ship gazing there is only the chance
of seeing a long, thin aviator slide
off his seat and perhaps break his
contract, or in extreme cases his
neck. In prize fighting there is
merely small likelihood of seeing
briefseconds. The spectacle of a pair
of roosters with bloody combs no
longer enchants. But in a real war
there is always the delightful posi-
bility of seeing some on shot thru
the pancreas or some other vital
spot and really killed.
The people of Ell Paso have every
10 F,,1 TO
The opposing political elements of
that sunny co ntry have been kind
enough to bring their war right up
to the opposite edge of the river,
where everybody can see it in its full
hideousness, and give regular per-
formances twice a day, stopping on
ly for lunch and a sicsta, free ad-
mission to all. comfortable seats
provided, gentlemanly ushers will
now pass among the audience to dis
tribute photographs of well known
and popular generals only tain
caints a copy.
The brave insurrectos have the
chance to pose for the pretty ladies
with cameras. The administration Of
ficers have the opportunity of stand
ing around in full uniform and
looking ferocious. Everybody is hap
Ply.
The only persons in the neighbor-
hood who seem to be displeased
with the situation are the racing
promoters of Juarez which is just
across the river from FL Paso. The
approach of the revoltosos made the
horses nervous and seriously affect
ed the gate receipts, hence they are
| somewhat peevish and have even
| tried to induce the jefe to send {
squad of police out and chase the
rebel army away. They were backed
up in their demands by some of the
merchants, who had nervous appre-
tensions about Iooters and other
disagreeable things.
But Ell Pasans say; "Oh, go away
and let 'em fight" The younger
generation along the Texas border
has never seen a real war and now
that it has been staged right on the
edge of town they want to see one
thing through.
Ell Paso has not been so excited
about anything in years. Friends
meet on the street and say 10,
Seen the war;" Clarence calls up
Myrtle over the drug store phone
and asks her if she would like to
take a spin out to see the battle this
afternoon, and Myrtle Immediately
accepts and declares herself excited
- a
interest in marbles and baseball
spring practice, and demands to
know at the breakfast table if dad
is going to take him out to the war
today.
Wars wild alarms burst upon the
ears of the pleasure-loving inhabit-
ants OF Juarez about a week ago.
There was panic when it was told
that an enormous rebel army was APP
preaching for the awful purpose of
sacking the town. The authorities
scoffed and kept on scoffing until
force of brave defenders which had
been sent out to order the insurrec-
tos away came running back minus
their cigarettes and sombreros, when
the authorities suddenly ceased
scoffing and looked serious. They
turned pale when it was noised
around that the leader of the invad-
ers was none other than the redoubt-
able rebel chief. General Orozco.
The sound of Orozco's name was
carried across the river to the Am
erican side, and Immediately Ell Paso
decided there was something that
should not be missed. There was
scurrying around for automobiles
and other swift conveyances, and
soon a large part of the population
of Ell Paso was trooping out in "a
state of high glee to cheer the COM
batants on.
1t was found that the seating ar
I rangements were excellent. The Rio
Grande flows between sharp, high
banks on either side. and the hills
outside of FL Paso furnish excellent
observation points for watching the
| movements across in Mexico. IT
would be herd to construct grand
stand or an amphitheater that would