Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-05-25

profound. He knelt in rigid motion
less silence so long that even watch
ing him was painful, and one wonder
ed: Did he have a son perhaps out in
the field on the wrong side2 For it is
the old case of the wings and the
tories. OF course Ciudad Juarez, and
that means simply the city, or town
of Juraez is now in the hands of the
Red Flaggers, but there are many
Federalists who silently bide the
time when the government shall
again triumph.
Notwithstanding the fun that the
humorists have had with JuareZ and
the socalled Burbanked fightless war
that ragged here the harm was great
and the rebuilding and recovery will
be slow. You will appreciate this
fact more when you reflect what has
been accomplished in JuareZ in the
almost four hundred years of its
existence, or perhaps more accurately
speaking what has not been accomplish
ed. Remember the Rio Grand River
separates Texas and Mexico and five
cents takes you from FL Paso to Juarez
and yet the place is little more than
an Indian village. So close to high
class city that their stray bullets
made some of its citizens hunt cover,
yet Inhabited by class of people who
cling to their windowless adobes,
method. They could certainly be
commended to one branch of the
Republican party for their conserva-
tiveness. They hate change and
Gringo seems to personify it.
They do not seem to fear that
American money is tainted, but they
seem to have lost their desire to
banter good naturedly for the nickles.
There seemed to be sort of sup
pressed, hushed, waiting air about
the village. Now and then you pass
ed forbidding windowless adobe
wall from behind which laughter
issued, but this was uncommon and
you were stared at with a sort of
speculative or repelling gaze that did
not make you comfortable. All up
and down the streets the sweetmeats
and soft drinks went begging for buy
ers. The detected looking venders
sat silently warding off their only
customers, the insistant flies with
the usual weapon, a dried cows tail
mounted on stick for handle, but
made no overtures to you as you
passed.
Not that follower of the careful
and cautious Crumbine would have
eaten any of their edibles, but then
you do not wish to be utterly ignored.
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carnecerias, which is a meat market,
our friend said that many people, be-
fore the war, had been in the habit
of shopping for meat in Mexico, pay
ing the duty at the border and still
get better and cheaper meat. We
opened our mouth to expostulate to
tell what our Crumdine thought of
uncovered edibles and then remember
ed about the ring bread exposed on
the sticks on Union Square New
York, and their parisgreen colored
peas served in the best restaurant and
thought the subject of pure food to
big to tackle on a hot day in Juarez,
when one didn't need to look at the
purple meat but could enjoy the
purple and white iris blooming in the
church yard and inhale the frag rance
of the purple lilacs.
We only met with one direct rebuff.
AS we passed the quarters of the Red
Flaggers / thought / saw an American
back in the inclosure, and thinking
to get some information from him 1
crossed the street and was walking
directly in, when: "Ughi" from a
great dark fellow greeted me and 1
was confronted with his gun not
aimed but upright Immediately
againss my body. L was SO surprised
that it took me some seconds to
recover, then / laughed. 1t might
have been just little hysterical for
gaSped: Where is that tAmericano2''
But he had turned his back immedi-
ately and lost himself in the crowd.
l do wonder if this is a renegade
American helping out Orozco2 Well,
/ backed away and complimented the
handsome captain on his beautiful
sombrero and conclued to be little
more circumSpect in the future.
But still wish at the same time 1
also could have been a disintereSted
spectator in the middle of the street
and have seen my countenance when
l met up with the Mexican and his
bayonetted gun. / rather think there
was an expression there that / do
not meet in the glass when / am
i Duttinp INV hat on straight