The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-01-04
A Tragedy Of the
MexicanR Revolution
By r. A. MICHEL
Copyright BY American Press Assoc
citation. 1871
b 2 4 MITcHEL

tel IN Mexico when saw q youne
Mexican and a girl pass IN IN each
others company. She vas talking rap
idly 70 him. evidently trying 70 per
suade him 20 do or o % do some
thing. Suddenly I heard a crack. and
the young fellow fell dead he had
been shot By q man standing on the
other side Of the street.
The girl was wild with grief and
horror al thus seeing one ! believed 70
be her lover shot down beside her.
She fell upon the body and called Wild
~ for him Il come back & her. A lit
lie knot Of people collected. and pres
emily / saw them bear the body away.
the girl following. supported BY a wo-
man. doubtless her mother. The party
disappeared IN a house a short dis
lance up the street.
Presently a man came out OF the
house into which the body was carried.
and. passing me. ! asked him In a
mixture OF Spanish and English 70 tell
me what caused the affair.
Nothing. senior. except that the muir
dered man Is q supporter Of the Diaz
government We are all insurrectos
here
With this brief summary Of the story
be passed on. learned from another.
however. that the murderer and the
murdered man both wanted the same
girl
I had caught a glimpse Of the
derer. did not zee him IRE the shot
buf saw him walking away q moment
later. He vas a Villainous looking
man In Mexican costume and with a
swagger I saw him pass several
times during the day and did not see
Ia bis face or Ia bis manner the slight
est compuncfion for what be had done.
On the contrary. be seemed 70 be proud
Of his deed.
The second act Of the drama was
more astonishing stiIl saw the muir
derer 80 TO the house where the body
Of bis victim had been taken and
knock AZ the door. The summons was
answered By the who had sup
ported the gir after the murder. The
villain said something to her. and she
disappeared The man waited some
time on the step. and az last the girl
whose lover be had shot came TO the
door. he talked 70 her for quite
awhile. after which she went back
into the house. and the man came on
down the street. He had lost some OF
bis suagger. and his face wore q Sc
rious look. he disappeared IN a sa-
- - a.. - hf..n - .-r--,
was sold
That evening after supper I lighted
q cigar and strolled beyond the out
skirts Of the town. I was on the
plateau where the climate Il temper
ate. and the air was very pleasant A
fun moon was rising as the sun was
setting. Hearing voices behind me. I
turned and met with another surprise.
The murderer and the girl whose lover
be had murdered were coming toward
me he was doing the talking. while
she walked IN silence
These are a strange people, I said
70 myself. The villain. having muir
dcred his rival. Is pursuading the girl
10 BE- reconciled to him and take him
instead.
They passed me on the other side OF
the road without appearing to notice
me. too absorbed In their W grew
some affair 10 think OF any one be-
sides themselves
n self preservation. as has been
said. Is the drst law of nature curiosi-
y IS certainly the second. Indeed.
there are Instances where curiosity
has been prominent I was interest
ed IN this affair. and instead OF turn
ing away from the path the couple
were taking I strolled on behind them.
keeping them In sight. But presently
the road where they were walking
made a turn. and 1 lost them.
I stopped and. leaning against a
fence. looked at the broad face OF the
moon rising over the distant extinct
volcano I~ztacclhwatl or the white
Woman from its resemblance to a
Tying dead ro5ed In a shroud
of snow. my thoughts divided between
the drama OF the day and the noun
Of many ages. Realizing that
might get into trouble by being too Oh.
Of other peoples affairs. I was
thinking OF going back when. turning
my eyes for a last glance to the point
where the couple had disappeared. I
Jaw the girl coming alone. She was
very fast seemingly nitting
llong like a spirit. I stood perfectly
I'M. she passed noe. walking In the
middle OF the road and 50 wrapt In her
emotions that she did o see me.
viii not attempt 10 nnd q word to de-
the expression on her face. I
lever wish to e such an expression
gain.
l did not need to so on to discover
What she had done with her compan-
on Her returning alone aud that
oOk on her face assured me that she
lad taken a swift revenge for the
Of her lover. went hack to