The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-06

saw us turn around they came swooping down
and in no time we were surrounded by q
mighty fierce looking band of between seventy
and eighty, all heavily armed and with abun.
dance of ammunition. 1t was fine setting for
Wild West moving picture show. We kept
on saying, "Buenos Dias Senior" to each new
face glazing into the coach until we arrived at
the patio of the hacienda, into which the
driver was ordered to take US. Here we en-
countered the first gang busily occupied in
chopping down the doors to gain entrance to
the house. The bulk of our gang soon Joined
them; only the "Cabecilas" (leaders) with
their attendants stayed around the coach.
All the mail bags were taken out and the
driver was ordered to open them. and as he did
not have the keys they were slit open with
knives, and the contents-letters packages and
papers-distributed among them.
The head cabecilla, Antonio Munoz, who is
known for his cruelty and as desperate bandit
in this region, asked Harry if he had any
arms and he thought it best to hand out
small revolver, all we had with US. Then he
asked Harry where we were going and wheth-
er it was very important for him to get to Rio
Grande that day; whereupon Harry said we
should like to get there before night fall, or if
that would interfere with their plans, to be
back in Canitas before night. Munoz said he
would see what he could do. We had stayed
in the coach all the time and l had pushed my
satchel under the seat, trying to cover it with
my skirt, but his sharp eyes saw there was
something hidden and he asked, what does the
Sonora hide under the seat" | Immediately
bent down to get it and said cit is my satchei,
Senor," whereupon he looked at me pretty
sharp and said, as it yours Senora?" and on
my reply that it was, he surprised us by saying
very politely, Don't modest yourself then"
After seeing that everything had been taken
out of the coach, and after accepting one of
Harry's cigars, he rode over to the house
which they had succeeded in entering and out
OF which the first appeared loaded with their
booty. They surely looted that place, and did
not leave anything unturned. In the meantime
one cabecila after another came asking
for arms and looking US all over; some
pretty fierce, and not too friendly Har-
ry handed out cigars as long as they last
ed. which with a crowd like that was not very
long. 1t was beginning to look wilder and
wilder, as some had found out the hiding place
of the wine, when luckily the order came to
hurry up and get to their horses. Many pack
carry off All the cabecillas, Antonio Munoz,
Antonio Medina, Manuel Gaavz. treated US
very well with the exception of an awful fierce
one, "Deltino Rosales," who tried over and
over again TO modest US, hut who was each
time ordered away by Munoz. Rosales' looks
were bad enough to give one the nightmare
AT last they were ready to start, and Harry
asked Medina TO send somebody over to STAY
with the coach until the last, which are gener-
ally the worst, had left, whereupon he replied
that he himself would stay to see that we were
not further molested. Munoz, the head leader
came over and shook hands with US, giving
the coachman orders not to leave before three
O'clock for Rio Grande All the other leaders
came then and wished US good trip, and off
they went. 1t had been quite a strain on our
nerves and we felt relieved when we saw the
last one disappear through the gate We were
going to stay a little longer in the coach
until we were sure they would not re-
turn. when two reappeared ga in 6
back demanding more wine. They dis
appeared into the house and two more came i'm
mediately after them; but Medina must have
kept his eyes them as he too, came back
He came over to the coach and said to US: Il
shall take them all with me-, which he did.
was glad to get down on the ground as my
limbs We're stiff from our beautiful seat
About half an hour after the rebels had gone
two men appeared through little side gate
1t was the administrator and his assistant, who
had been hiding in the bushes. AS soon as the
old man saw Harry he said:"O Senior, get out
of here as soon you cam they may come
back and kill us all; they surely would have
killed US if they had found u.s." which we did
not doubt for a minute. He stayed not more
then ten minutes, when he was on the road
to Canitas. We waited until three o'clock
when the gates were opened for and we
could continue our eventful trip. When we
drove through the village all of the women
came out of the houses, made the coachman
stop and ali came over to kiss my hand. They
seemed to think l was their mascot and had
saved them. Well, without any more excite
ment we arrived at Rio Grande, tired and hun
CRY as wolves not having had anything to eat
since morning. Many men on horseback had
come from Rio Grande to meet US and hear the
first direct news. The coach coming from Rio
Grande had been warned before it was in sight
of Tetillas and had turned back, picking up
some refugees from camps on the road. OF
course we were the heroes of the day in Rio
Grande, as well as in Canitas on our return
Well have completed my record. met the
"Salgadistas" in Guerrero, the "Zapatistas" in
Morelos, and now the "Orozquistas" in Zaca-
tecas. and can say that have had all want
and have no desire to meet any more, and hope
it will not be long before the country is at
peace, although it does not look bit like it.
When the rebels left Tetillas they went
straight over to Camp No. 9. where we intend
ed to seek shelter. They roboed the foreman,
a poor Swede, Of all his belongings, and as this
was their third visit at that camp he had
enough, and left. They visited still another
camp, and,then went towards the north, with a
federal force. that had come from Moves to