New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19

oo.cIers exam ned our baggage PEI
;uactcrl'Y, end we crossed. From the
cCd Of tn" br. iFc 20 Mexican soil as
S:iec stops, but sou step bach three
centuries.
lore. wc,c :ho Grst Of the soldiers
Of the CoEstitJconal;st army. WHAT
more description can one give Of Them
than 20 say they Norc MeXicars, with
Uniforms that Gidn': match and rifles
OF several :yfes?
Women are the customs inspectors.
One sonoT.sa. diving into my bag. IN
sisted on claiming duty on any article
that was new. b. argument. mainly
with waYiYg hands, she was convinced
the clothing was for personal use.
While the women examined baggage the
soldiers lolled in the shade. When the
soldiers examine baggage they are not
thorough. II is the patriotic senortas
who use the feminine instinct after a
bargain to jimmy some duty out Of
all baggage entering Mexico.
City Was Swept.
II took but a moment in Nuevo La
redo to know that war had passed
through the city. The rows of Jagged
walls showed where houses had been
battered by artillery, and the countless
bullet holes everywhere spoke of street
lighting. The city was poor, very poor.
Soldiers were quartered in many of the
few houses left standing.
One looked like d hotel, and | was
about to enter the little gate before
il when a shrill voice commanded
olga" A boy with rifle ran up and
blocked the way. He could not have
been more than thirteen. but his eyes
glittered in a most businessike way.
There followed a stream of Spanish
that failed TO understand half as well
as the big rife. that was taller than
the boy, and the murderous looking
crossed cartridge belts.
Through Francisco Urquidi. Consti
nationalist Consul General to New
York. the little soldier explained off
hand that he had been with the army
s.x months and had fought in two en-
gaCements Il may have been boast
ing, but he claimed to have killed
Federal soldier. At that. though, from
the way he handled the rife and the
way he looked out of the corners of his
snappy black eyes one could imagine
an element of danger connected with
him. He was the smallest and young
est Of the soldiers of the revolution,
but there were many OF sixteen and
seventeen years. who had been lighting
since the beginning Of the war. Con-
trary TO most of them. the boy soldier
would not pose for his picture. and !
reluctantly left him.
Soldiers in company formation
passed along 20 the railroad station
and presently troop Of cavalry went
by. 4 native explained that General
PcsQueira. head Of the military court
for all :he "onstitutionalist territory,
vas leaving Nuevo Laredo after a visit.
Scene of Contrasts.
At the station the troops were lined
I'd before train composed Of tive
freight cars. one old style passenger
coach and q caboose on the rear
General Pesqueira stood with his
staff near knot Of musicians. VINO
PLAYED stringed instruments without
ceasing. For over an hour they played
in the baking sun, and always the same
tune.
Several pretty women lowered about
the general. VINO chatted Sayly with
them. The general had bouquet!
Only in Mexico is II possible. TINS
scene: A parade line Of hardened SOL
ders. badly paid and underied; a troop
Of cavalry on lean ponies; a passenger
train Of freight cars, unceaslng darce
music from guitars. and the general
with a bouquet
If one didn't know that General
Pesoueira had won several battles, was
Governor Of the State OF sonora ana
holds judicial Office corresponding TO
Chief Justice Of the supreme CouI''
there might be room for Yankee
smile. Even then il would be AFRO
gance 20 say. What shall be the man
ner Of a man who tights well ~
And IS for courtesy and kindness
and 'hougntfulness, General Pes
guerra could give mos; Americans daily
lessons Tor wears. Consul Silliman ana
the rest o. tho party had bought
tickets 20 Monterey. General Pes
ooo.ra. on learning the Consul vas
going. asked 20 De presented TO MN
and At once depiored the fact hat he
did not know sooner. He offered the
party passage in his private car. 20
matter that the car was caboost or
that there were 10 cushions. The
ooin, ie i. Wa the best Genera Pc
oueira Lad and he offered +. frre...
Ride in Special Cahcose.
-, 90, ray down 70 Monterey inc
c.h.o.c. travelling OYER the windin"
800, --.rkcd ard whifl-d liEo q whip
'..n 81 interval newly repaired sec
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