Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26

| them only that my Amelia has moth
| ing TO eat for the morrow IL is due
to them that we. the paciiicos suffer
! the name OF bandit Ercasers." do
! not blame the Americans: they are oe-
| Tending their property and their iaihi-
| lics--l would do the same il the trou-
| Bile were on this side but l plahic
/ that band of disEruntled thieves who.
unable TO make u living on TINS sioc'
start a racial war III YOUR country ::
-Four years Of revolution has cicahen
| everything out of this country, ana
| our only hope to get anything TO eat
was on your side OF the river NOW
that is gone, and--ah. DloS. do not
, know what we are going TO 40.
will not permit Amelia I" go hungry
he added ficrccly-"if il needs be
will sacrifice my life to get hSr iood'
WIFE ADMONISIES HIM
AGAINST BITTER LANGUAGE
you should not talk like that adj
monishcd Amelia. who had finished her
work as she came towards us. 1T is
sacrilege to talk like that. God Will
punish YOU" Amelia sa; besides me
and began to chatter lauGhinSiy about
the TWO goats she owned. Initiating
their gestures WITH nti pi'''H '-''''''
she told how the goats huttcd one
another in an effort to capture some
deIicacv which she offered She told
mo of Pedro pct horned toad which
She had owned for five years.
lie will come whenever l call him.
she added pedro. fedr". icuro.
Ncnte pa aCa."
Almost Immediately the little fiat
head Of the intelligent pet peeped
through the open doorway. The glar-
ing sunlight played upon the coiors.
lie scrambled over the threshold. an"
came running towards his mistress
She picked him up and held him low
inrly to her cheek.
"Pedrito. Pedrito," she cried caress-
insly. Il love you so much ana sho
walked to the other end of the room
where she fed him large piece or
tortilla.
well. Ramon. must lac going now"
] said Lets get my horse. You
don't know how much enjoyed YOU
and your wifc's company. aud how
refreshed am with the meal
"Rut 1t is early yet" Amelia pro
tested.
II mus, he back III brownsville by
: o'clock | replied. In few minutes
Ramon had saddlcd my horse and
brought /, to the door Of the hut lie
and his wife: the horned toad, the
four dogs and the two little goats
were all there TO sec mo off. stuck
my hand in my pocket to reach for
money. and found ] had So. held
them out to Ramon.
NO: no! no!-valgamc Fios--impos-
shic. You were my guest. and | can
no, accept your money"
knew by the carncstness in his
voice that my money would not he
accepted. so going Into the cabin as
though had forgotten something.
threw the s. on the bedding. Then
! mounted my horse and rode away.
Ramon and his wife remaining in tho
doorway until disappeared around
the corner OF the hills
Four DAYS later Floyd Gibbons. of
the Chicago Tribune. and / were rid
ing from BROWNSVILLE to Harlingcn.
where Colonel r. |. Bullard. command
ing the American troops along the
Rio Grandc. was stationed. We stopped
at n farmhouse on the wa TO get
~ drink of water. An Id American
ranchcr, whom We knew, met us at
the gate.
Are YOU the follers looking out
for news?" he qucricd.
Yep" answered Gibbons. I'VE are
going over to see Colonel Billiard"
That's fine" answered the man at
the gate. You can give him mes
sage from me. Tell him that killed
one Of the grcaser bandits last night"
lis that so" commented Gibbons.
Did he attack YOU?
Nope"
Was he armed?"
Nope. But I caught him running
OF with two of my chickens a..d
BAG OF corn. lie said that he was
hungry and was taking the stuff to
his wife. but they all pull that kind
of stuff around here. They put
surrowful tale when YOU catch them,
and if YOU turn around they sill knife
YOU in the back.
"Humph," said Gibbons. will you
let us see him.
sure" invited tho old farmer.
Come right along" and he led the
way to a clump of mesquite beyond
his chickencoop.
There is the old devil" he pointed
10 the pathetic figure of small Mex
lean huddled there on the ground
stone dead
kicked him over with my foot,
and beneath the clots of blood which
were plasteycd on his once pleasant
face ] recognized Ramon.
Poor Amelia" | gaspcd aloud
whats that" the farmer asked.
Nothing" said as J walked away.
We got our drink Of water, mounted
and rode away.
The old farmer sure enough got
one OF the bandits said Gibbons
laughing.
shut UP, dam YOU" answered.