The Washington times., 1920-02-08

lsurbs them and they have been breeding there for
many thousands of years, doubtless.
''DS Sturgis asked the rebel chief why he did not
make prisoners of the Federal soldiers who accompanied
ais force He laughed, and said Oh work together
when convenient Then he added, i asked by Fed
ral officers to kidnap you Americans and divided up
the loot.
On July dance held in the camp. and was
commanded to attend was required to dance with
he handsome rebel devil He was remarkably hne
lancer and rugged out for the occasion In white
rousers white shoes, yellow silk shirt and black
ombrero trimmed with gold Even the most tragic at
airs in this world have humorous element and in this
performance there was something undeniaby funny.
1.-THE Indian squaws logged out for the festivi
les in clothes Of my and my mother stolen from our
nouse She and had not stitch to put save what
stood up in when left the plantation The soldiers
lance when the chief and did the two-step together,
ut heartily cheered, yelling Viva our General and the
;ringital'
Il was assigned to duty in the hospital, to wait
ck and dirty rebels who rewarded my attentions with
GERS and taunts My mother required to sew their
lohing and my husband forced to fix the soldiers
eeth We half starved all the time and constantly
threatened with death
my husband my mother and myself were housed in
wretched shack the hospital, and at night
uarded by four sentinels. cannot say why it should
been considered of such Importance to prevent
scape, unless it was because we made useful slaves
"Our misery source of enjoyment to captors.
he Mexcans put themselves to great deal Of trouble
nerely for crueys sake Again and again while at
FORK the sennes and lazy natives would say to one
mother,
These gringoes won't die Let's kill them Let's
ury them alive Let's feed them to the alligators and
ae them eat them Then they would laugh.
1T seemed to be subject Of perpetual interest to
lem as to what method Of dsposing Of would be the
cruel and therefore the most amusing and their ev
ent mpatience test the matter out was continual
and dread which hung us hourly day and
light.
Some nights unable to sleep, dreadng lest
be dragged out and killed tortured to death We
ad them treat prisoners at various times Of
ler favorte methods being to put rope around the
icms neck, throw it limb Of tree and jerk it up
nd down until he dead Other things Of which
as a witness barbarous and horrible that can.
ot go into description of them.
1--WE were always hungry. All three Of us would GER
iny have died Of starvation but for small quantities Of
rod which managed to steal from the hospital
There plenty Of food for the rebels and their
omen and children. Why not, ndeedf The rivers
warmed with fish Of many kinds. The forest was full
4 game Whatever was wanted in the way Of other
ppes was readily procurable by theft from the peace
lie native population. II meat needed the soldiers
ole cattle and drove them into the camp Hogs, like
ise stolen fed on the camps garbage
There was plenty Of corn, beans, rice, bananas and
oasses. The rebel troops had occupied this camp for
rec years continuously its situation being admirable
military purposes and for procuring supplies and they