The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-06-25

| advanced u miles to place where
they had removed rails and by burn.
Ing hnd twisted them. We laid new
ones on new ties and proceeded. When
We reached Rodriguez SO miles from
Laredo. II was seven o'clock. There
! We found nm engine which had been
dernlied and overturned the day be-.
fore. II had rIghted itself. and Il
hooked onto our train and took 1t back
north, our engine and tank car con.
tinuing south.
| ] climbed on the narrow platform in
The rear OF the tank car and we went
/ on.
we reached LampasOs at nine.
was Immediately surrounded by arm.
Ell rebels In II bewildering variety OF
raifnenf ana escorted before Gen. Juan
NJ. Garcia. governor-elect Of Neuvo
Leon and commandant Of the army OF
the North.
My letter from Borquez produced the
proper effect and l was told / might
go south on the military train at
dawn
There were no hotels nor restar.
rants. and ! was furnished. The town
Is i've miles from the station. saw
ilghted doorway several hundred
Yards away. went over. found some
women. and asked for food and shel.
ter.
ITS Amsrican--and Young"
The women held a lantern up to my
face and. exclaimIng In Spanish, "Its
an American. and young" they said
, they would do their best.
BY the Hight Of a smoky lantern they
prepared and gave me the starboard
thigh OF young goat boiled In grease.
onions, and chill hotter than the hinges
of the Inferno. gobbled II down with
the appetite Of starved coyote and
are several fiat cakes Of corn pone
and drank a glass ~ goats milk.
| Meanwhile wrinkle,l. withered old
relic Of nine matrimonial engagements
and willing to go further--had pre-
pared the war correspondents couch.
This consisted of one blanket spread
on narrow sidewalk outside the
house. | looked It over and scratched
my head, In which the ''young visitors
F., already had found breeding place.
| His Bed Chamber Furnished.
| | asked for pillow ana they gave
me small sack Of corn In n pillow
| slip.
| ! asked for sheet and they gave
me tablecloth, ! gave up--took off
the nm Hart puttees and shoes and
lay down.
| Just as ! was about to doze of
/ was startled by Wild fusillade Mt
the station. The women screamed md
Inoaned. rolled into a nearby gut.
ter. II turned out I'd be only rebels
at their third hottie OF mezcal. l dozcd
on. only tn he reawakcned by a "cahal-
Tito de gas"--a little horse OF gasolipe
/ lis the Mexicans call u railroad We
/ locipc,le.
III consul Amerlcano." screamed
several rebels
| dressed and rushed over TO meet
/ Randolph Robertson. the liveliest wire
/ In the American consular service In
/ Mexico. He has taken dozens OF Amer
/ leans and British out since the Inst
+ trouble began. He has smoothed over
n dozen "eauses OF war" In the last
two years. His station mt Neuyo
Laredo has more friends than any In
Mexico.
Tie was bringing IN two Americans
They ate fried goat and went on north.
AMI | returned to bed and to sleep n,
twelve, with The stars close down over
my bed.
Breakfast 10 Served.
One nj the native women Weakened
me AZ Ave with cupful OF coffee
placed on the sidewalk hy my pillow
| turned 10 GET cigarette and turned
hack IL nnd the family parrot pcrche,.
on the rim Of the cup drinking nv COZ.
I zee and swearing NJ ma fluently IN
l.ampasos Spanish
Al noon the military train with GEN.
eral Garcia started for Monterey He
kindly consented Ia let mo ride
+ crawlc,l In the cahon~, and wen, "a
+ Nlnal,ama, where the first Passenger
F from the North IN ten DAYS nver,o,s
ns and W. switched. arriving here At
FIVE with Robertson. who Il ON his
/ NTH trip guarding American interests
nnd who II taking this message North
Z IN both sides NJ the road Cor hnu.
dred miles Ia here arr evidences az
'rn v'strS revolutions distinctions
Houses have htcn burned ticldS ara /,
weeds. there arr M cattle to land IA
cultivated people ane apathetlc. dumb
dasesi. AMI hopeless
Eut all have hope In this new crowd
SaNih-' II they cannot Straishten IL
out, Who IS leftt" The answer Is mo-
body AZ Mexican hlnod.
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