Into Mexico and out! .. . *^-;«!s^^Mnj Copyright, 1916, by The Ridgway Company in the United States and Great Britain,. people were attacking, and he had told me often of the things he had seenand heard, hoped and feared, at the occupation. They dont know this news yet? he said, with a nod at the busy crowds. No, I reminded him, it came by wireless to us Americans only. He laughed nervously. Youre lucky to be out of it, he said, and,shaking my hand again, he went smiling down the gang-plank. A popular,familiar figure there, he greeted and was greeted by all sorts and conditionsof Mexican
Into Mexico and out! .. . *^-;«!s^^Mnj Copyright, 1916, by The Ridgway Company in the United States and Great Britain,. people were attacking, and he had told me often of the things he had seenand heard, hoped and feared, at the occupation. They dont know this news yet? he said, with a nod at the busy crowds. No, I reminded him, it came by wireless to us Americans only. He laughed nervously. Youre lucky to be out of it, he said, and,shaking my hand again, he went smiling down the gang-plank. A popular,familiar figure there, he greeted and was greeted by all sorts and conditionsof Mexicans, who smiled back intimately at him. But he hurried, he seemedalmost to duck out through that mass of friendly workers and masters. He had cause to duck. He knew—^all Americans resident in Mexico know—the hate, the watchful, waiting hate of the Mexican for the American. Hate you? said a wild young Mexican officer to me one day on a troop-train. The Mexican hate for you Gringos would put joy into the su-preme passion of rape, fire into the flames of arson, virtue into robbery,and a crown of glory on death and defeat
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