Barbarous Mexico . llowedus all the way to Hermosillo. There was Manuel Gan-dara, and Jose Juan Lopez, and Franco Tallez, and Eu-genio Morales and the Romo brothers, Jose and will find them there now and they will tell you thatwhat we say is true. They followed us, but it was nouse. They had to go back and call vainly at our emptyhouses for laborers. We were stolen—and they wererobbed! They died on the way like starving cattle, went onthe old man from Ures. When one fell ill he nevergot well again. One woman was deathly sick at thestart. She begged to be left behind, but they wouldn
Barbarous Mexico . llowedus all the way to Hermosillo. There was Manuel Gan-dara, and Jose Juan Lopez, and Franco Tallez, and Eu-genio Morales and the Romo brothers, Jose and will find them there now and they will tell you thatwhat we say is true. They followed us, but it was nouse. They had to go back and call vainly at our emptyhouses for laborers. We were stolen—and they wererobbed! They died on the way like starving cattle, went onthe old man from Ures. When one fell ill he nevergot well again. One woman was deathly sick at thestart. She begged to be left behind, but they wouldntleave her. She was the first to fall—it happened on thetrain between Hermosillo and Guaymas. But the crudest part of the trail was between SanBias and San Marcos. Those women with babies! Itwas awful! They dropped down in the dust again andagain. Two never got up again, and we buried themourselves there beside the road. There were burros in San Bias, interrupted awoman, and mules and horses. Oh, why didnt they. OVER THE EXILE ROAD 53 let US ride? But our men were good. When the littlelegs of the ninos were weary our men carried them ontheir backs. And when the three women who were fargone in pregnancy could walk no more our men madestretchers of twigs and carried them, taking turns. Yes,our men were good, but now they are gone. We donot see them any more! The soldiers had to tear me away from my husband,said another, and when I cried out they only next night a soldier came and tried to take hold ofme, but I pulled off my shoes and beat him with , the soldiers bothered the women often, especiallythat week we starved in Mexico City, but always thewomen fought them back. I have a sister in Yucatan, said a young woman un-der twenty. Two years ago they carried her soon as we arrive I shall try to find her. We willkeep each other company, now that they have takenmy husband from me. Tell me, is it so terribly hot inYucatan as they say it is? I do not l
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