Show 1 h C. C Mexican exi l Town Town V Town Was ha but bu A t t peep Vater M. M iVian an p v Impetuous Rather het Dis Dis- JK T Don lA concerting Scribe Reflects r J y t y I f JI J nn 1 W. W l ar d about bout Guay dua something b especially when WitCh seen een WCO entrance to that Li till tin a p ul Bar Bar- rem I but bUtt nothing grows MIs where bere rise 1 tho town t cactus line ct cC tI the b beach ncI ch the white a a. great reM around In The Tue city cUy I Itself elt I Is Isu MiDor or color Gr Green Creen en paI palms line u gJ of ot hind and the tho hila a and d yel- yel Iru I- I tre contrast the tho Bouses of b and md ru r red f low low- foliage Th TIre There re are ara fc the he and color Small mall variety tr e every cf fishing crafts f bo bOI bOd l and afoon af af- the sounds of At 1 al anchor hor chor uy com com- aboard bod d them oon the subdued across acress str ly er hustle and bustle bUStIO int In Iii ho ho only William the thO afternoon tern n the bt t that sailed wiled around tho the point Smith miles out two d her hook dropped heli get hel- ge members ers of tho crew the for lor their first n night t i reach adr than three weeks m more re ore ire In went In on th the pilot captain returned n with t two Vo b bass and money moneY tl ney al Mexican half dollars J worth a n quarter mer- mer ilch ich are b bInd be bd mon money 1 wa wall wag n not t to paper raper i. i dollars Mexican lined In Ind and even en time Um at that a I scarce care e AlL AIL ill PORT pORTe cabin cabinet I Inside the Ve e all Hoed up wo we our WK wages wages- the half o of et Id foreign port I r re- re In A a ild Id dra draw enough to make malco our lour Jut just JUst weight full fult The aggregate ate alt els' els ta enough t tik to tok money mone ivaa was was' most mott k ik th tho the t cutter r- r that to took k uniformed Jo tO o white where pier not the paid us nis nards guards attention for for we were Just ht 14 sailors all t taking steps Ions step the direction of or the Iho American AVe W ir r. r didn't stay Ion long fong longIn In th the tM American merican Tr Aft After r ono one ono Ion long Ions and a n toast tout to America ild d beer beir land and of ot tho fre free ve we left Jcl fori for c i her r places Wo Wa 0 soon oon 1 broke r ke up idI l J started on a a. lone tour of c. c ex ex- ex x- x cart oration I found a no sl sidewalk w lk here fr tiny tl tables 8 were ero o palms on U the une 1 IT if the walk Hero I sat ut and sipped and watched UI lire life of I th the thC t town Jau laughin b leyla- leyla carefully guarded by matron strolled pastEr past past- on- on n- n laughter lauGht aught r Ir r silvery r r E to fo the tho night Every thO town seemed subdued blatant Ihl the tho r- r rU iere U was nothing oI ot an Amer American city Across crois eta band was playing playing- muted the p hOo songs songs songs-lor for fore lit foe e couples that occupied th the monS' monS tho fl flowers and with the drivers ir r b bL rolled by on on eit up In front wheels almost silent P bri on th the rth Ev E Eri ti the tT oc occasion occasion- I Ford r.-Fprd that clattered tt r d b b by ot at to tomake make the It would h have c of ot the tho ho Grande ChUr ChU r re t about the streets OO quiet too and their theli happy carried no not note of bolster bolster- u It was a night for dreams are tro In the tropics tropic KINDLY KINDLY Knowing the the type of ot Mexican 1 und nd In xi In the towns along the merican border V r expected to find ie ume kind miles below line l e. e ins t d I 1 I found a kindly courteous pc people proud 0 ot of th was elves and their In race r Nowhere th there lc displayed ed that cringing servile tier ser er- er vile 11 attitude tha that y you I find ln In tho towns built Mexican l In the resort r f f for i f Americans The They were friendly In Guaymas ant and and ond s would go fur far out ut of their wa way todo to todo todo stranger But do ai al service for a. a tomp tempers tempera rs there ere just as quick and us as anywhere else In Mexico knives knives' flashed and gl guns ns barked when when- occasion Jon Ion demanded A A. troll through the tho streets that night c convinced ed Ino me mc I was was l Iii some enchanted land laud Soft music came camerom from rom every patio pallo women orne d softly ow t to as they loaned against front rant gates or sat In the he hado behind t their barr barred d wl win win- dows But hut nights end nil and end with them While Whilo the U II i i Smith should hould have hR been unloaded avaU- avaU by long longshoremen none nono were ero able so eight sailors spent Ing fog days das slinging lu lumber lumPer er from her decks decks' The broiling 11 sun un made work worl danger dangerous us anything but slow wor The The- mercury lingering In the nineties nine nine- night would th the tl ties tiCs s all during the first first appear climb over ter lOO once ance of the sun and by iio noon If it it wasn't wasn l at al least least- to one hundred and twelve it was was considered a a. cool day It It was si-as ns hellish work or Armed Mined with a curved cur hook hook- and aid working working- In pairs the sailors would d stack enough 2 Z by 12 Inch planks for tor a alond load lond and the second mate operating the d donkey would hoist holst It over the side aIde and d onto th the tho lighter tt HOT HOT AND OT AND I HOW HOYT Bandana handkerchiefs hiers' hiers t tied d around at our heads would become soaked In In Inno no no noUm time Um and and the thc hc p perspire perspire- blinded tt th the cn en entire tion l kept ept us during c tire ULC day ILl ia No ro one WOL wore word sl shifts for Joi foi two reasons The first was wasi they would b be b soaking soaking- wet in te ten mm- mm utes and and the waS vas all nil the Mexicans working th e ugh ter would co come conio e 1 out shirtless m Pedro Pedr got no t. hirt You gle geeve he heern m. m one It and white teeth teth would flash lash l In a U tl that at said Pedro didn't e cai-e care much If It ho g got t. t a 11 shirt or or not nol JIo He Io didn't get any because as we v ve I pointed out we Mc either cither didn't have have any any Customs officers w the theve ve vessels se Ip In Guaymas G s. s Jl and night but the they changed them U em on each ship every le day daye J K it they were wery ship any longer r o e. e them explained to me rne the they usually made deals deals' i with the sailors to do tiny any and andall and andall all kinds of ot smuggling f for for- fora r i a nd nal sum suin One thing that ma made slinging lumber bearable fa for us 1 us was the ten- ten gallon keg of ot beer ami the cake of ot Ice co that CU 6 1 it everY every morn In fog ing After a a. load lond of ot Iun lum lUl lumber ber er th the tw two Bailors would walk walkover walkover over t to the ke keg and h hoist a a Jonk a-Jonk long cool one J y noo eY every ry day th the tho keg was empty but that bother bother- us By 2 2 o'clock an ther thern one n would bei brought rought but ut and that that would last ast until 5 5 5 After t that at there e was vas plenty y a ashore ho D f for L sailors still thirsty and all of us us vero ivero always thirst Tho The water in in Guaymas was nothing to brag about as aft it had a high salt content ao so beer was the only thing to drink HAD HAD HAb ENOUGH After one week t of lumber t td decided Id I'd had enough I j ct couldn't quit Without ut a a. lot Jol of ot trouble BO so I I. dc decided ld d to jump ship and Rl stay In Mexico a 8 while Packing ono nult case and and- nd 8 selling everything I ow owned ec I hailed d a on a p pacing ln boatman ono one Saturday night ond climbed over tho the ran rail Where you OU I i j looked around and und found Second Mate Br Brown wn just some stuff atuU for tor th the laundry I lied yeah Well lIeG ace that yer Yet ba hack back k h here reby by Monday morning or Ill I'll send ashore and anti hav have r yu yuh drug back OIl Oh dont don't worry about It Ml Ill bo be here iere I I hated to the the William H. H Smith hut but It it would be winter olm back up the coast conat Here In Mexico fe waa va 8 a a golden sun Its KB warmth reflected l In the tiu hearts heart of oC the thep p people U Here re w was a land nd of or romance wb where r the moon did things things' to t the e heart heart- of a n. youth and the stars st. hung hung's so low you could reach re an and nd tou touch h them them- them up almost Here was a land of light hearts t laughter r and music Why shouldn't one stay But I had a pang rig of regret as I 1 looked back at nt the old ship hll riding proudly at her anchor In the path of tho setting sun aun Forty years years ago she wl was s a a. greYhound a of or the sea sea now she was as Just a lousy scow n tile the ey eyes of the m Jr vho ho homan man tho the steamer and who look on tile the windjammers with a 1 sC scornful l le e eye eye To To me me she was ever everything a ship hul c could uhl be be arid and I loved her I J Iliad Ji had d' d stood on 1 her l rolling decks s as ns the sea sen C sent the thc waves to drench ti her and kne knew kne slie d bo o there when hen the storm rm hail had passed I had bad felt felther her her answer answer er my touch on the wheel l as ris I brought h hex her r ar around with the wind and ard I I- h had lali In my my bunk at night and et let her rolling rock me e to me-to to slumber r and dreams Sheb She b las has s taken mo mp out mit In Jn deep e r wat water r and br brought back hack into port port arid no now v no novas as I t loft left r I shed she'd keep eop pf me me behind behind- e and nd give thin neye had d to carf carry car car eai- f ry away with n me n something like the sling of orthe the wJ wind d In her canvas that would o always alway bo be In my heart SEES ELECTION I After reaching shore I shore I picked out an tn obscure l w where er 1 t thought ought the Ute se second ond mate wouldn t oo for or rt Jt n I diant show up p Mond Monday y Then I set out tO to make tha tho c cus customary s- s tomary round of ot the cantinas c. and find out out- what was going on It seemed there was was plenty for r foran an election was waif as taking place place- S Sunday nd Saturday night was given ghen over over to fiery oratory orator and mu much h- h cb cheering and countless vivas thrown after every sentence Speakers oc cc- cc every corrier corner in the business district with crowds of ot forn flom t twenty erity to gathered r unil to listen to tho the lips lies about the he opposition can can- I didn't know wh what tIt it was all about or was being elected but th n. n 1 doubt It if i m r lial half the people hi Jn the crowds know knew either cither I toone one wild speaker caught my fanc fancy Something o pC t the spirit ottliG of ot the thi election must have gotten golten Into me for or wh when n the vivas were shouted I el In Jn with a lusty t horray A At AJ any rate this attracted at- at some attention I Viva vh Gringo Hh shouted halt hatt a n. do dozen en men standing near me c- c cand and they all took me t to the tle neatest cantina can can- tina and bought b beer l' l It Jt was 10 a aswell swell eJect election n I thought so 80 I left laft that crowd cro pretty retty quick and we went welt t. t to the next corner comer where I repeated repeated re- re the tl performance Someone here here- pul pulled ed out a a bottle of of ot tequila and after one ofte Mple ot this raw and potent liquor Insisted d dI I have another Well It turn turned out put putto outto outto to bo be the best election Id I'd ever over witnessed wit wit- vit- vit and I dont don't OW kr t to this day who ho ho was vas elected I went fro from in group and each place It was vas either tequila or beer for tor m mo me until Pretty soon I 1 decided the tho h next corner and th the next speaker was too f far r nW away l I I stopped again at at little sidewalk cafe and Mt viewed a n rather hazy world for the next hour The oratory oratory died dl died d' d down and tho the crowd in the tho street In front rant of er the cafe afo drifted away to Join other gro groups groups' ps' ps up arid and down the street There were but four foul men left leet and three tree of ot these were evidently c dOing doln's their best to convince the tho fourth that their particular candidate was the one he he should vote volo for The fourth gentleman ent eman was was adamant dain nt Hoy Me evidently had his 1312 mind minel set on someone someone someone some some- one else and his vote was ius as good goodas as cast right then I watched th them m for fora a a. few mm- mm ut s' s and tho the argument gave every Indication of bec becoming hotter VOices J s' s were raised to an unusually I high pitch ana ane heads were being thrust from rom windows and doorways on both sides ot of the street sheel to sec see what it as was all aU an ut SETTLES ARGUMENT I Suddenly there were some sone clipped snapped out ont from onO on atthe of at the four and nd the little group became became be- be I came tense and quiet more more I word sord was spoken and arid a n. knife tully fully a 3 foot tool long appeared as It if by Irin magic lc Its wIelder made on ono one easy pass pass BO sO quick the ei eye could barely follow ollo and one of t the P party slumped to th the tho ground without r ut uttering ut- ut g a n sound His tl throat foi had bid been slashed sloshed from ear to car ear almost almost al almost most severing his h head hd and nd t the blood c In spurts to soak the dust o of the sl street et as ns his heart bear thumped out l last st st. few be beats ts Things I ern cro ho no lon longer loner er haz naZi as asfar asfar far as ns as I was concerned The three men disappeared ared down don the thc street treet treeton on on the the run run run and 1 I 1 went Inside and nd up to the b bar tiar ir almost st ns as fast f I 1 tr traded id d my watch th ono one Howard l i had given me me on th t long in Poc Pocatello for tor it a I. I pint of r Black Black- and White My hand was far ar from ste steady y yand and arid my my faco sh shOWed wed white beneath the tan when whim 11 II look looked din In Inthe inthe the toe mirror behind the bar I t ne needed deda a little right now When I w went nt ut two men were tb corp a a. carriage carriage car car- and nd all aU that remained o of- of tho ho tragedy was asa a l I stain In tho dust dus I t lost st all aU interest Jn In any election and wandered over dyer over to the other th t part of r t town tho 1 peon section Uon H Hath rC thel Houses Y lu ia no o patios and their occupants bring out l fold fold- td h lug G 9 11 J P. P on 01 t the c ld walks with th the the doss dogs and nd th the kids st t rk I naked stretched tret ret hed he heon on th the hard sidewalks side side- walks s underneath h the beds Ono One dog I think was a little UttIe crowded or else Je he had forgotten about his t tall taIls Jt A At 1 any J I It stepped ed on n It and thin then bedlam bi broke e I o ery a d do s on th tho streel Jn In In children c woke ke up an and Joined In Jn n nh h tim Ihfe howling Vl ho nE and th the tho p parent r t woke wole and Injected ted a no few words Into th the general genera melee of ot noise 1 X 1 I left t th that t str street tt In n Jho biggest hurr hurry hurry- 1 Ive I've vo ever tr been een In tho the memory of or the tile knife Wielder I of t an hour before spurring me ri on INSPECTS TS JA JAIL L t When I j i fn finally s owe owed yn tio I found myself in Jn of tc fed fed- oral eral prison t I still h had hj d tho the Black and White arid notiCing a n khaki clad Ben sentry try on guard b before the gato gate I invited him to tb me Ho lie HoM was M v very ry polite polite- Hc declined to drink and Invited nt niO Inside where he explained to Ii a sleepy official 1 that I had d dOno n everything but try to blow v the prison up Ul After J a n. short and nd pointed conversation I Iwas Iwas I. I was 09 given u v. room loom all to myself for tor forthe tho the night The Thc next morning after a the tho u usual |