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Show Hard on Foreigners In Mexico. "Onco whllo sojourning In tho City of Mexico I happened to cnll upon a friend at ono of tho principal holds of that capital," said Representative Southard ot Ohio. "Whllo In his room I noticed a very flno rovolvor, nnd, mnklng somo com-mont com-mont upon It, ho picked It up and began be-gan to explain how, nlthough It was of slnglo action, ho could 11 ro It as fast as though It wero doublo action. In somo way his hand struck tho ham-mor, ham-mor, causing tho weapon to oxplodo. In a second my friend turned deathly palo and becamo so ngltatcd that ho could scarcely speak. "Having noticed that tho bullet struck a rug nnd took n downward course, I didn't soo nnd cause for ox-cltomcnt, ox-cltomcnt, and, lifting up tho rug, showed him whero tho lend took lodgement. Ho beenmo calm protty soon, nnd then ho oxplnlncd his agitation. agita-tion. 'Had that bullet gono Into tho court,' all tho hotels down thcro open Into n court, 'Instond of tho floor, and had It struck any Moxlrnn, my lifo would not havo been worth a ton-cent ploco. I hnvo lived down hero long enough to know how swift Is tho pun-lshmont pun-lshmont meted out to forolgnors, ovon In enso of accident, whoro a nativo Is Injured. Indeed, hnd I beon unfortu-nnto unfortu-nnto onough to hnvo caused tho death of ono of them, It is qulto probablo that you, ns well as mysolf, would havo boon executed. Tho fact that you had nothing to do with tho shooting shoot-ing would havo beon of no avail, for your presenco horo would hnvo condemned con-demned you.' " Washington Post. |