The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 58, July 1954 - April, 1955 Page: 89
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Trahern: Texan Cowboy Soldier from Mier to Buena Vista 89
we started on, and in about good talking distance there was an-
other little hill, from where these fellows were stopping making
this pow-wow over this one that was wounded or killed or what-
ever he was.
I mounted my horse and took my gun and rode up on top of
this little knoll and I told them, "You thought we fellows were
Greasers and you would run over us rough-shod"-told them in
Spanish-they talked Spanish. "You thought you could run right
over us, that we would fall down and say "Mary" and let you
take us right along. I want you to understand we are Texans, and
we fight on all occasions and at any time, and don't allow people
to run over us; and now, if you fellows want to fight you just
come on." Says I, "I can whip half a dozen of you." I thought I
would brag a little-"I can whip half a dozen of you alone; if you
want another fight come on; we are fixed for you." They never
let on they heard me at all; they would look up occasionally. You
see, these Mexicans down there, when these fellows attack them,
they run off from them. They will fall on their knees and call
on Jesus and Mary and just let them butcher them.22
I told them, "We are Texans, and we fight. You thought we
were a lot of Greasers, you would run over us rough-shod, and
take all we had and butcher us and take our scalps, but if you
take them you have got to fight."
We went on down to Chihuahua, and this old Mexican went
and bought half a dozen of these big wax candles and had them
burned in the church to save our souls, and thanked God for the
mercy shown us, and would tell us all, "Next to Christ Don
Gregorio is my man." You see, I saved his life. He says, "Next
to Him I think more of him than all the world."
We went on down, then continued on down and got to a place
called Marin, below Monterrey, and Gleason was disposed to
gamble. He proposed at Marin to open a little game of monte.
I told him, "You better not do it; if these fellows find we have
any money they might waylay us and put us to some trouble."
"Oh, well! Just show them twenty dollars; won't give them
much." Says I, "All right." So he opened a little game there. We
had only Gleason, this other Mexican and myself, and we dropped
22Green expresses a similar view toward the Mexicans. Green, Journal of the
Texan Expedition against Mier, 199.
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