There was a rumpus; neither earthquake nor
cyclone would have caused a greater commotion in the community. What,
then, did this lying gringo mean by resorting to the trickery of the
United States law courts and the power and services of the county
sheriff? Why did he wrest their property from them? Had this gringo
not always accepted their signatures as a legal tender for the
payment of their debts? Had he not told them time and again that
their handwriting was better than gold? If uncle had fallen into the
clutches of these furious people, he would undoubtedly have been
lynched. But he had wisely disposed of all his property in the
country and had left with his family for the States. I remained in
the service of the buyer of and successor to his business.
Soon after I began to feel lonesome, restless and dissatisfied, and
that life among the natives was not as pleasant and satisfactory as
formerly may be easily imagined. In fact, the gringos were now
cordially hated and envied by a certain class, the element of
greatest influence among the people. This produced a feeling of
unpleasantness not to be overcome, and I resolved to emigrate to
California, overland, by way of Arizona. I longed for the
companionship of people of my own race and wanted to see more of the
world.
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