"Oh, you do? Then mebbe you know who'se* govenor* at the present
moment."
"Micheltorena. He was sent from Mexico. People don't like him, and they
despise the men he brought with him, still more."
"So. Well, I allus did say you was a remarkable kid, Rolly. However,
this is the way the case stands now. Alvarado's mad as hops to be ousted
for a furriner, so to speak, and Castro's been bilin' fur some time,
because General Vallejo's been promoted ahead of him. So the two on 'em
determined on a revolution. They had a skirmish on Salinas plains that
didn't decide much, and then Alvarado and Castro marched south, from
ranch to ranch,--you just levanted in time,--persuadin' the rancheros to
uphold their cause and give 'em their sons. As they have a way with 'em,
of course they got all the recruits they wanted, to say nothin' of the
finest horses in stock--caponara after caponara. They say the sight when
they marched into Los Angeles was somethin' to go hungry for. Of course
all Los Angeles went over to such triumphant lookin' rebels, and to-day
or to-morrow there's goin' to be a big battle. I only heard this
mornin'. Old Sanchez' brother come post haste about two hours ago fur
his gun and as many men and horses as he could drum up.
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