November 9, 2011
Sometimes I get going on a character strictly because of the name. Case in point: down around the Texas Big Bend country there was a notorious Mexican bandit called Chico Cano. Found a photo of him with U.S. soldiers during a temporary truce (circa 1910). Whipped this out this morning:
He crossed the line with ease until he was double-crossed. Grab ahold of your pommel straps, this ride's going to get a little bumpy.
Or, he carried the load of the world on his shoulders. He felt at one with them. He recited a prayer and rode hard.
"The only human beings I have thorougly admired and respected in the world have been those who carried the load of the world with a smile, and who, in the face of anxieties that would have knocked me clean out, never showed a tremor."
—Henry Brooks Adams
Chico Cano was my Grandmother’s brother on my Mom’s side of the family. Heard some of the old stories directly from my Grandmother and my Mother.
ReplyDeleteI’m related to him through my great grandmother, Kika Cano. I’m only just starting to find out this family history.
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