. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . as to reconstruct an old house. So the letters appear as theywere originally printed, though here and there expanded and withsome errors of statement corrected. The half-tone illustrations all represent actual Mexican life andscenery along the line of my travels and are from photographs takenen route. J. H. Rafael, , 1901. A Glimpse of Old Mexico FIRST T is easy to promise a lot of things in-volving a certain amount of workwhen you set off o
. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . as to reconstruct an old house. So the letters appear as theywere originally printed, though here and there expanded and withsome errors of statement corrected. The half-tone illustrations all represent actual Mexican life andscenery along the line of my travels and are from photographs takenen route. J. H. Rafael, , 1901. A Glimpse of Old Mexico FIRST T is easy to promise a lot of things in-volving a certain amount of workwhen you set off on a sea voyage thatshould contribute many vacant hoursin which some mental occupationought to be agreeable . Yet I haveever found the performance of suchobligations an irksome duty and havealways had ample cause to lament hav- ing entered into them. Last evening I stood on the deck of the good ship Colon and watched old Tam-alpais vanish in the gathering shadows. Those who have gonedown to the sea in ships know how that notable landmark of theGolden Gate lingers in the vision after the rest of Californias coastline is lost in the oceans mist. Long after the sun went down, Icould still distinguish it— a mere fluff outlined against the sky,which slowly passed from sight—and there was a last of it. Thatword last always makes me sad. It is pursuing us all the waythrough life, marking graves of hopes, ambition and friendships atevery turn of the road. It is forever the last look, the last word,theglimpseofoldmexi01wilk
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