. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . and make good fellowship impossible. Iprefer a camp fire in the wilderness to quarters in a palace, a hunt-ing suit to a swallowtail, a mule to a special car and a fellow in anyold kind of clothes who will meet me frankly to one of the tailormade pinheads who infest the most exclusive circles. Therefore,during the last six weeks, I have been entirely in my element, havesaid and done exactly what I pleased and cared never a rap whatanyone thought of it. It is ha
. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . and make good fellowship impossible. Iprefer a camp fire in the wilderness to quarters in a palace, a hunt-ing suit to a swallowtail, a mule to a special car and a fellow in anyold kind of clothes who will meet me frankly to one of the tailormade pinheads who infest the most exclusive circles. Therefore,during the last six weeks, I have been entirely in my element, havesaid and done exactly what I pleased and cared never a rap whatanyone thought of it. It is hard to break ofif from such a delight-ful existence all at once, but I suppose in due time I will get backin the old groove again. R. C. Kirk, the well known Klondiker, blew in on us last week,fresh from the northland. The gentleman went to Dawson with A GLIMPSE OF OLD MEXICO 101 the first rush in 1897, made a stake and had the good sense to pullout before his nose and ears were frozen off. His book, TwelveMonths in Klondike, published by a London firm, is by far thebest descriptive work on the Klondike that I have seen. Happen-.
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