. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . eigners do theother thing. I am sorry to say that I have met some Americansin Mexico whose conduct has made me blush for my country. Tosay nothing about more serious ofTenses, their manner alone istoo often of the kind to inspire hostility and a spirit of walk all over the poor people, bully them and show theircontempt in a thousand ways and then wonder because they arenot liked. Of course, such conduct is resented as it would be inany part of the
. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . eigners do theother thing. I am sorry to say that I have met some Americansin Mexico whose conduct has made me blush for my country. Tosay nothing about more serious ofTenses, their manner alone istoo often of the kind to inspire hostility and a spirit of walk all over the poor people, bully them and show theircontempt in a thousand ways and then wonder because they arenot liked. Of course, such conduct is resented as it would be inany part of the inhabited globe and if an opportunity presentsitself to play for even, it is seldom neglected. Then the cry israised that ]^Iexicans are treacherous. But if you investigate tothe bed-rock, I think you will discover that in practically every 42 A GLIMPSE OF OLD MEXICO case where a foreigner has got into trouble in Mexico, landed injail or been run out of the country, the sufferer has been one of thefellows who have systematically outraged the feelings of the peo-ple beyond the possible limits of endurance. It is only fair to add. Farm Mules. Corn Drying on Line Overhead. that these are the exceptions. Most Americans and most otherforeigners here have the fundamental instincts of gentlemen andtheir relations with the natives of the country are perfectly ami-cable. Another count in the indictment is the loose relation of thesexes. There is foundation to the charge to this extent at least A GLIMPSE OF OLD MEXICO 43 that ceremonial marriag-e among the peons is the exception, notthe rule. Two marriages, if any. are usually performed the civiland ecclesiastical, and as both mean fees,the thrifty people usuallyprefer to celebrate their nuptials by having a good time, insteadof squandering money on priests and magistrates. There areabout forty families at our mine and in only two cases are theheads joined in lawful wedlock. The balance have simply elected tolive together in the conditi
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