. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . difference to financial obli-gations. I refer of course to the lower classes. The. Mexican mer-chants and business men, I have found quite up to the averagemoral standard. This weakness is to a large extent a supplementof the other. Being so everlastingly prodigal with their ownmoney, it is not to be wondered at that they will be free withyours, if you give them a chance. They will run themselves headover heels in debt at every opportunity without the slightest
. A glimpse of old Mexico; being the observations and reflections of a tenderfoot editor while on a journey in the land of Montezuma . difference to financial obli-gations. I refer of course to the lower classes. The. Mexican mer-chants and business men, I have found quite up to the averagemoral standard. This weakness is to a large extent a supplementof the other. Being so everlastingly prodigal with their ownmoney, it is not to be wondered at that they will be free withyours, if you give them a chance. They will run themselves headover heels in debt at every opportunity without the slightestthought of how it is going to be liquidated and precious little con- A GLIMPSE OF OLD MEXICO 39 cern for the same. They view such matters in the true philo-sophic spirit, never are annoyed by them and cannot see why any-one else should be. If a disposition is shown to becom^e disagree-able about it and perhaps demand that the debt be worked out,they gather their small belongings and go to some more congen-ial clime. It doesnt cost much to move in Mexico. Of course,they are the chief sufferers by this habit. The people are at the.
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