On the Mexican highlands, with a passing glimpse of Cuba . eyoung men of Mexico to learn to speak English,he said. The language Is already taught In all theprincipal schools of Mexico. It Is becoming thelanguage of business and commerce. Before manyyears It will be the chief language of Mexico, andhe regretted that he had not himself, while young,been able to master the difficulties of the ancient Inn, the Hotel Morelos, wherewe put up, was built by the Spaniards more thantwo centuries ago. When we arrived we rode allour six mules and horses right through the bigdoorway Into the Int
On the Mexican highlands, with a passing glimpse of Cuba . eyoung men of Mexico to learn to speak English,he said. The language Is already taught In all theprincipal schools of Mexico. It Is becoming thelanguage of business and commerce. Before manyyears It will be the chief language of Mexico, andhe regretted that he had not himself, while young,been able to master the difficulties of the ancient Inn, the Hotel Morelos, wherewe put up, was built by the Spaniards more thantwo centuries ago. When we arrived we rode allour six mules and horses right through the bigdoorway Into the Interior paved court. Here weturned to the left and stopped at a flight of stonestairs, which went up to the second floor. All ourbaggage was carried up. A large square roomwas assigned to us. The walls and floor were ofstone. Three narrow Iron bedsteads were broughtin, each having good woven wire springs, a thinmattress, a sheet, a blanket and a small baggage which the two pack mules had car-ried was piled In a corner. A table and three com- 114. BEGGING A CENTAVO A Provincial Despot and His Residence modes, one next each bed, a basin and pitcher ofenameled iron, and four chairs completed the furni-ture, all brought in after our arrival. Big doubledoors opened on the inner, tile-floored piazza, over-looking the patio, and casemented windows openedon the little balcony overlooking the street. Onour left was another similar chamber, then roundthe corner, a dining room, then the kitchen, thenanother large room, the water-closet, with a dozenseats all in a row, used freely by both sexes andno lock to the door! A whole company might useit simultaneously. These places, in Mexico, arealways close to the kitchen. I then understoodthe reason for constant yellow fever in less loftyaltitudes. In the town is a very old and large church withtwo towers and a great clock. Many women werekneeling along the dusty floor, saying their ves-pers, when we entered. An artistic fountain (whos
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