The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03

they themselves are very clean. We can, therefore,
properly say, tho grade of q wster-carrier i tho
noblest part Of the prolstary and the boundary Of
Infinitely lower than the working Lepsros
stand the rargadores, kind Of porter,
posted ut the corner of the Streets as in Euro
pean cities. They either take q station at the
corner Of the most frequented Streets OF surround
custom houses, hotels, and markets. offering their
services to the passer by and traveller" DO you
want aservantr' or 'sVoy amor Quick they are,
and useful, but most refined rascas and if you
gage them, they must not be let of sight, other
wise they suddenly disappear with the bundle you
give them to carry. Like John Caspar LavAter, or
better, they understand physiognomy. The mex Pc
enced stranger, peasant coming for the first time
to the city, or village pastors are agrsssbe &C.
quaintances to them.
These cargGdC,ss are troublesome raoo, dirty,
impudent, and loose, in every respect no object is
sacred to them-they ridicule everything. They
throw kisses to the ladies on the balcony, and make
love to the nurses. Brandy aud play are their pas
sions and when, on warm summer noon, taking
their sieaa under the shade Of high chestnut tree
lying enjoying the dolce far nieats, they take to
cards, or, having none, out Of their eris
they produce sxtooted racers OF the class OF aptc-
rides" which they bet as high NJ lew, rs tho
EpglisbmAn on his full blood
To the most fatal kind Of proletary, belong the
spoiled children of mediocre parents, pettiogging
lawyers, retired officers, and ruined traders These
people really pestilence to the land, and the
cause of many disturbances, and even revolutions.
In former times, when the whole colony belonged
to the Spaniards, it very frequent aud COIN mon
that the perfectly ignorant Gachupns, by the great
lenency Of commercial European houses, became in
possession of considerable property and riches Many
of them could neither read nor write. They gone
rally married the daughter of rich Spaniard in
creasrg, by activity and diligence their property,
but never thinking of having their children taught
anything practically useful. Withal the old gen
teman was svaricious and morase, the young,
a creole, thoughtless and frivolous, always seeking
for pleasure be played with the servants learned al
kinds of vcer, and always protected or defended by
his mother when he had stolen his fathers purse; and
as the head of the family has closed his
all goes headlong to destruction. The children Of
these disspated sons, duIing their childhood, even
OF the most opuent time Of their parents, learn no
thing but bad tricks their education was restricted
simply to reading, writing, and specie; and, "a the
parents are speedily reduced they become real prole
tary; therefore the Mexican prOyerb:-
Ell padre commensurate,
I'll hijo paseanto,
FL nieto mendicante.
In every city, and even in the greater villages,
living proofs of the truth of this proverb be
found People who, according to their color, belong
to the higher classes Of society, inexperienced in
any kind of work, without energy or pleasure in
sing, and understand the play Of hazard, even to
its minutest tricks and deceit speak in q mastery
manner OF horses, as c0DnOsseur of fighting cocks,
are unconscientious seducers Of female youth never
miss ball or fate, and yet every one knows that
they possess nothing but what they upon their
back. Their constant desire is to find destiHito,
TO obtain place, or office. On the accommodation
Of relations and friends they sometimes placed
clerks in storcs but, retaining half the receipts
Of their employer, they soon discharged again
At the courts, or Mayors Office they are often SNUG
gled in as copyist or amanuensis, and il anything
more is left, they sent to the country inspec
tors of public buildings and roads, or school
teachers among the Indians but wherever they 90,
they are of no use. They are ruined, immoral sub
jects, who SOW tares among the wheat
Many of this kind do not like to leave the city,
aud those are the regular swim slers who worth
mentioning here They gamble, and in general
false play is their principal source Of living In all
cafes, hotels, and portals, an opportunity is easily
mess, conduct purchasers to the stores, assist them
in selecting and bargaining they are in every re-
spect oblgng to the stranger The seller is pleased
with the transaction, receives his money; the buyer
wishing to retain connection with him, promises
to write for future orders. The swindler being
present, is taken for relation Of the buyer, who
returns to his village. very thankful to the good
friend having asked for his address, now possesses
his signature, and uses the same in the counter
feitng Of letters, in which more goods are ordered
which the merchant could deliver to his cousin. As
with it, which is generally lost even if the rascal
should be afterwards recognized.
In similar manner checks are drawn, receipts
counterfeited, and large amounts raised The
new acquaintance; but i've piasters for an hour,
because they have forgotten their purse. 81 do
not like to return home, it is too far do not mis-
trust me, l will soon return" If one gives the
money, it is gone forever; but If you reply posi-
lively, ! do not loan money, they begin again.
81 could leave my watch with you, il I
did not fear to insult caUaAero like you.
Ny word is worth q kingdom, truly have not the
honor to be well acquainted with you; could
name you gentlemen, the first Of the city, of whom
could ask q thousand pesos, and you hesitate to
loan me paltry five, l would not refuse my SER
want At least please to loan me three" Who
likes to listen to all the turnings Of such chevalier
dnduse, persist in refusing, and the dem and will
be reduced to one dollar But il one finally says
Gin fact, never loan, here you have two reals,
and now leave me in peace" he proudly wrap.
accustomed to receive abuse' but accepts of il any
how, with the observation that he will give it to
the first beggar he meets, and 1t Is in his he
thanks you for it.
The honorable society we just described, produces
potegeny which is entirely lost many of the parents
end rs bandits or highway robbers 1t would be
unjust, were not to MENTION on the other side, that
many better nature soon obtain, through dill
gence and honesty, that place in society. which
the immortality OF their parents had lost, and thus
escape destruction.
A truce to these sober reflections The sky is
bright, the air go mild, no winter with its snow, no
desert with its simeon Where nature is so prodi-
gal and rch and the birds build with less care
their light nests, than in the bitter North; why
should the people not take life moro lightly there
than in another land In the tropics we enjoy to-
day, without . thought of the morrow, and he who
possesses the happy temperament to live but for the
present, let him enjoy it.
The proletary Of tropical country does not feel
he has hard fate; he would change with none
and fte to him is day Of the golden age
Go to the cities of Mexico on Christmas or the day
of All Saints, look sharply in the face Of the people
lying around the plaza at night, and you will not
find wrinkle from care, or shade Of sorrow. On
Christmas Eve tho public suuares ara lohtad Nth
tapers; the handsome and the ugly promenade here
and there through long lanes Of booths, which are
bedecked with flowers and trelliswork, containing
fruits, confectionery, pleasant and cooling drinks
senting the children. is not known by this old
race, not even in Brittany, but in North Anne
RIGA, yet, young and old rejoice in Christmas
day; also in Mexico.
From the cloudless heaven the stars shine 80
bright, the air ia SO mild and calm, that one likes
to walk through the city, Yielding 70 The croudne