Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-30

How He II Invading the Land OF the
MOniezumas.


From the Texas siftngs
Since railroads have penetrated the heart of
Mexico many American institutions have been
introduced into the' sister republic. The tray
eler from the United States who visits Monterey,
Saltillo or San Luis Potdsf will ind much in
those cities to remind him of home He misses
the gorgeous hotel clerk and the great Ameri-
can dude, but he finds the impecunious exile
from the United States at every turn The
larger cities and towns swarm with this obnox-
ious class of citizens. They take readily to chile
con cd,se, ag,Iardiente, and fandango Injuries
without the wnerewithal to pay for them. Upon
the arrival Of a prosperous American one or
more of the exiles interview him. After intre-
ducing himself the exile takes the new arrival
aside In q mysterious manner and looking
around ostentatiOusly, as If to see that no one is
within hearing distance, says: 1--WE got It, know
richest thing on earth, Valga me Dios; you IN
derstand?"
The stranger Is somewhat mystifed. He does
not understand what his new acquaintance
means. and the new acquaintance does not quite
understand it himself, but he thinks it very i'm
conversation. He wishes 1t to be understood
that he speaks the Spanish language, and he
uses the few common Spanish phrases that he
does know so frequently that he actually be-
:! spotted the layout myself; I'm the only one
who knows the spot que Cdramba, Just
twenty-five miles from here In most piotur-
esque locality, there's one Of the richest old
Spanish mines In the world. Dots y Hbstad-
miles Of ore in sight: Ten,p'ts tugit, hors de
pan out sS7 Of gold to the ton. The silver
that's in It, Hdbld y mas bien cyiddo, raojdde,,o,
will pay for the working of the mines;
and the lead that Is combined with the
~ AH vyo1v, ,~,S~
will Of itself pay not less than twenty-five per
cent on the Investment. can buy the whole
thing for $500 cash. It's immense, tell YOU
With couple of thousands dollars for machi-
nery-f l could get some good reliable man to
go In with me-we could make $500 day; sure
thing. no risk; oeni, uidi, nom de plume, as the
Mexican says. l have had dozen 'flattering
proposition from parties wanting an interest IN
this mine, but want some can rely on, some
h0nbre. with an honest face like you have got.
That's what I'm after. Gloria in ercelsis. Could
you meet me and talk the matter over at my
hotel tonight? In the meantime can you oblige
me with the loan of 50? I'm out Of funds, as
my last dividend on my Santa Maria mining
property hasn't arrived yet"
An American who wears good clothes in Mex
leo and looks as II he might have a quarter in
his pocket finds all his time taken up listening
to these Sinbad-the- stories of untold
wealth, which invariably terminate in petition
for small loan
The Mexicans, who are very shrewd and ex-
tremely hard to flatter where money matters
are concerned, are safe from this great Ameri-
can fraud, but the American who goes to Mexico
impressed with its,vast natural resources and
his own smartness often falls a victim to the
wlles of his hardened countrymen.
These tramps are from all parts Of the North
American continent. Heretofore they have
made Texas their stamping ground; they now
push on through Texas into Mexico. We con-
graduate our Mexican neighbors on their acqui-
sition. We are not q bit Jealous. Mexco's gain
IN this respect is not our loss neither is our loss
of tramps MeXicO's gain.