Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-02
THE AMERICAN BEAT.
How He is Invading the Land Of the
M0ntezumas.
The Obnoxious Swarms OF Exiled and lmpe-
cgnious Yankees VINO Panhandle
the Natives.

Since railroads have penetrated the
heart OF Mexico many American insti-
tutiOns Lave been introduced into the
sister republic. The traveller from the
United States who visits Monterey,
Saltillo, or San Luis Potosi, Will find
much in thse cities to remind HIM of
home. He misses the gorgeous hotel
clerk and the great American dude,
tut he finds the impecunious exile from
the United States at every turn. The
larger cities and towns swarm with
this obnoxious class of citizens. They
take readily to chile con cdrae, aguar-
d.cntc, and faudangO luxuries
without the wherewitliaI
tOpay for them. Upon the arrival of
q prosperous American, one or more of
the eXileS interview him. After intro
duCirg himself, the exile takes the new
arrival aside in n mysterious manner,
and, looking around ostentatiously, as
if to see that no one is within hearing
distance, says: "I've got it, know all
about it, and don't you forget it. 1t is
the richest thing on earth. Juigq ne
IiOS; you understand"
The stranger is somewhat mystified.
He does not understand what his new
acquaintance means, and the new ac-
JuaintanCe does not quite understand
il himself, but he thinks it very impress
Sive to introduce foreign words into his
conversation. He wishes it to be I'M
derstood that he speaks the Spanish
language, and he uses the few common
Spanish phrases that he does know so
frequently that he actually believes
that he converses fluentIy in Spanish.
II Spotted the Lay out Myself;
I'm the only one who knows the spot.
4 que Caramba, just twenty-five miles
from here in q most picturesque locali-
", there's one of the richest old Spanish
mines in the world. DiOS y libertad-
miles of ore in sight. Tempus fugit,
hOrS de combat, L assure you, sir. I'll
guarantee it to pan out SS7 of gold to
the ton. The silver that's in it, Habla
Y mas bien criadO, majaderO, will pay
for the working of the mines, and the
lead that is combined with the other
valuable minerals in the ore will Of
itself pay not less than twenty-five per
cent on the investment. | can buy the
whole thing for 500 cash. It's i'm
mense, tell you. With a couple of
thousand dollars for machinery-ifI
could get some
Good Reliable Man
10 so in with me-we could make 500
day; sure thing, no risk; veni, vidi,
nom de plume, as the Mexicaus say.
have had a dozen 'flsttering PROPOSE
tons from parties wanting an interest
in this mine, but want some one | can
rely on, some hOmbre, with an honest
face like you have got. That's what
I'm after. Gloria in eXcelsis. Could
YOU meet me and talk the matter over
at my hotel tonight? In the mean
time can you Oblige me with the loan
of S.? Pm out OF funds, as my last div
.idend ON my Santa Maria mining prop
erty hasn't arrived yet
An American who wears good clothes
i'm Mexico and looks as if he might
have quarter in his pocket, finds all
his time taken up listening to these
Sinbad. the-Sailor stories of
Untold Wealth.
which invariably terminate in petit
ton for small loan.
The Mexicans, who are very shrewd
and extremely hard to tlatter where
money matters are concerned, are safe
from this great American fraud, but
the American who goes to Mexico inn
pressed with its vast natural resources
and his own smartnesS often fall VIC
tim to the wiles of his hardened coun-
trymen. =,
The tramps are from all parts of the
North American Continent. Hereto
fore, they have made Texas their
stamping ground; they now push on
through Texas into Mexico. We con-
graduate our Mexican ReighborS on
their acquisition. We are not bit
Jealous. Mexico's gain in this respect
is not our loss, neither is our loss Of
tramps MeXicO's gain.