Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-08
DOWN IN MEXICO.
HOW SOME OF OUR PEOPLE MISBe.
HAVE AMONG THE MEXcANs.
Why tie Average American Is Not Liked
One Trait Which Is Specially
Provokiny-The Rudeness Of
an Excursion Party.
Mexico Cor. New York Pos,.I

Mexico Cor. New York Postl
have sail the average Amarican Is moi
liked. As might be expected, thers am
many in Mexico who are Just a, much 70.
spectei and Ekel as anybody. No one
recognizes gentleman more quickly than
the Mexican, and no ono appreciates one
more. Some of these Americans have lived
there many years, have well-established
business, AMI own property; Others have
put lately come in with the railroads, or
are connected with them, and have entered
the country to stay The testimony of all
these is unanimous that an American who
attends to his own affairs obeys the laws
anu acts as he would in any other foreign
country, is as Well treated as anywhere on
earth
Ny observation has gone even beyond
this, viz 4: that an American who does not
behave himself is not treated half a. badly
as he deserves Americans would not dare
to behave in any other foreign country as
most of them do in Mexico, yet their i'm
pudcnco AMI intolerable swagger are pa-
tiently endured. If they do not in some
way break the law, they are not molested;
ana, If they do, they often escape with
half the punishment they deserve Some
OF the Americans are coarse, vulgar loafers,
whose looks condemn them half a mile
away, whom 1t is safe to arrest at any time
on mere suspicion; others are roughs and
refugees who ara much wanted by prose-
cutting attorneys in tn, United States;
others are genteel dead-bsats, who, per-
hapS, bring good letters of introduction,
borrow money AMI get credit upon them,
and suddenly disappear; others may be
honest and industrious enough, but simply
i'll bred.
OF all the Americans traits, his peculiar
style of getting intoxicated most proyokes
the Mexican The Mexican has no objection
to mans taking too much He himself &C.
casionally mistages his gauge But he doe.
1t at home, or if not be gets home or to the
calaboose with all possible dispatch with the
aid Of friend or q Policeman He makes
no noise, disturbS no one, AMI generally goes
10 sleep. The Americans style is just tho
reverse. He makes all the noise he can, dis |
turbs everybody, and stays awake all night |
This Is his sole conception of a high timeD |
The Mexican generally gets intoxicated ac- |
ciientlly. the American Intentionally and |
with intent to paint the town." which he |
here does in royal style.
A much better class OF Americans is now
entering Mexico, and the Mexican5 will
perhaps soon presume an American to lie O
gentleman until they learn otherwise, in
stead Of the contrary. Still too many even
Df those who SHOULD know better behave in
Mexico too much as they would in an Indian
village in their own c-untry. Last winter
In excursion party OF some forty or fifty
founy men and women from San Francisco
vent down to Mexico. They were all over
Il years o. age, and as they Travelled in two
pecial Pullman cars AMI were fashionably
dressed. it Is fair to presume taey had beeL
'rouSht up by somebody AMI educated some
where At Paso del Norte some of them
hippel Off pieces of the church to &c. what
was made of, and shook hanls with |
ne figure of tee Virgin Mar. At I
Their places they walksd into houses AMI
'oked alout a il they were ancient ruins, d.
iithout asking permission or saying a word !
, the inmates. In Others they felt Of the i
copies clothes TO see the quality Of the fab a
C.
Every where they starel at native ladies +
nd gentlemen infinitely their superiors in v
iucation, refinement and wealth, much as
lie would gaze ut wild animals In true y
merican style 1T was assumed, of course <
lat none OF the natives understood 4 word
English, and comments of ali sort; were | q
in full hearing of tho Object of | a
10 comments. All such actions are pa
emily endured by the people, who generally ?
tribute them To Ignorance AMI bal breed :;
g, though there are plenty wa, are acut, "
ough to know that they are thus treated W
nply because they are Mexicans AMI that | =,
mericans would not think of thus acting 9.
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