The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-07-10
MEXICAN INDIANS.
rem Picture of Representative OF t
Servant Glass of Mexico.

ZEN Picture of n Representative Of the
Servant Glass of Mexico.
As Jose, the Indian boy, is treasure
IN his way, and a good specimen of the
fsce who compose two-thirds of the
Population of Mexico, l venture to
draw his portrait. His hair is black
and coarse, growing far down the neck
and temples, and almost as unruly as
the bristles on hogs back. His COM
plexion is swarthy, the face angular,
teeth fine, and the eyes black and in
Rlligent. Compared with the Saxon,
Doth he and his race are of inferior
Stature, but when newsr arrayed in the
white cotton blouse and pantaloons
Characteristic of their class, ne looks
both clean and eomely. Jose does not
curse and swear. He is always court
eous, never failing to greet me politely
IN the morning, and leave with good
wishes at night. Even when pulque
gets the better of this descendant of the
Aztecs, it leads to an exaggerated
courtesy rather than quarrelsomeness.
''Jose, bring the water and buy the
milk for supper"
''Now l CO." is his invariable re-
sponse, and he "goes" without delay.
"JoSe, | have suggestions in the
night time that we are only joint occu-
pants of this room-with fieas, in fact. "
do they bite-bite much?" l will
fix EN-" and an Industrious cleaning
of the room every morning by the
!. faithful Joe abates the nuisance.
l#$goe, when does the Padre preach?"
asked one morning, and thenceforth
il was as solicitous for my spiritual
Welfare as for my physical.
BIT this dumb, dog-like solicitude to
| pleae is no indication of lack of
| phyeal and mental proves in the In
diam Strip off the white apparel of
the f01a, and put on blue uniform,
! place rifle in the hands accustomed to
the he, and they become demons of
war uder efficient leadership. Juarez,
himsel a ull-blooded Indian, wearied
out an finally expelled the French
with sch soldiers. President Diaz
won b way to the first place in the
| gift of he republic as the head of the
Indian egions of Oaxaca. and it is an
open scret, retains his power by the
same teure. l have come to love and
respecthe Indian upon closer acquaint-
ance, all only regret that dense ignor-
ance ra1er than lack of spirit or virtue
renderslim the easy victim of political
intrigue
On tn other hand, there is lament
able conentment with this forlorn lot
that bods i'll for the future of the race.
A Norhern friend on short visit to
Mexico, impressed by the dumb, pa
thetic loG of the lad who trudged all
day by th side of his horse for the
small sun of eighteen cents, conceived
the idea q, taking him home as ser.
want. Doyou imagine the offer was
accepted With avidity by the boys
friends?" With significant gestures
that implied he would cry his eyes out,
they declined his proposition. The
Poems never emigrate except by COM
pulsion. Public schools are scantily
attended though open to all and
/ school-tooks provided. There is little
thrift or ambition to get on among
them. The Poems idea of saving
money is to get into debt at the store,
or with his employer, as deeply as pos.
sible, and then work it out by Install
mepts. He always has IN account al
yne Village bankers but it is on the
wrong side of the ledger. -Me1ico Cor
Cleveland Leader.