Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-01-09

d discovery. lie was going out of his hot
one afternoon, when the actions of Mcxici
in an upper window across the street attrac
!, ed him. The Mexican was well dressed II
silk hat was glossy. His little high heelt
boots were polished, and he carried an orn
, mental walking stick. He was keeping bat
: from the window with the evident design ,
concealing himself from general view, an
at the same time was trying to get somebod
in the upper part of the hotel to look h
way.
"A masherW the American said to himseI
And a mighty bold one" he added, afte
watching the antics for ten minutes and fai
ing to discover that any response was mad
to them
The next day about the same hour tb
American repeated his discovery. Mr.. Mex
can, in all his glory, was at the upper win
dow, and the one sided pantomime for th
benefit of somebody in the hotel was stil
going on. This hotel was the one mos
patronized by visitors from the states. Tn
American minister was living there. 81
We're the representatives of big American
syndicate engaged in consummating Lane
deal Altogether there were probably a
many American as Mexican guests. Wha
If this persistent gallant was trying to fore,
his unwelcorne attentions upon an American
ladyf The thought was enough to start {
throb of patriotic indignation. The Ameri
can went on about his business, but he said
TO himself, with menacing look toward the
supposed masher, Somebody will be kicked
| down stairs before he is much oldern
| That night Mr. Fresh, the American, got
| together two or three of his fellow country
| men at the hotel, told what he had seen and
| invited suggestions as to the proper remedy.
The Americans listened, looked at each other
and grinned. There was one in the party a
six footer from West Point. In his minds
eye the dlscoverer of the masher had already
seen the big lieutenant administering puns
lshment to tho impudent Mexican But the
widest grin of all was that which spread over
the army mans face.
my friend" said the American lieutenant
you've run up against case of hacer el oso.
In other words, you now know what doing
the bear act means in Mexico.n
One of the curious social customs of the
sister republic bars the door when two young
people become engaged to be married.
Thenceforward the lover visits his beloved
only In the presence of the rest of her family
and at formal intervals In lieu of 'sitting
up" with his girl he "does the bear act
This consists in finding an advantageous
position which commandsa view of the SEN
orltas window, and taking possession of it
curing leisure hours Long loving looks are
exchanged, also pantomime, and OCCASION
aily When the street is deserted the maiden
will come from behind the lattice and stand-
ing on the balcony carry on a ratb,.y. 1a-
strained conversation with the wooer on the
pavement below or perhaps across the street
This is what is called Ttdoing tbe heer act
The young Mexican whose oueer conduct
opposite the hotel had exc;tad inf,iopotion
was not a masber. but an exemnlo,.v IJo,,no,
of most honorable iptontio,S Uo
was the accented lover of a high horr, so-,
orita, whose father had anartroartS IL, tha
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