The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-24

occasionally byia few Mexicans. There
was one melancholy Don Somebody who
seemed always In chronic state oil corn
husk cigarette. When not smoking he
was rolling them when not rolling or
smoking he was lighting them. 4 He and
his companions were persons OF some
Importance, for which reason Captain
Reynolds rendered them the inequalities
Of tho Henry, and would ask them 10
whatever meal was nearest ready. i
These two Mexicans had enormous
stowage for grub. They resembled the
gulls. They also seemed ,unfathomable.
There was no filling them: What they
did at table they did with all their might,
and when they finished, especially when
eating by themselves, as they frequently
did, there was literally nothing left.
Nothing" In this case meant something.
It meant In addition to bread, meat and
potatoes, every scrap Of butter on tho
butter plate, and every grain Of sugar In
the sugar bowl Il didn't take tho hint
the first time they ate with US, deeming
the entire absence Of butter, and sugar
at the end OF the repast TO be owing to
my placing small amount on the table.
The second time they came on board I
remedied this. But on inspection after
they had finished, found left only an
empty butter plate and sugar bowl. II
was 80 at the third trial. Butter and
sugar seemed to be regarded as dellcacies
by tue natives Of Lower CALIFORNIA; Nor
do they seem to comprehend the real
mission and import OF butter and sugar
on the table. They regard both these
articles rs regular dishes, and scooped
them in On discovering this after u
consultation with the captain, l put
them on allowance. These two men
would have eaten up all our butter and
sugar In four weeks. IS Z, 1,istP
q However, It WINS comparatively slight
toll they levied on us for carrying off
their whale oil, seal and abalone. I'VE
were miles within their legal boundaries
taking away the wealth OF their waters.
Twelve other American whalers lay in
Marguerite bay that season. 1t was prac.
tical!y an invasion, only the Mexicans
didn't seem to know they were invaded,
or didn't care f3they did know. SO long
as they had plenty OF butter and sugar
on coming on board and the blubber
stripped carcasses which came on shore
they seemed satisfied. 8 These carcasses
they cut open when stranded and ex.
tiactel tho fat about the heart, which, |
on being fried out, would yield from one
to four barrels OF oil and about three |
miles OF solid stencil. They borrowed |
from us the vessels wherewith to boil |
this fat. was ordered to loan them all
the pots, pans and kettles which could
be spared from my culinary laboratory.
They never returned them, and I was
very glad they did not. No amount of
would ever hive rid them OF
The odor Of deComposed leviathan. q, We
left them dozen or 30 iron vessels the
richer. A Mexican, ut least, on that
coast, with n kettle is looked up to as a
nan Of wealth. Beyond serapes, cigar
tito lighters, saddles aud brides, the
,ang OF natives on shore had few other
They seemed brilliant ex.
implies OF contentcd poverty. The in
lividual Mexican is more independent
,eing than the citizen Of our own
,oasted independent nation. His
wants are ten times less. 'J
Z Some mercantile hopes may hang on
he senoras and senoritas. The few we
aw5 wanted calicos OF gay mud diverse
The men will eat butter and
'ugar, but whether they will buy these
.rticles remains to be proved. Perhaps :
urniture sets of polished aud painted |
lorses', skulls might tempt some OF the !
more aesthetic in the matter OF household
adornment to purchase, if put at rea.
sonable rate. Such are the conclusions
drawn regarding the probabilities OF
trade with Mexico, at least the fragment
Of Mexico saw from my galley. II we
wanted any service Of them they talked
dollars at u very high figure. But they
never abated. They showed no anxiety
to tempt a bargain or an engagement.
They went on just as ever, fall to the
brim OF genuine sangfroid, externally roll
ing, lighting, and smoking their cigar
cities, and looking as il they felt them
selves a superior race, and knew it all,
and didn't want to know any more, until
we asked them to eat. Then they SEEM
ed in no hurry, but clambered lazily
Down the cabin starts and lazily set 10 |
work to find the bottom OF every dish
on the table, including the sugar dish
and butter plate. l learned on that voy.
age the true Specification OF the term
"greaser.n PRENTICE MuLroRD.