San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
HOW THE AMERICANS ACT IN
WONDERLAND.
They Hunt for Curiosities-What
the Drummers Do Personal.
PLAZA HOTEL
Monterey, May 4, 1892.

this city frequently expose themselves
to ridicule. They ask all kinds of
questions, and they act very much
like a lot of children that visited 8
circus for the first time. Everything
they see here is new and strange to
them; hence they ask foolish and
ridiculous questions to the amaze
ment of the natives, as well as the
foreigners. They have mania for
curiosities, and when they hear of
things that they never saw they try
to purchase them.
In order to furnish the tourists
curiosities to take home with them,
one of the descendants of Montezuma
keeps q collection of shell doves,
parrots, Lizards, centipedes, trantu-
las, spiders, reptiles, pelon dogs,
prairie dogs, javelins, badgers,
hooking birds, rattlesnakes and tur-
key buzzards. The two latter he
keeps for the purpose of making chile
con carne for the Boston drummer.
The first thing that the ladies want
to see when they come here is the
interior of the houses; how their
rOoms look, what kind of furniture
they have and how they raise and
dress the BABIES. After they
get through with the houses they will
visit the stores; but they seldom pur.
chase they only want to take look at
the goods and pick up little spanish.
The first thing that the men will
do Is TO 60 for drink of mescal
aguardiente, and If they cannot get
that, they will sample little Ken
lucky hard ware. After that Is
washed down they will visit the
Chilli can carne stands and call for
the best they got. AS rule they get
more than they bargained for; for the
Senreitas that wait on the tables
size them up and they give them
dish OF Chilli that Is so strong that
they will not call for second one
They get up from the table with the
tears running down their cheeks, pay
their bill and then they will inquire
where Edmond is, so that he may
conduct them to the Plaza Hotel
where they can get q good dinner,
and then show them the city.
We then direct them to the parrot
ranch, where they can purchase in
dogs, centipedes, prairie dogs, horned
frogs, shell doves, spotted cats, noun
tain lions, leopards, badgers, turkey
buzzards, etc. II the tourists happen
TO be from down east, they take q
fancy to the buzzards as they imagine
that they are eagles, 80 they purchase
q pair of them and send them home
by express.
THE DRUMMERS. ..-..
OF all the men that come TO this city
the festive drummer or commercial
tourists cut the greatest swell. You
can always tell them as far as you can
see them. They look and act az if
they owned the earth; and ifthey do
not they try to get it. You can al.
ways bank on them getting the best
OF every thing that the country pro
duces.
AS we have met many of them since
we located in this city we will dedi
cate this letter to them.
The fret thing that the Boston
drummers do when they arrive is TO
see how much mescal they can hide
under their vest. A fter they tank up
on that they will visit the chile con
carne stand and order chile con
corne dinner. They want 1t strong,
go they are served with pelOn dog,
turkey buzZard, prairie dog, tarsnlu
las, we'll seasoned with red pepper
and garlic, then they wash ii down
with a bottle of mescal. After dinner
they will visit the monte tables for
the purpose Of bursting The bank or
get broke They keep going from one
place to another, taxi little more
mescal, until they 70 broke, after
which they are taken 10 their room.
put to bed, where they sleep the
meacal off When they get up ia the
morning ana find their money all
gone they swear of and then draw on
their house for more money before
they show their samples.
When the New York drJmmers
come to the city they go to the PlsZ
hotel. select the best room, ana put
on their best hrosdcloth and silk hat,
and then they will hunt for y res
taurant and call for q chile con carne
lunch, bottle of aguardieute and
package of cigarettes. While the.
cook is preparing for him Delmonic)
lunch OF pelOD dog, turkey Ouzz4rd,
mountain cat ,,centipedes, for shrimp
and rattlesnake, al we'll seasoned
with chile, garlic and onions, he is
reading the LIGHT. After lunch they
will call for coffee, and Havana, and
then they are in trim to call on the
merchants.
When the Philadelphia drummers
strike the city the first thing they do
is to distribute tracts, to show
that they hail from the city OF
bro5herly love, and to avoid paying
license But as soon as they find
that chestnut will not work, then
they will make break for the carne