San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-21

bride Is in her new home and the
parents or guardians resign their
trust into husbands hand.
This is rough on the lovers and
L must say that / think the re-
strictions are too severe and I'M
necessary. The Mexicans go to
one extreme where the Americans
go to another. A happy medium
would be far better for both. Still
the Mexicans, those of the better
class, have one advantage. They
have fewer scandals with their
& iris and less divorces by long
shot and that is what by restric-
tion they aim to do.
But fancy San Antonio lover
"playing the bear" No such
thing would ever satisfy him. III
he could not embrace her, private
ly OF course, whisper his vows in
her willing ear, emphasize them
with kiss and hug her publicly
in the dance he would soon get
tired and quit in disgust. He
thinks that two is company in
that case and three Is a darned
big crowd. / don't blame him,
for, like the negro, candidly con-
fess "good lawd dems my sem
timents."
To the Mexican it may be all
right. He is slow and there
is much manana about him.
The custom reminds him of Ro-
meo and juliet's courtship, but
Romeo was no fool. He had his
rope ladder and elevated himself
thus to Juliet's balcony. There he
"clipped and kissed her" to his
hearts content. II 1 had to "play
the bear" to the fairest of Mexico's
fair daughters, and there are
many of them; God bless them +!
you can safely bet your last dol
lar that
A ROPE LADDER ATTACHMENT
would go with the game; 1 don't
think the senorita would object !;
Pa and ma might, II she had them
and, possibly, the gendarme would
land me, and the rope In the IA
nous Belem prison until matters
were satisfactorily explained, but
the penalty would be worth the
pleasure and bring matters to q
crisis.
But here l am raving like a
young Lothario in his teens, and
1 am married and am treading
on dangerous ground. If my wife
should see this, there might be
trouble in the camp. However, l
am equal to the emergency. My
wife reads the LIGHT, as does
every one in San Antonio, even il
they are mean enough not to pay
for it, and l know 1t will be de-
livered In regular course at her
house. So / have bribed the SER
want to steal 1t, wrap some meat
on it and give it to the dog. be-
fore she can see 1t. That saga
cious animal will relish 1t but I
don't know how it will agree with
him. II it don't, there will be
another dead canine and I shall
get even with the city authorities
by getting rid OF q cur and evad-
ing that dollar tax the city has
imposed on dogs. / have spite
against that tax. II the tax had
been on cats it would have been
quite different. / would gladly
have paid a dollar tax on cat that
would worry q cantankerous neigh
Dor by its caterauling. There is
method In madness often II you
get on the inside track.
OFF TO GUATEMALA.
Fred Hardy, who was at one
time q popular engineer on the
/. and G.. N, but until recently
has been in the material depart
ment OF the Mexican Central rail-
road here, has resigned and has
gone to Guatamala, to be general
material agent of the Guatemala
Northern railroad. Albert Sim
mons, another old L. and G. n.
boy, goes with him to be master
mechanic Of the same road, which
is being built by Sir Weetmsn
Pearson & Co., OF London, Eng
land. They pay good wages, and
in gold too, which, OF course, is
worth double the native standard.
MUSIC HAS CHARMS.
In passing several national schools
In this city L have heard some
beautiful singing by the pupils
who sang Spanish and English
songs. Among the latter, strange
to say, was "After the ball" which
is popular here as when there.
l would not be surprised IL Nan
sen find them singing 1t at the
north pole, II he ever gets there.
Music lessons are given as recrea-
ton and are popular and useful.
The Mexican naturally is musical
especially at this altitude, and,
trained, his music is all the more
acceptable. 1 see you propose hav-
ing mucic in San Antonio's public
school and / think it would be q
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