Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-08-13
THE MEXICAN MoZ0.
Ge and His Feilow-servants Are a Puzzle
TO the American Mind.

TO tne American Minu'
II is around the Office of daily paper
that one has u chance to study the cf-
feet of modern progress and hustle on
The mozo mindl The losing of post office
keys is the most frequent and annoying
source of carlessness. Tie them to a
stick AZ wood weighing six pounds, and
the mczo will infallibly lose them.
Sometimes | have come to the conclu-
sion that the mozo ehts keys to get an
irph tonic in that way. Where the pins
and hairpins go, whittier disappear old
tomato cans, these are questions easily
answered in comparison to where do
the post Office keys go? The mozo mind
fairly reels as the hurry of the night
grows more intense. He flies around
"like hen with it's head off, as he is
rushed from one department to another.
His brain is not built for this sort of
work, and he regards editors and re-
porters as devils incarnate created to
torment him. He falls into cat-naps
from which, on being rhdcly aroused, he
proceeds to do things aimlesslS. He
always carries exchanges to the wrong
editor, and delivers letters on the most
approved lottery principles. For these
valuable services he gets from three to
four dollars week, which buy him his
tortillas and beans, his cigarettes, with
out which no business can be done here,
and his white blouse and native eassi-
mere trousers. On this four dollars a
week live large family of relatives out
of work. Aged aunts, dissolute uncles,
infirm and lazy parents, younger broth
ers and toddling sisters all make, with
the sure instinct of eagles after prey,
to that poor little four dollars d week.
The lower classes have, in our large
cities, developed a positive genius for
living on the Industrious.
Household servants have such charm
ing waysl They all have soft, pleasing
voices, and move about noiselessly
They usually have few uncles or aunts
in deep distress, who apply for lodgings
during brief period, till they can find
work, and one Usually weakly consents
They borrow funds to redeem mythical
lots of land out in the mountains, and
leave you before payment is completed
and their penchant for walks and
funerals, and their deep filial piety, are
characteristics. They are always bury
Ing the dead, so that am not surprised
at the mortality rate. 1t is all confirma
tory evidence.
The women servants are far better thar
| the men. The mozo soon develops s
taste for good clothes, and present o.
cast-off raiment makes him the dude
OF the neighborhood and master in chic
for the entire block. Sometimes, il o
n dishonest turn, he has his cyclica
mania come around, and plumbers youl
wardrobe, and departs forever more
Being discharged never offends mozo
He meets you a month after on. ,ht
street and takes off his hat, holds it il
his hand by his shoulder, as he inquirer
with beatiHc smile for all the members
of your family. TO him, as to all thu
servants, "la Nina" the girl, is the lad.
of the house, and often the master il
EEL nino," the boy, as well. The dis
charged mozo is incapable of resent
ment; being sent away Is part of his con
,eption Of life. It adds to his infnit
variety, and, If he is not OCCASIONAL.
discharged, he thinks his master weak
minded, or, as the darlies say" "tritilin'.
I bestowed on one mozo some pinl
shirts, white vests and modern stray
hat. Next saw him in gorgeous ARA,
on pony, bowling md smiling AT al
the Indian Servant girls as he made hi
triumphant progress down the street
taking the horse to the stable. In fey
weeks he was married, on the strength
I suppose, of his toilet.-Mexico Coz
Boston Herald.