New-York tribune., 1898-01-16

their venture before that time come back and he
would divorce them for the same fee
Still another. who won his fame in Texas. tried
man for SOM petty offence. found him gulitSS
FOR the prisoner at tho bar. who declared that no
could not ray the nne that ne had not so, SO mucn
With With the " fine. large Texan contempt FOR any on.
90 "ornery. shrugged his shoulders and turned 10
"very we'll Then take him out on the mesa and
One venerable disciple OF the law who for 4
long time has balanced the scales OF justice IN the
town OF Las Cruces Is famous through ell thai
region for his remarkable decisions. Before him
Mexican boy through his father sued an American
rancher for $50 which ne claimed as the wages
due for three months work Between Mexican
and an American any Mexican justice can always
SEQ that the right is plainly on, the side OF the
ts,0 the evidence he can usually find somc way OF
making his decision express his sympathy; In thn
hired to do chores for his board and that it had
been expressly stipulated that be was not 70 re
case with frowning brows and aborlng brains lor
some time. Then he announced that the plaintiff
"But," ne added, Tho boy Is a poor boy and II II
would be shame il he did not set somcthing out
hereby award him the defendants black mare
tnat is tied In front OF tho door"
promise % suit ANON the Mexicans i Is the qnver-
sal OF tho bridegroom 10 defTay all the ex-
rousseau and all the housekeeping equipment, and
he must pay for the wedding ieas! and all the native
ina, he wll have TO live with his wfes parents az
terward but no must not think OF matrimOny until
he has money enough to pay for the whole affair.
from the frs. article In his BRIDES rousseau TO the
photograph In their wedding garments which they
Invariably have taken after the feast is over
Mexican bridegroom would no more expect his bride
10 pay for her wedding clothes than American
lover would expect his bride to pay for the license
An elderly Mexican In the town of las Cruces,
whose heart warm as his head was white,
had gained the promise OF pretty young senorita.
and together they went to tho store to buy tho
trousseau. From under her long black lashes she
flashed her black eyes st him with such effect that
be opened wide his purse and bought her all the
pretty clothes she wanted And the senorita took
advantage OF tho occasion TO want pretty much
every hing she saw.
As as she had got tho pretty things safely
slowed away AZ home she Tilted her elderly lover
and would not even allow him 20 come to her house
While clad In the dresses he had paid for she would
sail past him in the street with her head in the air
and give him not the least notice. That too
much for the hOthcarted. but cool headed lover
stand and he brought suit for breach OF promise,
lsking damages 10 the amoun, OF the value Of the
tIouss II came ont on tho trial that the elderly
lover had borrowed tho money with which he had
bought the wedding finery. Then the justice decided
In the girls favor on the ground THAI the things
didn't belong 10 the man because they had not been
bought with his own money.
Many OF these Mexican justices cannot speak Eng
ItSh- But that Is not SO much OF Gisqua ncation
as II might appear. for the Territorial law com
mands all court proceedings to be carried In both
English and spanish. Every Ncw-Ae xican court
has It's official interpret er and every spoken in
either language by Judge, lawyers or witnesses Is
translated aloud into the other tongue