The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05

embracing modern ideals and NOR. and moro
industiously chasing the dollar Medi9valism
ttically lighted, but policemen still go on duty
at nghuall, swinging club In one hand and an
Tern in tho other. When one Of them reaches
the central point Of his beat he sots this lantern
in the middle Of the road where two streets cross
Then he withdraws into the sh adOw. brings his
pistol within easy reach VI his right hand and
watches the lantern. u anyone, drunk OF sober
blind ib snS sh sno ove ' him SS s
and then arrests him. Nobody is ever killed in
this way, because all l.stns shoot as woman
noss 10 things People who know the town take
% cover when they see lantern tipped over ahead
Of them. Not long ago wandering DONKEY
knocked down q lantern was shot at missed
arrested, taken to the station, formally fined "
the next morning and connscatcd. Its owner
did no, redeem It a, don nis 3 our'o' as 'eE
All s,feet cars in Mexico city start from com
mon point near the centre OF the town M,ei
running Tor a couple Of blocks OF 80, they switch
OF 70 The light or left as The case may be. This
IL convenient for the stranger. because u makes
no difference In what part OF the Town he taxes
a car he will inevitably get back " the part where
in his hotel stands. II he will sit still long enough.
The time table, however, H. peculiar' foI some
reason no arriving car Is allowed To depart rom
collected tits a daily thing " see hfty or sixty
cars waiting for the signal while all over the ciiy
Tor Transportation u heavc In sight Everybody
smokes and no Mexican will get on car until
he has seen that his bunch Of cigarettes is N one
pocket and his matches are in another When
he takes scat he strikes a light inhaleS NOUN
ful Of fume, expels II slowly and gratefully rom
his lungs and settles back composedly, it'
may he half hour or an hour and hall, In tcarh'
Ing his destination, but this is OF no moment,
provided the cigarettes hold out The matches
III his tobacco, he blows out the blazing end Of
the match and carefully restores II To the boy;
i is a matter OF pride with him 10 sec that an
gcthet There il n good deal of Cigarette "U
auette here and its canons are constantly violated
by snosn,s oreiSncIs MGI h Sn En Of I risdr
that the man with tho burning tobacco shall
hand the little roll tn the petitioner with bow
10 attempt To offer a light while holding to the
cigarette il an insult, The Mexican regards
II az a reflection upon the cleannes Of his fingers
and is ready To fight about IT, The hnEcrs, ny
the way, are generally dirty nut lahh Wi''
takes no count Of that fact
II there Is In New York red headed man who
wants TO marry %oey or RED hSsdGa I T lin
her The Iedder the head, the more certain tn"
coup, although, in lack Of something that gln"s
viii do Mssicsns have a passion Tor hair 81
this color. They call It "thc reflected glory uf th"
sunset the tnge Of celestial locks me warm
iui and poe,ic things Fifteen minutes after 4
redhcaded man enters the opera house ne WI
him. and Il thc table IN his room at uic hotel Is
not covered with notes the next morning, ne should
Gncs 'SS Es s.. fo =. na Sso2
Mexican Ii rapidly embracing modern IDEAS
Any young hid aleo with more land, cat!lc and
money than ne knows what IN do with VIII fnrsak,'
any dark haired innmnrata under whose barred
window he has plunkcd his twelve strnged guitar
II a girl with a crimson tnpknot happens along
This Is a fact 81 well known that when an auburn
poied American woman visits here bets Ar" freely
offered at the Jockey club that she will not ct
on, of the town unmarried.
The cemeteries here are filled with beautiful
monuments in marble granite and onyx. ThrSr
stones have all possible hues and display III"
Latin gracrfulnrss OF outline. yet the McNican|
value them but little. Escorting visitor through
the burial grounds. they will listen Win d"p,
though concealed, Impotence 10 his captures
over the gravestonc loneliness. Finally. they
will hurry him 10 some spot where MASTERPIECE
stands. This masterpiece will be huge, IN
Casting. a Conventional broken column, or i'm.
possible urn or rectangular slab. There. scngr,
marks ,he last resting place Of Don Emilio Jacob,
Antonio GregOrio Juan FilipO Vicente Jesus
Maria de Alcantara Bermnia. u cost STOon
our money" Iron Is dear here. fact sutfIlrnily
appreciated by Pittsburg casters
There is no gambler in the world VII" Tor nuf'
lean gambler and no Mexican gambler equals
the gambler in the capital Tacuhaya Is sGru'
ban Monte Carlo always visited by tlc s'ranerr
and the limit Of the monte game there Is u" amount
Of money the dealer has in front OF him niEt
these stacks Of gold run az high ~ $500 IN
value IL Is unfaii 10 Tacubhyh Ia speak ut II
as a Monte Carlo. becaus" at Monte Carlo all tina
man can win by a successful coup * 81 300
but here the limit Is the ccliing' IL Is a ptiuf
es1ue thing 10 see the hdagns from tho grca
tablelands visit the rooms. Each Of them is on
for good time in the capital, each IL clad in tlI
typical rich Mexican costume and each IL arcUn,
panied by a couple 81 poems who trundlr red wheel
barrows about half the size Of the American barrow
In these are rouleaus of 100 silver dollars SNOW
ing leather or arrcd canvas on the OUTSET" hnt
tightly sealed with black wax at the ends. tn
wax bears always The. impress oi III" hidaG"'
seal He SEATS himself opposite tho dealer HnI .
space is cleared Tor him on either hand liail,Ea
players drop slightly Ia thr rear h"ch'~. v, ~
Know that a duel Is on. The dealer luws III
head and says softly: 4 wish yon good forum.
| senior" The hidnlgo says: With nil my heart
| wish yours" They are both lying. but II sound
we'll. The red wheelbarrows have been place
| upon each side Of the player lie takes from n
| 81 them a roucau and places IL upun n card, II
! his dark face There IL only 4 mild interest Tito
battle will continue until all OF III" rnui'aus ar
| gone or some thousands have br"n taken from
| The gamblers pile. In either cHac, TIER" viii l.
| no regret looked or expressed, nor any sitn "
| juhilaton. The utter quiet ana gentle manner
~ IL far surpass the inherited stolidty ot IN" lCr
| loving Chinaman.