The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-27

broke out terrible riot in this city. tn
dregs of the population rising and plumber
ing the houses of the wealthy. In thu
| midst OF the disorder an officer nance
Manuel Palacois entered the courtyard o
the Casa De Azulejos at the same momen
that the Count Don Andres was descending
the staircase. Palacois, rushing with :
| dagger on the unfortunate nobleman, soor
left him dead and bleeding on the stairs
The gossip of the time attributed the muir
| der to political motives, but it was sub
| sequently discovered that the crime arost
| from the opposition Count Andres hac
made to the courtship of his daughter by
Palacois. Justice was speedy in this case
for shortly after, having been duly triec
and convicted, Palacois was hanged in the
plazuela de Guardiola. close to the house
I where he had assassinated Count Andres
| 1t is an interesting legend told of this
| famous house that a sculptured figure Of
.Santo Cristo de los Desagravois." situated
| in the entresol of the edifice in ancient
| times, having become worn with age. was
| miraculously renewed. This figure was
afterward transferred to the Burgos Chapel
| Of the Convent of San Francisco. whence,
| on account of the .confiscation of that great
edfflce under the operation of the reform
| laws" 1t was removed to the Church OF
Jesus Nazareno, where it is visited by the
Gevout to this day
Not Space Enough for Two.
1t was In the alley or lane, by the side
which separates that edice from the
stately modern, mansion of the Escandon
family. that there occurred In vice-regal
times an incident illustrating the pride of
pedigree and, the. ''terQuedad," or obsti-
macy. in their professions Of the old no
bility. In this Callejon de la Condesa there
met one fine morning the state coaches
of two mobiles. Neither would give way
to the other. and, on account of the mar
rowness Of the lane 1t was impossible to
pass. A dispute arose as to which of the
occupants Of the carriages outranked the
other. Naturally. neither would admit his
inferiority, and after long discussion.
which became animated in the highest de-
gree. the obstinate noblemen determined
to remain where they were. They had an
abundance of patience and plenty Of pride.
Three days. from dawn to twilight, and
three nights. from the setting of the sun
to the rising Thereof, did these hidalgos re-
main In their coaches. their strength kept
up by wine and food sent from their pal
aces. 1t began to appear as If the noble
men were in danger o. depriving their fam
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ure Of their society. when the 'Viceroy in
terfered. decreeing soemnly that each
coach should be backed out of the lane.
thus saving the dignity of the cavaliers.
The question of prior rank was never sat
isfactorily determined.
Those were the days of picturesque Gus
toms of the reign of the old religion in both
Church and State. when heretics were rare
ly met with. and when faith and morals
were sharply looked after. The gallows in
the great plaza of the city sometimes bore
strange fruit--light haired English buc-
cancers brought up from the two coasts
adjudged as pirates and heretics. and made
to swing for it to the edifcation of the
people.
And SO this ancient and romantic city is
filled with history. saturated with tradi-
ton, and there is not nook or corner of
the older part OF the town but has its story
TO tell. for the City of Mexico is as inter-
esting as any Italian city of world wide
fame.-Mexican Herald.