The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
IN MEXICO.
some Everyday Happenings ~ They L0el
I'm Literal Translation.


I'm Literal Translation.
The language OF Mexico 10 becoming more
like that Of the rest Of the world. To bS
sure, one says to the chambermaid, -Wil
your Grace do me the favor to bring me
some hot water1" or to the mozo (errand
boy or mani will your Grace carry this
note to Mr.. X.?"
1t is still a fact tina Senior villAsenor y
Matamoros (Mr. Lord Of the City and Slayer
Of Mosrs) lives perhaps on the thousand
Frightful Marvels street. He takes . coach
to the home OF a friend who lives on The
Bridge Of BOOSTERS street.
The friend, Senior Salvador Mirabel
(Mr. Saviour Look Beautifully has just re-
turned from a trip to Europe, and Mr.. Lord
OF the City and Slayer Of Moors has not
seen him for several months. The greeting
IL warm and the two men embrace each
other while exchanging kisses and patting
each other on the back.
After the greeting Is over their CONVERSE
ton starts out with somewhat the follow
ing inquiries: How is her Grace, your most
excellent MOTHER" or 1T delights me much
to know that all goes we'll with the most
worthy father Of your Grace"
A beggar shambles along the street
Of the FountaiQ Of the Body. He sees
a well dressed Gentleman about to turn
the corner from Waterfall street. The
beggar dots his hat and prepares to ask
for a donation.
May the Lord fill your heart with pity,
caballero. An aims for the Lords sake
The man is a good Catholic. so ~hereaches
in his pocket and gives the beggar a ooin
with the remark, MAY you walk with
God" while the beggar a the con-
sollng reply, God will repay your Grace.
Two con who have ust been paid on
on Saturday night go to the oantina Of a
fri ends. They drink pulque and tequila
until they arrive at the point Of the delicious
dreams. They continue until the dreams
become vicious dreams.
Under the influence Of the vicious dreams
the men cease to be friends and become
mortal enemies They draw their knives
and one stabs the other to death.
A spectator runs out on the Heart OF
Jesus street and turns the corner to Love
OF God street to call a policeman. The
policeman seeks assistance from a COM
rade whose post is on John Of God street.
The victim Of The stabbing is hustled on
to a hospital OH the Sepulchres OF Holy
Sunday street while his friend goes TO
jail on Sad Indian street.
The Mexicans have a wide teld for their
ima gination in naming streets, so that no
one but an experienced coachman has a
speaking acquaintance with the streets OF
tuc ClIys n btTdhkeE JuSJ dTElN0O IeucCJS
that it would be we'll to observe the names
Of the streets as he rides along on the street
car. To his astonishment he encounters
a new name at every street corner. False
Door, Canoe, Holy Spirit, Rat of the Bishop,
Bull street and Street Of the Moors pass
rapidly before his vision.
Recently the Mexican Government de-
cided to initiate a reform in street nomen-
clature. 1t numbered the streets north
and south N east and west from two given
streets which intersect the city at a central
point. Signs were tackled up at the corners:
East First street, North Fifth street, DC. The
old names of the streets were left on, how
ever. To add to the confusion, the old
numbers, which began at 1 at each block,
were left while the new numbers we're con-
.tinuous the entire length Of the street. The
people cling TO the old names and the new
ones are ignored almost entirely except in
Government documents.
o the Government is making another
to establish the remaining Of the
streets. II purposes to obliterate all the old
names and numbers in hope that they will
he gradually forgotten. No doubt this
will be the case and another feature Of old
Mexico will a v gone into the past.