The newspaper., 1909-04-30

they together arrange the date everything after
which they make known their arrangements to the
to-be-bride and groom and they supposed to
conform.
Mr. P married two young people in Colorado
who had barely met each other previous the
mony and who left the getting acquainted part until
later Among the better class OF the
tom is dying out, correspondence however is delayed
until the parents consultation but they least can
get acquainted then. Mexicans scandalized at
the way in which Americans do things and I'm
Monterey and Matamoras look with horror on our
independent ways Unmarried people OF opposite sex
walking together. and young people freely going
about unchaperoned So many things that do are
contrary to their ideas OF propriey that they
just simply given up all thoughts understanding IL
and say. "oh 1t is the Americans" and that seems
to explain recklessness public
the men occupy side OF the building, the women
the other. and was surprised to find that that
tom exists at Brownville among the Americans who
are early settlers. showing how strongly identified
these people with the country's customs Yet
with all this strictness unninglng Of the sexes
the morality IL low.
As people. they unlike the proverbial cold
Saxon, and hearty and courteous doing all In
their power to welcome the stranger. I find that IL
is "A common opinion among Americans that the Mex
lean IL treacherous; did mot fnd IL They lack
Intelligence To such extent TO render anything
cunning beyond their power and this lack of in
telgence smplihes their life. making them very easy
satisfied with this worlds goods A. a consequence
poverty and most dreadful at that. abounds. They
consider the Americans rich indeed and IL has
not occurred to them to analyze the and try
gain for themselves. They work all day for a mere
pittance and live just for that day very
much in the future. They take life very comfortably
never doing today what they put off till to-
morrow" At night when the last meal IL over, the
larder is surely bare then the new day comes IL
will be replenshed just for the day to the extent
OF the previous days success.
Among the better people there is desperate
attempt ut aristocracy. They would die sooner than
discourage it. We had several friends among then,
with whom calls were exchanged. and should there
lie baby to come with the mother It was alwav.
cared for by maid. and during visit the maid 4.
left out OF doors anywhere she In considered
We had neighbors n very poor (fnancialIv1
arfstocratc family and to me IL awful to see
their desperate attempts. When they went out tbev
dressed quite lavshy (better thnn I eve,
attempted,) but In their home life you see their
struggle and threadbare clothes. / so tborough,v
deest such artificial lives. that ofener perhaps than
otherwise would. would roll my sleeves up clean
and clean. windows anything else. but It Is going
to take more than one generation make them even
see the point They have no conception of the die
nifty OF labor. And lost opportunity to st,eak
Of the work we Americans do. We wash clothes and
dishes and scrub and clean, and far from trying 20
avoid It, try to make 1t scientific as we can While
are trying to study the chemical analysis of food
values and proper combinations as to evenly b,,,d
up body Tissues, they are worrying themselves
wondering how to scrape together tho ,au,
cents to the nasty old dirty woman I'm the kitchen
for washing the beans. grinding the corn and boiling
the coffee the required number OF hours
In the better homes the people are clean and very
decent Oh course there will be found the color com
bination that will jar the the strongest vet
there is an attempt at the elegant. They are musi
cal and have crude ideas Of art / am sure TINT ~
they could have the advantages our United Stntes
they would do very differently for have several In
stances in mind Of young girls who really brilliant
but show the lack Of the little finishing touches that
artists In our country would correct. They play most
difficult compositions and perhaps get them tech