A Glimpse of Old Mexico Being the Observations And Reflections of a Tenderfoot
A Glimpse of Old Mexico Being the Observations And Reflections of a Tenderfoot
James Hepburn Wilkins
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The balance have simply elected to live together in tlie condition of husband and wife without further form than mutual consent. I know that some of my readers \vill cry out in horror at the statement and wish never to hear of a Alex- ican again. But. On the other hand this free and easy relation is maintained in a majority of instances, with a good deal of fidelity, as a rule to the close of life. Of course, if a gentleman becomes tired of his matrimonial lot, he is privileged to terminate it ...sum- marily, but our own conjugal bond does not hold very fast when either party wishes to sever it.. They are kind and indulgent to their wives or "women, "delighting to load them down wdth fine raiment and Jim Crow jew^elry, when luck comes their way, and are devotedly fond of children, w'hich are propagated in swarms. If you view these conditions from a purely religious standpoint, they are terrible beyond expression. If you look at them as a plain philosopher, the picture of humble home life in Mexico is not an impleasant one.
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