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did not desire to share his home and board during 

 our stay. 



These Mexicans of the middle class have some edu- 

 cation and they are most kind and hospitable, but we 

 could not enjoy life on a diet of tortillas and frijoles, 

 nor could we become accustomed to that familiarity 

 with domestic animals, which is their custom. Hens 

 begging for crumbs leaped fearlessly upon one's lap 

 or upon the dinner-table, little chickens swarmed over 

 one's person, while pigs, dogs, puppies, and cats were 

 omnipresent, — surrounded, fondled, and trod under 



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