THE BEAK-SLAYEE. 131 



quite a hero and was aiways called "The 

 Bear-Slayer" after that. 



Some rich ladies from Boston, hearing 

 about his brave act, put their heads to- 

 gether and then put their hands in their 

 pockets and sent him to a higher school, 

 where the following incident took place. 



I ought to mention that this little Mexi- 

 can bear, though he has but little hair 

 on his body, has a great deal on his feet, 

 making him look as if he wore pantalets, 

 little short pantalets badly frayed out at 

 the bottoms. 



San Diego is one of the great new cities 

 of Southern California, It lies within only 

 a few minutes' ride of Mexico. There is a 

 pretty little Mexican town on the line be- 

 tween Mexico and California Tia Juana 

 pronounced Te Wanna, Translated, the 

 name means "Aunt Jane." In the center 

 of one of the streets stands a great gray 

 stone monument, set there by the govern- 

 ment to mark the line between the United 

 States and Mexico. 



