THE LITTLE TOWN OF THE GRAPE VINES 



life, and have kitchens and latrines under 

 the same roof that houses their God. Such 

 as these go to church to be edified, but at 

 y Las Uvas they go for pure worship and to 

 entreat their God. The logical conclusion 

 of the faith that every good gift cometh 

 from God is the open hand and the finer 

 courtesy. The meal done without buys a 

 candle for the neighbor's dead child. You 

 do foolishly to suppose that the candle does 

 no good. 



At Las Uvas every house is a piece of 

 earth — thick v/alled, whitewashed adobe 

 that keeps the even temperature of a cave ; 

 every man is an accomplished horseman 

 and consequently bow-legged ; every family 

 keeps dogs, flea-bitten mongrels that loll 

 on the earthen floors. They speak a purer 

 Castilian than obtains in like villages of 

 Mexico, and the way they count relationship 

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