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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



" When thou art married, refpeft thy hufband, obey 

 " him, and diligently do what he commands thee. A- 



void incurring his difpleafure, nor fliew thyfelf paf- 



fionate or ill-natured ; but receive him fondly to thy 

 * c arms, even if he is poor and lives at thy expenfe. If 

 " thy hulband occafions thee any difguft, let him not 

 " know thy difpleafure when he commands thee to do 

 " any thing ; but duTemble it at that time, and after- 

 " wards tell him with gentlenefs what vexed thee, that 



he may be won by thy mildnefs and offend thee no 

 " farther. Difhonour him not before others \ for thou 

 u alfo wouldft be diflionoured. If any one comes to 

 " vilit thy hufband, accept the vifit kindly, and fliew 

 * c all the civility thou canft. If thy hulband is foolifli, 

 " be thou difcreet. If he fails in the management of 

 *' wealth, admonifti him of his failings ; but if he is to- 

 " tally incapable of taking care of his eftate, take that 

 " charge upon thyfelf, attend carefully to his poffef- 

 " fions, and never omit to pay the workmen pun&ual- 

 " ly. Take care not to lofe any thing through negli- 

 <c gence. 



" Embrace, my daughter, the counfel which I give 

 " thee ; I am already advanced in life, and have had 

 iC fufficient dealings with the world. I am thy mother, 

 " I wifli that thou mayeft live well. Fix my precepts 

 " in thy heart and bowels , for then thou wilt live hap- 

 " py. If, by not liilening to me, or by neglecting my 

 " inflruclions any misfortunes befall thee, the fault will 

 " be thine, and the evil alfo. Enough, my child. May 

 " the gods profper thee." 



Not contented with fuch inf!:rucT:ions and domeftic 

 education, the Mexicans fent their children to public 

 fchools, which were clofe to the temples, where they 



were 



