I3 6 CAVE AND CLIFF DWELLERS. 
and left the pleasant crowd sitting on the 
piazza that surrounded the inner court of 
the hotel. As the noises of one of these 
primitive Mexican hotels cease about one 
o’clock in the morning, and begin about 
two, and as the night watchman felt it 
incumbent to open my door every tour 
he made, and hold his lantern in my face 
to see whether I was having a good 
night’s rest, there was little cause for 
alarm lest I should be left. Neverthe¬ 
less to make assurance trebly sure I was 
called by three different persons. It was 
evidently a great event to have passen¬ 
gers leave by the diligence. We were 
soon out in the streets, picking our way 
along in total darkness, trying to make 
the requisite number of twists and turns 
down the little side streets to the office 
(for this Mexican diligence was a proud 
