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resident curate, Padre Felipe Sora, who lowered curtains, 
opened doors, and did all he could to help us. When we 
took the exterior we attracted a great deal of attention; 
and fortunately the chief alcalde, who had assured us 
that we could get no mozos that day, as it was a fiesta 
in honor of the President, noticed our performances, and, 
being a personable man, was seized with a strong desire 
to have his ritrato. He offered to get us our mozo if I 
would only photograph him ; so I bade him to the hotel, 
explaining to him that the portraits could not be seen 
until I returned to the North, and that I should charge 
him a dollar for each picture. Honest soul! he agreed to 
all this; and on his way he joined to himself three of his 
colleagues. I sent them the result months after, and in 
due time the silver dollars were scrupulously returned. In 
the mean time our alcalde Florencio Cortez provided our 
mozo, and we started to walk back soon after two o’clock. 
We both hoped to see this pleasant city again. 
