That night there was a sort of entertainment given in my honor and having no clothing with me except the heavy suit of underwear; I had to borrow a suit from the Alcalde in order to be presentable.

The women of that place were most gracious and the girls as pretty as pictures.

The Alcalde's little daughter took an interest in me.

She talked to me a great deal, and in fact I could understand her Spanish much better than I could the adults.

What a pretty little thing she was--a perfect type of Spanish beauty.