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to assist about the household affairs.  At home the entire family of daughters were accustomed to wear old, soiled & often torn grasses only making an effort to appear neat & well dressed when they were going out into the street or on an evening specially set aside to receive company. 

The parents are of evident indian blood yet they always speak in a tone of great disdain of the indians.  A curious classification of people is in vogue throughout a large part of Mexico.  All people of civilized