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Show FACTS LEADING 39 HISTORY MEXICAN OF NEW TERRITORY the remainder of the day and night the following morning they started for Santa Fé, the governor insisting that the two Patties must ride with him in his carriage, but this honor was declined, the two Americans riding alongside in company with the interpreter. The old governor was very lavish in his praises of the Americans, caressing and embracing them repeatedly, and saying a great many things, which the younger Pattie declares he did not believe he The day following they arrived at the capital where deserved. they were received with a salute from the garrison artillery.” 27‘“The governor came in the evening, and invited my father and the interpreter to sup with him. He ordered some fat beeves to be killed for the rest of us. de be aS pe ed . ee eee Por ee ee Deak Beli del e-~# ae eae eer ee et tet , ee ee ee eee father 4 ae de ee > ATRL +a + Pe f ; a) of Jacoba, for that was the name of the young lady I came and took me by the hand, and led me up a flight of steps, and into a room, where were his two daughters. As soon as I had entered the room Jacoba and her sister both came and embraced me, this being the universal fashion of interchanging salutations between men and women among these people, even when there is nothing more than a simple introduction between strangers. After I had been seated an hour, looking at them, as they made signs, and listening to their conversation, of which I did not understand a syllable, I arose with the intention of returning to my companions for the ete oy~~? Ce ete 7 <* oe s! * The father had rescued, came and invited us all to go and drink coffee at his son-in-law’s, who kept a coffee-house. We went, and when we had finished our coffee, the Pr ted ;i * ae 313 i a. oe é night, but Jacoba, showing me a bed, prepared for me, placed herself between me and the door. I showed her that my clothes were not clean. She immediately brought me others belonging to her brother-in-law. I wished to be excused from making use of them, but she seemed so much hurt, that I finally took them, and re-seated myself. She then brought me my leather hunting shirt, which I had taken off to aid in protecting her from the cold, and begged the interpreter, who was now present, to tell me, that she intended to keep it as long as she lived. She then put it on, to prove to me that she was not ashamed of it. I went to bed early, and arose and returned to my companions before any of the family were visible. came noon. to our quarters, and invited At eight the governor and my father us all to dine with him at two in the after: Accordingly we all dressed in our best and went at the appointed time. ._ a musicians played during dinner. After it was z e removed, a fandango was begun. The ladies flocked in, he instruments to which the dancers moved, were a guitar v4 six women also added their voices. Their mode ie . “ne rhe ita finished, and the in great numbers. and a violin. Six of dancing was 4 The women stood erect, moving their feet slowly, without any of the body, and the men half-bent, moved their feet like ce Wo. sees leo refers to the costume of the frontiersman of the time mig ig i to give a description of the wearing apparel of the ta nae ‘ ssi Sylvester Waterhouse, of Washington University, St. Lows, from Sitlination Oe er, -aalitg Eincyclop edia of St. Louis, says: “Pa dntbeiee sf. eal ai a. necessity the hunter in his dress adopted ry eo na e clothes which he brought from the States a Tih Galak Gcetrns he wear and tear of the life in which he was engage co brethren sh , was the most convenient substitute. There was moreovel © on the part of the hunter in imitating the garb of his red 1t is doubtful if the fondness of the latter for the incongt” THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO 31 The hardy frontiersmen of this day had but a poor opinion of the ‘‘Spaniards’’ — as they designated them — as fighters, and Pattie was no exception to the rule. It CAMPAIGNS AGAINST COMANCHES, must be remembered, however, APACHES, AND NAVAJOS that the Mexicans engaged in the battle of which he gives an account were nearly all civilians from the capital, and it is more than likely that the Mexican officer was correct in his statement to the elder Pattie that it had been impossible for him to rally his men. Again, there was hardly a tribe of Indians upon the plains for whom the Mexicans had so much fear as the Comanche. This Indian was a very dangerous and courageous foe and the Spaniards and Mexicans held him in great respect as a warrior. Long after the occupation of the territory by the Americans the Comanche Indians were recognized as fearless and relentless foes. They were hunters of and lived off the buffalo, and in their expeditions after the great quadruped roamed as far north as the thirty-eighth parallel of latitude; and, passing the Rio Grande five hundred miles from their homes, they occasionally invaded the dominions of Mexico to within three hundred miles of her capital. In small parties and unsupported, they would penetrate to the densest settlements ous combinations of his own and the white man’s clothing than that of the hunter for the wild attire of the savage. was more marked The head-dress in summer usually consisted of a light handkerchief, adjusted in the style of a turban so as to be attractive in appearance while serving as a protection against heat and insects. The upper part of the body was clad in a light blue shirt of coarse cotton or other cloth, and in some cases, breeches with long deer- skin leggings were worn, leaving the thighs and hips bare. The cloth which was folded around the loins was held in place by the girdle, while a ‘huntingshirt with a large cape and loose sleeves reached nearly to the knees. . . It opened in front like a coat and was made so large as to lap at least a foot The folds of the bosom served the purpose of a pocket. . . across the breast. The moccasin was made of a single piece of heavy dressed buckskin. A plain seam ran from the heel to the ankle, but the upper part, from the toe to the instep, was gathered. it OF The shoe thread was of deer or of buckskin. the sinews In winter the clothing as just described was materially increased, both in quantity and quality. The hunting shirt was made of dressed deer-skin. A heavy hooded cloak, called a capote, was thrown over the shoulders. The tops of the moccasins were made with long folds which could be wrapped around the ankles and the interior was lined with wool or deer-hair. All portions of this picturesque attire, whether for summer or winter use, were ornamented with gay embroidery, fringes, bead-work, hair, feathers, and other gewgaws. A belt hung over the left shoulder and under the right arm in which the ammunition for '$ rifle was carried. In leather bags attached to his girdle were his knife a hatchet and material for mending his moccasins, while “{uipments were bestowed upon other portions of his body.’’ his few remaining |