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favor, much to the chagrin of the old lady.
whom he informed that although she had
an undoubtcd right TO impose upon stran-
gers, rhen she could, yet that she must not
appeal to the law for redress when she |
failed in her laudlblc attempt. Thus was
this important legal case closed, the most
interesting one probably, which has ever
been brought before the tribunals of san
Juan de Lagos. The old landady made
her exit in a tremendous rage, having had
her days journey for nothing, abusing the
officer who had been Of such assistance
to us, telling him that he had no business
to interfere between his own countrymen
and foreigners. We left the Hall of JUS
tice, quite satisfied that we should not at
present have an opportunity of visiting
the mines or seeing David Crockett, and
returned to our room to enjoy Il hearty
laugh at our adventure.


Our next days journey brought us to
the town of Lagos, fourteen leagues from
San Juan. Here we met with another
adventure, and with an instance of McXi-
can honor. Some Mexicans who were
interested in the sale of the coaches in
which our party was travelling to Mexico,
met us here, and after consultation with
the Patron who had charge of them, he
informed us that as they wished the
coaches to proceed to Zacatecas, as they
were in demand there, they had conclud-
cd to leave us to proceed to Mexico as we
best could. Here was charming situa-
ton to be left in the heart of Mexico,
ignorant of the means of proceeding, after
we had chartered Il coach and paid for it
to take us the whole distance. We ex-
postulatcd, but in vain; the coaches must
go to Zacatccas. We threatened to APP
peal to the Alcaldc, but the Patron, know
ing that we had no receipt for our money
and no means of proving the bargain, on
ly laughed at us. AT last, in the morning
we seized our pistols and ordered the SER
wants to lash our baggage as usual to the
back of the coach, and made the Patron
understand that we were determined not
to be so imposed upon, and that we should
not allow the coach to leave without u.s.
Seeing our resolution, they held another





coaches but the one we occupied, and
furnish the officers with horses and mules,
forcing two Of them upon US, and crowd
ing our crazy old vehicle, which we had
hired for ourselves exclusively, when it
would hardly hold the weight of us four.
This affair being settled we proceeded
slowly and uncomfortably, our mules hav-
ing begun to give out before, and the adj
ditional weight of passengers seeming to
check their go-a-head propcnstics in
great degree.


This our sixth days journey brought
us to Leon; large town where is held
annually an extensive fair for the disposal
of produce and merchandise, which are
sent here from Mexico and Guadalajara
and bought by the merchants in the inte-
rior who flock from all quarters Of the Re-
public. In the evening we walked round
the Plaza which was lighted with torches,
having a very picturesque appearance, and
crowded with people buying and selling.
Goods of every description were exposed
for sale, and one would suppose that this
was fair in large city rather than a
daily custom in town. Here one of our