[15] Regular frequenters of _tertulias_--i. e., social, literary gatherings. [16] A holy Christ, two candle bearers, and three gawks. [17] Village Christ. [18] Tolsa. [19] There is here a play on words not easy to render well. _Pero_--but: _pera_--pear; _aguacate_ is a sort of fruit. The text runs: “Pero--señor Don Raimundo” “No hay peros, ni aguacates que valgan.” The exact translation is: “But--señor Don Raimundo----“ There are no pears, nor aguacates, which avail. [20] Here again is a _double-entendre_. The same word _dueno_, owner, is here translated as self-controlled, and master. The young man is master (of himself), the old man is master of his daughter’s lot. [21] Market for raw stuffs or materials. [22] _Moco de pavo_; literally, a turkey’s crest. [23] The patron of agricultural labor. [24] Cayo el pez en la remanga: Qué ganga! qué ganga! [25] Small round plasters stuck upon the temples for the relief of headache. [26] Town treasurer. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Readings from Modern Mexican Authors, by Frederick Starr