Another costume may be noticed, worn by many of the crowd. This is the dress of the native "Pueblos", or _Indios mansos_--the poor labourers of the mines, and the neophytes of the mission. It is a simple dress, and consists of an upper garment, the _tilma_, a sort of coat without sleeves. A coffee-sack with a hole ripped in the bottom for the head to pass through, and a slit cut in each side for the arms, would make the "tilma." It has no waist, and hangs nearly to the hips without other fastening than the support at the shoulders. The tilma is usually a piece of coarse rug--a cheap woollen cloth of the country, called "gerga," of a whitish colour, with a few dyed threads to give the semblance of a pattern. This with a pair of dressed sheepskin breeches and rude sandals--_guaraches_--constitutes the wear of most of the "Indios mansos" of Mexico. The head is bare; and the legs, from the knee to the ankle, shine forth in all their copper-coloured nakedness. Of these dark aborigines--the "peons" of the mission and the mines-- there are hundreds stalking about, while their wives and daughters sit squatted upon the ground in rear of their _petates_; upon which are piled the fruits of the soil--the _tunas, petahayas_, plums, apricots, grapes, _sandias_, and other species of melons, with roasted nuts of the pinon-tree, the produce of the neighbouring mountains. Others keep stands of _dulces_ and _agua-miel_ or _limonada_; while others sell small loaves--_piloncilios_--of corn-stalk sugar, or baked roots of the agave. Some squat before fires, and prepare _tortillas_ and _chile Colorado_; or melt the sugared chocolate cake in their urn-like earthen _ollas_. From these humble "hucksters," a hot peppery stew, a dish of _atole_, or a bowl of _pinole_, is to be had for a few _clacos_. There are other stands where you can buy cigarillos of _punche_, or a drink of the fiery _aguardiente_ from Taos or El Paso; and these stands are favourite resorts of the thirsty miners and soldiers. There are no "booths," but most of the hucksters protect themselves from the sun by a huge screen of palmetto mat (_petate_) placed umbrella-like over their heads. There is one class of persons yet to be spoken of--an important class at the festival of San Juan--they who are to be competitors in the sports-- the real wrestlers in the games. These are young men of all grades in society, and all of them mounted-- of course, each in the best way he can. There they go, prancing over the ground, causing their gaily caparisoned steeds to caper and curvet, especially in front of the tiers of seated senoritas. There are miners among them, and young _hacendados_, and _rancheros_, and _vaqueros_, and _ciboleros_, and young merchants who ride well. Every one rides well in Mexico--even the dwellers in cities are good horsemen. Nearly a hundred are there of these youths who intend to take part in the various trials of skill in equitation. Let the sports begin!