Excerpt from Saunterings in Summerland Manuel is not the picturesque figure of olden time. The showy jacket of velveteen, the silken sash, the broad brimmed sombrero, heavy with gold braid, have been doffed for the commonplace garb that bears the stamp ready made in every ugly fold. Ambition is not the predominant trait of these people of the adobe. There is always a tomorrow for them. As for today - the sunshine is warm, and there is enough corn in the jar for the coming meal of tortillas. After that, God will provide. ...
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Excerpt from Saunterings in Summerland Manuel is not the picturesque figure of olden time. The showy jacket of velveteen, the silken sash, the broad brimmed sombrero, heavy with gold braid, have been doffed for the commonplace garb that bears the stamp ready made in every ugly fold. Ambition is not the predominant trait of these people of the adobe. There is always a tomorrow for them. As for today - the sunshine is warm, and there is enough corn in the jar for the coming meal of tortillas. After that, God will provide. It is the firm, unwavering conviction that nothing which can be put off until tomorrow should be done today, that keeps the Mexican citizen high and dry upon the strand, while the tide of progress sweeps by and touches him not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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