Assuming that his knowledge was adequate, we left our _meson_ early, with the intention of breakfasting at San Pedrito, where we were assured that everything was lovely; we were also told that it was but a short distance.

The road thither was through a high open country, planted to wheat and oats and with some _maguey_.

The road was discouragingly long, but after at least three hours of constant riding, we reached precious San Pedrito, chiefly notable for the amount of _pulque_ drunk there.

It was with the greatest difficulty that we succeeded in getting anything to eat; the breakfast was certainly worse than the supper of the preceding night.

With the prevalence of _maguey_ as a cultivated plant, the appearance of the houses and other buildings changed, as all of them were thatched with the broad, long, sharp-pointed leaves of the famous plant.