Second, I had the misfortune to be involved in trouble in the district of Del Doria, which forced me to flee from that district to escape the _jefe_.

But, sir, my Senor Padre said to me, 'son, I am the _jefe politico_ of Tulancingo and the governor of the State is Pedro L.Rodriguez; I am his intimate friend, and we shall succeed in ousting that _jefe_ in Tenango del Doria who has ordered your arrest.'" He also told us of one time, when his Senor Padre and an inspector visited that unfortunate district as an investigating committee, and found the _jefe_ guilty and put him in jail _incomunicado_.

He also told us of the band of Pahuatlan, justly famous, which made so great an impression in one town it visited, that it determined to go to Tulancingo to serenade the _jefe_ of that district, his honored Senor Padre.

"And I was invited, sir, not that I am a musician or know one note from another, but because I am of the family of the gentleman who was to be honored, and as a mark of distinguished favor to both members of the family.

The band played so beautifully, that it was not allowed to stop until half-past-eleven at night, when it retired in great triumph." All this was very interesting, the first time it was told us, but the natural son remained while we ate supper, and afterwards, following us to our sleeping-room, kept up the repetition until two were already in bed and asleep and the others wished to be, when, finally, we turned him out and locked the door upon him for the night.