Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — Little Women of Mexico [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Little Women of Mexico

In Mexico, as in many countries, the mothers of the working classes have very little time in which to care for and coddle their children. So the older slsten are always expected to play the part of "little mothen,” and many of them take complete charge of the wee ones of the family. As the train passes every small village you will see these little girls with their chargee, chattering and playing among themselves and watching expectantly for money. They are known as Oentovlta

Nenos—meaning that they are always willing to catch a penny thrown from the car window for them. They are usually dressed in some picturesque way, and moat of the time their picturesque garments are very ragged and old. In spite of the burden of having to care for small brothers and sisters, and in spite of their tattered clothes, the little Centovltg Nenos are happy as larks, contented with their lot, and ready for any sport or games that may come up.