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Americans when these are [almost?] the only ones they see. And the treatment the women recieve at the hands of Americans is simply outrageous. I feel mean and small whenever I meet a [Castillian?] women knowing how they [regard?] Americanos, as they call us. But whenever I have become [acquainted?] with a Mexican I have found him courteous, kind and considerate, and have almost always been treated with great consideration by them. To my mind their worst failing is their [want?] of energy – They are not [progressing?] but I doubt much whether it is entirely their fault as a people.

Since coming here I have been engaged in doing [?]