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PURO MEXICANO
the chaparral. Finding a small thicket of dead mesquites, he
placed his burden upon the ground, cut wood, and built a large
fire. When the blaze had begun to crack and roar with heat,
the corpse was thrown in and covered with dry wood.
"You shall never return," said Calanche. "I will see you to
ashes and dust before I leave you." He sat himself down upon
the ground just out of heat range and watched the burning
padrecito.
It was daybreak. A priest who was returning to the villa
from a visit in the country saw the fire and decided to dismount
from his mule and warm up a cup of atole (corn gruel). He
was seated near the small blaze when our drunkard, Chano
Calanche, awoke.
"You shameless wretch," screamed Chano. "I put you there
to burn, and there you sit preparing a meal over your own
funeral fire. I shall teach you a trick. Ahora verds!"
The padrecito had not seen Chano when he dismounted and
was so badly frightened by the latter's shouts and curses he
sprang to the back of his mule and fled.
The best quart of wine was never claimed by Jos6 Chano
Calanche, and to this day it occupies a place of esteem in the
Cantina del Aguililla and is not to be had at any price.
Wine and the Devil
The world had been made and God was preparing to plant
the vineyard when the devil asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm planting some grapes," said God. "There will be times
in the life of man when he will need wine to cheer him up."
"Would you mind if I help?" asked the devil.
God meditated for a bit. "What is he up to now?" thought
He. At last, feeling no harm could be done, he said, "All right,
you may help."
"You will be surprised at my efficiency," said the devil.
He went to work immediately. First, he killed a mocking-
bird and sprinkled the blood along the rows. Then he killed a
lion, and then a swine and sprinkled their blood, too, from
one end of the vineyard to the other.60
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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964. Puro Mexicano, book, 1969; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc77209/m1/72/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.