The Spanish in the Southwest . around them. Some of the women married white were frequently very capable both at home and inbusiness, and a few of them entered excellent women were probably the happiest of their neophytes became servants among the Spaniards ;some were well treated; some were kept against theirwills, having foolishly sold themselves to a year or moreof service in return for some trifle which had pleased theirfancy for a moment. Still others loitered around in the Secularization 167 towns and villages; there they were liable to yield to thecons
The Spanish in the Southwest . around them. Some of the women married white were frequently very capable both at home and inbusiness, and a few of them entered excellent women were probably the happiest of their neophytes became servants among the Spaniards ;some were well treated; some were kept against theirwills, having foolishly sold themselves to a year or moreof service in return for some trifle which had pleased theirfancy for a moment. Still others loitered around in the Secularization 167 towns and villages; there they were liable to yield to theconstant temptation of gambling and drinking, and so theysank quickly to the lowest levels of society. Many wandered off to the mountains among the gen-tile Indians. When they found that they no longer hadto obey the missionaries, their old laziness reasserted itself,and with it came a delight in their freedom. The officersof the government, sent to take care of them for a time,remonstrated because they would not plow or sow. They. Many wandered off to the mountains cried as with one voice, We are free. It is not our pleas-ure to obey. We do not choose to work. These wanderers killed the few cattle given them by thestate, and they were not always particular to spare thosewhich belonged to others. The hides were sold, and the 168 The Missions of Alt a California flesh eaten. They drove off the horses to the mountains,not leaving enough for the few Indians who stayed aroundthe missions to cultivate their land. Nothing could inducethose who thus went away to return. They usually tookwith them all the evil habits learned from the white peo-ple ; for it is a pitiable fact that when savages come incontact with a more civilized race they are at first influ-enced most strongly by the vices of their superiors. Such Indians as these were a constant menace to theSpaniards and Americans. They stole horses and cattlewhich were left unguarded, until it became necessary tosend out parties of arme
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