Tacked to one of the posts, almost directly in front of them, was a placard, roughly lettered, by no very skilled hand:
“DANCE AT GRAINGER’S SATURDAY
EVENING, MAY 3.
ALESSANDRO GALINDRO’S MEXICAN
STRING BAND.
BARBECUED SHEEP—BARBECUED
YEARLING—A GREAT TIME EXPECTED.
COME ONE—COME ALL!
AND BRING YOUR WIFE AND KIDS AND
YOUR SISTER-IN-LAW!”