"Yes, sir," answered Sancho Panza.
"Did not I see you at Havana in Texas, yesterday, carrying an American flag?"
"Oh, yes, sir."
"How does it come that you would carry an American flag in Texas if you are a Mexican citizen?"
"Oh, it was election time."
"Election time," said Mr. Osorno; "what have you to do with elections in Texas?"
"Oh, we all go over there for elections!"
Understanding the habits of the frontier people better than Mr. Osorno, I suggested asking if he had voted. Rather reluctantly Mr. Osorno said:
"Did you vote in Texas?"