Note 1 — JUANITA THE BALD; OR, A DAUGHTER’S LOVE.

Then honest Juan did not hesitate which to choose. “Give me not money,” said he, “for money begets covetousness, and codicia rompe el saco1. Give me not power, for I was not born to it, and the proverb of our forefathers says, A fallen rich man may make a good master, but not an enriched poor man (Sierve á un rico empobrecido y no á un pobre enriquecido). But give me—oh, give me a child to love me in my old age! I am but a poor, worthless servant to ask this thing—nevertheless, it is the bounty of God.”