...of Mexico of that day, and one which nearly all indulged in, male and female, old and young, priest and layman, was Monte playing. Regular feast weeks were held every year at what was then known as St. Augustin Tlalpam , eleven miles out of town. There were dealers to suit every class and condition of people. In many of the booths tlacos--the copper coin of the country, four of them making six and a quarter cen...