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RAMBLES IN CUBA.

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NEW YORK:
Carleton, Publisher, Madison Square.
LONDON: S. LOW, SON & CO.
MDCCCLXX.


Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
GEORGE W. CARLETON,
In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District
of New York.

Stereotyped at
The Women’s Printing House,
Eighth Street and Avenue A,
New York.

CONTENTS.

I.
 Page
In the Tropics—First View of Havana—Entering the Bay—Surrounded—Landed—AStreet in Havana—“Queen’s Hotel”—A Breakfast—TheHarbor—The Coolies—The Plaza de Armas—Cuban Women—AVolante—Fine Avenues—A Priest—Shopping7
II.
Celebrating a Victory—General Serrano—A Cuban Sacristan—His View ofMary Magdalene—Sunday—The Theatre de Tacon—General Serrano’sWife—A “Norther”—The Fish Market—Brilliancy of the Fish—AVenerable Cosmopolite—The Slaves—The Chain Gang—The Cerro—ACount’s Country-house—No Twilight—Oranges—Polyglot Dinner—LotteryTicket17
III.
Drive to the Sea-shore—Evening Boat-ride—Splendor of the Waters—Campodel Marte—Low Mass—The “Madonna”—Beautiful Children—Churchof San Filipo—Sacred Names—The Mount of Jesus—Corruptionof the Clergy—Cuba Misrepresented in Books—Growing “usedto it”—A Creole—Cascarilla—Warm Weather—The Cortina30
IV.
Departing Guests—The Varieties—On Board, but not Gone—No Chimneys—Dog-Pails—Horses’Tails—Tall Negroes—Ecclesiastical TorchlightProcession—Watchmen—Leaving Havana—In
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