, 1874-12-25

waltz; mud two Of three Of them nro Btruug NJ
tho national ttanco, tllo. Xnpntoo, or shoe .iig
whc[i nonaewhnt rogoniblcs tho "tool.antl-too' '
or England, and tho "1]ourreo' or Frnlico.
nur 1.ovE-MAKINa
~ Tho most interesting rnstin,o OF tho azoLeaB o
llnyaun, anil 1 hayo Ind tho privilege Of w,t,,caA.
ing from this whole couttal,ir, bonlnnlng al
Last summer, two sistorn WHO lived lmnctli
ntciy orp6Hito,- there. III TINT low louse, -uRot
IN como up t. tho terrace nearly oyary ovonnp
Mt sl'1lHot. Ihoy wore .al,at ii and Ii yoays Of
ase, and both very pretty. Tho eldest, I.ola,
WIN hfack-eSctl, ravcn-l,Aftod beauty, with lid
woll-EroWi', wcl!-tovc!oped form no COMMON
among Cuban women. mud 10 raro among Cubn,l
inrn. lilo yol'nHost, 'ancl,in was more t'nlicatu
III make, with lowing chestnut Nnr and biuo
ayes.-tl1a l'I''o Of tl1o pnrvo'Icho, a conf
pi0x1o1 Of lilo 1,slrCAt WlltD.
Ihore y somolhtng peculiarly lovo1y in fair.
Skinned l1nfnneBa Tho perfect owl Of her faco
her long, alnond. .sl,aI,cd eye Tho total nbso1co
ot rosc-rolor III EIer c'lnok, mako l.cr a typo OF
Tic original IL, ec ievo, to ho found In Antlalu-
sia. whence caino also, tho fatry-lko foot which
dtBttng.slhl, CnbaiiH Eonerally. ',..
rho pretty sisters uhcd to paeo tho Rzotcn
with lloiichlRi.t grace which II waa onchanting
to watch; Lola will cigar IN I,cr mouth, pun
ing. vigorously bot! ,'oiitug md making signs
with ih,gorB and hands to tho Young people, aso
smoking, OIL tho roofa around. Sometimes
pancl'ita would indulge IN papor clgarito. md
It waa worry l'rotly 10 sco tho tanty tlnEors hold
1t nionlunt to tho coral pH. n1ld tIlon tho light
smoko curl up round tho delicato llttlo noBel
4 wook or two paescd thus lit nttnplo Ba1uta-
tsona au. prctal'Ha Of taI;iMg exorcluc. wllon
discovered shata young gentleman, who fro
qucnted tho roof Of That tl.reo.storicd houBe on
tho right,
REMAINED ausr1cious1r srAr,oSAny,
IN cornor Of hu azotca during tho whole ti,no
that Tho sisters remained OIL tleirA Souu l was
certnn that fanthita smoked llnr cigaritn with
all embarrassed MIR, very ditferout from slor for
dent that she fingered q moment bchind llor
sister wlion they prepared to doscond, and never
1allct to caat 4 parting look i'll tho direction OF
tho stationary young lnan. At laHt surprised
aignalu with fan and fingers, and then blown
kiaacs from tho aduliror, and soo'' all the owl
donoos OF passion tllat tall individual on
houso-top, with Ills silhouette distinctly tlrnwn
againBt the sky, can dare to give. Aud then.
when pnlcEita WA fairly out OF sight, Pope de-
secluded also. and, half-a.l-hour lnter, would 10
found Ill the street, posted outside hcr purlor-
window, waiting patiently for q stray smllo or
void from llia ia1y-lovo within.
You SEQ how conveniently tho windows aro
constructed in this country for loyo-makiug
reaching down to tue ground, without glass. aid
only tho porpondcular iron bars, Six inches
apatt to defend thon,, thoro ia absolutely notll-
ilis to prevent the .ontlc,ost Conversations bo-
tween tho gallant oil the sidewalk aud tl,c bolo
iuaidu the grating, or roja. NJ it is callod.
1t iH. tlDN, outside tills rojn, that tho Cuban
lover begins hia conrtBhip, aud
s1dHs Ills PRETTY Sor1r1N0s-
:" Alma do mi vida (soul Of my life). Cmcul!o
do mi corazon (tire1y vi my hoart,, etc.-to tho
willing, enchanted cars within. Alter period
Of outdoor lose-!nakne, longer or shorter ac-
cordinE to tho araor aud sincerity Of the wooer,
he requests to ECO Inpa or n1smma, aud hegs
their permission to be allowed to continue Ills
courtHAip indoors. II ho ia considered Il Buit-
able match, ho il asked Ter how long tiulo ho
intends to pay lliE addresses before ho deter
luiNcB or Is Hbc to marry. II his term bo tho
long, he will probably noL bo permitted to visit
at tile house bat, IL oil il right A.sl smooth,
Elaci0uH loAvo in giyon to como every evening.
From that hour the young lady's society belongs
exclusively to him he and she SIT sido by eide
in the Faror. Whispering and giggling togo thor;
Interesting objects to t!loao wllo loyo them,-
great bores to Those who do not.
Such waB tile courso Of l'opo and Pauchitas
1ovoB; ut tho end Ut thrco months
TIE WEDDING TOOK PLACE,
although they were il, truth but children ho not
yet 10, sho just turned IL. Ono oyening, Mt s
o'clock, l haw from my azotea tho pretty bride,
attended by lor sistor aud a beyy Of falr young
girls, aud accompanied by rapa and mamma and
4 crowd of friends, SGT Oft Tor tho chul ch. Sio
returned with lilo bridegroom, tho happlest,
loyelicat crcatnro over gazed OIL; ma thore
WAS music, aud dancing, and feaatlng, md
laughter, all night long iii tho brilliant house,
AlhA! O. yenr jateri ull WAS DARKNESS uil0 Tears
within that Hamo homo! 4 babe had boon borli
vic lad died OF oeHjaw when six days DID,
ono-l4alf Of tho newly-born children Of Cuba 1all
victims to this terrible nlalaly,-nnd Tho young
mother lived but woels after its burial, carried
off by gal!opng consumption, n complaint e1-
tremcly common ln tho iBland, II may say fright
fully no.
But Soc, willie I have been telling you this
episode OF The a2otca with It's melancholy tcrn,i-
hutton, tho Sun Inns sunk below the horizon.
How soft and tender 10 this twiligl,t There
lingcr still sone golden strcakB OIL the verge Of
tho horizon, where tue sun vent tlown,-thay
aro tho lost splendors of tho dying day. Az /
Gaze, tho hucs cuaugo and Iado:
Thc last IT'LL loyoest till-'is gouc-an NIL is gray
Night comes on apaco in tleao low latitudcs;
nut WHAT NIGHT:
clear, transparent, with wonttrans BtnrsI Tho
full moon il rising over tho heights on tho other
so OF tho bay,-tho full moon OF tho Tropics;
her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS beams fall shim1noying
over the breczo-ripplcd buy. Bho is mora beau
tiful hero tian In colder clilneA; but oil sl,e is
tho same gentle moou, and brings calm thoughts
nnd sweet recollcctions to MI who loyo !or. 6he
reninslB mo now Of all thlMgu good, ald 1oudor.
aud e,-of country friends, and homo.
But We must deacuud tho dew IL fnlliug fast,
mud it is dangerous III la1ia climate blindness il
ofton the consequence Of I'LL l.our'1 tho,lgAtcss
exposure with uncovered head 30 tala ono
farewell glance at tho starry vault above u.s. md
II nj. .yt, t,f