The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19

glimpse Of the prufcssers bald head :. through the crowd and knew tha, ,he hour of our probation was rapidly draw
 ms 10 ! close. The poor man had taken of his high silk hat and was incidentally striving with red silk handkerchief Ia dry the moisture ,ha, was dripping from forehead 10 chin. He dropped on the ta
 ble against which we were leaning and looked hciplesSiS .i; es but Ne hearIleSsl, turned away and. with feminine Solici,ude
 busted ourselves with our trunks winch were now undergoing inspection. A; las; NC were free to go, and wi;h inward It. loicings we gathered up our various chat teis and issued from our :" den of evils.
 Awaiting u> at ihe door were two eo,t
 fs d. aIgH.ict. IT which VIC were driven Ia our hotel. ER psssaH.. let me. describe these vehicles ahieh $he@C ubans use as freell a> We do ,he horse cars. The tio.fc
 te aienifey ls .our-wheeled eab with one broad seat capable f accommodating twe passengers. and n front Vcry high
 narrow seal for the JiFIver. Tn ,his perch he ,its all inc time and when not engaged m driving reelne> n Il seInl-somnolent condition asa rs; the hood of ;hc se,1S which pru,e.;> ei the back sea. He ls Il sers difiereG' pc'lmen rom oaI Amef-
 ar har kuan and. >o i.I from soliciting custom has aC:aali, ,a Be poked lnte d. tion 7.- ,s...--..-...-l,-hc drl3c~ k always ;. bon, ..uf,14. U :. dclcs;ed aPPe.,rau 7. b.; apaEie a' a,dei..blc spees ssa8 eH
 duran, <. Ne.. ale ~.af clN seA.c3 ''ciots the tl1yer 5fack= whip. tie wEe' hea hotse 5Ive> a erk ano ..way teu =, ,Ia,'cr. latter oYer tt,, sopshiy-pased. nafIom
 sirec.,. ;ufn.n2 ,o5fel~ N.h t. Sless is- r dit3. Id eNpe; e .ua ii ''',f .s taihs
 uncomfortable sense ai n>o arfts an neecs Jorge: :hc .nscre-i that itrst nd'. through the streets aI iiayAn.t ald ief me The su;case 94Bc oi the >kA above. ,he .tare ai ,he ,f.a an the facei -ioe kin- houses pasl whi5 | we were whiIlcd. and he altogether ioreIgn look oi everything cha,mcd me. .nd wa> 1li eN.i,emen, t. se, ct oi our araY lttlc vehIsie aud walk. th.u n,.h, better view what ear
 ehu ..as whirling Us past with such re mofscleS, rapIdi;y. pn,e CT ,wIec m oe- casional ,ioppagc m the street would gHe me An opportunity to lean forward and study the house or store before which NC were compelled ,o pause. But alas tor fem inine 1unositY before had half saiished my self. the horse. without the sllgh,e>; warning, would snc that hateful lerk. and away we would so ssafn. nfs head. ln the process getting such shaking backwards as ms h. dl>loc.ne the neck ot les strongly constituted person. But every thing ha, AT end. and our mI>eres were forgotten whea NC had reached eaf hatc} md flung osfsel e> upon the mosquito . H.es4 .t sH=.sa=
 NJ .aaE fzic eds \ tha* wIr1tcr, .t.st4 Ms N 5eaisl= eefuz stshet deliesie. 5ve ,lzl-1i 7scJ- c-cEl1S to ne s--,>.sten,e WhI | fu- ,cparab.t '-o,. :. .tepi- .t! eaagatc. No ~aan t.e0 .ss3irtr ; ,tk 'he narraW lt,le
 f..t .h ,te'F de ak, tfec s.de caou | ,a' oae sa w,lt arpioltabiy and N.ih F eet rte-zsafsee houses pan,e2
 .si,s.. [, .at 5.ui.ei M .s.,s ...a5. .#e fs.#c adI'vs and ,Ecf i=.,t-. saG. s...,el! ttezlar~= e:t,r.z .ie ,t-. .sl;= 't,gst-a1't.s satl4 tp Ihe
 e>:ulls lz: Inc. t--.ttt.icf~ ,.s.,' | E are .e x tea ,E,-f t.n.1cs z.t.. acr ,h' rIlGcnee- lt, aernef, and ,oiliou H hi ! a-, ira .rs -'5e s' e''f A'aer : .e.u to.t-es. t-ece sl4t.ot E iutnished ae,e,3 .o..-. tf...It. ll>eG 1is caei.., ana age a...tu q .. th.Dk .",. t-...d t.i- -,,'.--lt....!l ai.e-z..-ss-A.-- efl's ol 'hr f.s.45,..f. pe disturbed '. aa',.. cr eise ,na> be 2 thc room. ;here ms; always be .an .ows of roc klns-chals- i.,ine etch other Ii :. ,t1tf line r. me 4 C09an parlor. nil.. |, extraordinarily h!sh. bare wAlls. lhe ton bars winch alone serve as wlndca -. ;ne ~canis furniture. and the pondelous door. s'adGcd with ht.tss nails suggests teil IT |. Aci!-kcpi pr son. have longed some, mes :o hang plC'ares on th,. bare walls to pull the chars out of thelr ,tifi orhodoN lines and $ alter around the room tables and books and pretty ornament, winch might relieve the barn-llke aspec. of the place and make II more like our cheerful Amer an homes
 T,u: no, oniy in the arrangernen, oi their rooms do ihe Cubans follow the tune honored customs of ,heir grea,-great- greai-gran afaihers. There IS still that seclusion of the women winch seems SO strange to IS Ameucans. accustomed as we are lo independence and self-rellanoe.
 The Cuban 0oman IS Jimid and always on the lookout for Il hon IF the path. she IS so restricted and feiiered by com sentioral rules and customs ,ha, she has none of that iearlessness and energy which wil carrS .Ainct!can women through ;iiaiS of airnos, an, kind. II Nuban gifl be poor, the cus;em oi her country V.ll no, aiuN her to sappori herself Ay some honorable enpioSm bul ,hc must hye on her relat.ons and vat for d husband. Indeed. marriage .s al rha, our Cuban listers hare 70 look for~ ard to, and their lives are SO uneNentiui and barren of incident that one can hardly blame them for considering tha; 10 be the chef end and aim of existence. Before marriage seuofi,a b never allowed 10 ne alone for one instant ai,h her afflancc cd lover. nor may she reCeiVe any attentions from him which are not extended equally 10 mamma and sisters. This custom bears rather hard. one VIII admit upon the poor lover If he deslres ,o take h.s fa7l<e for l;,le walk. mamma must 4c- company them f they w4n, 70 sit on the piazza and "a, < 10 the moonlight. some f.te rN sar de E