Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-12

from perfectly solid footing fairly out OF siQnt We
panniers and packs for dolorous and srstefui pII.
griIns during the day. The 'spantanosr are bad
enough. but the desechoes diteraiiy, refusaIs
impossible places involving serious riding through
eogs and Jungles and not infreQuent goings as
tray In the dense forests The fences Of these re-
markaole "roads" are curious afiairs Frequently
tney are OF the Spanish bayonet and the hefniouen
with broad leaf and barbed point six inches long
OF stone fence will be seen Some are OF the pifia
oe ration, or bastard pineapple tree. But the
Larger ,, number are OF phones botija Green limbs
grow instantly and luxurtously. Between the
branches the ve1uco de angarilla, hardy vine, il
the hedge In all manner Of fantastic and tiabten.
ing freaks; and, as it bears lovely purple bios
the eye.
THE OVERLOOKING HOSPITALITY
OF all classes OF Cubans had remarkable fllustra-
tion upon our journey. 1t Is fact that at nearly
every house along the road singly or In persistent
groups, the occupants begged us to enter and
greeting good If tte esa ,up and coe e
letter. III IL could have been for a week. or q
month, best And this was the never-ending
OF the house as he awaited US upon the highway:
Buenos dias, camara." C'GOod-day, citizen. y
"Buenos dias, amigo" ("GoOd-day, my
.Hasta donde, bueno7" c.How far good sirs7Y
boy. al Aguacate." c'To the Aguacate dis
"venga tomar q cafe listed va muy lejosw
cY , go too fart Remain with me for coffee and
Again, being out of matches, and desiring light
vvienda, don Manuel would shout:
-, ia Paz de Dios sea en- esta casaT t'The peace
"Y venga con vozw cCome you with that blsss-
ingr0 Is answered back.
.Hagame 81 favor dc darme Candida" Favor
"Desmontesen tomen cafe fuego.n (.Dis-
mount and receive both coffee and nre.0
must be taken, else the guest Is committing grave
enesns;on Ihen as you depart and there Is no
road, with blessings innumeraSIe: the mai aFelix
Nagel-felix Wage! Dios lie cOmpafiel" is shouted
after US by the whole family; and eager muchachos
run aIIer Us 10 snow The safer way.
THE WILD BULLS.
Along in the afternoon we suddenly heard a
great rustling, galloping and hallooing some dis
lance In advance. Our wise ponies instantly grew
FESTIVE, and showed alarm. We halted for a
moment: the yeomen listened; and directly one
c.Here comes a wild buiI?O The words were not
out OF his mouth before his feet struck the ground
Whipping out his machete he cut with incredible
speed way through the hedge. 1t was not mo-
too soon. laundering around a sharp corner in
the road came a wild bull, his pursuing rider yell
for the bull!0 The brute catching sight Of our
group charged madly upon US, and 1t would have
surprised your anlseseed fox hunters to have seen
snS 'ouitAuS tuiOuSu anu OScT ludI ucuSc as Inc
cleaning horns whisked by our ponies twinkling
heels; while, true under all circumstances to the
isbna apr1e q SiS tne van
hat and with the bow OF courtier sang out after
our flying squad:
"PerdoneInen amigos; pero ell tenido ell diablo
con este toro" ("YOQr pardon, my friends: but l
am having devn OF a time with this bull!'J
And with such winsome Incidents and enlivening
happenings we drew near don Manuels home with
the night; for as the trOplc stars began to pulse
and glow, we saw its twinkling lights behind q
million lesser FREELY sparklings set In the ample
shadows beneath laurels, coco-trees and majestic
royal palms EDGAR l. WAKENAN.