Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-03-25


| hens are not SO well fed.
| There were families and parties at the
other tn bes, hence we desired to show off
our good breeding, but we did not know
whether to carve that steak or eat it
whole. When chance offered, we folded
it with the fork and very easily got it off
our mind And these people are quite as
"curious" as we; they were Just as
intently watching us as our eyes were
listening to them. use the last phrase
advisedly. l don't believe blind person
can understand Spanish unless his ear is
so finely trained that he can hear the ges
ticuations. For instance, "mucho
tempo, hands down, refers to time, and
means moderately long while, or that it
Is getting rather late; while "mucho
tempo, with both hands wildly beating
the atmosphere overhead. refers to wind,
and might mean that the wind or storm
is or will be severe.
Our co-feeders didn't talk much, there
fore we did not learn anything from their
movements. They, perhaps, held insur
gent sentiments, and that class is not
be Improbable to their interests and
greatly against the continuance OF their
freedom.
There are some severe restrictions here,
now, against our American liberty. In
other times, | think, this was the only
port in the world where it was SO COM
mon for our class to spend the evenings
an bnr nj, hn
seven or eight p. m; the stores, ship
brokers' and consular offices were always
open every evening in the year; there
was music on the public square Sunday
mig hts, and sometimes on Thursday, dur
ing which there was much attractive
promenading Of bare headed beauty and
fashion. Altogeth her, there was always
some very proper reason for one being out
O. nights.
But warmeasures have stopped all that,
the knowledge OF which may be very sat
isfactory to the wives at home. No boat
is now allowed to be moving in The harbor
between sunset and sunrise, and no
stranger allowed on the streets during
those hours. One caught out in boat
3,
the boat chained up, the occupant placed
in irons on the ships deck until some
convenient time he next day, hen he is
taken ashore, and if able to prove that he
had in his inner heart no design to take
Cuba, he or they are allowed to go, after
paying costs of inquiry.
TWO ADVENTUROUS YANKEES.
Two of u, iiquIsitlve Americans, de-
sired to spread ourselves out over the sur
rounding country To ste some of the de-
struct ion and Wretchedne-s hat he rest
of the world ii 81 safe distance, is look
ing upon with SO much horror and
knowledge. We would not be allowed to
pass directly out through the rear of the
city. With preteuce OF Il desire to ill
water, we prepared the sailing long boat,
circled across the bay and up a gloomy
river, small and narrow, with trees and
cane brake growing out into, and darkly
leaning over, the water. We carried eat
ing, drinking and smoking refreshments
in basket, with guns and cartridges in
both pockets.
1t may not have been strictly prudent,
tstion that had been lately partly de-
stroyed. l don't know of any other one
Great re that has so much fool-courage
as ttro men when there is no danger in
| sight, and when they don't believe there
| is any hidden. IL we met rebels they
would take US to be Spanish spys; il we
met Spanish soldiers 1t wouldn't matter
!
for rebels or knew us to be hated
Yankees We considered all that
/ afterward.
! We went up the river with fair wind
and reached a deserted plantation (where
| had been once beforr), with noJ II liv-
Jag thing i'll sight except spugteSi birds
of brilliant plumage. We landed and
went up around the decaying buildings,
through one-tlme gorgeous gardens, and
among groves of thrifty fruit trees, some
OF them loaded with oranges, others
with mango, and many other kinds.
/ There wa, never, perhaps, anything
more attractive to two boy, than climb
ing trees and helping themselves to fruit
in any state of maturity; and when it
| cannot say at what age of man the at
traction wears off. We climbed, ate,
pocketed fruit and were just being boys
again, when we heard short, sharp,
h gh-pitched voice, Swapping out Spanish
words like the click of Il rifle hammer.
The earth never had s. much attrac-
ton! 1t came up to meet us, We couldn't
t a.
from the voice, when vas between us
and he boat, and that eau ,ed Us to swing
| on a vice circle to reach our natural re-
treat. After much lodging and great
care we came To the boat and found part
OF an old man there, he of the voice, wat
ering two scraWhy COWS. II was TO them
that this cd scare-croW, with one arm
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