The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-30

down 10 a few feet OF the ground Some
times a house Ike this holds a father,
mother and a dozen little naked young
ones who roll around In every direction
snong their pigs, dogs, and chickens, all
In heap.
Many every day street scenes would
astonish our people-for Instance, seeing
horses kept without bit Of shelter
There are no barns. and often horse
may be seen standing all day long with
a saddle on, In waiting al the door for bis
master. These horses are little and good
naturcd. the children play around among
them without fear: but they are seldom
shod. the people being too indolent 70
care for animals. The only thing that
rs taken care OF In Cuba Is the gamecock
Fighting cocks have their feathers PUCK
ed and are trained 10 fight.
The Cubans are not domestic the men
almost live at the clubs; the Don carlos
Is the best club IN Santiago. II you go
nv THE at night you viii see the men
All blazing some kind Of game ana WIN
drinks before them. The CLUBS are open
10 the street. exactly the same as inc
houses. so you can look IN ana see az
,nside Sometimes you will see two per-
sons dancing fandango together. -
are no books or papers at these CLUBS
In fact very few Cubans can read, un-
Ices IL as Of the wealthy class. The mass
- 49, noonle are very ignorant and II IS
the vav the Spanish want them 10 oe'
but thev are also too indolent to want 10
learn much. -
the head Of the Church Of Rome IN
c,,hs "a heated here at Santiago. u ne'
ing an archbishop see and az Easter lhs
cereroonials draw the people from an
narts 81 the island one queer figure IN
the cathedral here is a saint, with spear
tr md mounted on horseback. il Is AZ
.to rigbt ~ the altar This is 10 make
the neople adore a soldier ana spanish
ooldiers have ruled here IN cruei "ass'
and YOU feel this particularly wneh YOU
meet the prisoners or chain gang Hltl1"-
inc with dragging feet ana ratHh6 irons
through the streets in the burning ru.''
TO their daily labor OF breaking
This work goes on Sunday as W."
other days The prisoners are nol aHoWeu
10 speak 10 the man they are cnained ,o'
nut have To drag along silently IN TINS
SC,riIIe way. Sometimes the soldiers and
cbain-gana meet. and the prisoners races
light ND with hatred as the soldiers pass
With cruel laughter. not knowing but the
naxt dav they may be IN this Changing
themselves.
II is q strange land 20 exist only a few
DAYS san from us with people living
exactly as they have done for three hum
bred years. and 1t viii be hard to change
as there are 90 many different kinds OF
people TO deal with-Spanish, Creole ne
qroes and Chinese being mixed up togetn-
or in such way that IL is not Ike deal
ing with one nation. Moreover the peo-
ple ark tricky and not 20 be depended
upon. The Moorish and barbarous blood
rises I'm an classes when least expected.
and this is shown plainly I'm a bull fight.
where even the high-class Spanish lady's
ewes will chine and glitter exactly as
her African sisters in the lower-priced
seats. when the poor bun gets the worst
OF it. When such sights are enjoyed by
a people. It does not seem as n the hor-
rofs Of war would anect them very much.
Annie Ellison Smith I'm Boston Tran
script.