The Grenada sentinel., 1898-11-19

Wit, Humor and Pathos Harmonious!
! Blended.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct. 29 1898.
DEAR BUCK
am in Santiago to-day in command
of fifty men doing a twenty.four hours
tour Of guard duty, and instead Of using
my spare time enjoying siesta, an
going to communicate with my friends
at home through the SENTINEL, with
your kind permission. In the first
place want to remind you that YOU
are hard hearted ''cuss" for aoi
sending me paper to inform me Of the
fate Of those friends have left, and
whose welfare is always OF interest tc
me. Twill forgive you this neglect
however, knowing you are scared
nearly out OF your wits about the yell
low fever, If you will promise to do
better In the future, for know that
! Notwithstanding your rough jokes, at
heart you are ''as roild hammered
man as ever cut II throat or scuttled q
ship"
My ''office" is greasy, sperm cover
ed box, while three nice flat rocks do
duty as Il revolving chair at my desk.
A pencil and a dimes worth OF paper
complete my outfit Of Office furniture, 50
you see it will not be much trouble for
me to move, Us I shall not carry my
desk and chair with ne when I leave.
lam sitting under the shade OF Il
little house that reminds me ef the
picture Of chinese pagoda. It, Is built
on tho plan Of Il frog STOOL the stem
being the body Of the building, and is
occupied by;an ill-favored son Of noble
CASTLE, whe dispenses vile concoction
ot'logvooi' tor claret, and mixes muddy
lemonade with the grace and speed O.
snail.
The root OF this house extends out
about fifteen feet all around the build
ing aud beneath this extension and in
the shade it makes, is placed numer-
Gus little round tables, encircled by
four chaios, and it is here the thirsty
Cuban lol3s and sips bis wine in the
gloa ming. Our guards headquarters
is located on the side of the Alameda.
This is long, level, gravelled street
about zoe teet wide and something like
500 yards long. Really it is more like
a park. There are five rows Of trees
extending the full length, some Of
these trees being lovely palms that
would be a beautiful addition TO the
yards of some OF our foliage loving
ladies. 'Tis here, the only level place
in the city, that the senoritas oeae in
the evening for their walk and perhaps
to cast forbidden glauces, from raptur-
Gus, melting dark eyes, at our ,dashing
young officers. But then, as always,
each sweet has its accompanying bitter,
and each olive tinted beauty is guarded
by an all-seeing, ever present, duenna,
much to the chagrin Of some Of our
romantic young men, who would will.
ingly charge battery to win an APP
proving glance from eyes 70 full Of
latent love as those of the Cuban beauty
but can not face the fire from the eyes
of the watchiul chaperone. Yesterday
evening watched the sun hang for u
while suspended, as if taking fare
we'll glance at the serene bay, and then
suddenly drop from view behind the
as if wearied by the days,
watch, and then as if that was the
signal, there emerged on the alameda
numerous dark eyed visions Of southern
beauty, enveloped in light, cool, cling
ing draperies, that while concealing,
added charms to graceful figures, and
could but think of those gay deceiv-
srs, sgd Hurt, Henry Harris and DR..
Dudley, and be sorry for them in miss
ng so much. In such surroundings,
when the very breeze, at sunset, is la.
len with suggestions OF poetry, pas
lion and love, even staid Tom Hall
would have trouble with his pulse and
Red Taylor's girl would be in danger
II suffering an irreparable loss. My |
,ext months pay would be as mall con.
liberation in comparison with having
Dr.. Martin here just one week. His
susceptible heart would be As full of
,erforations as sieve, while his gen.
al "killing" smile would shed a halo |
# light around these beauties that
would make them as moths in the glare
# an eletric light.
And this makes me think that per-
laps here is the solution Of vexed |
problem. Tho Cubans are fearful that |
Jncle Sam Is going to take their island |