New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-05
PEACOCKS or SANTIAGO.
LEGEND THAT THEY WERE INTRO
DvCED RY COLUMBUS. JUNIOR.
BIPns ARE IporI2ED Py THE NATIVES srFER
srtrroNs ANp STORIES ARorr THEM

BIRDS ARE rDoIIzED ny THE NATIvrs-srFFR-
srrT1oNs ANp STORIES ARorr THEM
From, TIE chicago Tlues-HoralI
In slrtlae3 d. cuba there = little % attract ard
ices -0 owe bI Tho pride and alteration Of alca!de
Lieutenant. captain and ceIiair-gonerai oi taa
be.eE-d cy are he s!ru''irs peacocF' behind th@
gard 20 attiecs ~ white. BOT al INC gam, nan -
ne Sierra Maes,ra Rsnge-can take The eyes ana
.nferes; ~ the sranisl 80 diery from the proudes
and most useless bird OF modern history The pea
m ~ '. .,a ,, ", ~ ne @ovlor country IT,
M object o, a most popular idoliza'loU. IFS shrt
crv Is d warning az ovi.. the sprcadn g Of his tail
Perhaps {, il not IL faulty index TO Spanish char.
actcr a the pea9ocH snGa rS no. oy ,h erizz Ell
ls,os- irlplrttti5n- from Madrid Lite tn the
literature OF Cuba H. 20 j. found EXPLANATORY or
tie presence o! 'he birds lu Santiago or "hi ihe'
.houia be- Invested with almo-, celestial charac-
t.r r..c .xrlsuatiou mus; boz found a. the native
spanish ioy. for gliueriug color. ne shell OF
bsaajy radio taan The substance n history IS
>, h.. believe, The son 90 Christopher Columbus
brolch, tho fra penc0CE 20 Santiago early ln tne
s,H'r-,n eco ~ .o,n. rye "hef WHO might be per
t. give up Z land and gold all that was sskeH;
th-ee female and male bird Of his species aho
Riyer Tarquinc. not far rom Santiago. suose-
qIeu:iv through perhaps a~Eect or w ,s mn;
rvnn n earthly yanilcs The four birds were freed
They propagated Until their hummer Iucreaseu. en-
f,ld From The Pico de Tarquino 10 the mouth OF
49, -r,-ez ~ b. Cobre they made their homes go
ing % highlands during ne gasy ss'y9 on
rpa vegeiatlor was llXur.aut and food pirnutu .
in TIM smens pratns b TP s09nI ' kea Of Sse
prsar.t. Of Tho small gardens ana pla,a nntlnx
Lheir work VA reedlngly tcsrlcflve- teu,'"s
n, mem as 4 they were oirdS ~ prey became
fashion ... ..,,,,rv rho cere
rom Havana 20 the Santiago coast. told ~ t"e I'M
ruense number % peacocks 20 he tound -. ~
u, his Successors century later was cnhslns I'e'
o. horseback. usius sma. asso III .He ,,,h.,s 81
anding mucA enjoyment rom H. ntto, q,
h,virx The birds served at the tAeis 40 deIcacy
just t- fle creeks once 40 huL '"f ~, -,
.tcv.d w'ne q 80 not grow tender ana mo e'
cures sgret .., 1881. ,r4 ,arhor
Si,'so SIsw nip. ?, developed into
-,yot ..,i,- or spaln retreat tor crown on'cals
= linz "a, ic,s,. rcsor tor sott-votcei women ot
--tir flInuine 'he fortune o. tIsnahd- solnlrr y
,te court o' 1,.a,, wav o. living IN Santiago
fol-rr lr tla' MID climate "eF' oLt mr. -
aut inoy bred al tho material comforts '""'
r. ',.,.orhs ccasst 20 10 objects o. tho chase
o.r.-s .te fa.. AND ~, dAvbo! were no more beau
',,,.l thau tho q rs ~ mo women woo benz over
s,., ra-, to mn about fneir zee golden chains laia
a...t ,t..r nccks Cay ribbons were often inter
80, .N.., - ratlrai mos The garden confines
~. r,rt.d hv at'ircs painted white Remind hes"
. binds -frI ffHf t4' Ultl' i't- "'' '''
noo..@rl-s o> rl.or 20 ME humble mate
y - 81. flau twenty-five years rom MS tiinc
tnero vas uof Wild pca'o'k about sanuago. ~
d. GARDEN. wore nl.ed with them aud ~ mo lat .
t-es tho crluging poor Or the ide .olicry mlsn,
A. ,oi,os.d hat ~ % land wre-e native birds are
.ep ari not OK brilliant color the popular mnf cen
,.ol b.. Irr..es. !n bird Ne on The confined nea-
locks Them TOO. 'h"r" was someil'ns n ne ~,
s-o-res- ~ 'lat hird nat poke ~ ne spain ny
among ,i.o.nsely~s aiolt 'he tird In time they
Should r -lma. fisherman be - fortunate IN
passing tie glrGenwaF o' srandee AZ 10 catrs" :
ne n"n' 'Hro"r - W. mem before r. II wgs
49,, ,ro r4ro white peacock was not - blame.
t,t, some evf spirit ~ Tho sea Was tather or
sueethe1r' ,oIne ne AVA in me .,il,en rorlT'
no fa-nt.u- o., such ard such . peacock ta.,
m euch ard such Saints d. meant MS freedom
p,l ma i,' F'rd WITH deep lr''rous blue upper
a,,act his rrav.eh- white mate on the br!snt dawn
,n,r,odlaiely pray II rrnvsr wer. offered AZ once
lien harm eopd not come of ~" vixen spiie"ork
% Inc proud psie bird 49,,
thousard and one thirgs we're invented AZ the
- mind ~ nh" people IDLE i"si did ptIt OF u.
ssinnl,rs,i,cr Idol Father passed tho tales 20
s sanp ana ehila 20 his chrd. and 50 o. doyn
ccmc fac, The peacocks q Santiago became por-
efor' ~ man. if not properly c9nsuied ara risnuy
hooded vnen eiy!os varntns TIE 4scordant' ear
these
IA t1'lc tail fea hers = panopy Of divine beauty
ar mis- IN four centuries While Santiago de cuba
v-os rising % IT. doom of today
The heaus Or Santiago MOO with peac" K :
feather iu their hand. 80 light tnine t. love
,here The h~llcs hide garces of affection behind
The glitter Of peacock fan. 90 slight thing may
,1,rf VAN, eyes curious though the native
Gu ,j The men with Garcia at Manzano thirty
vear. ago with Gon~4 to-day have no love FOR
he peacock The affection is al, To- be found II
-. Snorish blood on the island The native ~
cuba When he son ~ columbus came 70 ne island
u.orshinped the sun and the stars and believed IL
!, surrer,e being The emblem OF the native Gu
nan wherever I'm four centuries one has been used
bes boon 2 star sometimes increased In size until
/, rosonhied q san IN strange co1tradis,inction.
the emblem Of the Spanisrd OF Santiago de cuba
Cervera at bay in the Harbor Of SANTIAGO the
gnner- back OF the ruined forts the soldiery pat
,s-r with the insurgents, can near with niue
.>ort the call Of the peacocks Of Santiago. car
rnge- in the sunshine by the fowery gardens and
ee = iriiescent IA h IN the heat OF the afternoon
In ma, there NAV b. comfort but for once and all
-, the dav q, the sacred bird OF the fated city
ts drawing 20 an end The star OF Cuba Libre Is
rising ahova The CLEAN 81 the peacocks 'eathNrs